Settlement expansion is seen as a significant obstacle to peace talks. Israel occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in the Six-Day War of 1967 and has since built settlements widely deemed illegal ...

GAZA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have voiced urgent calls for the reopening of border crossings to ease deteriorating humanitarian conditions, as Israel's war on the enclave ...

JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 161 packages containing food were airdropped over the Gaza Strip on Sunday during an aid operation carried out by nine countries, the Israeli military ...

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israel's intensified attacks on residential areas in Gaza are causing a high number of casualties, UN humanitarians said Thursday.