In meeting with the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, Xi Jinping is pushing Beijing as an alternative to the U.S. for diplomatic leadership.
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Israel Will Not Charge Soldiers Over Palestinian American Who Died
Omar Assad, 78, was found dead after being held at a building site last year by the Israeli Army. The military said the soldiers involved will be punished but not charged.
Israel Called Them ‘Precision’ Strikes. But Civilian Homes Were Hit, Too.
Palestinians in Gaza say that Israel’s strikes against Islamic Jihad amount to a collective punishment aimed at making them fearful about who their neighbors might be.
Israelis March Through Jerusalem, Raising Tensions in a Divided City
The annual parade marks the unification of the city after Israel captured East Jerusalem in 1967. Israelis see it as a celebration, but Palestinians consider it an insult, and it was marred by incitement against Arabs.
In First, Palestinian Displacement Commemorated at United Nations
The event, marking the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians when Israel was created, was condemned by the Israeli ambassador to the world body.
Brief Rocket Fire Disrupts Gaza Cease-Fire. How Long Can the Truce Last?
Another violent escalation in Gaza ended in another cease-fire. But it did not completely halt the rocket fire and the region’s instability means the next conflagration is never far away.
A New Round of Middle East Fighting
The death of an imprisoned Palestinian militant leader on a hunger strike prompted new skirmishing.
Militants in Gaza Fire Hundreds of Rockets Into Israel, Amid Airstrikes
About 400 rockets were fired toward Israel as the Israeli Air Force struck against what it described as rocket-launching squads and sites belonging to the Islamic Jihad militant group.
What Is Islamic Jihad and Why Is Israel Targeting It?
A brief guide to the armed group that saw three leaders killed in Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday.
Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least 13 in Gaza, Palestinians Say
At least three of the dead were leaders in Islamic Jihad, the group said. Officials reported that at least 10 civilians, including children, were killed in the strikes, which Israel said had hit the planners of attacks.