Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, agreed on a truce on Thursday to end a flare-up in cross-border fighting, two Palestinian officials said. Continue reading →

The United States vetoed on Friday a Kuwait-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution that condemned Israel’s use of force against Palestinian civilians, criticizing it as a “grossly one-sided view” that failed to blame Hamas for the recent violence. Continue reading →

The Middle East is complicated but some problems have solutions, Matt Gurney says. ‘If Hamas keeps people back from the border, no one else has to die.’ Continue reading →

A group of former Israeli politicians, security officials and social activists on Monday urged the government for a national referendum on the future of the Palestine. Continue reading →

Israel’s ministry of foreign affairs released a controversial cartoon this week mocking foreign journalists who covered last year’s conflict in Gaza. Continue reading →

How many of the most popular stories did you post about on Facebook in 2014? Check out the year in review lists, including top “checked-in” locations in Canada. Continue reading →

Israeli authorities gave preliminary approval Wednesday for construction of 200 new homes in a Jewish area of east Jerusalem, a move likely to ratchet up already heightened tensions in the city. Continue reading →

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has established a board of inquiry to investigate deaths, injuries and damage to United Nations premises during this summer’s Gaza war. Continue reading →

A new poll has shown that a majority of Israelis are skeptical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that Israel achieved a “great military and political” victory over Hamas in the latest round of fighting in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading →