Palestinian factions call truce in new government

Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a new unity government in the West Bank and Gaza which will be headed by Mahmoud Abbas.

Israel arrests yet another top Hamas official

An Israeli military court has ordered the speaker of the Palestinian legislative body to be jailed for six months without trial.

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal to step down

Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of the Palestinian Islamist party Hamas, is expected to retire at upcoming leadership elections.

Palestinian officials 'ignored' in Tunisian Hamas talks

A visit by Gaza's Hamas leader has angered official Palestinian representatives in Tunisia who say they were 'ignored' during the talks.

Egypt-Israel soldier swap set to take place at night

Israel is wrapping up preparations to release 550 Palestinian prisoners in the final phase of a swap with Hamas militants.

Israel, Hamas swap prisoners

Israeli and Hamas officials have agreed on a prisoner-swap deal to secure the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

Why Hamas is hedging its bets

As the Palestinian bid for statehood comes to a head at the United Nations, Hamas remains split on whether to support the controversial move.

Bloodied Hama won't give in

Nour Ali reports on an uprising that led to perhaps the biggest act of violence in modern Middle Eastern history.

Israel's Netanyahu repudiates Obama's call for 1967 borders

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he would uproot settlements in a "generous" peace deal with Palestinians, but ruled out a return to 1967 borders.

Palestinian leaders end four-year feud

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal buried the hatchet at a Cairo reconciliation ceremony on Wednesday.

Palestinians applaud unity deal as Israel growls

A surprise deal to end decades of rivalry between Fatah and Hamas was on Thursday welcomed by the Palestinian leadership, but denounced by Israel.

Fatah, Hamas agree to form interim govt

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement and its bitter rival, Hamas, struck a deal on Wednesday to form an interim unity government.

Abbas pledges to talk unity with Hamas in Gaza

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday he was ready to go to Gaza and broker a unity deal with the Islamist Hamas movement.

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza after rocket attack

Israeli warplanes hit four targets in the Gaza Strip early on Saturday, wounding at least two people, officials and witnesses said.

Gaza militants vow wave of attacks against Israel

Militant groups in the Gaza Strip said on Thursday they had joined forces to step up attacks against Israel, possibly including suicide bombings.

Israeli navy challenges Gaza-bound Libyan ship

The captain of a Gaza-bound Libyan aid ship on Tuesday rejected an Israeli demand that it change course and dock in Egypt, mission organisers said.

Netanyahu defends Gaza blockade, boarding of ships

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday defended the Gaza blockade and a raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Palestinian enclave.

Israel isolated as world demands raid probe

Israel found itself isolated on the global stage on Tuesday as world leaders demanded a swift probe into its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Israel's deadly raid on Gaza flotilla 'inexcusable'

Israel's deadly attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was "inexcusable", Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu said on Monday.

Israel braces for more expulsions in passport row

Israel had hoped a row over the use of forged passports in the killing of a top Hamas militant in Dubai was over.

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