Israel re-opens Gaza crossings as truce with Palestinians holds
At least 44 people, including 15 children, were killed in 56 hours of violence.
Israel completes ‘iron wall’ barrier on Gaza border
The 65km 'barrier' includes an 'underground barrier with sensors', a six metre-high smart fence, radars, cameras and a maritime monitoring system.
Christmas cheer at Gaza Catholic school as war damage repairs go on
The explosions outside the school perimeter were still powerful enough to cause the structure to lean 8cm, according to one of the nuns.
Israel approves West Bank residency for 4,000 undocumented Palestinians
Inclusion in the Palestinian Population Registry, which Israel controls, will enable the group to receive identification cards to allow passage through Israeli military checkpoints in the West Bank.
Israel to allow Gaza ‘limited’ export of farm produce
Extra restrictions since intense violence last month has meant Gaza's farmers have been unable to export goods as usual, creating a glut of produce and causing prices to tumble.
Israel strikes Gaza in response to incendiary balloons
This marks the first major flare-up between Israel and Gaza since a ceasefire on May 21.
‘Provocative’ Jerusalem march through Muslim Quarter to go ahead
The annual parade marks Israel's capture of East Jerusalem – home to the Old City and its holy sites – in the 1967 war.
UN body orders probe of ‘systematic’ abuses in Israel, Palestinian areas
A wide range of countries decried the latest violence, stressing the need for urgent aid to Gaza and to resume talks towards a lasting, peaceful two-state solution.
Deciphering Gaza, Part 3
In this series of explainers on the Palestinian conflict, social activist and academic Chandra Muzaffar brings up the missing dimensions in the debate surrounding the latest flare-ups of violence in the occupied territories.
Deciphering Gaza, Part 2
UN rights council to mull international probe after Gaza conflict
The draft text also calls for investigators to probe 'underlying root causes of recurrent tensions and instability, including systematic discrimination and repression based on group identity'.
The pathology of Zionist rejectionism
Israel, by stubbornly holding onto the West Bank, might only be setting itself up for another regional conflict – the dynamics of which would be different from past Arab-Israeli wars.
