Spain and Italy have said they are sending navy ships to where a flotilla of dozens of boats carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza is sailing.

Convincing Mr Abbas will be hard. He has Arab states’ backing to run Gaza after the war and seems willing to see off challengers. When a Palestinian businessman, Samir Hulileh, suggested he should be Gaza’s governor, Mr Abbas had him jailed. Another occupation beckons, warns an adviser to Mr Abbas about Mr Blair’s plan.

As accusations of genocide in Gaza mount against Israel, NPR looks at how the term is defined legally and why previously reticent scholars have changed their minds.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, reiterating calls to put a permanent end to the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza, saying Israel has been conducting a "war of genocide,

Microsoft said Thursday it had disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its artificial intelligence and cloud computing products were being used to help carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians.

The president of the Palestinian Authority addressed the U.N. General Assembly by video after the U.S. denied him a visa.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged at the United Nations on Thursday to work with U.S. President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Nations on a peace plan for Gaza overwhelmingly backed by the world body.

Hamas war was one of the most fraught and talked about issues during the Democratic primary. Shifting public opinion and concerns about affordability have changed that.