Arab-Israeli conflict

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with White House senior advisor Jared Kushner in the West Bank City of Ramallah on June 21, 2017.

New leak: Jared Kushner says there may be ‘no solution’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

It was supposed to be an off-the-record briefing. But comments from Jared Kushner about the Middle East peace process he's been tasked with are getting some attention.

New leak: Jared Kushner says there may be ‘no solution’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
construction site of homes for Jewish settlers

Israel green-lights hundreds of new Jewish settler homes in the West Bank

Israel green-lights hundreds of new Jewish settler homes in the West Bank
Israel's Ofer Prison, located near Jerusalem.

Why Israeli courts refuse the death penalty for terrorists

Why Israeli courts refuse the death penalty for terrorists
Screenshot from SANA, the Syrian Arab News Agency.

Syria's state news agency is wooing Israelis in Hebrew

Syria's state news agency is wooing Israelis in Hebrew
Palestinian residents in front of the Baydoun home recently occupied by Israelis.

Who really owns the Israeli-occupied homes in East Jerusalem?

Who really owns the Israeli-occupied homes in East Jerusalem?
Graffiti in an abandoned building overlooking Syria. The building used to be a Syrian army post before Israel captured the Golan Heights territory.

Al-Qaeda arrives at Israel's doorstep in the Golan Heights

The Israel-Syria border had been quiet for decades, even though the two countries are technically still at war. But that changed three years ago, when civil war broke out in Syria. Al-Qaeda-linked militants fighting the Syrian regime have battled for the border region, and just won control over it. That is making Israelis quite nervous.

Al-Qaeda arrives at Israel's doorstep in the Golan Heights
Israeli soldiers mourn the death of their fallen comrade, Bnaya Rubel during his funeral in Holon, Israel  on July 20, 2014.

Israeli soldiers say they're fighting an improved Hamas — and paying a steep price

The Israel Defense Forces are unmatched in the Middle East. But seven more of its soldiers died in fighting on Monday, bringing the total to 25 Israelis killed since ground operations began last Thursday. That's because Hamas is better on the battlefield than before.

Israeli soldiers say they're fighting an improved Hamas — and paying a steep price
Palestinians fled in a vehicle Monday from Israeli shelling in Bet Lahiya in northern Gaza Strip.

Civilians in Gaza City say nowhere is safe amidst the Israeli assault on Hamas targets

Fighting in the the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaiya has reduced many areas to rubble. The BBC's Lyse Doucet tells PRI's The World that residents can't find shelter, despite Israeli assurances to the contrary.

Civilians in Gaza City say nowhere is safe amidst the Israeli assault on Hamas targets
On Ramadan, the main roads of Jisr az-Zarqa are speckled with stands selling freshly fried felafel, bright pickles and fluffy pitas. Jewish Israelis who visited on a recent tour came to taste the flavors of the Ramadan month.

One casualty of the Israeli-Hamas conflict are Ramadan tours that bring Jews and Muslims together

Twenty percent of Israeli citizens are Arab. And recently, Muslim towns like Jisr az-Zarqa, on the Israeli coast, have been holding Ramadan tours to bring in income, show Islamic traditions and build bridges between Jews and Muslims. But this year, the conflict in Gaza has intervened.

One casualty of the Israeli-Hamas conflict are Ramadan tours that bring Jews and Muslims together
An Israeli soldier sits on top of his tank in the northern Gaza Strip.

For Israelis, the ground operation is a success — for Gazans, it has just heightened the violence

Rocket launches are down and tunnels are being destroyed in the Gaza Strip, which are signs of progress for the Israeli military. But Gazans say the ground offensive is creating more deaths and "ghost town scenes" across the tiny territory, with no sign of a possible ceasefire.

For Israelis, the ground operation is a success — for Gazans, it has just heightened the violence
Palestinians sit outside their house that is located opposite to the house of top Hamas political leader Mahmoud Zahar which police said was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City

How did the Gaza Strip become one of the most hopeless places on Earth?

The Gaza Strip has been subject to military occupation for decades. Robert Blecher of the International Crisis Group explains how Gaza came to be, who lives there, and why.

How did the Gaza Strip become one of the most hopeless places on Earth?
Women hoping to cross into Egypt present their passports as they wait at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip on July 12, 2014. Egypt's state news agency said Egyptian authorities had decided to open the Rafah border crossing to Ga

US citizens of Palestinian descent remain stuck in the Gaza Strip

Dozens of Palestinians with US passports or legal residency in the US have managed to get out of the Gaza Strip since the most recent violence began, but there are dozens more still there. And it's not clear if or when they will be able to leave.

US citizens of Palestinian descent remain stuck in the Gaza Strip
Mati Milstein and Lihi Yona celebrate their wedding July 11. They planned the wedding months in advance, but had to scramble to adjust the party to the realities of war.

Life goes on in Israel, even if it means dodging rockets at your wedding

Mati Milstein and Lihi Yona planned their wedding in Israel months ago. But by the time the ceremony rolled around, rockets from Gaza became one more logistical hurdle on the way to the altar.

Life goes on in Israel, even if it means dodging rockets at your wedding
Smoke rises from buildings following what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike, as Palestinians search for victims under the rubble of a house which police said was destroyed in another Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 1

More than 100 Gazans are dead and there's no sign of an end to the killing

Just as in past rounds of violence between Israel and Hamas, it is Palestinian civilians who are paying the highest price. After four days of Israeli bombardment, more than 100 Palestinians are now dead — and many of them are non-combatants.

More than 100 Gazans are dead and there's no sign of an end to the killing
Gaza

'We rebuild and then it gets destroyed again,' says a Gaza resident as airstrikes pound his city

One man living in the Gaza Strip describes his family's life as Israeli planes launch airstrikes. Sadly, he says, the return of bombings seems like business as usual for Gazans.

'We rebuild and then it gets destroyed again,' says a Gaza resident as airstrikes pound his city