US stops UN from recognising a Palestinian state through membership
United Nations Reuters The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognising a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny the Palestinian Authority full membership of the world body. The United States says an independent Palestinian state should be established through direct negotiations between Israel and the […]
US envoy says full UN membership won’t help Palestinians with statehood
Seoul, South Korea Reuters US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Wednesday she did not see a UN resolution recommending the Palestinian Authority become a full UN member helping lead to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a press conference at […]
France seeks UN Security Council resolution for Gaza truce monitoring
United Nations Reuters France on Monday proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that seeks options for possible UN monitoring of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and proposals to help the Palestinian Authority assume responsibilities. “It’s an ambitious project. It will take time,” French UN Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere said of the text, […]
Israeli forces kill 10 Palestinians in West Bank in 24 hours, WAFA news agency says
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, increasing to 10 the number of Palestinians killed in the territory over 24 hours, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Since the Gaza war began, Israel has stepped up military raids in the West Bank, where […]
Biden hopes for ceasefire in days as Israelis, Hamas take part in Qatar talks
Updated: 11:45am (AEDT) Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters US President Joe Biden said he hopes to have a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza by next Monday as the warring parties appeared to close in on a deal during negotiations in Qatar that also aim to broker the release of hostages. The presence of both sides […]
Palestinian PM resigns as pressure grows over post-war Gaza plans
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his resignation on Monday, as the Palestinian Authority looks to build support for an expanded role following Israel’s war against the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza. The move comes amid growing US pressure on President Mahmoud Abbas to shake up the authority as international efforts […]
Israel, Palestinians pledge moves to curb violence ahead of Ramadan
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed on Sunday to establish a mechanism to curb violence and incitement, in talks that stressed the need to prevent any disruptive actions at Jerusalem’s holy sites when Ramadan starts later this week. In a joint statement following talks in Egypt attended by US, Egyptian and Jordanian officials, […]
Israelis, Palestinians pledge to curb violence at Jordan meeting
Updated: 11:25am (AEST)Amman, JordanReuters Israeli and Palestinian officials pledged to de-escalate surging violence after meeting on Sunday, issuing a joint statement in which Israel said it would halt discussions about new settlement units in the occupied West Bank for four months. Attended by senior US, Jordanian and Egyptian officials in addition to the Israeli and […]
Childhood amid conflict: For some Gaza children, another round of violence reopens trauma
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and HENIRETTE CHACAR, of Reuters, report on the trauma Palestinian children face growing up in the densely populated Gaza Strip…
Palestinians pin scant hope on Biden visit after setbacks under Trump
RamallahReuters As the United States strives to boost defence ties between Israel and Arab states, Palestinians await with increasing gloom the first visit of President Joe Biden after what they see as a string of broken promises by Washington. Requests for the reopening of the US consulate in Jerusalem, closed by former President Donald Trump, […]