Israel Israel approves 243 new homes in 'illegal' West Bank settlement Israel has given preliminary approval for 243 new homes in the Ramot settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. There are updated plans for 270 25/12/2014
Israel Christians in Bethlehem reminded of the need to rebuild Gaza At a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, believers were reminded of the need to rebuild the Gaza Strip following the 50 day war last summer. 25/12/2014
Israel Abbas will 'no longer deal with Israel' if UN statehood resolution fails Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warns he'll cut all ties with Israel if the United Nations Security Council resolution on statehood fails. 23/12/2014
Israel Israel launches airstrike on Gaza in apparent retaliation for rocket attack Tensions expected to rise in Israeli-Palestinian conflict as Israel carries out an airstrike on Khan Younis - apparently in response to a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. 20/12/2014
Israel Israel bombs Hamas base in Gaza after rocket attack Israeli aircraft have bombed a site in Gaza. The airstrikes hit an apparent Hamas base in the Khan Younis area of the southern Gaza Strip. Local 20/12/2014
France French Senate backs recognition of Palestinian state After France’s lower house, senators in the upper house of parliament have now approved a resolution calling on Paris to recognise a Palestinian 11/12/2014
USA 'This cannot go on' - Kerry demands change in Israeli-Palestinian status quo Speaking at the annual US-Israel Saban Forum in Washington, US Secretary of State John Kerry has told Tel Aviv that "the status quo between the Israelis and the Palestinians is not sustainable'. 08/12/2014
World News French MPs vote to recognise Palestinian state The French parliament has voted in favour of recognising the state of Palestine by a large majority. MPs voted 339 in favour and 151 against. Israel 02/12/2014
West Bank Palestine a state in the eyes of more and more countries The Swedish government officially recognised Palestinian statehood in October, the parliaments of the UK and Spain almost unanimously support it, a huge majority of countries in the UN have officially 02/12/2014
Israel Breaking: ceasefire doubt as Israel claims fresh Gaza rocket lands in its territory 13/08/2014
World News Newsday August 4: 7-hour Gaza truce ends; bus attacked in Jerusalem; hundreds dead in China earthquake 04/08/2014