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Erdogan: No quick restoration of ties with Israel
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested "normalization" of ties with Israel would take time, hinting that Turkey wanted to ensure the ...
Israel and Turkey agree to restore diplomatic ties
Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized in a phone call for a ...
Obama applauds call between Israel, Turkey leaders
President Barack Obama says he welcomes a telephone call Friday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish Prime Minister Recep ...
Israel closes Gaza crossing after rocket attack
The Israeli military has closed a Gaza border crossing and restricted Palestinian fishermen in the territory after militants fired rockets into Israel ...
'Peace is possible,' Obama insists in Middle East
Insisting "peace is possible," President Barack Obama on Thursday prodded both Israelis and Palestinians to return to long-stalled negotiations with ...
Gaza militants fire at Israel during Obama visit
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets on Thursday at southern Israel, on the second day of President Barack Obama's visit to the region, ...
Egypt military investigating Hamas in new case
The Egyptian military is investigating whether the Palestinian group Hamas is linked to a batch of confiscated fabric that could have been used to ...
Palestinian ends hunger strike in deal
A freed Palestinian prisoner was given a hero's welcome in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening after ending his hunger strike in an Israeli jail and ...
Palestinians unenthusiastic about Obama visit
President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the ...
Palestinian lawmaker, mother of militants, dies
A Palestinian lawmaker known as the "mother of martyrs" who praised and supported three of her sons who were killed while carrying out deadly attacks ...
Israeli premier names new defense minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed on Sunday a hard-line former military chief as the country's new defense minister. Moshe Yaalon, ...
Egypt says 7 Palestinians deported to Gaza
Egyptian authorities deported seven Palestinians to the Gaza Strip after they were detained for security reasons upon their arrival to Cairo airport, ...
Report blames Hamas for Egypt soldier killings
A report by a state-owned Egyptian weekly magazine on Thursday accused the Palestinian militant movement Hamas of carrying out one of the bloodiest ...
Israeli president: Iran is world's greatest danger
The president of Israel on Tuesday called the Iranian regime "the greatest danger to peace in the world" and appealed to EU lawmakers to formally ...
UN: Palestinian militants likely killed Gaza baby
An errant Palestinian rocket, not an Israeli airstrike, likely killed the baby of a BBC reporter during fighting in the Hamas-ruled territory last ...
Gaza Hamas rulers to start campaign to catch spies
Gaza's Hamas rulers say they will begin a new campaign to find Palestinian collaborators with Israel. Col. Mohammed Lafi of Gaza's Interior Ministry ...
Israel blames Hamas for keeping shut Gaza crossing
An Israeli military spokesman says the militant Islamic group Hamas has pressured a Palestinian contractor into keeping closed the Gaza side of the ...
Diplomats urge EU to block Jerusalem settlements
Nearly two dozen European diplomats have urged the EU to intensify efforts to block Israeli settlement in and near Jerusalem, saying such construction ...
First Gaza rocket in 3 months rattles cease-fire
Gaza militants on Tuesday fired a rocket into Israel for the first time in three months, rattling a cross-border truce that has held since Israel's ...
Israel, US successfully test anti-missile system
Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an ...
Palestinians say no to friendly against Barcelona
Palestinian football officials say their players won't team up with Israelis in a match against Barcelona that was designed to promote peace.
Israeli leader brings dovish rival into coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday added his first coalition partner as he works to build a new government, agreeing to bring in a ...
Social media gives Indonesian women new voice
A judge being interviewed for a Supreme Court job jokes that women might enjoy rape. A local official takes a 17-year-old second wife, then quickly ...