Foreign Minister Penny Wong has made her first visit to the West Bank as Australia's top diplomat to urge peace among Israelis and Palestinians. Key points: The foreign minister met with Palestinian officials and local residents in the West Bank on her first trip there as Australia's top diplomat It comes after she held talks with Israeli officials about the …
Israeli official says Friday is the soonest the deal with Hamas would take effect Enlarge this image toggle caption Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — The release of hostages being held by militants in Gaza — in return for a release of Palestinians held by Israel — will not start before Friday, …
SIDON, Lebanon — Thousands of mourners gathered in south Lebanon on Monday for the funeral of a Palestinian military general with the Fatah group, whose killing in a refugee camp in Lebanon fueled fierce sectarian street battles that have killed at least nine people. Three days of clashes between Palestinian factions at the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp have pitted members …
