Mahmoud Abbas

Yair Lapid says Israel faces designation but coalition make-up rules out talks with Palestinians

Event at Gantz’s home was first time Abbas had crossed into Israel for talks in a decade

Sweeping arrest operation aimed to crack down on Islamic militant group Hamas

Escape exposed deep security flaws in Israel

The two sides are as far apart as they have ever been, with the Israelis under no pressure to countenance a diplomatic deal

Aide says diplomatic deadlock remains despite first high-level meeting in a decade

Evidence ‘paints a damning picture of discrimination’, says human rights group

Antony Blinken pledges to provide 1.5m Covid-19 immunisations for Palestinians

Meetings with Biden’s highest-ranking figures involved talks on Israel and Northern Ireland

Violence outside Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque as Hamas holds victory parades in Gaza

US president speaks to Israeli PM who insists there is no timeframe to end operation

Security Council agreement proves elusive due to resistance from United States

Ten children among 42 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli air strikes on Sunday

Explainer: The events that lead to air strikes, rockets and a rising death toll

World View: Failure of international bodies to speak with one voice works to Israel’s advantage

Hamas leader says militant group ready for ceasefire but Israel plans to continue fighting

By launching rockets into Israel, Hamas has laid claim to the ‘street’ in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza

Gaza conflict worsens as wave of communal violence grips Israel

As conflict with Palestinian militants escalates, Joe Biden makes clear where he stands

Ireland must ask ‘hard questions’ regarding respect for international law, says Coveney

Boy (13) among those buried following crush at religious festival at Mount Meron

Dispute about voting in East Jerusalam and split in Fatah delay first elections in 15 years

Hamas has warned that delay would harm efforts to achieve Palestinian unity

Analysts say Palestinian president may try to cancel or delay votes to avoid defeat

Parties could be forced into uneasy coalition, with Fatah fractured by two defectors

Votes aim to inject democratic legitimacy into discredited leadership as support wanes

Middle Eastern leaders jockey for position as they welcome advent of new US president

Establishment of full diplomatic links defended despite Arab League resolution

Palestinian Authority pays prisoners held by Israel in a system critics call ‘pay to slay’

Palestinians condemn announcement that settlement goods sold in the US will now be labelled ‘made in Israel’

Finance likely motivator of return to security collaboration and intelligence sharing

The senior Palestinian official saw achieving peace for his people as his destiny

Key figure who helped shape Oslo accords had lung transplant three years ago

Blockade of Gaza described as ‘almost a death sentence during the pandemic’

Gulf Arab state joins UAE in establishing ties, in move that threatens to isolate Palestinians

Concern rising over stark implications of deal between UAE and Israel

Mike Pompeo’s tour of the Middle East failed to gain support for normalising ties with Israel

Thursday’s announcement underlines split in Arab world on Palestinian question

Israel’s move on West Bank and Trump peace plan blocked by Palestinian rivals

World community urged to reject move to intensify ‘profound human rights violations’