Palestine peace talks

Egypt’s influence rises with hosting of peace summits

Egypt boosts its regional role by hosting the Gaza peace summit with US President Donald Trump and 20 world leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13.

A banner featuring an image of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and reading: "Together to complete the construction process", ahead of an international summit on Gaza, held amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 12, 2025.
 Palestinians shop at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 5, 2025.

The West clings to the two-state myth—but Arab leaders are moving on - opinion

 A MAP in the Palestinian pavilion showing Palestine as including the State of Israel.

The solution to Israel-Palestine - Opinion

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrive to deliver remarks to reporters before meeting at the State Department in October.

Saudi FM urges Israel to engage seriously on resolving Palestinian conflict


Legal impact of Geneva panel on settlements, ICC likely only symbolic

One could argue that Wednesday’s special conference on the Fourth Geneva Convention is a coup for the Palestinians.

The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague

Palestinian UN envoy: Palestinians will soon seek justice for Israeli war crimes at ICC

Riyad Mansour's short speech before the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court marked the first time that a Palestinian envoy has addressed the ICC.

ICC

Netanyahu tells Kerry: Imposed Palestinian state deal will endanger Israel

Unclear whether US will use veto to stymie Palestinian statehood bid.

Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Rome.

Palestinian leadership in Ramallah decides to continue security coordination with Israel

Abbas’s advisor on religious affairs also said that the Palestinian leaders also decided to support and activate “popular resistance” against Israel.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

Abbas opposes cancelling security coordination with Israel, Palestinian sources say

A confidant of Abbas said that the Palestinians will maintain the security cooperation with Israel as long as it serves the Palestinians interests.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

PLO, Fatah leaders to meet Sunday to discuss response to death of minister

The Palestinian leaders are scheduled to discuss a series of measures in response to the death of Abu Ein, who died last week of a heart attack following an altercation with IDF soldiers.

Palestinian honor guards carry the coffin of Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah

Portuguese parliament passes motion in support of 'Palestine' recognition

FM Machete says his country will choose the most appropriate moment to recognize the Palestinian state.

A view of Lisbon, Portugal

UN calls on Israel to conduct prompt, transparent probe into death of Palestinian minister

Israeli pathologists from the Abu Kabir Forensics Institute in Tel Aviv will join pathologists from Jordan to investigate the death.

Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein (L) scuffles with an Israeli border policeman near the West Bank city of Ramallah December 10, 2014.

Irish government to accept motion to recognize Palestinian state

The motion calls on the government to "officially recognize the State of 'Palestine,' on the basis of the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital, as established in UN resolutions.

Flag of Ireland

After France, Belgian parliament in line to recognize ‘Palestine’

Other parliaments are expected to take up the measure in the near future.

An aerial view of people walking through the Brussels Grand' Place