Hamas welcomed US President Joe Biden’s call on Friday for Israel and the group to agree to a three-phased hostage deal leading to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. “The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas views positively what was included in US President Joe Biden’s speech today,” the...

Luxembourg and Belgium are seeking a more impactful and “useful” recognition of Palestinian statehood, its foreign ministers said Monday.  “What changed since the recognition of Palestine as a state by three European countries?” Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel told...

International donors meeting in Brussels said Monday they will commit 7.5 billion euros ($8.1 billion) in both grants and loans to support Syrians battered by war, poverty, and hunger for the rest of this year and beyond. The pledges surpassed the modest $4.07 billion that the United...

The White House strongly urged Israel on Monday to take every possible precaution to protect civilians following a deadly weekend airstrike on a camp for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.  "The devastating images following an IDF strike in Rafah last night that killed...