Thousands of prisoners under the Israeli government are participating in the mass hunger strike that was launched on Monday. organization to meet their basic rights.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met face-to-face on Monday for the first time in more than a year in effort to squash their longtime discord and discuss solutions to reach peace between Israel and Palestine.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly to refute the "brazen lies" spoken by other world leaders at the same UN podium.
Gaza will take 20 years and $6 billion to rebuild, report says The war-torn Gaza strip has been assessed and estimates say the damage from seven weeks of attacks will take 20 years and about $6 billion to rebuild, Al-Jazeera reports.
Palestine announced it would accept a 72-hour cease-fire Sunday in order to allow peace talks to progress with Israel, who refused to attend the talks if violence continued.
At the start of a temporary cease-fire, the death toll in the Gaza Strip reached over 900 Palestinians and three dozen Israelis who have been killed after almost three weeks of brutal fighting and bloodshed.
Thirteen Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza Sunday as they tried to eliminate a Hamas tunnel. The Israeli military prevented two more terrorist cells from infiltrating southern Israel via tunnels Monday as fighting raged on between Israel and Hamas.
Protests turned violent in Paris and Istanbul when Palestine supporters clashed with police. Protests have been happening for the past week around the world in support of Palestinians.
Four Israeli soldiers were wounded in Gaza as Israel continued their offensive against Hamas. Gaza was inundated with Israeli tanks Saturday as the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza's eastern border continued into the weekend.
