Palestinians see the Gaza Strip as an integral part of their future state, even if the rulers have changed over decades.

Some background behind the historical ties between the people of Gaza, the West Bank, British Mandate Palestine and the wider Muslim world.

Most Gaza residents are the descendants of Palestinian refugees driven to the enclave in a 1948 war. They harbor a deep fear ...

Polk when he ordered General Zachary Taylor to seize disputed territory along the Mexican border with Texas. In the words of ...

Anna Saif explains how Israel attempts to weaken national consciousness by smearing Palestinian education as antisemitic and ...

Lyndon said he believes "this worst chapter in Israeli-Palestinian history" came while governments around the world tried to manage or ignore a conflict that long needed resolving. "We can't ...

Meanwhile, aid workers have warned of the major hurdles ahead. • Three hostages and 90 Palestinian prisoners were released as part of the first phase of a long-awaited Gaza ceasefire deal ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The longest-serving Palestinian inmate in Israeli jail, revered by militants as the "dean" of their prisoners, is among more than 200 Palestinians set to be ...

The ceasefire will see Gaza hostages and Palestinian prisoners in Israel freed. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and ...

Read more › The 90 Palestinian prisoners released by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank overnight were met with cheers and embraces from families and well-wishers, but some said they had ...