As the last Israeli troops left the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, European Union foreign ministers in Brussels urged Israel to lift its blockade of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territory. Israeli FM Tzipi Livni (left) with EU official Javie...
The humanitarian crisis is deepening in Gaza, following Israel's 22-day offensive that Palestinian officials said killed nearly 1,300 people. Now, Israel says it is considering a prisoner swap to win the release of an Israeli soldier held in Gaza, s...
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has become the first international leader to visit the Gaza Strip following Israel's 22-day offensive. Israeli troops continue to pull out of the battered enclave, where Palestinian medical officials say 1,300 peop...
As Israeli troops begin pulling out of the Gaza Strip, following their 22-day offensive against Hamas militants, the United Nations is intensifying its efforts to deal with the humanitarian crisis left in its wake. A Palestinian family sit next to t...
The U.N. World Food Program says it is launching an operation to increase the distribution of food to people caught in the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The World Food Program says the number of Palestinians needing food aid has escalated substantiall...
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosted a summit of six top European leaders, including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, in order to coordinate efforts to strengthen a ceasefire in Gaza and to help rebuild...
The U.N. Children's Fund says 840,000 children in Gaza are under extreme stress and are traumatized by the violent events of the past few weeks. UNICEF warns of long-lasting psychological consequences for thousands of children caught up in the Israe...
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continued telephone diplomacy on the issue Thursday while a senior Israeli envoy was in Washington. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (file) Rice spoke by telephone with top Israel leaders Thursday as she contin...
It has been more than two weeks since Israel launched massive air strikes and then a ground offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and all the while, Hamas continued to fire rockets into southern Israel. The Palestinian death toll from...
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says it is in everyone's interest to see the U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza implemented as soon as possible. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (file photo) Using the words of Middle East envo...