Four Palestinian militants have been killed in an upsurge of violence in and around the Gaza Strip. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Palestinians evacuate the body of a Palestinian into Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Sunday 16 N...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 January 2008 Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian president held a final round of talks, Tuesday in a bid to smooth over differences before both men meet separately with President George Bush, this week, during his v...
By Meredith Buel Washington 18 June 2007 Western nations are working quickly to support the new Palestinian government in the West Bank, following the violent takeover of the Gaza Strip by the Islamic militant group Hamas. The United States and Europ...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 June 2007 At least nine Palestinians have been killed in a flare-up of factional fighting in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, repeated attempts to restore calm have failed amid a powe...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 07 February 2007 Egypt's foreign minister says solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would go a long way to bringing peace to the Middle East and diminishing the allure of extremist groups. Speaking to an audience in...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 05 January 2007 The leaders of warring Palestinian factions have agreed to a new ceasefire. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, militants on the streets want revenge after another wave of bloody clash...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 June 2006 French President Jacques Chirac, second right, gestures while speaking with Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, second left, during a group photo The European Union approved new humanitarian aid to the Palestini...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 28 April 2006 French President Jacques Chirac looks on during a joint address with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, unseen, at the Elysee Palace French President Jacques Chirac c...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 April 2006 The International Committee of the Red Cross warns of a social breakdown and increased violence in the Palestinian territories, if governments withhold funds and a...
Ross Dunn Israel has launched air-strikes at targets linked to the Islamic militant group Hamas in Gaza City, in response to the killing of a pregnant Jewish woman and her four daughters. Witnesses sa...