a war known as the “Six-Day War” breaks out, in which Israel occupies East Jerusalem and the West Bank, as well as most of the Syrian Golan Heights, Gaza and the Egyptian Sinai peninsula.

In June 1967, following a series of maneuvers by Egyptian President Abdel Gamal Nasser, Israel preemptively attacked Egyptian and Syrian air forces, starting the Six-Day War. After the war ...

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running and most violent disputes in the world. Its origins go back more than a century. There have been a series of ...

The first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is due to start at 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Sunday.

Gaza was then occupied by Egypt in the war that followed Israel's creation, then captured by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. Israel withdrew its troops and about 7,000 settlers from the ...

The first phase of a deal between Israel and Hamas involves a six-week pause in fighting as well as the release of 33 hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Gaza ceasefire agreed, including a prisoner exchange and aid surge, after more than 460 days of conflict. Israel and the ...

will create a 42-day cease-fire starting Jan. 19 in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. So far, only a six-week pause has been agreed — setting up more tough negotiations between Israel and ...