GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights body accused Israeli forces on Thursday of mistreating Palestinian children, including by torturing those in custody and using others as human shields.Full story
YA'ABAD, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian farmers sow tobacco sprouts in the rocky earth of the northern West Bank, reaping a harvest that provides a reliable livelihood in the struggling occupied territory. Full story
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian administration in the West Bank has tried to help the latest U.S. peacemaking drive by quietly cutting off funds for grassroots campaigners against Israel's occupation of the territory, a senior Israeli general said on Tuesday. Full story
Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces on Nakba Day, a day when Palestinians commemorate the loss of their homes in the 1948 war that resulted in the creation of Israel. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports.
Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces near Bethlehem a day ahead of the anniversary of what Palestinians refer to as "nakba." It commemorates the mass displacement of Palestinians following the creation of Israel in 1948. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of prime minister Salam Fayyad. The two men reportedly had ongoing disputes over government policy. MSNBC’s Mara Schiavocampo reports.
Hundreds of Palestinian mourners marched in the West Bank for a funeral procession for two Palestinian teenagers shot dead by Israeli troops. NBCNews.com's Alex Witt reports.
NBC’s Richard Engel leads the discussion among a Meet the Press roundtable of experts about the president’s recent trip to Israel and what consequences will emerge in the Middle East.
ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 2140 GMT ON JUNE 19, 2013GAZ02 - Young Palestinians take part in a military-style graduation ceremony organized by the Hamas movement in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem.REUTERS NEWS PICTURES HAS NOW MADE IT EASI
Young Palestinians brandish wooden and real guns after a military-style graduation ceremony organized by the Hamas movement in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip June 19, 2013. A Hamas trainer said that the movement trains young Palestinians to be prepared to confront any possible Israeli attack on G
Boys climb on a monkey bar after a military-style graduation ceremony for young Palestinians organized by the Hamas movement in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip June 19, 2013. A Hamas trainer said that the movement trains young Palestinians to be prepared to confront any possible Israeli attack on
Young Palestinians take part in a military-style graduation ceremony organized by the Hamas movement in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip June 19, 2013. A Hamas trainer said that the movement trains young Palestinians to be prepared to confront any possible Israeli attack on Gaza. REUTERS/Suhaib Sal
