Gaza

A Palestinian farmer collects olives in an olive grove on the outskirts of the West Bank village of Raba, near the city of Jenin, on Oct. 19, 2019.

Olive Groves in the West Bank Have Become a Battleground. That's Why Volunteers Come From Around the World to Help at Harvest Time

The destruction of Palestinian olive groves is a regular feature of the Isr...

The destruction of Palestinian olive groves is a regular feature of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

An injured Palestinian man is evacuated on a horse-drawn cart along the Gaza-Israel border on May 14, 2018.

Gaza Border Becomes Scene of Death as U.S. Opens Embassy in Jerusalem

It is possible, in theory, that the parallel events of May 14 might affect ...

It is possible, in theory, that the parallel events of May 14 might affect the sympathies of Americans watching them unfold on the split screens of cable news channels. In Jerusalem, the ceremonial opening of...

Palestinians run for cover from Israeli fire and tear gas during a protest against the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 14, 2018.

'It Will Always Be Our Capital': A Day of Victory for Israel Is a Day of Rage in Gaza

As Israelis celebrated the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, doz...

As Israelis celebrated the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, dozens of Palestinians were killed at the border

Israeli armor advances against Egyptian troops at the start of the Six-Day War June 5, 1967, near the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.

The Gaza Strip Is Only 25 Miles Long. Here’s How It Became the Center of Decades of Conflict

Today's state of play stems from a complicated past

Palestinians escape from tear gas fired by Isaeli security forces during a protest organised near the separation fens between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, ahead of commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the Nakba on May 10, 2018.

How the Idea of Return Has Shaped the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict for 70 Years

The Great March of Return in Gaza is a sign that the Israeli-Palestinian co...

The Great March of Return in Gaza is a sign that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is returning to its roots.

Israeli troops fire tear gas at Palestinian protesters on March 30

Israelis and Palestinians Brace for More Violence After Clash Along Gaza Border

Violence broke out on March 30 when an estimated 30,000 Palestinians gather...

Violence broke out on March 30 when an estimated 30,000 Palestinians gathered at the border between Israel and Gaza for an event that was billed as the first day of a six-week protest against the...

A Palestinian fighter from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, gestures inside an underground tunnel in Gaza Aug, 18, 2014.

The Next War Between Israel and Hamas May Be Fought Underground

The region is still recovering from the 2014 conflict in Gaza, but Israel i...

The region is still recovering from the 2014 conflict in Gaza, but Israel is worried about underground tunnels being built by Hamas