Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia recognized by 146 out of 193 UN member states. It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region. Palestine shares most of its borders with Israel, and it borders Jordan to the east and Egypt to the southwest. It has a total land area of 6,020 square kilometres (2,320 sq mi) while its population exceeds five million people. Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Ramallah serves as its administrative center. Gaza City was its largest city prior to evacuations in 2023.
Tensions escalate in the occupied West Bank as illegal Israeli settlers burn down a mosque northwest of Jericho. This act of..
As cease-fire negotiations continue in Qatar, Israeli airstrikes across Gaza have killed at least 62 Palestinians, including..
Israel's army also detained the director of what is one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals, Palestinian medical..
