Matthew Doran

For the first time in two years, Bethlehem has restarted its Christmas festivities to "reignite the spirit that everybody needs" while Palestinians continue to live under restrictions.

Despite US President Donald Trump's objections to the annexation of the West Bank, new settlement projects are approved, with some Israelis excited while Palestinians are left fearful. 

Israeli politicians have blamed Anthony Albanese for the devastating massacre in Bondi.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's backers view his corruption trial as a witch hunt — but his detractors argue it is the system finally catching up to a ruthless political operative who is prepared to do anything to hold on to power.

Gaza has been named the deadliest place in the world to work as a journalist by French-based press freedom advocates Reporters Without Borders.

A handful of members of an Israeli-backed anti-Hamas gang in Gaza have surrendered to the militant group, days after their leader was killed in the strip.

As Israel's president mulls whether to formally pardon the country's prime minister, over long standing corruption charges, opinion across Israel is divided on whether it's the right approach.

Gaza militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab, whose anti-Hamas group had been supported by Israel, has been killed after an attack in southern Gaza.

Israeli authorities have announced the Rafah border crossing from Gaza into Egypt will open "in coming days," but only for Palestinians wanting to leave the war-ravaged strip.

Thousands of Palestinians turn out in Gaza's Khan Younis to celebrate the wedding of 54 couples who had been unable to tie the knot during Israel's bombardment of the strip.

As the fragile ceasefire in Gaza stretches beyond its seventh week, Israeli forces have continued to launch strikes in the territory, claiming to be enforcing the truce and targeting Hamas for violating the deal. 

Benjamin Netanyahu demands Syria establish a "demilitarised zone" between the border with the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and capital Damascus, as part of any possible peace deal with the new Syrian government.

Video has emerged appearing to show two Palestinians being 'executed' by Israeli forces in the West Bank, with the Israeli military saying it has launched an investigation into the incident.

The Iranian Government has condemned Australia's formal listing of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism as "offensive and unjustified", accusing the Albanese government of doing Israel's bidding.

Heavy rains have lashed Israel, the West Bank and Gaza and are causing serious flooding in many of the tent communities across the war-ravaged strip. 

Heavy rain causes significant flooding in Gaza, with thousands of Palestinians living in tents bearing the brunt of the sudden burst of winter weather.

A former "Popemobile" used by Pope Francis during his 2014 tour of the Holy Land has been transformed into a mobile health clinic for Gaza's children, but Israeli authorities are yet to give permission for it to enter the war-ravaged strip.

More than 800 Palestinians died in the vicinity of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites after it took over the distribution of all supplies in the strip in May.

As Iran suffers through a drought and the president warns the capital could be evacuated, millions are worried about what the future will hold. 

With a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, there are fears amongst Palestinians that Israel will once again turn its military attention towards the West Bank.

After Palestinians were expelled from three refugee camps in the Israeli occupied West Bank this year, some fear a new ceasefire in Gaza could prompt Israel to expand its operations in the area once more. 

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza has now been in place for five weeks. Here is what has changed, what has not, and where things currently stand.

The Israeli PM says he will not push for a pardon or concede guilt in his long-running corruption trial, less than a day after thanking Donald Trump for urging Israel's president to clear his record.

Donald Trump has taken the extraordinary step of writing to Israel's President Isaac Herzog calling on him to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu of long-standing corruption charges.

A small sense of normalcy has returned in some areas of Gaza, but other parts remain under Israeli military control, fuelling concerns the strip is being divided.