The international community will have to maintain pressure on Israel after a hoped-for ceasefire in Gaza so it accepts the creation of a Palestinian state, Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Mustafa said on Wednesday.

RAMALLAH (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority must be the sole governing power in Gaza after the war, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said on Wednesday, as expectations grew that a deal to halt fighting and start returning Israeli hostages was near.

Norway will host the third meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution since its creation last year.

Israel plans to use tax revenue it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority to pay the PA's nearly $544 million debt to state-run Israel Electric Co.

Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreed to "in principle," officials say 02:08 A draft deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and hostage release has been agreed to in principle and, if all goes well, will be ...

Jimmy Carter's humanitarian work stretched more than four decades after he left the White House in 1981. His work around the world to eradicate disease, build homes for those in need, oversee elections and find peace where conflict existed.

Romanian authorities in coordination with the European Commission participated on Wednesday, January 15, in the urgent medical evacuation operation of 12 Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip, along with 35 family members.

Although the ceasefire agreement is a much-needed lifeline for Gaza, there is a lot of skepticism regarding it. Past agreements like the Camp David and Oslo accords demonstrate that achieving peace requires bold leadership,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says ceasefire deal with Hamas has still not been reached and that the final details were still being sorted out. That comes after multiple mediators had said Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release dozens of hostages after more than 15 months of war.

The Palestinian prime minister says it's unacceptable for any entity other than the Palestinian Authority to run the Gaza Strip in the future. Mohammad Mustafa made the comments Wednesday on a visit to Norway as Israel and Hamas appear to be at the closest point yet to sealing a deal to end 15 months of war.

Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clearing the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to