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Syria's ceasefire, brokered by Washington and Moscow, has entered its second day, with most battle zones witnessing calm for the first time in five years.
Israeli authorities destroyed the homes of two suspected Palestinian attackers on Tuesday, the latest in a series of punitive demolitions that have drawn criticism from rights groups.
An Israeli court sentenced two Israelis to life imprisonment and 21 years for the kidnap and brutal murder of a Palestinian teenager in 2014, while a third killer escaped sentencing.
The US ambassador to Israel slammed the country's discrimination against Palestinians and expansion of illegal settlements at a high-profile security conference Monday, in a rare public rebuke.
Suspected Jewish extremists have vandalised the walls of a famous church in Jerusalem with anti-Christian graffiti, Israeli police discovered on Sunday.
Iran and Western governments have hailed the lifting of Iran's sanctions as a milestone following a landmark nuclear deal, with critics alleging Tehran still seeks to develop nuclear weapons.
Greek lawmakers have voted to recognise the state of Palestine this week during a visit to Athens by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
Israeli troops shot and wounded at least 18 Palestinians during clashes in the West Bank on Sunday, as two others are shot dead in Jerusalem after separate stabbing incidents.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Abbas will preside over a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon to raise the Palestinian flag at the UN headquarter in New York for the first time.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to drop a "bombshell" in a speech to the United Nations this week prompting speculation that he may sever ties with Israel.