The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.

Israel Palestinians People walk along a street lined with destroyed buildings following Israeli bombardments during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad ...

Two of Donald Trump's most senior officials, his special envoy to the Middle East and the US ambassador to Israel, are visiting Gaza today. They will inspect a food distribution site. It comes as ...

Marco Rubio has lashed out at Sir Keir Starmer, describing the prime minister as “clumsy” over his plan to recognise a Palestinian state in September. In the strongest condemnation yet from the Trump ...