Abdel Nasser Dies of a Sudden Heart Attack; Anwar al-Sadat Succeeds Him

This military order entitles Israel to declare vast areas of the West Bank as "nature reserves" on which severe restrictions are imposed with regards to construction and grazing.

Fighting breaks out between Jordanian security forces and the Palestinian groups in the streets of Amman, resulting in about 300 deaths.

Israeli minister without portfolio Shimon Peres outlines a plan for Palestinian refugee camps within Israel's control, calling for resettling the refugees permanently outside of their camps if they...

Israeli agents fire a grenade launcher at a room in Wadi Haddad 's apartment in Beirut from an apartment across the street; Haddad and his family are in another room and are unharmed.

Israeli forces try to assassinate George Habash, a founding member of the PFLP, by firing rockets at a house in Bsaba village.

The General Assembly calls on the speedy implementation of Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) and recognizes that "respect for the rights of the Palestinians is an indisputable element in the...

The measure affirms the right of peoples under colonial and alien domination to self-determination and "to restore to themselves that right by any means at their disposal." Though the measure is of...

The measure reiterates past General Assembly resolutions relative to UNRWA, and in conformity with General Assembly Resolution 2649 (XXV) voted a week before, recognizes that "the people of...

President Sadat offers to resume a formal cease-fire for a limited time if Israel agrees to a partial withdrawal of troops east of the Suez Canal, as a first step toward setting an agenda that would...

US President Nixon says no lasting settlement could be achieved "without addressing the legitimate aspirations of Palestinians," adding that peace requires "a just settlement of their claims.".