UN Security Council adopts Resolution 2334

Heavy fighting and Israeli bombardment in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City resulted in extensive civilian casualties and destruction; Palestinian armed groups also fought Israeli forces.

The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution establishing an independent commission of inquiry into alleged violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.

A planned humanitarian ceasefire broke down rapidly amid fighting around Rafah, with sharply disputed accounts of the initial events and heavy subsequent Palestinian casualties.

An Egyptian-brokered open-ended ceasefire entered into force at 19:00 local time, ending 50 days of major hostilities. Gaza faced extensive destruction and displacement.

UAW Local 2865 members voted to support a BDS resolution in a union-wide ballot; the action was debated within the labour movement and later challenged by the UAW international union.

Approximately 1,500 Palestinian prisoners launched a mass hunger strike demanding family visits, medical care, an end to isolation and an end to administrative detention.

After an attack by three Palestinian citizens of Israel that killed two Israeli police officers, Israeli authorities closed the Al-Aqsa compound. The closure and subsequent entry restrictions became a...

Israeli authorities introduced metal detectors at entrances to the Al-Aqsa compound after the July 14 attack. Palestinian worshippers protested, including by holding prayers outside the compound. This...

US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and directing relocation of the US embassy. The decision was opposed by Palestinian leaders and prompted...

The General Assembly adopted resolution ES-10/19, reaffirming that decisions purporting to alter Jerusalem’s status have no legal effect and urging states not to establish diplomatic missions there.