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The Quartet of Middle East peace mediators will on Tuesday call on Israel to extend its settlement moratorium, saying the freeze has had a positive impact as the two sides seek a peace deal within the next year, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters.

A mortar attack by Palestinian militants and airstrikes by Israel formed the grim backdrop as Mideast leaders ended their latest round of peace talks Wednesday, still divided on major issues. There was no word on when they would meet again.

Following newspaper report in which PA president threatens to leave talks if pressured, Netanyahu says agreement can be reached through year-long round of direct, consecutive and uninterrupted negotiations.

Israelis and Palestinians have embarked on another round of peace talks an outcome that Middle East experts said is about as good as it gets ...

A resumption of Middle East peace talks inspires little hope among Palestinians who say the prospect of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel seems no more than a dream.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume direct talks in Washington on September 2 with an aim to reaching a peace deal within one year.

The president and Israeli prime minister will meet after a series of conflicts over Israel's Gaza blockade and building policies have sidelined direct peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis.

President Barack Obama hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office Tuesday morning for a fence-mending visit that comes in the wake of a series of diplomatic collisions and as U.S.

Islamic Hamas movement on Thursday described the US President Barack Obama's call for easing Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip as "meaningless." Obama made the remarks following a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud ...

President Barack Obama urged Israel on Wednesday to help ease restrictions on humanitarian aid and civilian goods for Gaza after a deadly flotilla raid, saying the situation in the blockaded coastal strip was unsustainable.

Israel is easing its Gaza embargo to allow snack food and beverages into the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian officials said Wednesday, following an international outcry over Israel's raid on an aid flotilla.