Tamam Abou Hamidan, 34, who left Gaza in 2014 when her family emigrated to Sweden, has now been appointed Major of the town of Olofstrom

The Palestinian Authority will "reconsider" bilateral relations with the United States after Washington vetoed the Palestinian application to join the United Nations, President Mahmud Abbas said

A UN resolution granting the observer state of Palestine full membership in the international body would be an "important pillar in achieving peace in the region," according to UN Special Representative for the Observer State of Palestine

Palestinians are returning to devastated homes in Khan Younis, finding rubble and dead bodies after the Israeli army withdrew its forces; living conditions in the Gaza Strip are bordering on famine after 6 months of war

UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese presented a report with a body of evidence "suggesting that Israel has committed at least three of the proscribed acts in the Convention" of genocide toward the people of Gaza