QABATIYEH, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of newly deployed Palestinian police clashed with militants in this small town Tuesday, a sign of the challenges facing

QABATIYA, West Bank (AFP) — A Palestinian civilian was severely wounded and two militants were hurt in a gunfight between Palestinian security forces and

Ahmed Sanakreh's mother and other relatives mourn over his body. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade member was killed by Israeli soldiers in a raid on the Balata

Renewed talks today between Israel and the Palestinians have produced what is being described as "significant progress" on a future Palestinian state.

By Jim Teeple Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Monday in Jerusalem, shortly after US Secretary of State

Facing mounting Palestinian frustration at the pace of peace talks, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday leaned on Israel to lift restrictions on

JERUSALEM: Israel must halt expanding settlements on Palestinian lands, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said last night.

Condoleezza Rice has pressed Israel to ease travel restrictions on Palestinians and called Jewish settlements "problematic". But the US Secretary of State

By David Gollust Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni indicated Sunday Israel may uproot some of its West Bank settlements as part of a peace accord with

RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- Laying the groundwork for President Bush's upcoming trip to the Middle East, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday

By Arshad Mohammed and Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday pressed Israel to ease travel

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in the West Bank town of Ramallah for meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

JERUSALEM, May 4 (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel to remove more roadblocks during a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister