Hamas 'tests long-range rocket'
Hamas has test-fired a rocket capable of reaching Tel Aviv from Gaza, Israel's head of military intelligence says.

US view on settlement 'unchanged'
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US has not changed its opposition to continued Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

Six Hamas MPs released by Israel
Israel releases six Hamas members of the Palestinian parliament from jail after holding them for up to three years.

Israeli settler held over attacks
Israeli police arrest a Jewish settler who they say confessed to a string of high-profile hate attacks over the past 12 years.

Israel endorses Iran nuclear plan
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu praises a UN proposal on Iran's nuclear enrichment programme as a "positive first step".

Report: Palestinians denied water
Israel is denying Palestinians access to the basic minimum of clean, safe water, Amnesty International says.

Israel mulls Gaza probes review
Israel considers a review of internal military inquiries clearing troops of alleged war crimes during the Gaza offensive.

Arrests at holy site in Jerusalem
Israeli police clash with Palestinian stone-throwers at Jerusalem's most sensitive religious site, making arrests.

Abbas sets Palestinian polls date
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says polls will be held on 24 January in the West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza.

White House urges Mid-East push
The White House urges both sides in the Middle East conflict to press forward to re-launch a deadlocked peace process.

Rights group denies Israel bias
Human Rights Watch has rejected accusations by its founder, Robert Bernstein, that it is biased against Israel.

Israel rejects police abuse probe
An Israeli state prosecutor rules that border police officers who were filmed abusing Palestinian civilians will not face charges.

Goldstone rejects Israel protests
UN human rights investigator Richard Goldstone dismisses Israeli claims his Gaza war crimes report could harm the peace process.

UN backs Gaza 'war crimes' report
The UN Human Rights Council backs a report into Israel's Gaza offensive accusing both Israel and Hamas of war crimes.

Israel must end 'unfair' jailing
Israeli human rights groups say Israel must release or put on trial hundreds of Palestinians held without trial or charge.

Aid worker diary: Part 25
Hatem Shurrab, an aid worker in Gaza for the UK-based charity Islamic Relief Worldwide, keeps a diary of his work amid the conflict.

Gaza voices: Hamas and the truce
Palestinians in Gaza assess the ceasefire "victory" for Hamas, and describe the aftermath of the conflict.

Broken town shows Gaza destruction
The BBC's Paul Wood reports from Gaza City on his impressions as he entered northern Gaza at the beginning of the ceasefire.

Gaza City voices: Pressure eases
Palestinians across Gaza City describe a welcome easing in conditions after Israeli tanks pull back.

Israeli voices: When to stop
Four Israelis discuss the conflict with Hamas.

Jerusalem
The BBC's Martin Asser looks at issues which divide Palestinians and Israelis.

Borders and settlements
The BBC's Martin Asser looks at the four main obstacles on the road to peace between Israel and its Arab neighbours.

Water
The BBC's Martin Asser looks at issues still dividing Arabs and Israelis.

Refugees
The BBC News website's Martin Asser looks at the issue of Palestinian refugees, one of the main obstacles to peace.

History of failed peace talks
In the 40 years since the Middle East war of June 1967, there have been many peace plans and many negotiations.

Profile: Fatah movement
After decades as the ruling party and heart of the Palestinian cause, Fatah seems to have slipped in Palestinians' affections.

Who is a civilian?
What can be defined as military target?

Guide: Gaza under blockade
The BBC News Website examines the Israeli restrictions on Gaza that aid agencies say have brought conditions in the Strip to their worst in decades.

Profile: Gaza Strip
Profile of the strip, including population centres, refugee camps and border crossings.

Who are Hamas?
Hamas, the main Islamist movement in the Palestinian territories, was born soon after the previous intifada erupted in 1987.

Q&A: Israeli Arabs
The BBC News website looks at the complex position of the 20% of Israeli's population that are of Palestinian Arab descent.

Gaza industry rebuilding struggle
Gaza's industries, already hit hard by Israel's two-year blockade, are struggling to recover from war damage six months on from the January conflict, reports the BBC's Heather Sharp in Gaza City.

Breaking silence on Gaza abuses
A report by a group of Israeli ex-military activists lends credibility to widespread claims that the laws of war were breached in Gaza.

Working West Bank checkpoints
You may be able to see Jerusalem from the West Bank but it doesn't mean it is an easy job delivering goods across the border.

Agencies rush aid to Gaza Strip
The UN says border crossings must be opened quickly to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to the Gaza Strip.

Sharing the land
Why Mid-East peace has remained elusive

Gaza scrutiny
The UN looks closely, but will report bring action?

US pressure on Arabs grows
Obama presses Arab states on peace process

PM concedes a little in key speech
Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu may have mentioned the words "Palestinian state", but his speech gave little else to encourage those who dream of peace, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says.

Can Obama deliver on the ME?
Barack Obama's aim of improving Arab-Israeli relations is being put to the test just as Israel turns its attention to Iran, the BBC's Jonathan Marcus writes.

Goldstone fall-out plagues Abbas
Palestinian leaders face anger over UN report on Gaza

Cancer trauma inspires film
Palestinian film of woman's fight for cancer treatment

Israeli Arabs struggle for land
Israeli Arabs say discrimination chokes their towns

Israeli troops 'ill-treat kids'
A former Israeli military commander has told the BBC that Palestinian youngsters are routinely ill-treated by Israeli soldiers while in custody, Katya Adler reports.

Uneasy recovery for Sderot
Six months on, Israelis who lost homes and loved ones to Palestinian rocket fire during the Gaza conflict still fear an uncertain future, reports the BBC's Heather Sharp.

Secret Jerusalem
Palestinian artists go underground to dodge Israeli curbs

Just playing?
Iran casts long shadow over US-Israeli war games

Future imperfect
Jeremy Bowen on President Obama's Mid-East efforts

Hamas rule
Gaza residents suffer as Hamas sticks to its guns

Jerusalem diary
Pornographer wants Israelis to have sex, not wars

Cinematic tension
Jewish-Arab film breaks new ground for Israeli audience