Extremists must not be allowed to escalate Israeli-Palestinian tensions, warns Ban Ki-moon

 UN, 7 August 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against recent violence between Israelis and Palestinians and called on leaders on both sides not to allow extremists to escalate the situation and “take control of the political agenda.”

ISIL/ISIS claims deadly attack on Saudi forces at mosque

A blast triggered by a suicide bomber has killed 15 people at a mosque inside a special forces headquarters in Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen.

Palestinian file lodged with international court

The Palestinian government on Monday handed over a report on the death of an 18-month-old boy in an arson attack to the International Criminal Court at The Hague, the foreign ministry said.

EU urges Israel to show 'zero tolerance for settler violence'

The EU urged Israel Friday to show "zero tolerance" for settler violence after an arson attack blamed on settlers in the occupied West Bank left a Palestinian toddler dead.

Abbas calls for ICC to investigate fatal arson attack that killed toddler

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he would appeal to the International Criminal Court to investigate today's arson attack by suspected Israeli settlers in the West Bank that killed a Palestinian toddler.