The nearly 80-year-old former teacher, advocating non-violence, has spent his 10 years in office trying to clamp down on armed groups.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said his government wants Israeli leaders to stand trial for actions during the summer 2014 Gaza conflict.
The resolution set a timeline for ending Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.
The United Nations is set for an emergency vote on a Jordanian-sponsored resolution on Palestinian statehood.
But the application is opposed by the U.S., Israel and Hamas, the Islamic group that controls Gaza.
Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, the spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites, died Saturday.
Palestinians plan to submit a final draft of a statehood resolution to the United Nations on Monday.
The English-language account of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has frequently tweeted against the U.S., Israel and the Islamic State group.
Some 2,100 Palestinians lost their lives in the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas earlier this summer, several hundred of them children.
Ridley Scott’s film, starring Christian Bale as the man who led the Israelites out of Egypt, has received two thumbs down in the Arab world.
The Supreme Court of Israel ruled the settlement in the West Bank was built on private Palestinian land.
Mohammad Shawraba was reportedly detained on charges of spying for Israel and sabotaging Hezbollah's overseas "security operations."
The military did not say whether the victims of the attack were settlers.
Most world powers deem Israel's settlements illegal and settlement activities have drawn criticism from the EU and from U.S.
The Israeli military said that it had responded "immediately" to sniper fire from southern Gaza on a routine army patrol.
According to a report from the CPJ, Syria remained the deadliest country for reporters -- for the third year in a row.
Israel and Hamas exchanged fire over the weekend, but tensions have not sparked a new confrontation in Gaza.
Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebels including al Qaeda-linked fighters.
Israel, the U.S., Canada, Australia, Micronesia and Marshall Islands voted "no" for the U.N. resolution, which is not legally binding.
Targets in the Khan Yunis area of southern Gaza were bombed in response to the rocket that hit a field in southern Israel.
The prime minister said that Israel expects the bloc to act “immediately” to annul the decision.
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