Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he is ready to work with world leaders to implement a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians announced by France on Monday. Speaking via video at the UN General Assembly, Abbas reiterated his rejection of a future governing role for Hamas in Gaza and demanded it disarm.

On Monday, Sept. 29, at a joint White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump announced an ambitious plan for ending the war in Gaza.

The body, led by Mahmoud Abbas, administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank and considers itself the rightful government of a future Palestinian state.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) said it "welcomes" President Donald Trump's "sincere and determined efforts" to end the war in Gaza after he unveiled a new peace plan for the territory alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

President Trump’s 20-point peace plan to end the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip is most likely a non-starter. In this way, it is like dozens of previous Western proposals for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,

Eleven pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were arrested at Stanford University last year after they occupied the president’s office building pleaded not guilty Monday for the second time after they were indicted by a grand jury on felony vandalism charges.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that an independent Palestinian state is “not even a realistic thing right now.” “It’s not even possible. That’s not even a realistic thing right now,”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized France's decision to recognize a Palestinian state, calling it "reckless" — French President Emmanuel Macron told CBS News the response was "excessive."

A rally was held in Santa Clara County Monday morning to support 11 Stanford Pro-Palestinian student protesters who were arraigned on felony vandalism and trespassing charges. A trial date has been for eight of the 11 protesters.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that Hamas will have no role in governing a postwar Gaza Strip, virtually addressing the United Nations General Assembly after the Trump administration blocked visas for the Palestinian delegation.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested that President Donald Trump may symbolically recognize a sovereign Palestinian state, depending on the results of peace talks between Israel, Hamas,