Photo Essays
Born Under Fire: The Dawn of Israel, 1948
Sixty-five years ago this week, in the midst of a civil war and at the tail end of the decades-long British Mandate of Palestine, the state of Israel was born...
West Bank Turmoil: An Unexpected Death Raises the Tension
Street protests broke out in West Bank last week in support of Palestinians held in Israeli jails. They focused on the plight of four inmates who had been on...
LIFE Behind the Picture: The Liberation of Buchenwald, April 1945
Some photographs are so much of their time that, as years pass, they acquire an air of genuine authority — about an event, a person, a place — and even, perhaps,...
Egypt Attempts to Flush Out Gaza’s Smuggling Tunnels
The tunnels under the border between Gaza and Egypt were flooded by Egyptian forces last week. The country is worried about the two-way flow of smuggled arms...
How to Make Charcoal in Gaza
After years of border blockades and commodity shortages, Gazans have become expert at recycling and making new out of old—in this instance, turning scrap wood...
President Obama’s First Trip to Israel
Barack Obama makes a historic first trip to Israel where he is expected to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and the ongoing civil war in Syria. He is also slated...
Life in the West Bank Settlements
Girded against the enmity of the Palestinians who surround them, the settlers carry on. Photographs by Uriel Sinai / Getty for TIME
Israel's Deadly Assault on Gaza
The latest raids began days after a six-month cease-fire lapsed, resulting in some of the deadliest violence in the troubled territory in decades.
Jerusalem Bombings
Jerusalem suffers two suicide bombings in two days
Attack in Gaza
Israel strikes at Salah Shehade, killing the Hamas leader and 14 others
Palestinian 'Day of Rage'
Anger over Israel's plan to build an additional 1,600 Jewish homes in East Jerusalem draws hundreds to the streets in protest
Jerusalem: A Divided City
Photographer Tivadar Domaniczky explores the lives of Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land
Gaza Border Tension
An flood of Palestinians into Egypt seeking daily necessities complicates relations between two Arab neighbors
After the Siege
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip attempt to rebuild their shattered communities
In the West Bank, An Economy Without a Nation
Palestinian investors and entrepreneurs aren't waiting for independent statehood to create a sustainable economy Photographs by Yoray Liberman for TIME
Gaza Digs Out
After weeks of deadly Israeli attacks, the residents of the Gaza Strip try to make sense of what is left
The Way of Sorrows
TIME Europe's photographic coverage of the continuing violence in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza
Heartbreak in the Middle East
As the conflict unfolds in the Gaza Strip, the pain of loss is felt on both sides
Palestinian and Israelis Clash in West Bank
A demonstration escalates as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes bid for statehood at the United Nations
