EghtesadOnline: Separated by just one speaker at the United Nations podium, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave speeches that showed their differences are as wide as ever.

EghtesadOnline: At least four Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in a fourth straight Friday of protests near the Gaza Strip ’s border, but participation was significantly down on previous weeks.

EghtesadOnline: Iran has slammed the Tel Aviv regime’s latest attack on the Gaza Strip , which claimed the lives of eight people and injured many more.

EghtesadOnline: Hamas, the militant Palestinian movement that controls the Gaza Strip , may seek to project a more moderate image when its revised ideological charter is released. But that doesn’t extend to accepting Israel.

EghtesadOnline: Mohammed Dahlan, touted as a possible successor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is counting on oil-rich Gulf nations to help him unify his people’s rival governments and rehabilitate the war-battered Gaza Strip .