Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council's adoption of a resolution endorsing U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza was a necessary first step on a long road toward peace.

The United Nations Security Council voted Monday evening to approve President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, a major diplomatic victory providing an international mandate to rebuild the Gaza Strip following two years of conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Post-election violence has tarnished the country’s reputation for stability, and the crackdown may have backfired on the government, as officials in Washington call for a re-examination of U.S. ties.

Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have signed a framework agreement for a peace deal. The agreement, signed on Saturday in Doha, follows mediation by Qatar and the United States.

At first glance, helping those on the other side of a conflict seems like an act of compassion and progress. Yet new research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that even seemingly well-intentioned initiatives can produce the opposite result.

The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to approve a draft resolution supporting U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

It also reflected a general willingness to make compromises to avoid a return to slaughter in Gaza on the scale seen over the past two years, and an acknowledgment that only the US is in a position to restrain Israel.

In July, Chautauqua County will host the 40th reunion of the Great Peace March (GPM), a historic cross-country protest calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Former marchers, supporters, and others will join at the Great Blue Heron Farm and Event Center to reflect,