President-elect Trump told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a phone call on Friday — their first since 2017 — that he will work to end the war in Gaza, according to a statement from the Palestinian presidency and a Palestinian official briefed on the call.

Analysts warn both sides are likely to 'take even more risks' in the dying days of the Biden administration With the Middle East teetering on the brink, the re-election of Donald Trump to the US presidency has raised fears of a renewed clash between Israel and Iran in the 10-week period leading up to his inauguration - despite him promising in his