5 Democrats in House, Senate express outrage and demand investigation after Palestinian Omar As'ad, 80, found dead at construction site where he was left after a brief arrest

State Department spokesman says his office has been in touch with Amr As'ad's family following fatal heart attack he suffered after he was allegedly beaten while in IDF custody

Announcement follows previous $150 million donation in April as Biden looks to restore aid to debt-ridden UN body pilloried by Israel for perpetuating conflict

Veteran US diplomat will resume role he held during the Trump and Obama administrations

State Department publishes new administration's first Country Reports on Terrorism, with section on West Bank Israeli violence far more detailed than it was during Trump years

18 Democrats ask Treasury and State Department to freeze bank accounts of company executives amid claims they helped authoritarian regimes commit human rights abuses

European diplomats warn that Tehran is losing 'precious time,' deal could become an 'empty shell'; top Iranian negotiator accuses Europeans of playing blame game

If recent hack of diplomats phones confirmed, it would represent first time Israeli group's surveillance software used against American officials; assailant remains unknown

Republican senators continue to block confirmation to the top position of noted Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt

Memo sent by dozens of State Department employees through official dissent channel says policy violates their rights, say unvaxxed are being shunned and bullied by colleagues