US president and Israeli PM talk as Israel vows to invade southern Gaza city despite global concern for 1 million Palestinians sheltering thereSee all our Middle East crisis coverageJoe Biden “reiterated his clear” opposition to an invasion of Rafah in a conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a ceasefire to the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza.In the face of global concern for the...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the vow Tuesday amid the negotiations mediated by Egypt that seek to reach a cease-fire deal that could see the release of some or all of the remaining hostages.
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More than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah
Harry Zehner The political and media class is doing what it always does with the US and its allies: trying to frame deliberate atrocities as tragic mishaps.
Hamas has not yet responded to the latest proposal, which reportedly includes a 40-day ceasefire.
A group of at least 90 lawyers, including 20 who work in the Biden administration, are urging President Biden to cut off military aid to Israel because its slaughter in Gaza doesn’t comply with US and international law. The attorneys will make their case in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland that was obtained … Continue reading "Attorneys Inside the Biden Administration Urge US To Cut Off Israel"
Islamist group release new video apparently showing two hostages as UN warns famine thresholds will be breached within six weeksHamas has said it is studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after media reports said a delegation from Egypt had arrived in Israel in an attempt to jumpstart stalled negotiations.The signs of renewed truce talks come as the UN warned that “famine thresholds in Gaza will be breached within the next six weeks” unless...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a video address ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday, said Israel will soon deliver more painful attacks to the Palestinian Islamist Hamas group in Gaza. In a Sunday video address, Netanyahu announced "further painful blows" against Hamas, saying "this will happen shortly." Israel has been announcing a military operation in the town of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt for some time, despite warnings from its allies.
The goal must be removal of the ayatollahs ruling and ruining Iran and making sure free and fair elections are held to replace them.
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday where the leaders discussed the terms of a possible ceasefire deal that would include the release of hostages held captive by Hamas, according to a statement from the White House.Biden's talk with Netanyahu comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departed for a trip to the Middle East, his seventh ambassadorial mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza started more than six months...