The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta Thursday. Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters that the two countries share the same view about the importance of a cease-fire and of resolving the conflict through a two-state solution. (AP Video/Andi Jatmiko)
President Joe Biden on Monday said he did not want the Middle East conflict 'spreading' and reiterated his demand for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States backs Israel‘s right to security while warning against a broader war breaking out with Iran in the Middle East. The “United States is committed to Israel’s security,” Biden said during an Oval Office bilateral meeting with Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani after Iran attacked […]
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from […]
Israel’s UN envoy Gilad Erdan said ‘all possible sanctions’ should be imposed on Iran ‘before it is too late’, as the UN secretary general appealed for calmFull report: Iran warns it will strike again if Israel or US retaliateWhat we know so farIt’s being reported that Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials say that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel – but US officials are disputing that line and say Tehran was aiming to cause significant damage.Iranian...
More than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah
Iran warns Israel of a larger attack should it respond to overnight drone
Speaker Mike Johnson has put 17 new bills involving Iran and Israel on the House floor schedule after Iran launched drone attacks on Israel over the weekend. READ MORE:
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The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, expressed her regret and ‘condemnation for her inability to conduct a field visit to the Gaza Strip’ after Israel rejected her visit. While Albanese is on a regional tour that includes Jordan and Egypt, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, welcomed her at the General Secretariat headquarters on 21 April. The meeting, attended by Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh...
The gulf state's PM says it has been exploited and abused after trying to secure a ceasefire.
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. more than doubled last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League. In fact, some say there are families in the Jewish community that are torn on how or if to celebrate Passover this year.