WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s growing frustration with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to rise, with the Democrat, captured on a hot mic, saying he and the Israeli leader will have to have a “come to Jesus meeting.” Biden’s comments came as he spoke with Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., on the … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children war-ravaged Gaza – now some are dying of hunger. Officials have been warning of Israel’s siege and offensive for months causing famine in the Palestinian area. Hungry though most acutely in northern Gaza, which has been isolated by Israeli forces and … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a plan Thursday for the U.S. military to help set up a temporary port on the Gaza coast to increase the flow of aid to the area during World War II. the war between Israel and Hamassenior government officials said. The announcement comes amid an expansion … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages failed to produce a breakthrough Tuesday, Egyptian officials said, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. , the informal deadline for a deal. Nearly five months of fighting … Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest political rival is meeting with American leaders this week in Washington to discuss the war in Gaza. Benny Gantz is a key member of Israel’s war cabinet whose popularity is growing – and who has a crucial role to play in the country’s future. Gantz, 64, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris A member of Israel’s war cabinet will visit Washington on Monday in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival of Netanyahu, is speaking this week with several senior Biden administration officials, including Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Council Middle … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A top Israeli minister left for Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, prompting a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an Israeli official, in a sign of widening cracks in Israel’s wartime government . almost five months after the war with Hamas. The trip by Benny … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military C-130 cargo planes Saturday dropping food in pallets over Gaza, three US officials said, in the opening phase of an emergency humanitarian response approved by President Joe Biden, after more than a hundred Palestinians who had flown to pick up supplies from an aid convoy killed during a chaotic encounter … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Many of the Palestinians have been killed or injured in the chaos tried to get bags of flour of an aid convoy were hit by Israeli army fire, the European Union’s diplomatic service said on Saturday, urging an international investigation. Outrage is rising at the desperation of hundreds of thousands … Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — Nabela thought about the United Nations school in Gaza City was a safe haven. Then the Israeli army arrived. Soldiers stormed the site, ordered men to undress and dragged women to a mosque for searches, she said. So began six weeks in Israeli custody, which she said also included repeated beatings and … Read more