Palestinian Territories-AFP US President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a deal to allow desperately-needed humanitarian aid to enter war-torn Gaza, where one million people have fled their homes amid withering Israeli air strikes. After face-to-face talks in Israel and intense telephone diplomacy with Egypt, Biden said a limited number of tru...
Tel Aviv, Israel-AFP President Joe Biden on a visit to Israel Wednesday backed his ally’s stance blaming Palestinian fighters for a strike on a hospital that killed hundreds in war-torn Gaza and has inflamed anger across the Middle East. Arab countries blamed Israel, which has rained bombs on Gaza since the bloody October 7 attack [&hell...
Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP/AA Health officials in Gaza have said that more than 500 people were killed in an air strike on a hospital compound which sheltered the wounded and displaced from Israeli bombing, prompting condemnation and fury in the Middle East and beyond. According to the Palestinian health ministry, Israel was ...
Washington, United States – AFP Joe Biden’s Middle East diplomatic drive faltered before it got off the ground Tuesday after his trip to Jordan was canceled following a strike on a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of people. The 80-year-old US president will now only head to ally Israel to show support after the October […...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has agreed to postpone a meeting with Arab leaders that was to take place amid soaring casualties in the besieged Gaza Strip, the White House said Tuesday. “After consulting with King Abdullah II of Jordan and in light of the days of mourning announced by President (Mahmoud) Abbas […]
More than 500 people have been killed in a bombing at a hospital in Gaza City, according to Palestinian officials. Hamas blamed it on an Israeli airstrike, reported BBC. US President Joe Biden intends to ask Israel “some tough questions” when he arrives in the country Wednesday, John Kirby, the spokesman for the National Security [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken’s announcement came during a news conference early Tuesday in Tel Aviv after a seven-and-a-half-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet. “He’s coming here at a critic...
Washington, United States – AFP Any move by Israel to occupy the Gaza Strip again would be a “big mistake,” US President Joe Biden said in an interview released on Sunday. Israel, seeking vengeance for an attack by Hamas on October 7, has declared war on Gaza, launching a relentless bombing campaign and warning more […...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed on a visit to Israel Thursday that the United States will “always” back it but said the Palestinians also have “legitimate aspirations” not represented by Hamas. Palestinian fighters killed 1,300 people in Israel, and took about 150 hostages in ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden’s remarks in which he claimed he had seen “confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children” were based on media reports and on claims from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesperson, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The newspaper cited a White House spokesperson who clarif...
