Ankara, Turkey — AFP Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the main person to blame for Iran’s first direct attack on Israel. “The main person responsible for the tension that gripped our hearts on the evening of April 13 is Netanyahu and his bloody administ...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid dragging the Middle East region into more escalation with Iran. Iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday in response to the April 1 attack on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, Syria, in which at least […]
President Joe Biden says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not done enough to ensure that humanitarian aid is entering Gaza. Biden listed the pledges the Israeli leader made to him. These include bolstering the amount of aid entering Gaza, and significantly reducing civilian casualties in Gaza. Addressing a news conference alongsi...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has declined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to speak to Democratic senators. Schumer emphasized the importance of keeping issues related to Israel bipartisan, stating it would benefit the country. He reaffirmed his commitment to Israel’s future while addressing his recent r...
Jerusalem – AFP Israel is committed to achieving all its war aims against Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Joe Biden in a Monday call. Israel faces international pressure to ease its campaign in Gaza. In their first call in more than a month, with Biden increasingly vocal about the war’s impact on civilians, ...
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday he was deeply concerned by Israeli plans for a ground operation in Gaza’s Rafah, the White House said. Biden added that an offensive would be a “mistake”. Netanyahu had also agreed to Biden’s request to send a dele...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Palestinians crammed into the southern Gaza Strip would be able to leave before troops enter Rafah. His comments, alongside visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, follow international fears over the fate of the roughly 1.5 million people who have so...
Jerusalem – AFP German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for a deal to free the Israelis held in Gaza accompanied by a “longer-lasting cease-fire”. “We need a hostage deal with a longer-lasting cease-fire,” Scholz said during a joint press appearance in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to send ground forces into Gaza’s southern Rafah city despite international fears for the fate of Palestinian civilians sheltering there. The right-wing premier stressed that “no amount of international pressure will stop us from realising al...
Vienna, Austria – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Washington was working “intensively” with its partners “to bridge the remaining gaps” for a deal to free prisoners held by Hamas and secure a cease-fire in Gaza. “Yes, there has been a counter-proposal put forward by Hamas. I obvious...
