Jerusalem – AFP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Israeli military will launch a ground offensive in Rafah “with or without” a deal with Hamas. “The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question. We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces potential arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The Times of Israel reported that the Israeli government, in partnership with the US, is making a concerted effort to head off the warrants. Netanyahu fears accusations of deliberately starvin...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories– AFP Hamas has said that it is studying Israel’s latest counterproposal for a Gaza cease-fire, a day after media reports said a delegation from mediator Egypt was in Israel trying to jump-start stalled negotiations. The armed wing of Hamas also released video footage of two men held hosta...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Hamas’s armed wing has released a video of two men detained in Gaza who are seen alive and urging Israeli authorities to strike a deal for the release of all the remaining captives. Campaign group ‘Hostages and Missing Families’ Forum identified the two as Keith Siegel and Omri Miran who we...
Sen. Bernie Sanders has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s condemnation of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on US campuses. Sanders rebuked Netanyahu’s labeling of such protests as “anti-Semitic”. He highlighted Israeli actions in Gaza, including the destruction of housing units and schools. Sanders said it ...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden on Wednesday demanded that new humanitarian aid be allowed to immediately reach Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “We’re going to immediately secure that aid and surge it… including food, medical supplies, clean water,” Biden said after signing a massive military ...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States appears close to sanctioning an Israeli military unit over alleged human rights violations in the West Bank, a move the Israeli prime minister angrily denounced as “the height of absurdity.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hinted at such steps when asked by a reporter in ...
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...
