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...
Washington, United States – AFP The White House said Friday it wanted to see Israel’s plan for an operation in Gaza’s Rafah that protects civilians, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the military’s proposal for an offensive. “We haven’t seen it. We certainly would welcome the opportunity to se...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Gaza’s health ministry said on Friday that Israeli fire killed 20 people and wounded 155 waiting to receive desperately needed aid in the besieged territory, but Israel claimed the reports were “erroneous”. The health ministry in Gaza accused Israeli troops of opening fire from “tanks...
BERLIN (AA) – The German government has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement in which he vowed to stop the creation of a Palestinian state. According to an official statement, Berlin is committed to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state “alongside the Jewish state.” Netanyahu’...
