Washington, United States – AFP Iran’s massive aerial attack on Israel was a “spectacular and embarrassing failure,” the White House said Monday, after US forces helped shoot down most of the missiles and drones fired by Tehran. “I’ve seen reporting that the Iranians meant to fail, that this spectacular and ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Humanitarian aid flowing into the Gaza Strip has seen a significant surge in recent days, said White House National Security spokesman John Kirby on Monday. In an interview with MSNBC on Monday, Kirby emphasized the aid’s crucial role in alleviating the dire humanitarian situation in the area. “The aid has inc...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Iran’s threat to carry out a retaliatory attack on Israel in reprisal for the bombing of its consulate in Damascus is “very credible,” the White House said Friday. “We still deem the potential threat by Iran here to be real, to be viable, certainly credible, and we’re watching it as closely...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II will visit Washington next week for a meeting with US President Joe Biden, the White House has said. The February 12 meeting comes as regional efforts continue to broker an agreement to halt Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip. The White House said Abdullah and Biden will […]
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call Friday that he still backs future statehood for the Palestinians, the White House said, amid tensions between the two leaders over the issue. “The president still believes in the promise and the possibility of a two-state...
Washington, United States – AFP The White House said Friday it was “seriously concerned” about reports that a Palestinian teenager with dual US citizenship had been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank. “We’re seriously concerned about these reports. The information is scant at this time, we don’...
Washington, United States — AFP The United States has told Israel of its “concerns” about the mounting civilian casualties in Gaza, the White House has said. President Joe Biden — who has been Israel’s strongest support and ally — warned Israel on Tuesday it could lose support over “indiscriminate bomb...
Wearing masks and sunglasses to protect their anonymity, a group of staff members of the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration lay down flowers outside the White House on Wednesday during a vigil to call for cease-fire in Gaza. “Over 800 of us have signed a letter to the president, vice president and cabinet members […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – A group of US Congress members visited activists, state legislators, and actors on Wednesday on day three of a five-day hunger strike they launched in front of the White House demanding a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. Speaking at a candlelight vigil in front of the White House, Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only [&h...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden was “horrified” to learn that three Palestinian students were shot in Vermont over the weekend, the White House said Monday. Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ahmad “should be back in school with their classmates, not in a hospital room,” spokesperson Karine J...
