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June 1, 2024 7:30 PM

Netanyahu says no Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday there could be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas was destroyed, casting doubt on a key part of a truce proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel itself had made. Biden said...

April 29, 2024 11:08 AM

Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel normalization, post-war Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East to discuss issues including the governance of Gaza once the war with Israel ends. The top U.S. diplomat heads to Israel lat...

April 10, 2024 10:40 AM

Biden says Netanyahu’s approach to war in Gaza is a ‘mistake’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza is a "mistake," U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview published on Tuesday, offering further criticism of Israel's handling of the conflict. "I think what he's doing is ...

November 19, 2023 5:48 PM

Biden says Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern Gaza and West Bank

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern the Gaza Strip and the West Bank following the Israel-Hamas war. "As we strive for peace, Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under a single governanc...

November 7, 2023 10:44 AM

Israel says it is open to Gaza fighting pauses for aid, hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would consider "tactical little pauses" in fighting to facilitate the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip, but again rejected calls for a ceasefire despite international press...

October 19, 2023 3:03 PM

UK’s Sunak in Israel, expressing ‘solidarity with Iraeli people’ from ‘horrific’ Hamas attack

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak landed in Israel on October 19, beginning a visit in which he will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog before traveling on to other regional capitals. Sunak shared his condolences for ...

October 18, 2023 3:09 PM

U.S. President Joe Biden lands in Israel to show solidarity

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on October 18, beginning a visit to show solidarity and to confer on the spiralling Gaza war. Descending from the plane amid a large security contingent, Biden embraced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...

October 17, 2023 12:36 PM

Putin pushes need for talks in calls with Israeli, Arab and Iranian leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the deaths of more than 1,300 Israelis in a wave of attacks launched from Gaza on Oct.7 by Islamist militant group Hamas. He also told N...

October 17, 2023 11:30 AM

Palestine gets humanitarian aid from various countries

Japan will provide $10 million in emergency aid for civilians in Gaza, foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Tuesday. Japan is the current president of the Group of 7 developed nations and Kamikawa said it was monitoring the situation in Gaza "with...

October 17, 2023 10:31 AM

Biden to visit Israel as Gaza war sparks humanitarian crisis

U.S. President Joe Biden will make a high-stakes visit to Israel on Wednesday as the country prepares to escalate an offensive against Hamas militants that has set off a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and raised fears of a broader conflict with Iran. B...