Frantic U.S. and international efforts to prevent a full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah appeared to be making little headway as Israel Defense Forces pressed forward and thousands more Palestinian civilians attempted to flee the besieged city. Sunday brought fresh signs of fighting spreading beyond Rafah despite intense U.S.-backed regional […]
Israel’s initial assault on the Rafah border crossing has successfully given the IDF “operational control” of the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Israel is signaling that this will be the jumping-off point for the main thrust into the city. The border operation resulted in the killing […]
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated Monday that the Metropolitan Police Department will not clear out a protest of Israel at George Washington University unless it becomes violent, rebuffing a plea from the school’s president and brushing off criticism from Capitol Hill. Ms. Bowser said city police will continue to take a hands-off approach to the […]
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country’s annual Holocaust memorial day, declaring: “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone.” The message, delivered in a setting that typically avoids politics, was aimed at the […]
In early 2021, YouTube, Facebook and Amazon were frustrated by the Biden administration’s “pressure” to censor and demote content related to COVID-19 vaccines and the origins of the virus. But the platforms ultimately caved to senior White House officials and not only removed and demoted posts and other content but collaborated with the White House […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials appeared increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants against the country’s leaders, as international pressure mounts over the war in Gaza. Airstrikes overnight into Monday killed 22 people in a southern city, according to hospital records. The deaths in Rafah included six women and five children, […]
TEL AVIV, Israel | The White House on Sunday said President Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza. There were no immediate details of […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said, while the army chief warned of a worsening situation as his forces wait for much-needed arms from a huge U.S. aid package to reach the front lines. Vitaliy Kim, the […]
LONDON — The European Union on Monday demanded TikTok provide more information about a new app that pays users to watch videos and warned that it could order the video-sharing platform to suspend addictive features that pose a risk to kids. The 27-nation EU‘s executive Commission said it was opening formal proceedings to determine whether […]
Sen. Tim Kaine faulted President Biden for taking too long to demand that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allow more aid into Gaza. Mr. Kaine, the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee in 2016, said he agreed with Mr. Biden’s notion that the current approach is “not working,” but he said Mr. Biden should have pushed Mr. […]
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