As Ed pointed out over the weekend, talks between Hamas and Israel seem to have reached a breaking point. Hamas is demanding more aid for northern Gaza and Israel is demanding a release of all remaining hostages. Neither side seems to believe progress is possible at this point. But as of Friday, Joe Biden was […]
Today, at least, Hamas and Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on one point — further negotiations are pointless. Hamas started off the day by announcing it would suspend talks on the hostages until Israel sent more aid to northern Gaza: Hamas has suspended all Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal negotiations until humanitarian aid is brought into the […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive targeting the border city of Rafah, satellite images analyzed Friday by The Associated Press show. Egypt, which has not publicly acknowledged the construction, repeatedly has warned Israel […]
In a phone call Thursday, President Joe Biden again cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against moving forward with a military operation in Rafah without a “credible and executable plan” to protect civilians. Early the next day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to reject “international dictates” on a long-term resolution of Israel’s conflict with […]
President Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah II urged Israel on Monday to show restraint ahead of its planned ground assault on the Gaza city of Rafah that the hostages and Palestinian civilians need to be protected. The two leaders’ remarks came after a White House meeting in which the two talked about increasing humanitarian assistance […]
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel bombed targets in overcrowded Rafah early Friday, hours after Biden administration officials and aid agencies warned Israel against expanding its Gaza ground offensive to the southern city where more than half of the territory’s 2.3 million people have sought refuge. Airstrikes overnight and into Friday hit two residential buildings […]
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Saturday expressed deep concern over reports that the Israeli military intends to take its battle against Hamas to the town of Rafah at Gaza’s border with Egypt where more than a million people have escaped the fighting. The EU’s top diplomat warned that conflict is likely to spread throughout […]
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