Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
Schumer's rebuke of Netanyahu shows the long, fragile line the US and allies walk on interference
Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer lashed out at Prime Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections.
The Latest | Israel denies Palestinian claim its forces killed 20 near Gaza aid distribution center
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza is accusing Israeli forces of launching an attack near an aid distribution point in war-wracked northern Gaza, killing 20 people and wounding 155 others.
Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive
The Israeli military says it plans to direct many of the 1.4 million displaced Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost town of Rafah toward “humanitarian islands” in the center of the territory ahead of its planned offensive there.
Biden cajoles Netanyahu with tough talk, humanitarian concerns but Israeli PM remains dug in
President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, warning he's “hurting Israel” and speaking candidly about “come to Jesus” conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
A ship with Gaza aid is preparing to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to the war-ravaged strip
A ship bearing humanitarian aid is making preparations to leave Cyprus and head for Gaza after international donors launched a sea corridor to supply aid for the besieged territory facing widespread hunger after five months of war.
Biden's closest allies are stepping up pressure on White House to do more to ease suffering in Gaza
More of President Joe Biden’s top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if Israel refuses to change course.
The Latest | Biden says hostage deal could pause Gaza war, but Israel and Hamas show skepticism
President Joe Biden says Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants.
Netanyahu says a cease-fire deal would only delay 'somewhat' an Israeli military offensive in Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Israeli military offensive in the southernmost city of Rafah could be “delayed somewhat” if a deal for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is reached.
South Africa tells top UN court that it's accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians
South Africa has argued at the United Nations’ top court that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israel’s occupation of land sought for a Palestinian state is “inherently and fundamentally illegal.”.
Israel says Brazil's president unwelcome until he apologizes for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust
Israel’s foreign minister says Brazil’s president will not be welcome in Israel until he apologizes for comments he made comparing Israel’s war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of a “very serious anti-Semitic attack.”.
Live updates | Biden warns Israel not to attack Rafah without plan to protect civilians
President Joe Biden has again cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against moving forward with a military operation on the southern city of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, without a “credible and executable plan” to protect civilians.
Live updates | Gaza's death toll mounts as negotiators cite progress on a cease-fire deal
Gaza health officials say the death toll from an Israeli hostage rescue operation has risen to 74 as the warring sides appear to have made progress toward a deal that aims to bring about a cease-fire and free hostages held by Hamas.
Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean?
Egypt has threatened to void its decades-long peace treaty with Israel if it begins a large-scale offensive against Rafah, where some 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in densely packed tent camps on the border with Egypt.
Biden says Israel shouldn't press into Rafah without 'credible' plan to protect civilians
The White House says President Joe Biden has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel shouldn’t go ahead with a military operation in the densely populated Gaza border town of Rafah without a “credible” plan to protect civilians.
Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare a plan for the evacuation of the population of the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of an expected ground invasion.
Live updates | Deadly strikes across Gaza as Israel makes plans to evacuate civilians from Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to draw up plans to evacuate civilians from the southern city of Rafah, ahead of an expected Israeli invasion into areas near the border with Egypt.
Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza ceasefire plan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has left the Middle East with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza began in October.
Live updates | South Africa alleges Israel is ignoring court ruling as more are killed in north Gaza
South Africa’s foreign minister says Israel is ignoring the ruling by the United Nations’ top court last week — which ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death — by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza.
UN chief warns that Israel's rejection of a two-state solution threatens global peace
The United Nations chief is warning Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau’s rejection of a two-state solution will indefinitely prolong a conflict that is threatening global peace and emboldening extremists everywhere.