On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise trip to visit Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah and said Israel must maintain control of the Gaza-Egypt border, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. Netanyahu has previously...
NATO Appoints Senior Official To Represent Alliance in Ukraine
On Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced the alliance was appointing a senior official to represent its interests in Ukraine, following up on a commitment made during last week's summit in Washington. Stoltenberg said the role would be filled by...
Mossad Chief Says Netanyahu’s Demand May Thwart Ceasefire Deal
Mossad Director David Barnea, the Israeli official leading indirect negotiations with Hamas, said Wednesday that one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest demands may prevent a potential ceasefire and hostage deal. According to Haaretz, Barnea presented the...
Trump Says Taiwan Should Pay the US for Its Defense
Former President Trump, the Republican Party's presidential nominee, told Bloomberg in an interview published on Tuesday that Taiwan should pay the US to defend the island and compared the idea to an insurance policy. President Biden has vowed several times that he...
UNRWA Headquarters in Israel ‘Flattened’ by Israeli Military
The head of the UN's Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, said Monday that the organization's headquarters in Gaza City have been "flattened" as Israel has escalated attacks across the Gaza Strip. "Shocking," UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X. "UNRWAheadquarters...
Netanyahu To Meet With Biden at the White House Before Addressing Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Biden at the White House on July 22, two days before Netanyahu delivers an address to a joint session of Congress, The Times of Israel reported Monday. The meeting will mark the first time Biden hosts...
Netanyahu Reverses Key Israeli Concession Made in Ceasefire Negotiations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed a key concession made by Israel during ceasefire negotiations, CNN reported Friday, citing an Israeli source familiar with the talks. The source said that Israel had previously agreed to allow Palestinians to have...
Netanyahu Admits He Doesn’t Know If Strikes on Gaza ‘Safe Zone’ Killed Hamas Military Commander
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted he doesn't know if an Israeli bombing of a tent camp the Israeli military declared a "safe zone" killed Mohammed Deif, Hamas's senior military commander. Gaza's Health Ministry said the strike on the al-Mawasi...
Netanyahu Demands Israel Maintain Control of Gaza-Egypt Border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that any future deal with Hamas must allow Israel to maintain control of the Gaza-Egypt border, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. The demand is Netanyahu's latest effort to sabotage the chances of a hostage and...
US To Resume Shipments of 500-Pound Bombs To Israel
The Biden administration is sending a shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel that it initially delayed as a public relations stunt to make it appear that the US was doing something to rein in Israel's killing of civilians. The US is still withholding a shipment of...