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...
Israel Used US-Provided Bomb on School Sheltering Civilians
Israel used a US-provided bomb in a strike on a school in a town east of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis that was sheltering civilians, CNN reported on Wednesday. The airstrike hit tents on the outside of the school in the town of Abassan on Tuesday. Officials...
US To Permanently Remove Pier Built Off the Coast of Gaza
The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that the pier the US military built off the coast of Gaza will be reattached to the shore on Wednesday and then permanently removed after a few days. The idea is to clear aid that has piled up in Cyprus and on the offshore...
Israel Controls 26% of Gaza, Potentially Paving the Way for Jewish Settlements
The Israeli military has taken control of 26% of the Gaza Strip and is building bases and paving roads in the areas to ensure long-term occupation, which could lead to Jewish settlements, Haaretz reported on Monday. Israel established a "buffer zone" along the...
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Condemns Israeli Bombing of Catholic School in Gaza
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Catholic authority in the Middle East, has strongly condemned the Israeli bombing of a Catholic school in Gaza City, which killed at least four Palestinians. "The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem is monitoring, with grave...
The Lancet Says Gaza Death Toll Could Exceed 186,000
The British medical journal The Lancet published an article on July 5 that estimates the actual death toll of Israel's US-backed military campaign in Gaza could be over 186,000 even if there were a ceasefire today. The article, written by a group of experts, takes...