Israeli Lawmaker Says Raping Palestinian Prisoners Is ‘Legitimate’ Hanoch Milwidsky, a member of the Likud party, made the comments in a debate about the arrest of Israeli soldiers at the Sde Teiman prison
Austin Pledges the US Will Defend Israel If It Faces Attack After Latest Escalations The Israeli drone strike of Beirut and assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran risks a major regional war
State Department Won’t Call Israeli Rape of Palestinian Prisoners a War Crime 'I'm not a legal expert,' said State Department spokesman Vedant Patel when asked if rape was a war crime
Israeli Police Detain Soldiers Suspected of Raping a Palestinian, Sparking Protests Members of the Israeli Knesset joined the protests against the arrest
Erdogan Says Turkey Could ‘Enter’ Israel Like It Did in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh Israel's foreign minister responded by threatening Erdogan that he could become the next Saddam Hussein
Netanyahu Postpones the Evacuation of 150 Sick and Wounded Children from Gaza The Israeli leader also blocked the establishment of a field hospital in Israel for wounded Palestinian children from Gaza
Druze Mourn 12 Children Killed by Rocket in Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights Israel is blaming the strike on Hezbollah, which denies any responsibility and says an Israeli anti-rocket interceptor hit the children
Netanyahu Holds Separate Meetings With Biden and Harris at the White House POLITICO reports Israel is pressuring the US to fast-track weapons shipments
Israel Delays Sending a Delegation to Qatar for Hostage Talks An Israeli official said they wanted to wait until after Netanyahu meets with Biden at the White House
In Congressional Address, Netanyahu Slams American Protesters and Receives Standing Ovation The Israeli leader asked for more US military aid and called for a new anti-Iran alliance in the Middle East