Two extremist ministers in the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated calls on Monday for the "resettlement" of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and for the establishment of Israeli settlements in the enclave. Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel's...
Netanyahu Refuses to Discuss Post-War Plans for Gaza With Security Chiefs
According to Israeli media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused requests from his top military and intelligence officials to discuss potential plans for a post-war Gaza. Israel's Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu rebuffed three separate...
Netanyahu Says He’s Looking for Countries to ‘Absorb’ Palestinians from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a meeting of his Likud party on Monday that he's working to bring about the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and looking for countries willing to "absorb" them, Israel Hayom reported. "Our problem is countries that...
UN Security Council Delays Vote on Gaza Resolution Yet Again
The UN Security Council again pushed back a vote on a Gaza resolution that was initially scheduled to be brought forward for a vote on Monday. The vote is now scheduled for Friday and was delayed throughout the week due to the threat of a US veto. The US worked to...
UN Report Says Over 570,000 People Are Starving in Gaza
One in four Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip -- over 570,000 people -- are starving due to the Israeli siege, according to a report using data from the UN and other aid agencies that was released Thursday. The report, published by the Integrated Food Security...
Netanyahu Says He’s ‘Proud’ of Preventing a Palestinian State
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he's "proud" of preventing the creation of a Palestinian state. "I'm proud that I prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state because today everybody understands what that Palestinian state could have...
Israel Rejects International Pressure for Ceasefire, Signals Gaza Onslaught Will Go on for Months or Longer
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday rejected international pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza and signaled the brutal assault will continue for months or even longer. In just over two months of Israel's campaign in Gaza, at least 18,000 Palestinians have...
Netanyahu Says He Appreciates US Veto of UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said he appreciated the US vetoing a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and vowed to continue his war in the besieged enclave, which has killed at least 18,000...
Israeli Minister in Charge of West Bank Says Territory Is Home to ‘2 Million Nazis’
Bezalel Smotrich, the extremist Israeli finance minister who's been given sweeping powers over the West Bank, has said the occupied territory is home to "2 million Nazis," referring to part of the Palestinian population. It's estimated that around 3 million...
Sen. McConnell Says Calls to Condition Israel Aid are ‘Ridiculous’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday dismissed growing calls to condition military aid to Israel, calling them "ridiculous," as Israel has been killing civilians at a historic pace in Gaza. "Our relationship with Israel is the closest national...