Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted President Biden during a speech at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, the scene of the 2015 shooting committed by Dylan Roof that killed nine people. "If you really care...
US, Ben Gvir Trade Barbs Over Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza
The State Department on Tuesday criticized comments from two Israeli ministers about their desire to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, an idea that's favored by many officials within the Israeli government. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Minister of...
Survivors of Nova Music Festival Sue Israeli Security Establishment for Failing to Protect Them
Forty-two Israelis who attended the Nova music festival near the Gaza border that was attacked on October 7 have sued the Israeli security establishment for failing to protect the event. The lawsuit filed a claim for $56 million against Israel's Shin Bet security...
Two Israeli Ministers Say ‘Resettle’ Palestinians from Gaza and Build Settlements in the Strip
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...