Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah as it prepared to expand its operation saying it was also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken strongly criticized Israel's continued offensive in Gaza amid its war with the Hamas terror group, citing a growing civilian death toll.
Israeli TV shows few to no images of Gaza casualties and destruction caused by airstrikes, widening the gulf in perspective between Israel and the rest of the world.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, killing 19 people and wounding dozens of others,
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
The U.S. has offered Israel significant intelligence and supplies in a bid to prevent a full-scale invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said Israel lacked a "credible plan" to protect some 1.4 million Palestinian civilians in Rafah and warned an Israeli attack could create an insurgency by failing to kill all Hamas fighters in the southern Gaza city.
Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Sunday and battled Hamas in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared months ago but where militants have regrouped.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel risks fueling a Hamas insurgency in postwar Gaza, cautioning that there will still be thousands of armed militants in the area even if Israel invades the city of Rafah.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration's strongest public criticism yet of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated opposition to a major military assault on Rafah, telling CBS that Israel would “be left holding the bag on an enduring insurgency” without an exit from Gaza and postwar governance plan.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Colombian President Gustavo Petro after the South American leader called for his arrest over the war in Gaza.
Protesters took to the streets of several cities across Israel on Saturday, demanding the release of all hostages held in Gaza ahead of Israel’s Memorial Day.
President Biden and his senior aides have been making such offers over the past several weeks in hopes they will persuade Israel to conduct a more limited and targeted operation i
Posting on X, formerly Twitter, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that during the past day troops had been engaged in "face-to-face battles" with Hamas fighters in Rafah. The I
Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi, in a further indication that the military is pressing ahead with its plans for a ground attack on Rafah.
Like much of Biden’s, at times, halting approach toward the war, the report released to Congress on Friday drew criticism from across the political spectrum.
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled the Gazan city of Rafah after Israel's military ordered evacuations ahead of a ground offensive. Follow for live updates.
Israel's conduct of the war has put the country “on the trajectory, potentially, to inherit an insurgency with many armed Hamas left or, if it leaves, a vacuum filled by chaos, filled by anarchy, and probably refilled by Hamas.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
Israel has portrayed the southern Gaza city of Rafah as Hamas' last stronghold, saying it must invade in order to succeed in its goals of dismantling the group and returning scores of hostages. A limited operation there has expanded in recent days,
Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to leave as it prepared to expand its military operation in defiance of growing pressure from close ally the United States and others.
The United Nations has warned that the planned full-scale Rafah invasion would further cripple humanitarian operations and cause a surge in civilian deaths.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has accused President Joe Biden of appeasing the “pro-Hamas” side of the Democratic Party, adding that his handling of the war in Gaza contributes to his failing track record. Scott’s claim against Biden comes after the president indicated the United States would no longer provide Israel with bombs and artillery shells
Secretary of State Tony Blinken confirmed Sunday that Israel has not shown the U.S. a plan for protecting civilians in Gaza, or for how the enclave could be run after the war's end. Why it matters: The Biden administration's concerns over Israel's planned military operation in Rafah led President Biden to warn that he would withhold weapons which prompted backlash from Republicans.
Egypt has refused to coordinate with Israel on the entry of aid into Gaza from the Rafah crossing due to Israel's "unacceptable escalation", Egypt's state affiliated Alqahera News satellite TV reported on Saturday,
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reiterated his concerns that President Joe Biden‘s handling of the war in Gaza will hurt his support with young voters and the Democratic Party base. Sanders’s continued concerns come despite actions he has recently taken threatening to withhold weapons from Israel if they go forward with a military operation in Rafah
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, saying Israeli tactics have meant “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians”.
For weeks, Israeli officials have warned of imminent invasion in the southern city Rafah, where more than one million Palestinians fled to escape fighting in the north of Gaza
A State Department report released Friday found that Israel has likely violated international law in Gaza. MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin speaks with Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, who says the report “muddies the water again by essentially punting the question” about whether Israel has committed war crimes.