The White House on Monday said it was reviewing a response by the Islamist Hamas militant group to a ceasefire and hostage release proposal, as it continued to press Israel to halt plans for a ground invasion of Rafah.
An Israeli tank brigade seized control on Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt as Israel moved forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife’s edge.
An Israeli tank brigade seized control Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities said, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife’s edge.
Kirby told reporters Biden reiterated his clear position to Netanyahu that the United States does "not support ground operations in Rafah," adding that Israel should not proceed w
Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands and pressed ahead with strikes in Rafah while planning to continue negotiations on a deal.
Israel said Monday it is pressing ahead with an assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza despite an announcement by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that it had accepted the terms of a brokered cease-fire.
John Kirby gives statement after militant group announced it accepts Qatari-Egyptian deal; Kirby refused to confirm US had halted weapons shipment to Israel
Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel played down the likelihood of a ceasefire in Gaza on Monday after Hamas said it had accepted a proposal from mediators,
President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday morning as a potential ground assault in Rafah looms and as negotiations over a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel have stalled.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday that he would ensure the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza is open for humanitarian aid, the White House said.
After Hamas on Monday announced its acceptance of an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, Israel said its leaders approved a military operation in the southern Gaza town of Rafah and began striking targets in the area.
Israeli prime minister’s comments come as diplomatic sources say the agreement approved by Hamas is similar to the Egyptian proposal Israel already agreed to
President Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone on Monday, warning the prime minister against continuing with plans for an invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah.
US pressing Israel to avoid attacks in densely populated areas, official says; Israel sending delegation to Cairo for indirect negotiations on truce with Hamas
Israel has carried out night air strikes on Rafah and said a ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas fell “far from Israel’s necessary requirement”, as international mediators and officials struggled to continue talks to halt fighting in Gaza.
Israel sending delegation to Cairo for indirect negotiations on truce with Hamas; US pressing Israel to avoid attacks in densely populated areas, official says
Egyptian and Palestinian officials tell Associated Press Israeli tanks are approaching city in southern Gaza; US believes strikes on Rafah do not ‘represent a major military operation’
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the White House was reviewing Hamas' response to a cease-fire proposal and discussed the call between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Daniel Hagari statement suggests military offensive still being prepared after militant group has told mediators it is accepting Qatari-Egyptian proposal
A National Security Council spokesperson said Biden reiterated US concerns about an invasion of Rafah and said he believes reaching a cease-fire with Hamas is the best way to protect the lives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Not long after Hamas said it accepted a cease-fire proposal to halt the seven-month war, Israel began striking targets near the southern Gaza town of Rafah.
The Biden administration says the current positions presented by Israel and Hamas allow the gaps in hostage deal and ceasefire negotiations to be closed and put a deal within reach, White House spokesman John Kirby said in a briefing with reporters.
Israeli leadership is pressing forward with a planned offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah despite U.S. protests and an announcement by Hamas that the group would agree to a ceasefire proposal mediated by Qatar and Egypt.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Palestinian militant organization Hamas was trying to torpedo the Israeli offensive in Rafah by agreeing to a new proposal in ceasefire negotiations. "This did not happen,
A few hours after the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement announced that it would agree to the mediators' proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, the Israeli army attacked targets in the east of the city of Rafah late on Monday evening.
The Israel Defense Forces has begun targeted airstrikes against Hamas in Rafah on Monday, despite claims from Hamas that it had agreed to a ceasefire deal.
Netanyahu is determined to attack Rafah, despite US warnings. Andrew Feinberg speaks to Israeli and American officials about what the consequences might be
The Palestinian militant organization Hamas has approved a proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza war put forward by mediators Egypt and Qatar, according to a post in Hamas' official Telegram channel on Monday evening.
Israel rejected a ceasefire offer from Hamas on Monday night, vowing to continue with its invasion of the southern Gazan city of Rafah and saying a last-minute proposal had failed to meet its key demands.
US President Joe Biden, seeking to push a Gaza ceasefire, on Monday warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against invading Rafah as Israel defiantly issued evacuation orders and carried out intense air strikes on the crowded Gaza city.
At the White House press briefing on Monday, National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby told reporters that U.S. officials were reviewing a proposal by Hamas to release hostages and to enter a ceasefire in Gaza.