Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but…
‘It is time for this war to end,’ Harris tells Netanyahu; ‘I will not be silent’ on Palestinian suffering
Vice President Kamala Harris said “Israel has a right to defend itself … and how it does so matters.” Harris’…
Biden says he put ‘personal ambition’ aside to ‘pass the torch’ to Harris for Trump battle
President Joe Biden on Wednesday night told the American public that “the defense of democracy is more important than any…
Elon Musk attends Netanyahu’s speech to Congress as his guest, but dozens of lawmakers skip it
Elon Musk made a surprise appearance in Washington Wednesday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, attending the…
‘Biggest barrier’ to Saudi-Israeli normalization is the two-state solution, says ex-CIA director
A two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict is “elusive” right now, according to former CIA director David Petraeus, adding that…
Biden and Netanyahu’s fraught relationship hits new low after U.S. pauses weapons shipment
“It’s definitely an earthquake.” That’s how American diplomat Richard Haass described the stunning declaration by U.S. President Joe Biden that…
U.S. paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion, says official
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the southern Gaza…
Israel launches strikes on Rafah, will send delegation to continue Gaza cease-fire talks
The Israel Defense Forces launched strikes on the southernmost city of Rafah Monday, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have…
Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between…
Israel’s military intel chief resigns, citing failures over Oct. 7 attack
The intelligence chief of Israel’s Defense Forces has resigned citing failures linked to the Hamas terror attack carried out on…
