Trump picks Adam Boehler to be presidential envoy for hostage affairs
Adam Boehler, the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the…
UK suspends some arms export licenses to Israel
LONDON — British Foreign Minister David Lammy said Monday the country would immediately suspend some arms export licenses to Israel…
Israel airstrike on Gaza school kills more than 100, Hamas-run media office says
More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people,…
Middle East on knife-edge after killing of Hamas leader in Iran; Israel’s opponents vow retaliation
The Middle East is on edge after a dramatic escalation that saw top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in a…
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…
U.S. pushes for U.N to support temporary Gaza ceasefire, oppose Rafah assault.
The United States has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and opposing a…
Egypt setting up area at Gaza border which could be used to shelter Palestinians, Reuters reports
Egypt is preparing an area at the Gaza border which could accommodate Palestinians in case an Israeli offensive into Rafah prompts an exodus across the frontier, four sources said, in…
U.S. President Joe Biden again tells Netanyahu that Rafah civilians must be protected
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday again told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he should not proceed with military action in Rafah without a credible and executable plan…
Israel-Hamas war negotiations reportedly working toward a weekslong cease-fire
Negotiations over the Israel-Hamas war are zeroing in on a cease-fire deal of one to two months in exchange for…
China calls for Gaza peace conference; Hamas to disclose fate of Israeli hostages
China called for a large-scale and authoritative peace conference on the war in Gaza, while the militant group Hamas aired…
