U.S. support for Israeli government increasingly strained as Arab states demand cease-fire
1 year ago

U.S. support for Israeli government increasingly strained as Arab states demand cease-fire

LA Times  

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on Thursday. That despite what U.S. officials now acknowledge is Israel’s reticence to heed repeated pleas from President Biden and others in his administration to minimize civilian casualties as Israeli tanks, troops and air power pound parts of southern Gaza, where more than a million Palestinians fleeing the north have taken precarious refuge. “And there does remain a gap between … the intent to protect civilians and the actual results that we’re seeing on the ground.” Blinken has made four trips to Israel since the Oct. 7 attacks that Hamas militants inflicted on southern Israel, killing around 1,200 mostly civilians, kidnapping another 250 and committing torture and other atrocities, according to Israeli officials. Israeli officials also agreed to a brief humanitarian pause — not a cease-fire, which Israel maintains Hamas would use to regroup — and for a week, fighting stopped, aid entered and 100 hostages were freed. “We can’t just snap our fingers and the conflict stops.” In Washington, foreign ministers from countries belonging to the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation met with Blinken and other senior officials to again drive home their demand for a cease-fire and opposition to Israel’s actions.

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‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy
4 days, 6 hours ago

‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy

Al Jazeera  

Former State Department official Mike Casey says the US government is pursuing Israel’s interests over its own. “And I’ve not seen that in any other country that I’ve served in.” After four years in his post, Casey resigned in July over what he described as the US government’s unwavering support for Israel despite its devastating military campaign in the Gaza …

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency
1 week, 5 days ago

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency

China Daily  

Palestinian children maneuver a shopping cart loaded with water containers past rubble and debris in Gaza City on Wednesday. OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP The international community has thrown its support behind the United Nations Palestine refugees agency following the adoption of two resolutions by the UN General Assembly that demanded Israel reverse its stance against the agency and reiterated the …

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency
1 week, 5 days ago

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency

China Daily  

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-13 09:48 Palestinian children maneuver a shopping cart loaded with water containers past rubble and debris in Gaza City on Wednesday. OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP The international community has thrown its support behind the United Nations Palestine refugees agency following the adoption of two resolutions by the UN General …

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency
1 week, 5 days ago

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency

China Daily  

Palestinian children maneuver a shopping cart loaded with water containers past rubble and debris in Gaza City on Wednesday. OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP The international community has thrown its support behind the United Nations Palestine refugees agency following the adoption of two resolutions by the UN General Assembly that demanded Israel reverse its stance against the agency and reiterated the …

Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza
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1 week, 6 days ago

Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza

Associated Press  

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. Five people were killed Wednesday by at least three Israeli strikes in different towns in the southern municipality of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon’s Health Ministry and state news agency said. “We’re …

US making fresh efforts for Gaza ceasefire, White House aide Finer says
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2 weeks ago

US making fresh efforts for Gaza ceasefire, White House aide Finer says

Hindustan Times  

By Jeff Mason US making fresh efforts for Gaza ceasefire, White House aide Finer says NEW YORK, - U.S. President Joe Biden is dispatching more senior aides to the Middle East in the next few weeks to clinch a Gaza ceasefire deal that has eluded his administration for over a year, a senior aide said on Tuesday. U.S. Deputy National …

US making fresh efforts for Gaza ceasefire, White House aide Finer says
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2 weeks ago

US making fresh efforts for Gaza ceasefire, White House aide Finer says

Hindustan Times  

By Jeff Mason US making fresh efforts for Gaza ceasefire, White House aide Finer says NEW YORK -U.S. President Joe Biden is dispatching more senior aides to the Middle East in the next few weeks to clinch a Gaza ceasefire deal that has eluded his administration for over a year, a senior aide said on Tuesday. U.S. Deputy National Security …

Amid ceasefire, Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon killing 11 after Hezbollah attack
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Amid ceasefire, Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon killing 11 after Hezbollah attack

Hindustan Times  

Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. In the United States, President-elect Donald Trump demanded the immediate release of Israeli hostages …

U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel
3 weeks, 3 days ago

U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel

LA Times  

Asma Al-Kharobi, 16, feeds her 10-month-old sister bread mixed with water at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Sunday, The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted convoys. “So …

US vetoes UN Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution as Hamas rules out hostage deal until war ends
1 month ago

US vetoes UN Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution as Hamas rules out hostage deal until war ends

ABC  

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the Biden administration for again blocking international action aimed at halting Israel's war with Hamas. The 15-member council voted on Wednesday on a resolution put forward by 10 non-permanent members that called for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" and separately demanded …

US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release
1 month ago

US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza because it was not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas militants in Israel in October 2023. “Hamas would have seen it as a vindication of its cynical strategy to hope and pray …

Middle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution
1 month ago

Middle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution

Associated Press  

The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with the Americans saying they the resolution Wednesday was not linked to an immediate release of hostages still held by Hamas. Hamas say US veto of cease-fire resolution shows its ‘direct involvement’ in Gaza war CAIRO — The Palestinian militant group Hamas said …

A US envoy says an Israel-Hezbollah truce is ‘within our grasp.’ But there was no optimism for Gaza
1 month ago

A US envoy says an Israel-Hezbollah truce is ‘within our grasp.’ But there was no optimism for Gaza

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday. Amos Hochstein, the Biden administration’s pointman on Israel and Lebanon, arrived as Hezbollah’s allies in the Lebanese government said the militant group had responded positively to the proposal, which would entail both its fighters and Israeli …

‘Ready for ceasefire, but Israel must respect proposal’, says Hamas
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Ready for ceasefire, but Israel must respect proposal’, says Hamas

Hindustan Times  

A senior Hamas official has expressed the militant group's willingness for a ceasefire deal with Israel in the Gaza Strip and urged US President-elect Donald Trump to “pressure” Israel over the Jewish state's ongoing military operations in the Palestinian territory. TOPSHOT - Children stare at the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

The view from Gaza: What the US decision not to punish Israel looks like
1 month, 1 week ago

The view from Gaza: What the US decision not to punish Israel looks like

Al Jazeera  

The US decision not to follow through on its past warning to Israel carries fatal consequences for many trapped in Gaza. The letter also called on Israel to permit at least 350 trucks of aid into Gaza daily, open a fifth crossing, permit people trapped in Israel-imposed coastal displacement camps to move inland before winter, allow aid agencies to enter …

The Gaza genocide may not be in the news, but it hasn’t stopped
1 month, 1 week ago

The Gaza genocide may not be in the news, but it hasn’t stopped

Al Jazeera  

“All the world is a stage,” Shakespeare wrote. In recent weeks, the genocide has taken yet another wicked turn, with the Israeli army implementing what the Israeli media have called the “General’s Plan” – or the ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza. According to a recent UN report, Israel has engaged in a “concerted policy to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system”, including …

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account?

Al Jazeera  

A United Nations special committee says Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza are consistent with genocide. In a new report, a UN committee says Israel is intentionally causing the death of civilians and aid workers, using starvation as a weapon of war, and inflicting collective punishment on Palestinians. Separately, the Human Rights Watch NGO says 90 percent of Gaza’s people have …

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee

Al Jazeera  

Report says Israel ‘using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population’. Gaza aid supply goes from ‘bad to worse’ after Israel misses US deadline Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of …

US has not assessed Israel is violating law on Gaza aid, will not change policy despite humanitarian groups’ findings
1 month, 1 week ago

US has not assessed Israel is violating law on Gaza aid, will not change policy despite humanitarian groups’ findings

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Biden administration has not assessed that Israel is in violation of US law and will not change its policy at this time, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday on the US-mandated 30-day deadline for the Netanyahu government to take specific steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The US statement comes in sharp contrast to …

'You are not welcome here' Qatar tells Hamas to leave the country amid US pressure
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'You are not welcome here' Qatar tells Hamas to leave the country amid US pressure

Firstpost  

In a major policy shift, Qatar told Hamas leaders to leave the country after pressure from the US which accuses the Palestinian group of stalling a Gaza ceasefire deal Amid the escalating tensions in West Asia, Qatar has told leaders of Hamas to leave the country as the gulf state faces pressure from Washington to facilitate a ceasefire deal. Senior …

US and Egypt Push for Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

US and Egypt Push for Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza

Deccan Chronicle  

US and mediators are pushing for cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza, as the two fronts have been stalled for months. The US and its allies are proposing two-month cease-fires in each country, with Lebanon seeking a full Israeli withdrawal and Gaza seeking a four-week cease-fire with 10 hostages released. However, both Israel and Hezbollah remain unwilling to compromise, with the …

U.S. hopes Hamas leader’s death will end Gaza war. Israel may have other ideas
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. hopes Hamas leader’s death will end Gaza war. Israel may have other ideas

LA Times  

President Biden and his senior leadership hailed Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an “opportunity” to end the yearlong war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and killed thousands of Palestinians. “The war is not over,” Netanyahu declared triumphantly in a televised address when he confirmed Sinwar’s killing by an Israeli army unit in a building in the …

US threatens to cut off arms supply to Israel: Strongest known warning sent to Netanyahu since war began calls for greater humanitarian aid in Gaza
2 months, 1 week ago

US threatens to cut off arms supply to Israel: Strongest known warning sent to Netanyahu since war began calls for greater humanitarian aid in Gaza

Daily Mail  

The White House demanded Israel take several concrete actions within 30 days The US has issued a stark ultimatum to Israel, warning it must relax restrictions on the flow of aid into and around Gaza lest it face being cut off from arms imports. Civil defense teams and Palestinian residents extinguish the fire and search and rescue work in the …

U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support

LA Times  

Palestinians look at the damage after an Israeli strike hit tents in a hospital courtyard in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday. In a rare, direct threat, the Biden administration has told Israel it must allow humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip or risk losing U.S. military armament, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the …

Oct. 7 anniversary: A year into the war in Gaza, the center of U.S. Jewish politics has shifted.
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Oct. 7 anniversary: A year into the war in Gaza, the center of U.S. Jewish politics has shifted.

Slate  

Last November, in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, tens of thousands of American Jews rallied in Washington, D.C., for Israel and against antisemitism. One attendee held up a sign that read “Zionists for Nuance and Peace.” The peace bloc, composed of liberally-minded organizations that worked on Israel issues and, unlike Jewish groups to their left, …

Jordan Balances Relationships With Israel, Lebanon, the U.S. and Iran : State of the World from NPR : NPR
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Balances Relationships With Israel, Lebanon, the U.S. and Iran : State of the World from NPR : NPR

NPR  

Jordan Balances Relationships With Israel, Lebanon, the U.S. and Iran : State of the World from NPR The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza approaches the one year mark. In a volatile moment in the region, Jordan balances a unique set of relationships with all these countries. We hear from Ayman Safadi, who is Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and …

US airs frustration with Israel’s military about strikes in Gaza
3 months, 1 week ago

US airs frustration with Israel’s military about strikes in Gaza

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza in a sign of growing American frustration with its close ally as the war approaches its first anniversary. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield was unusually outspoken against the Israeli military at a U.N. Security Council meeting, saying many …

Hamas reiterates readiness over ceasefire deal based on US proposal
3 months, 1 week ago

Hamas reiterates readiness over ceasefire deal based on US proposal

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-12 09:52 GAZA - Hamas on Wednesday reiterated its readiness to implement the ceasefire agreement based on the US proposal and rejected any new conditions on this agreement from any party. During a meeting with Qatari and Egyptian mediators in Doha, the Hamas negotiating delegation expressed its "continued positivity and flexibility" in reaching a ceasefire agreement for …

Israel faces wave of condemnation over deadly attacks on safe zone in South Gaza
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel faces wave of condemnation over deadly attacks on safe zone in South Gaza

China Daily  

A Palestinian woman reacts at the site following Israeli strikes on a tent camp sheltering displaced people at the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sept 10, 2024. RAMALLAH - Regional countries, including Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, and Iran, on Tuesday strongly condemned the deadly Israeli attacks on a crowded tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in Khan …

The U.N. chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he’s seen
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The U.N. chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he’s seen

LA Times  

Palestinians inspect the damage Thursday at a tent area in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, hit by an Israeli bombardment on Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip. Secretary-General António Guterres said in an interview with the Associated Press that it’s “unrealistic” to think the U.N. could play a role in Gaza’s future, either by administering the territory or …

US to Present Gaza Proposal ‘in Coming Days,’ Blinken Says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US to Present Gaza Proposal ‘in Coming Days,’ Blinken Says

Live Mint  

-- The US, Qatar and Egypt will present a new cease-fire proposal to Israel and Hamas in the coming days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, as the Biden administration struggles to find a way to end the war in the Gaza Strip. “We’re in very active discussions, first of all, with our partners in this effort, Egypt and …

In Chicago’s Little Palestine, locals protest and mourn amid Gaza war
3 months, 4 weeks ago

In Chicago’s Little Palestine, locals protest and mourn amid Gaza war

Al Jazeera  

The Palestinian community where US Democrats held their convention last week takes pride in its identity and rallies for Gaza. “The thing about Palestinians, the first thing you’ll know about them is they are Palestinian especially here because everybody is very proud to be representing Little Palestine,” she told Al Jazeera. But in Bridgeview’s Little Palestine area, many of the …

Onus on US to rein in Israel's aggression: China Daily editorial
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Onus on US to rein in Israel's aggression: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

After nearly 11 months of bloodshed in Gaza, it is heartening to see both Hamas and Israel engaged in the cease-fire negotiations in Cairo that began on Thursday. Although the high-level talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States ended on Sunday without a final agreement, they were described as "constructive" as all parties were said to be working …

US key to unlocking gateway to cease-fire: China Daily editorial
4 months, 1 week ago

US key to unlocking gateway to cease-fire: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Local people in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip evacuate after Israel issued a warning, Aug 12, 2024. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East last week, China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Fu Cong, pointed out that two months ago, when pushing for Security Council Resolution 2735, the United …

US key to unlocking gateway to cease-fire: China Daily editorial
4 months, 1 week ago

US key to unlocking gateway to cease-fire: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Local people in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip evacuate after Israel issued a warning, Aug 12, 2024. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East last week, China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Fu Cong, pointed out that two months ago, when pushing for Security Council Resolution 2735, the United …

'Not there yet': US presents new ceasefire proposal for Israel-Hamas war as Gaza talks paused
4 months, 1 week ago

'Not there yet': US presents new ceasefire proposal for Israel-Hamas war as Gaza talks paused

India TV News  

Israel-Hamas War: The ceasefire talks in Doha, Qatar, aimed at bringing an end to the gruelling war between Israel and Hamas have paused on Friday as the US has presented a new proposal that built on points of agreement over the past week, closing gaps that would allow the rapid implementation of a deal. Negotiators will meet again next week …

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks

Associated Press  

Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks said Friday the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting. — Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani World Health Organization calls for 7-day pause in war to allow for polio vaccination campaign UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. health and children’s …

The US is confident in its cease-fire proposal. Hamas has issues with it.
4 months, 1 week ago

The US is confident in its cease-fire proposal. Hamas has issues with it.

Politico  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also travel to the region this weekend, where he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. The senior administration official said that the issue has been discussed with Egypt as part of recent talks and said it is “moving in the right way.” Some Middle East analysts argued that …

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks

Associated Press  

The White House says a new round of talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war has resumed in Doha and is expected to run into Friday. Farhan Haq told reporters Thursday that from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ standpoint, “this is yet another reason why we need to have a cease-fire now, as well as the release of all hostages and unimpeded …

‘Less flexible?’ Just say it NYT, Israel is sabotaging a ceasefire deal
4 months, 1 week ago

‘Less flexible?’ Just say it NYT, Israel is sabotaging a ceasefire deal

Al Jazeera  

Israel has been sabotaging efforts for peace since long before the beginning of this latest round of slaughter in Gaza. Now that the Gaza Strip has become not only the “centre of Mideast Strife” but the site of a straight-up genocide, The Times has once again found itself creatively diluting the news, as in Tuesday’s headline: “Israel Was Less Flexible …

US prioritizing self interest at cost of any possibility of peace in Middle East: China Daily editorial
4 months, 1 week ago

US prioritizing self interest at cost of any possibility of peace in Middle East: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Local people in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip evacuate after Israel issued a warning, Aug 12, 2024. The latest US decision to approve the sale of $20 billion worth of arms to Israel, announced by the State Department on Tuesday, shows the United States is continuing to fuel the conflict in the Middle East, which badly needs signals …

Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse calls for cease-fire in Gaza
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse calls for cease-fire in Gaza

The Independent  

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse push for cease-fire in Gaza
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse push for cease-fire in Gaza

Associated Press  

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain in a joint statement have endorsed the latest push by mediators United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. “In addition to human losses, it could result in significant additional military spending, destruction of infrastructure and more sustained damage to economic activity and investment, leading to …

A Palestinian leader sees new energy in U.S. — particularly among young Americans — to confront Mideast crisis
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A Palestinian leader sees new energy in U.S. — particularly among young Americans — to confront Mideast crisis

LA Times  

He wears a small black-and-white checked kaffiyeh-patterned pocket square in his jacket’s breast pocket. Mustafa Barghouti, West Bank-based cardiologist and reluctant politician, for years has been considered one of the region’s smartest and most moderate Palestinian leaders, with an easy but principled manner toward friends and foes alike. Barghouti, 70, heads the Palestinian National Initiative political faction, which sees itself …

Killing of Hamas political leader points to diverging paths for Israel, US on cease-fire
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Killing of Hamas political leader points to diverging paths for Israel, US on cease-fire

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas’ political leader in the heart of Tehran, coming after a week in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahupromised U.S. lawmakers he would continue his war against Hamas until “total victory,” points to an Israeli leader ever more openly at odds with Biden administration efforts to calm the region through diplomacy. U.S. Secretary of State …

‘We have nothing': Palestinians return to utter destruction in Gaza City after Israeli withdrawal
5 months, 1 week ago

‘We have nothing': Palestinians return to utter destruction in Gaza City after Israeli withdrawal

Associated Press  

SHIJAIYAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians returned to breathtaking scenes of destruction in the Gaza City district of Shijaiyah after Israeli troops withdrew, ending a two-week offensive there. “There’s only one solution, hit us with a nuclear bomb and relieve us of this life.” The Israeli military has invaded Shijaiyah several times in the nine-month war against Hamas militants in Gaza. …

The Latest | Israel will send cease-fire negotiators to Cairo for more talks, Netanyahu says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Latest | Israel will send cease-fire negotiators to Cairo for more talks, Netanyahu says

Associated Press  

Israel will send a delegation to Cairo for further talks with mediators on a proposed deal with Hamas for a cease-fire and hostage release, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday. He said he had been “disappointed” his order for the U.S. military to build a pier to bring aid by sea to Gaza, along with some other efforts, “have …

US election deciding factor in Gaza peace process
5 months, 2 weeks ago

US election deciding factor in Gaza peace process

China Daily  

Palestinians walk at the site of Israeli strikes that hit a residential building and destroyed shops at Gaza's Old City market, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City on July 4. Despite the growing support in Israel for a cease-fire deal with Hamas that would involve the release of at least some of the Israeli hostages still held by the …

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