Browsing: Gaza

After discussing efforts for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that an Israeli invasion in Rafah in southern Gaza would be 'a mistake.' 'A big military operation in Rafah would be a mistake, something we don’t support,' he said. 'And it’s also not necessary to deal…

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that he is considering inviting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress amid rising tensions between Democrats and the Israeli government leader — a sign of the partisanship edging into the Gaza war. A source familiar with the matter said a range of options are being discussed for Netanyahu…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak to Senate Republicans on Wednesday as tensions escalate between him and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) over the future of Israel and its war with Hamas in Gaza. Netanyahu will address the Senate GOP conference via video at their weekly lunch, a spokesperson for Sen. John Barrasso…

During a campaign event in Nebraska, second gentleman Doug Emhoff criticized former President Trump for his recent comments about Democratic Jewish voters, saying he should be “condemned” for his “disgusting, toxic and antisemitic” remarks. “This is a disgusting, toxic antisemitic thing to say, by anyone, let alone a former president of the United States, and…

Ex-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) stated that the U.S. should focus on the hostages taken by Hamas and worry less about pressuring Israel to agree to a cease-fire, arguing that “this is war.” Huckabee appeared on NewsNation Tuesday morning, mentioning that he has traveled to Israel “more than a hundred times,” with the most recent visit being in December when…

Israel killed Hamas’s No. 3 commander in an airstrike last week, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan informed reporters on Monday.  “Israel has made significant progress against Hamas. They’ve broken a significant number of Hamas battalions [and] killed thousands of Hamas fighters including senior commanders. Hamas’s number three, Marwan Issa, was killed in an Israeli operation last week,” Sullivan…

The Israeli military raided the largest hospital in Gaza again on Monday, claiming that Hamas militants have regrouped there. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the military was launching a “high precision operation in limited areas” of Shifa Hospital on Monday. He said Hamas militants were using the hospital to “command attacks against Israel” and…

The UN food agency cautioned that a famine is about to happen in a part of Gaza, as Israel is still targeting the area. The World Food Programme (WFP) said a new report found that famine “is imminent in the northern part of the Gaza Strip” with the entire population facing crisis levels of food insecurity. In Gaza’s two northern…

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) criticized Israel’s claims that the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) is a proxy for Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying the accusations are an effort by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayanhu to eliminate the agency. “There’s no doubt that the- the claim that Prime Minister Netanyahu and others are…

President Biden on Sunday touted what he called the “strong” friendship between the U.S. and Ireland while marking St. Patrick’s Day at the White House alongside Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.  “We celebrate the bonds of our friendship today connecting millions of Irish Americans and American people. We celebrate the friendship between the two…