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Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y), the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, stated on Tuesday that he requires “assurances” before consenting to the sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel during its conflict with Hamas. “I’m waiting for assurances,” Meeks expressed during a “CNN News Central” interview. “When I return to Washington, D.C., I want to ensure that I understand the types of weapons and their intended use.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday said she would take steps to prevent the sale of F-15s to Israel after seven aid workers were killed in an Israel airstrike in Gaza earlier this week.  “I think it is clear that Congress has a responsibility to act. We have legal tools here. And as I said, we…

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) predicted in a Sunday interview that former President Biden’s approval rating will improve once the war between Israel and Hamas is over. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday” with Shannon Bream, Khanna was asked about a recent Fox News poll, conducted March 22-25, that showed most registered voters trusted former…

Philippe Lazzarini, the leader of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), appealed for more global pressure on Israel to collaborate with the U.N. In a Friday post on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, Lazzarini mentioned a Thursday directive from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to Israel to…

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday criticized the Biden administration’s decision to abstain from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, arguing it made Hamas and Iran happy. “Hamas, when they saw the abstention, were thrilled,” Pompeo said on Fox News’s “The Story” with anchor…

Thousands of Christians celebrated Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, starting Holy Week amidst the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in the region. Many devout individuals took part in the traditional procession on the Mount of Olives, carrying palm fronds and olive branches to symbolize…

Cindy McCain, executive director of the United Nations’s World Food Programme (WFP), said Friday that there is an urgent need for food in Gaza amid the war occurring there. “[O]ur obstacles are many,” McCain said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” Friday. “We have to be cleared at every level, the Israelis block…

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…

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…

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…