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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia, according to a statement from his office. The hernia was discovered during a routine checkup the night before, his office said. During the surgery, Netanyahu, 74, would be under full anesthesia, his office said in the initial statement. Accordingly, his duties…

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…

The United Nations is investigating an explosion that wounded three of its personnel and a translator Saturday in southern Lebanon. “This morning, three OGL (UNTSO) military observers and one Lebanese language assistant on a foot patrol along the Blue Line were injured when an explosion occurred near their location,” the statement from Andrea Tenenti, spokesperson…

An Israeli delegation’s planned visit to Washington would have sent the “wrong message” to Hamas if it proceeded as planned, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NewsNation Friday. Netanyahu cancelled the visit after the U.S. abstained from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in…

The Israeli government is swiftly examining a photo showing an Israeli soldier holding the Thai flag in front of a lot of debris, as requested by Thailand. The request…

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…

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) defended her statement that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, saying that the humanitarian situation in the area has reached a point of intention. When asked by CNN anchor Jake Tapper about her use of the word genocide to describe Israel's actions during wartime, Ocasio-Cortez stated, "The word is very serious. It's one that is treated…"

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…

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stated Thursday that he intends to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress, after indicating Wednesday that he was considering the move. “I would love to have him come and speak to a joint session of Congress. We’ll certainly extend that invitation,” Johnson said in an interview on…