October 19, 2023 at 7:17 p.m. EDT Two refugee women and their children pass time in the courtyard of the Tyre Technical School in Tyre, Lebanon on October 19, 2023. Several UN-schools in South Lebanon are currently sheltering Lebanese communities that were internally displaced due to the increase in violence between Israel and Lebanon at … Read more
Comment on this storyComment JERUSALEM — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Israel on Thursday facing the same dilemma as President Biden the day before: how to pledge unwavering support for Israel while also considering the plight of civilians in Gaza as Israel’s army aims to eliminate Hamas. Sunak said at a news conference … Read more
Why is it so hard for Palestinians to enter the U.S. as refugees? Palestinians rescue a child after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. (Abed Khaled/AP) NBC News reports: “Out of more than 60,000 total refugees resettled in the United States in fiscal year 2023, 56 Palestinians were admitted. In the past 10 years, fewer than 600 … Read more
Comment on this storyComment TEL AVIV — President Biden’s visit to Israel on Wednesday raised hopes of a breakthrough in Gaza’s rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, as the U.S. president announced that Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to move into embattled enclave from Egypt. While Biden’s visit was primarily a dramatic and staunch show … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave CAIRO — It’s been a week since the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt was effectively shut, following Israeli airstrikes on the main passage for possible relief convoys and an exit route for people desperate to leave the besieged Palestinian territory. As the humanitarian situation inside Gaza … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt’s border with Gaza as residents and humanitarian groups pleaded Monday for water, food and fuel for dying generators, saying the tiny Palestinian territory sealed off by Israel after last week’s rampage by Hamas was near total collapse. U.S. President Joe Biden planned to travel to … Read more
Comment on this storyComment TEL AVIV, Israel — President Biden weighed an unprecedented trip to Israel on Monday as a humanitarian crisis mounted in Gaza, where aid remained blocked, and Israeli generals prepared for the military’s most significant operation in years. The challenge facing U.S. diplomatic efforts was crystallized as air sirens warning of incoming … Read more
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians. The weekend calls in Washington came ahead of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s announcement that the … Read more
Comment on this storyComment The Biden administration raced to deliver military support to Israel on Monday in its spiraling conflict with Hamas, as U.S. officials vowed to account for Americans killed or potentially held hostage in the Gaza Strip. A senior defense official said the Pentagon was “surging support” to its closest Middle Eastern ally … Read more
Updated October 5, 2023 at 5:37 a.m. EDT|Published October 5, 2023 at 2:27 a.m. EDT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a bilateral meeting with President Biden in the Oval Office on Sept. 21. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post) President Biden said he “does worry” that the disarray in Congress following the ouster of House … Read more