Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV — The standoff between Israeli troops and the Hamas militants who Israel maintains are taking cover in buildings designated for humanitarian purposes deepened Monday, as the death toll soared and the most vulnerable Gazans continued to get caught in the crossfire. These kinds of buildings, … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Israel has agreed to daily “tactical, localized pauses” in its offensive against Hamas to allow the distribution of humanitarian assistance and the further evacuation of civilians as its troops move toward the center of Gaza City, Israeli and U.S. officials said Thursday. The pauses, with three hours’ … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. It’s not just Gaza where there is no cease-fire. A week of … Read more
Calls for a humanitarian pause increased with the United Nation’s agency for Palestinian refugees reporting the average Palestinian in Gaza is surviving on two pieces of bread a day, and only one of three water supply lines from Israel is operational. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday, “We are going full steam ahead” unless … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV – Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday to push the Israeli government to protect civilians during their assault on Gaza, as the Biden administration continues to work for the release of Hamas-held hostages and to enable U.S. citizens trapped inside … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave After weeks of declining to back growing international calls for “humanitarian pauses” in Israeli airstrikes to allow a steady flow of aid to enter Gaza, permit American and foreign citizens to exit into Egypt and facilitate the release of hostages, the Biden administration is now fully in … Read more
In an Oval Office speech, President Biden sought to convince Congress and ordinary Americans that Washington must maintain support for both Israel and Ukraine, saying cash spent on the two nations would “pay dividends for American security for generations.” The administration will submit an urgent budget request to Congress to assist both countries. He said … 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
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council scheduled a Wednesday vote on a resolution that initially condemned “the heinous terrorist attacks by Hamas” on Israel as well as all violence against civilians, while calling for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver desperately needed aid to millions in Gaza. Negotiations on wording of the draft resolution sponsored by … 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