The JPMorgan Chase & Co. headquarters in New York, US, on Friday, July 7, 2023. Michael Nagle| Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what … Read more
President Biden warned that a new Israeli occupation of Gaza would a “big mistake,” saying in an interview with CBS that while Hamas needs to be eliminated, it doesn’t represent all Palestinian people. The remarks on “60 Minutes” — made ahead of a potential trip to Israel this week, a person familiar with the discussions … Read more
Children crying because of Israeli raids on October 15, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Many Gazan citizens have fled to the south following warnings from the Israeli government to do so. Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed at least 1,400 people with more than 300,000 displaced, after … Read more
Comment on this storyComment TEL AVIV — Israel continued its military campaign in Gaza on Saturday, saying it had killed a commander who was involved in last week’s Hamas attacks, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the enclave braced for an expected Israeli ground invasion. Israel’s national security chief, Tzachi Hanegbi, in comments to … Read more
Comment on this storyComment JERUSALEM — As Israel bombards Gaza and its forces coil for the start of a major war, many here are already asking: What lies at the end? The uneasy coexistence that Israel and Hamas have honed over 17 years — cycles of bloody escalation followed by periods of “economic peace,” in … Read more
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser said on Saturday hostilities with Lebanese Hezbollah in parallel with the Gaza war appeared to be restrained and warned the group not to take action that could lead to Lebanon’s “destruction”. Israel was focusing its fighting on the Palestinian enclave, from which Hamas gunmen wreaked … Read more
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Iran warned in a social media post on Saturday that if Israel’s “war crimes and genocide” are not stopped then the situation could spiral out of control with “far-reaching consequences.” The post on X by Iran’s mission to the United Nations came after Axios reported Tehran warned Israel – … Read more
The chair of the Football Association’s Inclusion and Advisory Board (IAB) has apologised for historic tweets “that have caused offence when read in the context of horrific recent events in Israel and Palestine”. Former semi-professional footballer Deji Davies, who is also a non-executive director at Premier League club Brentford, issued the apology on the one-year … Read more
Russell Simmons took to Instagram to weigh in on the Israel-Palestine conflict, expressing that he believes Israel should use the funds it receives from the United States government to build a mosque in Palestine and better the lives of Palestinians. Simmons shared a lengthy video with his followers on Oct. 12 with a caption noting … Read more
Comment on this storyComment WADI GAZA — Evacuation orders from Israel’s military have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee south from their homes in northern Gaza since Friday, the largest wave of civilian displacement in a week of war with Hamas, according to the United Nations, even as others refused to leave, fearing … Read more