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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC
Netanyahu attacks critics of Gaza war and Iran in speech to US Congress
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out against protests of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, broadly disparaging anti-Israel protesters as “Iran’s useful idiots” in an address to Congress on Wednesday.Netanyahu’s address to Congress comes at a crucial crossroads for the war. US officials have voiced optimism about the prospects of a deal that could free Hamas-held hostages and bring the conflict to an end. It also comes as many on the left have become increasingly dissatisfied with the way Netanyahu has waged the war, which has killed more than 39,000 Palestinians and left Gaza in the grips of a humanitarian catastrophe.The Israeli prime minister’s nearly hour-long address to Congress struck a bellicose tone as he vowed to “fight until...
July 25, 2024

Netanyahu attacks critics of Gaza war and Iran in speech to US Congress

Palestinian-American orthopedic surgeon Jiab Suleiman distributes food to children living in a refugee camp in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, in April
Israel is blocking physicians with Palestinian heritage from entering Gaza
WASHINGTON — Palestinian-American doctor Jiab Suleiman arrived in Jordan last month ahead of an emergency medical mission into Gaza, which he was due to oversee. The Ohio-born orthopedic surgeon had already led two trips into the besieged strip since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October and was finalizing details for his third.But his preparation would ultimately be for nothing. The day before the team was set to cross into Gaza, Suleiman received notice that he had been denied entry by Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, or COGAT, the Israeli agency that manages policy for the Palestinian territories and the flow of aid into the strip.Suleiman’s denial is part of a policy recently communicated to medical missions going into Gaza through Israel. The...
July 24, 2024

Israel is blocking physicians with Palestinian heritage from entering Gaza

Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, a senior member of Hamas, in Beijing on July 23, 2024
Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says
HONG KONG — Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah have signed an agreement on “ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity” in Beijing, China said Tuesday.The announcement followed reconciliation talks hosted by China involving 14 Palestinian factions starting Sunday, according to China’s Foreign Ministry, which comes as Israel wages war against Hamas in Gaza and as Beijing has sought to present itself as a potential peace broker in the conflict.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the agreement was “dedicated to the great reconciliation and unity of all 14 factions.”“The core outcome is that the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) is the sole legitimate representative of all Palestinian people,” Wang said, adding that “an agreement has been...
July 23, 2024

Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says

US President Joe Biden (right) flew to Israel just days after the 7 October Hamas attack
Netanyahu faces delicate balancing act in US after Biden exits race
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the US this week under pressure to end the Gaza war, from both Israelis and the US administration. How might the political turbulence in Washington shape the trip and future relations?Netanyahu is set to meet Joe Biden – if the president has recovered from COVID-19 – and address a joint session of Congress, the only foreign leader to do so for a fourth time.The trip offers him a platform for a reset with Washington after months of tensions over his hardline approach to the war, and an opportunity to try and convince Israelis that he hasn’t undermined relations with their most important ally.But it is overshadowed by President Biden’s decision not to seek re-election, highlighting political uncertainties about Israel’s...
July 23, 2024

Netanyahu faces delicate balancing act in US after Biden exits race

A woman carries a small girl while walking down a street in front of a destroyed building
Damage, destruction and fear along the Israel-Lebanon border
LONDON — BBC analysis has uncovered the extent of damage caused by nine months of fighting between the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Israel.Satellite photos, radar imagery and records of military activity show that entire communities have been displaced, with thousands of buildings and large swathes of open land damaged on the border between Israel and Lebanon.Both sides have so far stopped short of all-out war, but evidence shows that near-daily attacks have left communities in both Israel and Lebanon devastated.The current fighting began when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israeli positions, which the group said was in solidarity with the Palestinians, a day after the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war. Israel’s military offensive on Gaza was triggered by Hamas’s unprecedented attack...
July 23, 2024

Damage, destruction and fear along the Israel-Lebanon border

Dead and injured were brought to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis following intense strikes to the east
Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone
GAZA — The Israeli military has ordered civilians to temporarily evacuate from part of its designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza ahead of what it called a “forceful operation” against Palestinian armed groups.The military said there had been “significant terrorist activity and rocket fire” from eastern neighborhoods of the city of Khan Younis and told residents to head to the “adjusted” al-Mawasi humanitarian area.Palestinians reported that the announcement was followed by intense Israeli air and artillery strikes in and around Khan Younis.Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said at least 14 people, including six children and four women, had been killed.It also urged residents to donate blood at Nasser hospital in western Khan Younis to help treat the large number of...
July 22, 2024

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone

The attack hit a block of flats on the seashore
Israeli man killed in drone attack on Tel Aviv
LONDON — A man has been killed and at least eight people injured in a drone attack in central Tel Aviv, Israel.A block of flats was hit by what an Israeli military official said was an Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which had been modified to fly long distances.The Houthi movement in Yemen - over 1,000 miles (1,600km) away - said it carried out the attack, and vowed to stage more. Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said an initial investigation pointed to the attack having originated in Yemen.If the Houthis are responsible, it would mark a significant escalation in their attacks on Israel which began in the wake of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which was triggered by the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October.Until now, almost all Houthi missiles...
July 19, 2024

Israeli man killed in drone attack on Tel Aviv

The result could have consequences for Israel over its occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza
UN top court says Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal
LONDON — The UN's top court has said Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is against international law, in a landmark opinion.The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel should stop settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and end its "illegal" occupation of those areas and the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the court had made a "decision of lies".The court's advisory opinion is not legally binding but still carries significant political weight. It marks the first time the ICJ has delivered a position on the legality of the 57-year occupation.The ICJ, based at The Hague in the Netherlands, has been examining the issue since the beginning of last year, at...
July 19, 2024

UN top court says Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal

An aerial view of the Knesset, Israel's parliament
Israeli lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, challenging US policy
JERUSALEM — The Biden administration received another rebuff from Israel Wednesday night – this time from the country’s parliament – over the United States’ long-standing support for the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state.A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been US policy for decades, but absent negotiations between the two sides, and a lack of sustained effort by the US to make it happen, means faith in such an outcome has dwindled. On Wednesday evening, the Israeli parliament made clear its position, voting by 68 to 9 to reject any creation of a Palestinian state.“The Knesset of Israel firmly opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan (river). The establishment of a Palestinian state in the heart of the Land of...
July 18, 2024

Israeli lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, challenging US policy

Representative photo of an oil tanker
Search for crew after oil tanker capsizes off Oman coast
MUSCAT — A search operation is under way to locate 16 missing crew members, 13 of whom are Indian, after an oil tanker capsized off the coast of Oman.An Indian official told the BBC that the foreign ministry was coordinating the operation with Oman's maritime authorities.Oman officials said late on Monday that the oil tanker -- Prestige Falcon -- had capsized 25 nautical miles southeast of its Ras Madrakah peninsula.Three of the 16 missing crew members are Sri Lankan.The Comoros-flagged vessel was on its way to the port of Aden in Yemen when it capsized.Officials from Oman's Maritime Security Centre told Reuters news agency on Tuesday that the vessel remained "submerged, inverted" but didn't confirm if it had stabilized.Oman's defense ministry, which runs the...
July 17, 2024

Search for crew after oil tanker capsizes off Oman coast

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