Israel
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World
Israel Defends Rafah Operation as ‘Limited and Localized’ at U.N. Court
Israeli government lawyers on Friday defended the military operation in Rafah as “limited and localized,” arguing at the United Nations’ top court that the judges should not seek to restrict Israel’s actions in Gaza. At a hearing at the International ...
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World
Soccer’s Governing Body Delays Vote on Palestinian Call to Bar Israel
FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, on Friday postponed a decision to temporarily suspend Israel over its actions during the conflict in Gaza, and in the West Bank, saying it needed to solicit legal advice before taking up a motion submitted by the ...
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World
Israel Resists Grand Bargain as U.S. and Saudis Work on Security Pact
President Biden is pushing for a broad deal that would get Israel to approve a Palestinian nation in return for Saudi recognition of Israel. But officials need to overcome Israeli opposition.
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World
Israel Sending More Troops to Rafah Amid Warnings of Famine in Gaza
Fighting in Rafah has closed off a vital border crossing in southern Gaza, forced hundreds of thousands to flee and cut off humanitarian aid.
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World
Blinken Warns Fighting Could Undo Aid Gains in Gaza
The secretary of state said active fighting in the area was taking a toll after Israel had taken some steps to improve assistance.
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US
Biden Administration Advances $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
The notification of the deal to Congress as the president holds up the delivery of other weapons shows the fine line the administration is trying to walk with its longtime ally.
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World
Israeli Military Leaders See Danger in Lack of a Plan to Govern Gaza
As Hamas reappears in places Israel’s troops had cleared, Israeli commanders say their government’s failure to plan for stabilizing and administering Gaza will leave a perilous power vacuum.
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Newyork
Democrats’ Split Over Israel Takes Center Stage in Tense Primary Debate
A rancorous clash between Representative Jamaal Bowman and his Democratic opponent, George Latimer, exposed sharp divisions in their party.
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World
White House Says Israel Still Has Provided No Plan to Protect Rafah Civilians
President Biden’s national security adviser said on Monday that while the United States was committed to Israel’s defense, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had still failed to provide the White House with a plan for moving nearly a ...
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World
Activists Hold a Ceremony Reflecting on Both Israeli and Palestinian Losses
With Israel’s most sacrosanct day of remembrance as a backdrop, peace activists in Israel broadcast their annual Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday night, with parallel events in London, New York and Los Angeles. The ceremony ...