Middle East crisis: Blinken arrives in Middle East as US pushes for ceasefire vote at UN

Middle East crisis: Blinken arrives in Middle East as US pushes for ceasefire vote at UN

More news – News 24 hours Still battling Israel’s external enemies on multiple fronts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu awoke Monday to a new political battlefield at home. The departure this weekend of Benny Gantz and his centrist National Unity party from Israel’s wartime emergency government is unlikely to immediately break Netanyahu’s power. The prime minister’s…

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Friday Briefing – The New York Times

Friday Briefing – The New York Times

Linked media – Associated media Hamas hinted at progress on a cease-fire A Hamas leader said yesterday that the group was studying Israel’s latest cease-fire proposal with a “positive spirit,” raising hopes of progress in the stalled efforts for a truce. Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political wing, said that a delegation would travel…

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UN Official Presses for Urgent Action on Gaza Aid: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates

UN Official Presses for Urgent Action on Gaza Aid: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates

Related media – Linked media Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said on Wednesday that protests at U.S. universities against Israel’s war in Gaza were “horrific” and should be stopped, using his first public comments on the subject to castigate the student demonstrators and portray them as antisemitic. Mr. Netanyahu’s comments could harden division over…

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How a Little Understood U.N. Court Became the Center of the Israel-Gaza Debate

How a Little Understood U.N. Court Became the Center of the Israel-Gaza Debate

Linked media – Associated media Israel denied the allegations, arguing that statements by Israeli government and military officials were taken out of context, and that its military has taken steps to preserve civilian lives. After the hearings, the Israeli government declassified a set of 30 secret orders which it said showed the effort to minimize…

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