Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the group to accept the current proposal ‘without delay’ during talks with Middle Eastern leaders.
Israel-Hamas war
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UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
The resolution calls on Israel and Hamas ‘to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.’
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Statues near White House vandalized during Gaza cease-fire protest
Thousands of demonstrators had surrounded the White House with a wide strip of red fabric Saturday, saying they were drawing a red line for President Biden.
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Israel’s Netanyahu set to address the U.S. Congress on July 24, AP sources say
Democratic lawmakers most critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to be no-shows for the address.
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Israel to soon decide on Lebanon offensive as fighting with Hezbollah flares
Three top Israeli officials warned an offensive at the Lebanon border could be imminent if the steady drumbeat of clashes with Hezbollah is not resolved.
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U.S. urges UN Security Council to support Gaza cease-fire plan announced by Biden
Biden said the first phase of the proposed deal would last for 6 weeks and include a cease-fire, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas and the release of some hostages.
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Elliott Epstein: Legitimate protests should not be quelled, however unwelcome their message
But when protestors, regardless of the justice of their cause, injure, threaten, harass, or infringe the rights of others, they exceed the ‘limits’ of ‘liberty’ and should lose their ‘freedom to do everything.’
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Israel says it’s taken control of key area of Gaza’s border with Egypt awash in smuggling tunnels
The move comes as Israel has deepened its incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of people seeking shelter from fighting elsewhere have been displaced.
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Medics say new Israeli strikes kill 16 in Rafah as residents report fighting has escalated
Palestinian first responders say new Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 people.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza’s Rafah as offensive expands
The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to halt its Rafah offensive as part of South Africa’s case accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.