Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasts Washington over slow weapons deliveries, drawing a puzzled response from U.S. officials.
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Fate of latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza
Among the major sticking points is how to move from an initial temporary truce in the deal’s first phase to a permanent cease-fire that includes an end to the fighting and full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
Rifts seem to appear between Israel’s political and military leadership over conduct of the Gaza war
In recent weeks, Israel’s military has concentrated its offensive in the nearby city of Rafah, which lies on the border with Egypt and where it says Hamas’ last remnants are holding out.
Leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war
Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, has been exchanging strikes with Israel almost daily since the war in Gaza erupted on Oct. 7, with the aim to pull Israeli forces away from the embattled Gaza Strip.
Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help flow of aid
The army said the pause would begin at 8 a.m. and last until 7 p.m. It said the pauses would be daily until further notice.
8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza in deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months
Saturday’s explosion took place in Rafah, a southern city that Israel has identified as Hamas’ last major stronghold.
Israelis, Palestinians hopeful but cautious over latest cease-fire proposal
Hamas is determined to end the war still standing, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to destroy the militant group before ceasing the fighting.
Path to cease-fire deal possible, U.S. says, as Israel targets Rafah anew
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan says the U.S. is working ‘actively’ to generate a path to a cease-fire deal following Hamas’ latest response.
Blinken says some of Hamas’ proposed changes to cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable, some not
The Iran-backed ally of Hamas has traded fire with Israel nearly every day since the 8-month-long war began and says it will only stop if there is a truce in Gaza.
UN says Israeli forces, Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in deadly raid
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians. Office spokesman Jeremy Laurence expressed concerns about possible violations of rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution […]