Maine’s senior senator announced the trip during a conversation with The Washington Post on Thursday, but no details were immediately available.
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Biden declares support for Israel and Ukraine is ‘vital’ for U.S. security, will ask Congress for billions
President Biden delivered only the second Oval Office address of his term on Thursday night to make the case for U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war.
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Republicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here’s why that’s unlikely
Here’s a closer look at what’s being said and what the realities are.
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Gaza awaits aid from Egypt as Israel readies troops for ground assault
Israel’s defense minister has told ground troops to be ready to enter the Gaza Strip, though he didn’t say when the invasion will start.
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Troops hurt after 3 drones attack U.S. bases in Iraq as tensions flare
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have threatened to attack U.S. facilities there because of American support for Israel.
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U.S. vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in Israel-Hamas war
The resolution sponsored by Brazil had wide support and would have condemned all violence against civilians, including ‘the heinous terrorist attacks by Hamas’ against Israel.
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Israel will let Egypt deliver aid to Gaza, as doctors struggle to treat hospital blast victims
The Israeli military held a briefing Wednesday morning laying out its case for why it was not responsible for the explosion at the al-Ahli Hospital, which Hamas says was caused by an Israeli strike.
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Biden wraps up his visit to wartime Israel with a warning against being ‘consumed’ by rage
Biden’s mission was to display resolve for Israel and to diminish the likelihood of a wider war while providing assurances that he was not overlooking the increasingly dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
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Biden will be plunging into Middle East turmoil on his visit to Israel
President Biden is arriving in Israel for a lightning round of diplomatic efforts as outrage sweeps through the Middle East over an explosion that killed hundreds in a Gaza Strip hospital.
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Illinois boy killed in alleged hate crime remembered as kind, playful as suspect appears in court
During funeral services, family and friends remembered the 6-year-old Palestinian American boy as a kind child who loved playing games.