Posts Tagged: Rafah operation
White House Calls Netanyahu’s Comments on US Weapons Deliveries ‘Perplexing,’ ‘Disappointing’
The White House expressed "deep disappointment" over criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the United States on Thursday amid tensions between the two allies...
Spain to Urge Rest of EU to Back World Court Ruling Against Israel’s Rafah Operation
Spain will urge the other 26 member states of the European Union (EU) to officially support a recent ruling of the top United Nations court...
South African Jews Say Their Government ‘Forever Tainted’ After World Court Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Operation
South Africa's Jewish community on Friday lambasted their government as "forever tainted" for getting the top United Nations court to order Israel to halt its...
Bodies of Three Israeli Hostages Retrieved From Gaza
Israeli forces operating in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Thursday night rescued the bodies of three Israeli hostages, chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari...
Is It Possible to Destroy Hamas? Experts Weigh in as US Rhetoric Shifts
Amid a shift in rhetoric among US officials regarding Israel's ability to destroy Hamas, there has been growing uncertainty about whether that war aim is...
Egypt Rejects Israeli Plans for Rafah Crossing, Sources Say
Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal for the two countries to coordinate to re-open the Rafah crossing between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip, and to manage its future operation, two Egyptian...
Israel Strikes Eastern Rafah as Ceasefire Talks End With No Deal
Israeli forces targeted areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed US President Joe Biden's threat to withhold weapons from Israel if it...
Trump, Democrats, Israeli Officials Slam Biden for ‘Aiding Hamas’ With Threat to Halt Weapons
US President Joe Biden's threat to halt arms shipments to Israel if it proceeds with a planned military operation in the southern Gaza city of...
US Paused Weapons Shipment to Israel Over Rafah Operation Concerns, Pentagon Chief Confirms
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday confirmed that the Biden administration halted the delivery of high payload munitions to Israel due to concerns over a possible Israeli...
US Pauses Some Weapons to Israel as Battles Rage Around Rafah
The Hamas terror group said it was battling Israeli troops on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah on Wednesday after a...
Rashida Tlaib Demands Court Issue Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Other Israeli Officials
US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Tuesday called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Israel Takes Control of Gaza Side of Rafah Crossing, Targets Hamas Sites
The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had taken operational control of the Palestinian side of Gaza's southern Rafah Crossing, which borders Egypt, while targeting the Hamas terrorist group's fighters and infrastructure. The military...
Israel Approves Rafah Operation to Pressure Hamas as Ceasefire Talks Continue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that his war cabinet approved continuing a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah in...
Biden, Netanyahu Speak as Israel Begins Evacuation, Preparation for Rafah Offensive
i24 News — US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone on Monday for half an hour, according to...
