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US Hints at Sanctioning Israeli Unit Over Alleged Abuses

par This Is Beirut, 21/04 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Washington could impose sanctions on an Israeli Army unit for possible abuses committed against Palestinians in the West Bank prior to the October 7 Hamas attack, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday. The United States appears close to sanctioning an Israeli military unit over alleged human rights violations in the West Bank, a ...

Blinken Calls for US and China to Manage Differences

par This Is Beirut, 25/04 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a visit to Shanghai ahead of crucial talks with Chinese officials, emphasized the need for "direct and sustained" dialogue between the two countries. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a visit to Shanghai ahead of crucial talks with Chinese officials, emphasized the need for "direct and sustained" ...

Saudi Arabia to Normalize Relations With Israel

par This Is Beirut, 29/04 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia has opted to normalize its relations with Israel, according to a foreign diplomat familiar with the situation. However, the kingdom is deliberating whether to enact this decision in the weeks ahead, or postpone it until after the United States presidential elections in November. Saudi Arabia has decided to normalize relations with ...

Netanyahu Threatens With Rafah Offensive Regardless of Deal

par This Is Beirut, 30/04 21:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza's far-southern Rafah city "with or without" a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas. He issued the warning despite strong concerns raised by top ally Washington and hours before the arrival of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...

Blinken Calls on Hamas to Accept Ceasefire Proposal

par This Is Beirut, 01/05 23:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US top diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas on Wednesday to accept a Gaza truce plan, despite an Israeli warning that the army will keep fighting the Palestinian militant group after any ceasefire. "Hamas needs to say yes and needs to get this done," said Blinken, who was in Israel on his seventh Middle East crisis tour since the war broke out in ...

Washington Blocks Arms Shipment to Israel

par This Is Beirut, 05/05 19:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Biden administration suspended a shipment of US-made munitions to Israel last week, two Israeli officials told the US media outlet Axios on Sunday, May 5. This is the first time Washington has blocked an arms shipment to Tel Aviv since the start of the conflict. A few days earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had told Netanyahu that ...

Blinken Slams Israel’s Rafah Offensive, Hamas Blames Biden

12/05 19:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A full-scale Israeli offensive in Rafah would cause "chaos" without eliminating Hamas, warned US diplomatic chief Antony Blinken on Sunday. For its part, Hamas described US President Joe Biden's statements on the hostages the previous day as "a setback" for truce negotiations. An all-out Israeli offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah would provoke ...

US Expresses Security Guarantees to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 14/05 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States will back Ukraine until its security is "guaranteed," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on a trip to Kyiv on Tuesday, hours after Russian forces claimed further advances in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Blinken's visit comes just weeks after the US Congress finally approved a $61-billion financial aid package for ...

ATFL Celebrates 2024 Annual Awards Gala Dinner

par This Is Beirut, 16/05 18:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL), a leadership organization of Americans of Lebanese descent, celebrated its annual awards dinner on May 5, 2024 in Washington DC, where it honored individuals of Lebanese descent who have strengthened the ties between Lebanon and the United States. The dinner featured interventions by dignitaries and ...

US Sharply Criticizes ICC Decision on Israel

par This Is Beirut, 20/05 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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United States President Joe Biden, followed by his Secretary of State and the head of the Pentagon, blasted the arrest warrant requested by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli leaders on Monday, saying that no "equivalence" was possible between Israel and Hamas. US President Joe Biden on Monday denounced an ...

After Egypt, Blinken in Israel For Gaza Ceasefire Talks

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel on Monday to promote a Gaza truce and hostage release plan as Israeli bombardment again rocked the Palestinian territory. After a stop in Egypt to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday, Blinken arrived in Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This comes amid ...

Blinken: Gaza Deal Would Have 'Tremendous' Effect Lowering Israel-Lebanon Tensions

par This Is Beirut, 12/06 18:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)