Israeli Opposition Leader Lapid is in the US for Official Talks
07/04 13:06 - Reading : less than a minute
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Gaza War Enters Its Seventh Month as Israel Heaps Criticism
This Is Beirut, 07/04 10:02 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The devastating war in the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month on Sunday. As negotiators meet in Cairo for the umpteenth attempt to reach a truce, Israel is piling up criticism from within its own camp. The war between Israel and Hamas entered its seventh month on Sunday as US and other negotiators were expected to join the protagonists in Cairo ...
Anti-Government Protests Sweep Israel
This Is Beirut, 06/04 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have rallied in Tel Aviv and Haifa with smaller gatherings taking place nationwide, in addition to several thousands more in Herzliya, Karkur, Kfar Saba, Caesarea, and Ra’anana, as reported by The Times of Israel. In Caesarea, protesters were demanding new elections and called on Prime Minister ...
UN Humanitarian Chief Calls Gaza War 'Betrayal of Humanity'
This Is Beirut, 06/04 23:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has escalated into a "betrayal of humanity," the United Nations' humanitarian chief said Saturday. In a statement on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the war, Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, called for a "collective determination ...
US Loses Patience and Expects “Results” from Israel
This Is Beirut, 06/04 11:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli strikes on seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen in Gaza represent one tragedy apiece for the Biden administration, but the United States is unlikely to make any major policy changes towards its ally. President Joe Biden has stood firmly by Israel amid months of mounting domestic and international outcry over the humanitarian toll ...
Israel Announces ‘Temporary’ Opening of Aid Routes Into Gaza
This Is Beirut, 05/04 10:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel announced on Friday that it would allow a "temporary" delivery of aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, threatened by famine, via the port of Ashdod and the Erez crossing, a day after an unusual warning from its major American partner. Israel announced on Friday that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza, ...
Biden and Netanyahu Wrap Up Gaza Phone Discussion
This Is Beirut, 04/04 21:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday amid growing domestic pressure to set conditions on US military support amid domestic outrage over the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza. In their first call since Monday's Israeli strike that killed the employees of the US-based World Central Kitchen ...
Attack on WCK Pushes Biden-Netanyahu Tensions to a Climax
This Is Beirut, 04/04 13:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
With a telephone call scheduled for Thursday between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, relations between the two allies are becoming increasingly strained. The cause is the death of seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, especially since the head of the international ...
Gantz Calls for Early Legislative Elections in Israel
03/04 23:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Minister Benny Gantz, a member of the Israeli war cabinet and the main political rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called for early legislative elections on Wednesday. "We will soon be calling on voters, and for that, we must agree on a consensual date in September for the legislative elections," said Gantz, who is also a member ...
Hostage Relatives and Protesters Raid the Knesset
This Is Beirut, 03/04 22:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Activists and families of hostages invaded the Knesset's plenary hall and proceeded to smear yellow paint on viewing windows in the visitors' area. They were protesting a lack of government action to free their relatives after 180 days of captivity. Security officers confronted the protesters and escorted them out of the area, while in the ...
Herzog Apologizes for Killing of Gaza Aid Workers
This Is Beirut, 02/04 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed apologies on Tuesday for the killing of seven aid workers by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he spoke to Jose Andres, the US-based celebrity chef who heads the aid group World Central Kitchen, to express his "deep sorrow and sincere apologies over the tragic loss of ...
Netanyahu Vows to Enact Al Jazeera Ban
This Is Beirut, 01/04 20:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to enact a ban on broadcasts in Israel from news channel Al Jazeera using authority lawmakers have just voted to grant him. The potential ban is a fresh escalation in the running conflict between Israel's government and the Qatari TV channel during Israel's war with Hamas militants in ...