WASHINGTON —U.S. Defense leaders pressed their Israeli counterparts Tuesday to ensure that any military operation in the southern city of Rafah would unfold in phases to protect civilians and secure the delivery of aid, a senior Pentagon official said. Israel’...
WASHINGTON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that future U.S. support for Israel will depend on Israel's steps to protect civilians in Gaza. During a high-stakes phone call, Biden emphasized to Netanyahu that Israeli s...
U.S. President Joe Biden, who had two phone calls with Netanyahu in the past week, told reporters on Friday that he had urged Netanyahu to protect civilians in the planned operation in Rafah while "hoping that the Israelis will not make any massive land invasion." U.S. Vice President Ka...
US: Israel must do more to protect Gaza civiliansBy LARA JAKESMATTHEW LEE
Mr Blinken tells leaders they must do more to protect innocent people when the bombing restarts. The current truce has just hours left and there are fears another extension will be more difficult to agree.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Friday to ensure more humanitarian aid and do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza, or else there will be "no partners for peace." Meanwhile, Israel warned that it was on high alert for attacks on its northern border with Le...
Blinken said, "I think some progress has been made. But ... much more needs to be done in terms of protecting civilians and getting humanitarian assistance to them." Blinken said Israel agreeing to the daily four-hour pauses, as well as two humanitarian corridors, will enable people to ...
Civilians scramble to flee north Gaza ahead of expected Israeli ground offensive U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head back to Israel after meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday. The top U.S. diplomat is also expected to land in Egypt later in ...
The United Nations remains deeply concerned at the impact on civilians on both sides of the Blue Line but particularly in Lebanon, he said, calling all actors to uphold obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, and to protect civilians. ...
supporter that has provided Israel with billions of dollars of military assistance since the outbreak of the conflict. On Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that U.S. support for Israel would hinge on Israel's efforts to protect civilians in Gaza...