US President Barack Obama to arrive in Israel today. American leader to begin 50-hour trip. Secretary of State Kerry already in country, to meet with PM on Saturday for follow-up sessionHERB KEINON
The crossing in southern Gaza is the only border point between Gaza and Egypt, and was the only way into and out of the enclave that wasn’t controlled by Israel, until Israeli troops took control of it in May 2024 after their military campaign reached Gaza’s southern edge. The crossing...
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday ordered civilians in the al-Jalaa neighborhood of northern Khan Younis to evacuate as Israeli troops began raiding the area it alleges is being used by Hamas terrorists. The IDF said the area -- part of a humanitarian zone the Israeli military had ...
Trump issued a ban during his first administration that prevented transgender troops from serving, which former President Joe Biden eliminated. While Trump did not institute a new ban, the repeal of the Biden-era executive order clears the way for one. The president, in a s...
Starmer is providing Ukraine weapons, loans and the promise of British peacekeeping troops once a deal is reached. He said that while the NATO allies need U.S. support, Europe must do the “heavy lifting.” French President Emmanuel Macron went further.“I want to believe that the U.S...
troops will step foot in Gaza, and the Israel Defense Forces have agreed to establish a “security bubble” to protect the U.S. military personnel building the pier as well as the individuals offloading and distributing the aid, POLITICO reported last month. White House spokesperson Karine Jean...
Kerry, who arrived in the region Thursday, is trying to nudge Abbas and Netanyahu closer to a peace pact that would establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel. The talks have entered an intense phase aimed at getting the two sides to agree on a framework and provide guidance toward a fin...
Israeli troops also have surrounded two of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities, hospital staff and aid groups said this week. The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly...
“My next response to the American violation of Iraq sovereignty will be by criminalizing the American troops” with legal action, al-Khizaee said in a post to Twitter. Responding to the vote on Sunday, Trump threatened: “If they do ask us to leave, if we don’t do it in a very...