Palestine
Catch up: Blinken is in Jerusalem for Israel-Hamas deal diplomacy after the release of 4 Israeli hostages
Middle East
June 11, 2024
Catch up: Blinken is in Jerusalem for Israel-Hamas deal diplomacy after the release of 4 Israeli hostages
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken arrived in Israel Monday — his eighth trip to the region since October 7 —…
1,000 truckloads of aid for Gaza stranded at Kerem Shalom crossing, Israel says
Middle East
June 11, 2024
1,000 truckloads of aid for Gaza stranded at Kerem Shalom crossing, Israel says
The Israeli agency responsible for approving humanitarian aid destined for Gaza says that, as of Monday, the equivalent of 1,000…
Egypt welcomes UNSC resolution to reach permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Egypt
June 11, 2024
Egypt welcomes UNSC resolution to reach permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Egypt welcomed the UN Security Council resolution supporting a deal on reaching a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza…
Israel vows to press on in Gaza after UN Security Council approves ceasefire proposal
Middle East
June 11, 2024
Israel vows to press on in Gaza after UN Security Council approves ceasefire proposal
CNN — Israel on Monday vowed to persist with its military operation in Gaza, saying it won’t engage in “meaningless”…
“We did not have time to bury the dead” in Nuseirat on Saturday, MSF doctor says
Middle East
June 11, 2024
“We did not have time to bury the dead” in Nuseirat on Saturday, MSF doctor says
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, “treated hundreds of severely injured patients, many of whom were…
Gaza resident says he saw Israeli special forces disguised as Hamas fighters in rescue operation
Middle East
June 10, 2024
Gaza resident says he saw Israeli special forces disguised as Hamas fighters in rescue operation
A resident of the Nuseirat refugee camp told CNN on Sunday that he saw members of the Israeli military disguised…
Blinken set to meet with Gantz following Israeli war cabinet resignation
Middle East
June 10, 2024
Blinken set to meet with Gantz following Israeli war cabinet resignation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to meet with Israel’s Benny Gantz on Tuesday, according to a senior…
Hostage rescue operation and Israeli political turmoil sharpen Biden’s damaging dilemma
Middle East
June 10, 2024
Hostage rescue operation and Israeli political turmoil sharpen Biden’s damaging dilemma
CNN — President Joe Biden’s power to engineer a swift abatement of the war between Israel and Hamas just suffered…
Why the departure of Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz does – and doesn’t – matter
Middle East
June 10, 2024
Why the departure of Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz does – and doesn’t – matter
CNN — Gone from the war cabinet. Gone from the government. Benny Gantz is back where he was at the…
33 arrested in anti-government protests in Tel Aviv
Middle East
June 9, 2024
33 arrested in anti-government protests in Tel Aviv
Thirty-three people were arrested on Saturday in anti-government protests in Tel Aviv, according to police, as demonstrators blocked roads demanding…