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Netanyahu gears up for Rafah offensive as allies urge restraint

Netanyahu gears up for Rafah offensive as allies urge restraint

Some of Israel’s key allies have voiced concerns over its plan for a “massive operation” in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1 million people have fled in search of refuge as

Israeli PM’s position more uncertain as rejects Hamas deal

Israeli PM’s position more uncertain as rejects Hamas deal

Anne Irfan, UCL The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has rejected a cease-fire plan put forward by Hamas, calling the terms "delusional." Claiming that an Israeli victory in Gaza is "within reach," Netanyahu has vowed

Israelis block aid to Gaza while soldiers stand and watch

Israelis block aid to Gaza while soldiers stand and watch

KEREM SHALOM, Israel — It’s approaching 1 a.m. Yosef de Bresser, 22, is in the thick of planning. He fields calls from the car as it zips along dirt roads just outside southern Gaza near

Israel’s repudiation of a Hamas deal draws fury from hostages’ families

Israel’s repudiation of a Hamas deal draws fury from hostages’ families

The deadly Hamas attacks of October 7 united a shocked, grieving Israel behind its leaders, burying at a stroke the divisions that had riven the country for years. Four months into the war and with

Israeli PM downplays Moody’s downgrade: credit will rise once we win war

Israeli PM downplays Moody’s downgrade: credit will rise once we win war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a rare statement over Shabbat playing down Moody’s decision to lower Israel’s credit rating and downgrade its future outlook, amid the ongoing war against Hamas. “The Israeli economy is strong.

WH: Potential Rafah offensive causing ‘growing divide’ between Israel and US

WH: Potential Rafah offensive causing ‘growing divide’ between Israel and US

A senior Biden administration official tells NBC News that “there is a growing divide between the US and Israel,” especially over a potential operation in Rafah. The White House and State Department said last week

IMF chief: Israel-Hamas war ‘devastating’ Palestinian economy

IMF chief: Israel-Hamas war ‘devastating’ Palestinian economy

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the economies of both the embattled Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, the International Monetary Fund's chief said Sunday, adding that only "durable peace" would improve the outlook. "The

Netanyahu: US response to attack like Oct. 7 would be ‘at least as strong’ as Israel’s

Netanyahu: US response to attack like Oct. 7 would be ‘at least as strong’ as Israel’s

Israeli PM, shortly before speaking with Biden, says he doesn’t know what president meant by calling Israel’s war in Gaza ‘over the top’, claims 1:1 ratio between civilian, combatant deaths. The American response to an

PA president travels to Qatar to discuss Gaza truce

PA president travels to Qatar to discuss Gaza truce

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Doha for talks on securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war with the Qatari emir, whose country has been at the heart of mediation efforts and the

Netanyahu told Biden Gaza victory ‘requires our security control’

Netanyahu told Biden Gaza victory ‘requires our security control’

Speaking to government ministers at the Yahalom special engineering unit base in Julis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says victory is “within reach,” and that while it will take time, it will not take years. “It