Palestinians mourn a baby killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at a hospital morgue in Rafah, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. The Israeli military said early Monday that it had rescued two hostages
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
Israel is set to send negotiators to discuss a hostage release deal with senior US, Egyptian, and Qatari officials in Cairo this week on condition that Hamas backs down from its maximalist demands for an
Some of Biden’s aides are urging him to publicly criticize the Israeli prime minister as casualties mount. President Biden and his top aides are closer to a breach with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu than
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
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
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.
Egypt warned Hamas that it must reach a hostage-for-ceasefire deal with Israel within 2 weeks, or Israel will move into Rafah, The Wall Street Journal reports. Cairo is hosting talks on a deal beginning on
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
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
