World Oct 18 Israel says it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to Gaza, as food and water dwindle In a statement, it said it “will not thwart” deliveries of food, water and medicine, as long as the supplies do not reach Hamas.
World Oct 17 Israel and Hamas trade blame after Gaza City hospital explosion Hundreds of Palestinians had taken refuge in al-Ahli and other hospitals in Gaza City in past days, hoping they would be spared bombardment after Israel ordered all residents of the city to evacuate to the southern Gaza Strip.
Politics Oct 16 Biden will travel to Israel Wednesday amid concern that Israel-Hamas war could expand President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show support for the U.S. ally as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict.
Politics Oct 14 Biden urges Palestinian and Israeli leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region President Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians.
Politics Oct 14 Blinken calls for protecting civilians as Israel masses ground troops on Gaza border U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday for protecting civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel as he intensified his diplomatic outreach across the Middle East and beyond to rally an international response to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from…
World Oct 13 Blinken and Austin assure U.S. support for Israel as potential ground offensive in Gaza looms There is no indication the U.S. is trying to prevent an expected Israeli ground offensive in Gaza that could worsen a humanitarian crisis for the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped in the blockaded territory.
Politics Oct 12 WATCH: White House announces evacuation flights for Americans who want to leave Israel The White House announced that the U.S. government will begin operating evacuation flights to help Americans leave Israel as Israel prepares to escalate retaliatory action against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
World Oct 09 At least 9 Americans killed in Hamas attack on Israel, State Department says The department said an undetermined number of American citizens remain missing and unaccounted for.
Politics Oct 07 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks after condemning 'appalling' Hamas incursion in Israel President Joe Biden on Saturday decried the “appalling assault" by Hamas militants and his administration pledged to ensure Israel has “what it needs to defend itself” after the surprise attack that drew worldwide condemnation and anger from Israel's allies.
World Oct 05 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. shoots down armed Turkish drone in Syria The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another.