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Israel cancels Washington visit after US allows UN Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass
Kirby said the White House is "very disappointed" the delegation will not be coming to Washington for a "fulsome conversation" about viable alternatives to a Rafah ground invasion.
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UN Security Council resolution calls for Gaza ceasefire
UN Security Council passes resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, as US shifts position by abstaining from vote
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Russia, China reject U.S.-led Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN
Israeli military says it has detained hundreds in Gaza hospital raid, including some senior militants
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Biden knew Israel was bombing indiscriminately – WaPo
The US president was told in October that Israeli airstrikes were often carried out without “solid intelligence,” the newspaper claims
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s American crisis
Other Israeli leaders have clashed with the White House. None has been as brazen
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Deposing the King of Israel
America wants Binyamin Netanyahu out. But his exit is fraught with dangers
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Netanyahu a major obstacle for peace, Israel must hold elections - Schumer
Schumer identified Netanyahu as one of four main obstacles to achieving lasting peace in the Middle East.
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Netanyahu: Wrong to hold Israel to standard no one else held to
“For Israel, every civilian death is a tragedy. For Hamas, every civilian death is a strategy,” he said.
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Israeli road splitting Gaza in two has reached the Mediterranean coast, satellite imagery shows
The Israeli military gave right-wing Israeli TV Channel 14 a tour of the Netzarim Corridor in February, revealing what it called a “buffer” that is being worked on around the road. The report showed forces from the Israeli Engineering Corps operating tractors, trucks and engineering tools.
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Hopes for Gaza Truce Grow as Hamas Joins Talks in Cairo
Mediators believe a deal to pause fighting and release hostages could come within days, but Hamas leader’s whereabouts remain a mystery
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100+ killed as Israeli troops open fire on hungry crowd in Gaza – Hamas (VIDEO)
An IDF source claimed soldiers “felt threatened” and blamed any casualties on the Palestinians
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Israeli Forces Fire on Palestinian Civilians Amid Aid Delivery Chaos
Two sides give starkly different accounts after dozens killed; Hamas pauses cease-fire talks
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Why the U.S. and Saudis Want a Two-State Solution, and Israel Doesn’t
How hard is the White House willing to push for a resolution of the Palestinian issue?
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Biden hopes to have Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in place by next week
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of not complying ICJ ruling, as plans for Rafah operation take shape
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Netanyahu lays out post-war plan that Palestinian leader says is doomed to fail
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented his first official "day after" plan for the Gaza Strip once Israel's war with Hamas ends, saying Israel will keep security control over all Palestinian areas and make reconstruction of Gaza dependent on its demilitarization.
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Netanyahu proposes plan for post-war Gaza with Israeli army having ‘freedom’ to operate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a plan for post-war Gaza that envisions local Palestinian officials without links to Hamas or its foreign backers governing the territory, Israeli media reported Friday.
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France under pressure to suspend military sales to Israel as war in Gaza grinds on
NGOs and leftist members of the opposition have increased the pressure on France's government to reconsider arms sales to Israel in the wake of the war in Gaza and follow in the footsteps of other European nations that made moves to suspend military exports over concerns about the humanitarian situation on the ground.
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