Israel ordered to halt Rafah offensive
The International Court of Justice has told Israel to halt its military action in what is sure to be a contentious ruling.
The International Court of Justice has told Israel to halt its military action in what is sure to be a contentious ruling.
By demanding an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has defied critics who accused him of turning a blind eye to Western-backed crimes against humanity – and made himself a possible target of the Biden administration.
The U.S. said it opposed "unilateral recognition," while its close ally Israel immediately recalled its ambassadors to Oslo, Dublin and Madrid in protest.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared Tuesday on "Good Morning America."
Washington has condemned international court’s application for warrants targeting both Israel and Hamas
US president sides with Israeli PM as he calls Karim Khan’s pursuit of warrants for Netanyahu along with Hamas leaders ‘outrageous’
“I could not have been clearer,” Khan said. “Those who do not comply with the law should not complain later when my Office takes action.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his country's closest ally over postwar plans for Gaza, even as the war with Hamas shows no sign of ending.
“Nowhere is safe” in Gaza, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has warned
As Israel marks its Independence Day, the nation’s Zionist ideology faces hard questions.
Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari described the Rafah operation as “precise” and “limited in scope.”
Israeli leader says his country will "stand alone" and "fight with fingernails" if shipments are halted.
Israel’s new large-scale offensive is being criticized all over the world, but the PM may still turn the situation to his advantage
For Biden, Israel’s war on Hamas is a serious drain
Israel carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday and told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the city where more than a million people uprooted by the seven-month war are crowded together.
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a 30-minute phone conversation following the evacuation of Palestinians from Rafah.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera, escalating Israel’s long-running feud with the channel at a time when ceasefire negotiations with Hamas — mediated by Qatar — are gaining steam. Qatar is currently hosting Hamas's leadership. “This has probably got a lot more to do with these negotiations, pressure, or some sort of message being sent to Qatar than it has to do with Al Jazeera as a television network,” said John Lyndon, executive director at the Alliance for Middle East Peace.
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