President Joe Biden expressed support Friday for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel.
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Hamas terrorists have called on Palestinians to rise up and challenge tight Israeli restrictions on entry to the site. The terrorist group hopes a fresh outburst of violence would put more pressure on Israel and improve its leverage in ongoing cease-fire talks.
A ship delivered 200 tons of humanitarian supplies, food and water to Gaza on Friday, the Israeli military said, inaugurating a sea route from Cyprus for aid.
Yemen’s Houthi terrorists claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, Russia’s state media reported Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an obstable to peace in the Middle East, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a speech on Capitol Hill.
Hamas identified its slain member as Hadi Mustafa and said he was with the group’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades.
The fate of the people in Rafah has been a major area of concern of Israel’s allies — including the United States — and humanitarian groups.
Itay Chen, 19, was thought to be taken hostage by Hamas, but Israeli authorities announced Tuesday he was killed in the attack and his body was being held in Gaza.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz strongly criticized the Security Council’s failure in over 40 meetings since Oct. 7 to condemn Hamas’ actions.
The investigation was launched March 5 after protesters violently shut down an event organized independently by Jewish student groups in February.
The food, collected by celebrity chef José Andrés’ nonprofit, is part of an effort to open a sea corridor for aid to reach the Gaza Strip.
The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack, though it typically takes the terrorists several hours to acknowledge their strikes.
Demonstrators outside a London mosque blew on the long, curling horns and chanted “bring them home” to mark the 155 days that hostages have been held in captivity.
The United States, Qatar and Egypt had hoped to broker a cease-fire ahead of Ramadan, but the talks have stalled.
Before President Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade and other units were scrambling to pull equipment together.