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White House Says It Does Not Support a Cease-Fire at This Time
[ad_1] new video loaded: White House Says It Does Not Support a Cease-Fire at This Time transcript Back transcript White House Says It Does Not Support a Cease-Fire at This Time John F. Kirby, the White House national security spokesman, said that a cease-fire would give Hamas a “propaganda win,” legitimizing its Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Usually when you…
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Houthi Rebels Shot Down a U.S. Drone Off Yemen’s Coast, Pentagon Says
[ad_1] A U.S. military surveillance drone was shot down off the coast of Yemen on Wednesday by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the Pentagon said. Pentagon officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters, confirmed that the drone, an MQ-9 Reaper, had been shot down. But they would not say if the aircraft was armed, where it was flying…
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U.S. Strikes Iran-Linked Facility in Syria in Round of Retaliation
[ad_1] For the second time in nearly two weeks, the United States carried out airstrikes against a facility used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and its proxies in eastern Syria early Thursday, ratcheting up retaliation for a steady stream of rocket and drone attacks against American forces in Iraq and Syria. The strikes by two Air Force F-15E jets…
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Blinken Says Palestinian Authority Could Lead Gaza After War
[ad_1] Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Wednesday that Gaza should be unified with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority once the war is over, offering a strong signal about what the United States sees as its preferred endgame in the fight between Israel and Hamas. The message, delivered during a meeting of foreign ministers in Tokyo, came…
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White House Condemns Tlaib’s Embrace of Phrase Used by Pro-Palestinian Groups
[ad_1] The White House on Wednesday condemned Representative Rashida Tlaib for embracing a phrase used by some pro-Palestinian groups, a day after the House censured her for her statements regarding the Israel-Hamas war. The White House was referring specifically to the phrase “from the river to the sea,” a slogan widely regarded as a rallying cry for the eradication of…
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Tens of Thousands Flee Northern Gaza Strip, as Israel’s Invasion Advances
[ad_1] On Sunday, Anas Al Kourd, a paramedic at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, drove south with a group that included his cousin, whose legs had been amputated after she was wounded in the war, and four children. Theirs was the only car in sight. Around them, people held their hands up in a gesture of surrender as they…
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A Gaza ‘Cease-Fire’ or a ‘Pause’? Even World Leaders Are Confused.
[ad_1] “I’m the guy that convinced Bibi to call for a cease-fire to let the prisoners out,” the president said, referring to Mr. Netanyahu. But Mr. Netanyahu adamantly opposes any cease-fire, nor has that been U.S. policy at any point. Mr. Biden said earlier at the event that he favored a “pause” in the fighting, saying that it “means give…
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Thousands Flee Northern Gaza as Israel’s Ground Invasion Continues
[ad_1] Palestinians walked, drove and rode on donkey carts as they fled Gaza City and other parts of the northern Gaza Strip for the south. [ad_2] Source link
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As Israeli Troops Push Into Northern Gaza, Thousands Evacuate South
[ad_1] But some Gazans who have made or attempted the journey in recent days have described being fired at from the direction of Israeli tanks, despite the promise of safe passage, while others said they had seen bodies, or parts of bodies, scattered around the road. The United Nations is aware of such reports but has not identified who was…
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Senate Democrats Challenge Biden on Israel, Seeking Assurances About Aid
[ad_1] The Republican-led House last week approved the money for Israel, but that bill is dead on arrival in the Senate because it includes domestic spending cuts and omits help for Ukraine. The Senate has not yet taken up an alternative. The senators did not threaten to withhold their support for aid to Israel, but their pointed requests for more…
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