‘Very dangerous’ if no Israel-Gaza ceasefire by Ramadan, Joe Biden says
“It’s in the hands of Hamas right now,” Biden, 81, told reporters as he flew back to the White House from the Camp David presidential retreat in the hills of …
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US opposes Israel ‘reoccupation’ of Gaza or any shrinking of Palestinian territory
US opposes Israel ‘reoccupation’ of Gaza or any shrinking of Palestinian territory US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday reaffirmed Washington’s opposition to any reoccupation of the Gaza Strip …
Israel strikes on Gaza kill 9, including children, after Biden calls conduct of war ‘over the top’
At least nine people, including children and women, were killed in Israeli air strikes overnight into Friday in the central area of the Gaza Strip and in the southern city …
Hamas proposes 135-day Gaza truce with total Israeli withdrawal, as Blinken meets Netanyahu
According to a draft document seen by Reuters, the Hamas counterproposal envisages three phases of a truce, lasting 45 days each. Militants would exchange remaining Israeli hostages they captured on …
Israel-Gaza war: Hamas responds to truce deal, Antony Blinken says agreement ‘possible’
The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Tuesday it had delivered its response to a proposed ceasefire deal for Gaza, and the United States said it believed an agreement was …
blinken: Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza, but obstacles loom
Riyadh: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Monday at the start of his fifth visit to the Middle East since the outbreak of the …
In Davos, Israel’s president says ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending Gaza war
Normalising ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a game-changer for the entire Middle East, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said …
At Davos, Blinken calls pathway to Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security amid Gaza war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the need for a “pathway to a Palestinian state” Wednesday at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos, …
Top China envoy and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet in Washington ahead of Taiwan elections
A top Chinese Communist Party envoy met senior US officials at the State Department in Washington, hours before voters in Taiwan elect their next leader and government as the two …
Blinken tells Abbas US backs ‘tangible steps’ for Palestinian state as Israel keeps bombing Gaza
Palestinian statehood was anticipated following the Oslo Accords of the 1990s, but talks have been moribund for years. Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on post-war Gaza Abbas told …