Members phkrause Posted February 23 Author Members Share Posted February 23 Why isn’t desperately needed aid reaching Palestinians in Gaza? From the earliest days of the Israel-Hamas war, the United States and much of the international community have pressed Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. But as the fighting rages on with no end in sight, the humanitarian catastrophe there has only worsened. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-humanitarian-aid-gaza-1ce556a8a839803c8a1624b1b69b0a13? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 25 Author Members Share Posted February 25 How do Biden’s new sanctions affect Jewish charities that donate in Israel? (JTA) — When the Biden administration announced new sanctions meant to stop the flow of U.S. donations to extremist Israelis, many watchdogs assumed that one charity would be especially concerned. https://www.jta.org/2024/02/20/united-states/how-do-bidens-new-sanctions-affect-jewish-charities-that-donate-in-israel? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 25 Author Members Share Posted February 25 🇮🇱 Bibi's first post-war plan Displaced Palestinians camp in Rafah, near the border fence between Gaza and Egypt. Photo: Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — for the first time — laid out his post-war plan for Gaza yesterday, Axios' Barak Ravid writes. Why it matters: President Biden has long pushed Netanyahu to focus on the day after the war. The document is short on concrete details but broadly addresses several key areas for post-war Gaza and Israel: The IDF would indefinitely maintain freedom of operation across the entire Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip would be completely demilitarized except for weapons that are "necessary to maintain public order." Gaza's reconstruction "will be carried out with the financing and leadership of countries acceptable to Israel." The Strip will be governed by "local elements with management experience" who will be responsible for civilian management and public order. Keep reading. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 26 Author Members Share Posted February 26 A US Air Force member is in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside an Israeli embassy in protest An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force on Sunday set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Read more. Recent developments: The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, livestreamed the event on the video streaming platform Twitch, the person not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation told the AP on condition of anonymity. The incident happened as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking cabinet approval for a military operation in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. On Sunday, Netanyahu said a cease-fire deal would only delay ‘somewhat’ an Israeli military offensive in Rafah. He also confirmed to CBS that a deal is in the works, with no details. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Palestinian prime minister submits government’s resignation, a move that could open door to reforms Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of blocking aid to Palestinians in Gaza Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it’s a response to a Palestinian attack Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 28 Author Members Share Posted February 28 Israel is ready to pause its war in Gaza during Ramadan if a hostage deal is reached, Biden says President Joe Biden said Israel would be willing to pause its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants. Read more. Key developments: Negotiators from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a six-week halt in fighting. The pause would also include allowing hundreds of trucks to deliver desperately needed aid into Gaza. There is an unofficial deadline of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan around March 10, a period that often sees heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions. There was no immediate Israeli reaction to Biden’s comments and a Hamas official played down any sense of progress, saying the group wouldn't soften its demands. At the same time, Biden did not call for an end to the war, leaving open the door to an eventual Israeli ground offensive in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Majority of countries argue Israel violated international law in last historic hearing at UN court What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza? Israel vows to target Lebanon’s Hezbollah even if cease-fire reached with Hamas in Gaza Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 28 Author Members Share Posted February 28 A deal between Israel and Hamas appears to be taking shape. What would it look like? CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new deal that would free some of the roughly 130 hostages held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a weekslong pause in the war, now in its fifth month. https://apnews.com/article/gaza-hamas-israel-ceasefire-deal-2ef0d5b960c4f132bfe9d91b19878a12? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 29 Author Members Share Posted February 29 Israeli troops fire on Palestinians seeking food. Israel says deadly scene was a chaotic stampede RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed in the chaos, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, according to health officials. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-02-29-2024-f9b5a62a80d8b83eac4946d3c85af58b? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 1 Author Members Share Posted March 1 Palestinians say Israeli troops fired at people seeking food. Israel says scene was deadly stampede RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed in the chaos, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, according to health officials. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-02-29-2024-f9b5a62a80d8b83eac4946d3c85af58b? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 3 Author Members Share Posted March 3 “Between the Hammer and the Anvil” The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé https://theintercept.com/2024/02/28/new-york-times-anat-schwartz-october-7/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 3 Author Members Share Posted March 3 New setback for hostage deal More than 100 Palestinians were killed today near a convoy of aid trucks. Hamas blamed Israeli forces who opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians, while Israel claimed most of the casualties were the result of Palestinians being trampled as crowds stormed and looted the trucks. More than 30,000 Palestinians have now died in five months of war. President Biden acknowledged that the incident will complicate negotiations over a temporary ceasefire, Axios' Barak Ravid reports. The Biden administration had already been warning Israel about the breakdown of law and order in the enclave. Airstrikes and Israeli restrictions have made it increasingly difficult and dangerous to get aid into Gaza, raising concerns that many more Palestinians could die of hunger and disease. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 3 Author Members Share Posted March 3 Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than 100 dead WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin airdropping emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza, President Joe Biden said Friday, a day after more than 100 Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops. https://apnews.com/article/biden-meloni-white-house-ukraine-112dacd932a45f42621a25b304ae5d99? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 4 Author Members Share Posted March 4 Kamala Harris is hosting a Netanyahu rival, signaling wider cracks in Israel's wartime leadership The member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet is visiting Washington on Monday in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more. Recent developments: Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival of Netanyahu, is sitting down with several senior Biden administration officials this week. A representative from Netanyahu’s far-right Likud party said Gantz did not have approval from the prime minister for his meetings in Washington. Harris plans to press for a temporary cease-fire deal to allow for the release of several categories of hostages held by Hamas. Israel has essentially agreed to the deal, according to a senior Biden administration official, and the White House has emphasized that the onus is on Hamas to come on board. The meetings come as the U.S. begins a series of airdrops of aid into Gaza, just days after dozens of Palestinians were killed while trying to get food from an Israel-organized convoy. The head of a Gaza City hospital said gunfire accounted for 80% of the wounds in the aftermath of the aid-convoy bloodshed, which suggested heavy shooting by Israeli troops. Israel claimed many of the dead were trampled in a stampede and troops only fired when they felt endangered. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Vice President Kamala Harris reiterates call for Mideast cease-fire How a little boy from Gaza lost his arm and his family, but got a second chance half a world away After 10 years of trying, a Palestinian woman had twins. An Israeli strike killed them both Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 5 Author Members Share Posted March 5 Kamala Harris calls for 6-week ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza and places onus on Israel to deliver aid (JTA) — Vice President Kamala Harris called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and placed most of the onus on Israel for a shortfall in humanitarian aid entering the enclave. https://www.jta.org/2024/03/04/politics/kamala-harris-calls-for-6-week-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza-and-places-onus-on-israel-to-deliver-aid? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 6 Author Members Share Posted March 6 Hostage crisis poses dilemma for Israel and offers a path to victory for Hamas Over the last five months, Israel has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, destroyed dozens of their tunnels and wreaked unprecedented destruction on the Gaza Strip. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-hostages-endgame-0b4720545d294b4eb25eb97055c238eb? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 7 Author Members Share Posted March 7 Kibbutz Be’eri Rejects Story in New York Times October 7 Exposé: “They Were Not Sexually Abused” “It’s not true,” said the kibbutz spokesperson, of one of the stories featured in the paper’s controversial article. https://theintercept.com/2024/03/04/nyt-october-7-sexual-violence-kibbutz-beeri/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 7 Author Members Share Posted March 7 Biden says there’s ‘got to be a ceasefire’ in Gaza and warns of fighting during Ramadan WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war before Ramadan, the upcoming Muslim holy month when the fighting could become “very, very dangerous” if a truce is not reached. https://www.jta.org/2024/03/05/israel/biden-says-theres-got-to-be-a-ceasefire-in-gaza-and-warns-of-fighting-during-ramadan? Biden will announce a plan for a temporary port on Gaza’s coast to increase flow of humanitarian aid WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory during the Israel-Hamas war, according to administration officials. https://apnews.com/article/biden-gaza-humanitarian-aid-port-us-military-israel-25fb6d71bc951d7491de3ab99733a749? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 9 Author Members Share Posted March 9 In State of the Union, Biden tells Israel that humanitarian aid is not a ‘bargaining chip’ WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden used his State of the Union speech to call on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, saying that it must not be used as leverage. https://www.jta.org/2024/03/08/politics/in-state-of-the-union-biden-tells-israel-that-humanitarian-aid-is-not-a-bargaining-chip? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 20 Author Members Share Posted March 20 Heavy fighting rages around Gaza’s biggest hospital as Israel raids it for a second day RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Explosions and shootings shook the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital and surrounding neighborhoods as Israeli forces stormed through the facility for a second day Tuesday. The military said it had killed 50 Hamas militants in the hospital, but it could not be independently confirmed that the dead were combatants. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-03-19-2024-a46aed2d25a6d95d9f3d67edcd60dd50? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 21 Author Members Share Posted March 21 Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering there. https://apnews.com/article/rafah-hamas-gaza-israel-war-541e91c0f09196944a4dabeded94596f? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 26 Author Members Share Posted March 26 Trump warns Israel on "a very big mistake" Palestinians inspect the debris of a house destroyed by Israeli bombing in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on March 4. Photo: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images In an interview with an Israeli paper owned by the Adelson family, Trump said he supports Israel's war in Gaza but that "you have to finish up your war." "Israel has to be very careful, because you're losing a lot of the world, you're losing a lot of support," he said. Trump said Israel made "a very big mistake" by publishing the footage of its retaliations in Gaza. "I wanted to call [Israel] and say don't do it. These photos and shots. I mean, moving shots of bombs being dropped into buildings in Gaza. And I said, Oh, that's a terrible portrait. It's a very bad picture for the world. The world is seeing this.… Every night, I would watch buildings pour down on people." The big picture: Trump arguably went a step further than Biden, who hasn't explicitly called for an end to the war and has been careful to link calls for a ceasefire with demands that Hamas release all remaining hostages, Axios' Barak Ravid and Dave Lawler write. Go deeper Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 26 Author Members Share Posted March 26 US and Israeli defense chiefs meet to discuss plans for Gaza as tensions between the allies spike WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense leaders met with Israel’s minister of defense on Tuesday as the United States warns against a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but rising tensions between the two allies put any progress in question. https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-pentagon-defense-austin-gallant-ba2fa9612856b2e6e8c9e0e1624fd3aa? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 31 Author Members Share Posted March 31 Israelis stage largest anti-government protest since the war in Gaza began JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered outside the parliament building in Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government demonstration since the country went to war in October. They urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held by the Hamas militant group in Gaza and to hold early elections. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-03-31-2024-2dfbc154409ae6160b4e594b1b346e13? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted April 2 Author Members Share Posted April 2 Gaza medical officials say Israeli strike kills 4 foreign aid workers, driver after delivering food DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An apparent Israeli airstrike killed four international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver late Monday, hours after the group brought in a new shipload of food to northern Gaza, which has been isolated and pushed to the brink of famine by Israel’s offensive. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-04-01-2024-e75cf75aa88a9133774a883d987115c1? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted April 2 Author Members Share Posted April 2 New fear of wider war in Middle East Workers remove debris at the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus, Syria, after an Israeli strike yesterday. Photo: Omar Sanadiki/AP Tensions in the Middle East spiked to dangerous new highs yesterday after an Israeli airstrike killed seven Iranian officers in Syria — including a senior general who oversaw an allied network of militant proxy groups, Axios' Barak Ravid and Zachary Basu write. Why it matters: The strike could significantly escalate the shadow conflict that has raged in the Middle East since Hamas' terrorist attack on Oct. 7, U.S. and Israeli officials say. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi is the most senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer to be killed since the U.S. assassinated Qassen Soleimani in 2020. Iran has vowed to seek revenge and accused Israel — which flattened a diplomatic building in Syria with its airstrike — of a "breach of all international conventions." Iran hasn't directly intervened in the current conflict and mostly relies on proxies. 👀 Behind the scenes: Israeli intelligence has been following Zahedi, who is in charge of arming and coordinating with Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian militias in Lebanon and Syria, for a long time. An operational window to take him out only opened in recent days, an Israeli official said. Israel notified the Biden administration a few minutes before its Air Force conducted the strike but didn't ask for a green light, Israeli and U.S. officials said. Aircraft drop humanitarian aid over the northern Gaza Strip yesterday. Photo: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Israeli forces withdrew from the largest hospital in Gaza after a devastating two-week raid killed hundreds of alleged Palestinian militants and left the facility in ruins. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted April 4 Author Members Share Posted April 4 Biden tells Israel’s Netanyahu future US support for war depends on new steps to protect civilians WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden issued a stark warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that future U.S. support for Israel’s Gaza war depends on the swift implementation of new steps to protect civilians and aid workers. https://apnews.com/article/biden-netanyahu-3591fb5f82b22cf8e5d1060fccaef115? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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