(CNN)– A source told the network CNNIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned to US President Joe Biden, during a phone call on Friday, that the statements he made on Thursday, in which he appeared to reject the idea of establishing a Palestinian state, were not intended to rule out the possibility of establishing a Palestinian … Read more
(CNN)– Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid confirmed on Saturday that Egypt “is still in full control of its borders,” following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to close the Egyptian border with Gaza before the end of the war.. Abu Zeid said, during statements to the Egyptian “Sada El Balad” channel: “Egypt fully … Read more
(CNN)– On Saturday, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, issued a statement in which he highlighted the conflicts facing both sides of the war in the Gaza Strip, and the need for goods to prevent a coming famine in the Strip, on the occasion of … Read more
(CNN) – US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, on Monday, via the “X” platform, that he discussed with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the winter camp in Al-Ula Governorate in Saudi Arabia, “the importance of urgently responding to the humanitarian needs in Gaza, and preventing further attacks.” Spread of conflict. According to … Read more
(CNN) – Israel claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior leader in the Lebanese Hezbollah group, Wissam Tawil, according to Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, in an interview with Israeli Channel 14, on Monday. A Lebanese security source confirmed to CNN that Tawil, a senior commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Brigade, was killed in an … Read more
(CNN) – On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting with Amos Hochstein, the special envoy of US President Joe Biden, in Tel Aviv. During the meeting, Netanyahu said that Israel is committed to bringing about a “fundamental change” on its border with Lebanon, so that displaced residents from areas close to Israel’s … Read more
(CNN) – The right-wing Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, responded to the US State Department’s criticism of his statements calling for the resettlement of Gaza residents outside the Strip. This came in a post published by the Minister of National Security on his page on the X platform (formerly Twitter), where he … Read more
(CNN) – For the second time this month, the US administration bypassed Congress to approve the sale of $150 million worth of military equipment to Israel. A US State Department spokesman said on Friday that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken informed Congress that he had taken an emergency decision to immediately approve the sale of … Read more
(CNN) – On Thursday, the bombing continued along the Lebanese-Israeli border, while Lebanese officials spent the day in meetings with their foreign counterparts from France and Britain about the growing conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Hezbollah claimed that it carried out simultaneous attacks targeting multiple “barracks” in northern Israel. On the other hand, … Read more
(CNN) — An Israeli official told CNN that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and the Middle East region next week to discuss the next steps in the war between Israel and Hamas. CNN has contacted the US State Department for comment. Blinken’s expected trip comes after senior officials … Read more