The Biden administration was “pleased to hear the news of two Israeli hostages freed last night by Israeli Defense Forces in Rafah after 128 days” Kirby said.
Residents of Gaza, living in extreme poverty and displacement, urgently demand a cease-fire and international assistance as the conflict persists.
The deal is reported to include several months of pause in fighting in return for most of the hostages being released. However, we’ve been misled in the past about the hostages being released.
The Media Line’s Mohammad Al-Kassim speaks exclusively with Fatah Central Committee Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Al-Aloul, who says President Biden’s call for an independent Palestinian state rings hollow
While Israel presses forward with a military campaign it says will last for months, Abbas, Abdullah, and al-Sisi also restated their rejection to displace Palestinians from their homes.
Abbas and the Jordanian and Egyptian leaders wull also affirm their opposition to any displacement of Palestinians from their lands.
The ICJ will hold sessions on Thursday and Friday in a case brought in late December accusing Israel of failing to uphold its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention.
This is Katz’s second stint at the helm of the Foreign Ministry; he served briefly from February 2019 to May 2020.
If Israel moves toward a two-state solution, it will find a full partner in the moderate Arab states.
Tzachi Hanegbi, head of the National Security Council of Israel, spoke in depth about the October 7th attacks and Israel’s plans for a post-war, post-Hamas Gaza Strip in a Saudi newspaper interview.
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