Benjamin Netanyahu
‘Very serious escalation’: Lebanese ministers warn of a dangerous next 48 hours after pager and device attacks
Lebanon’s leadership warned that the risk of further violence and escalation is extremely high following two days of attacks involving exploding communications devices across the country. The next 48 hours, ministers told CNBC Thursday, will be particularly dangerous. On Tuesday and Wednesday, thousands of communications devices — including pagers and two-way radios — used by […]
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Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press, in Doha, Qatar, August 20, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from […]
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Israel vows to hit Hezbollah after rocket kills 12 on football field
People gather during the funeral of children who were killed at a soccer pitch by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, July 28, 2024. Ammar Awad | Reuters Thousands of mourners attended funeral ceremonies on Sunday for the 12 children and teenagers killed by a rocket […]
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Harris says ‘it is time for this war to end,’ affirms ‘unwavering’ support for Israel
Vice President Kamala Harris said “Israel has a right to defend itself … and how it does matters.” Harris’ remarks followed a meeting she held with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington Thursday. “It is time for this war to end and end in a way where Israel is secure, all the hostages are […]
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Biden says ‘defense of democracy’ drove his exit in Oval Office address
U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid. Evan Vucci | Via Reuters President Joe Biden on Wednesday night told the American public that “the defense of democracy is more important than […]
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Kamala Harris, dozens of lawmakers sit out Netanyahu speech to Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024. Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris and more than 30 Capitol Hill lawmakers are not planning to attend Israeli Prime Minister […]
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Israel sends delegation to negotiate hostage launch deal with Hamas
Dust and black smoke rises times following an Israeli air strike targeted a household creating in the city of Bureij in the central Gaza Strip on June 3, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Bashar Taleb | AFP | Getty Pictures Israeli Key Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed […]
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Biden admin has reviewed possibly negotiating unilateral deal with Hamas to cost-free U.S. hostages
The team Carry Them Residence Now, which is demanding the launch of Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas regardless of the political rate, sales opportunities a somber Israeli Day Parade, June 2, 2024 in New York Metropolis, New York. Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis Information | Getty Images Biden administration officers have discussed potentially negotiating a unilateral deal […]
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Member of Israel’s War Cabinet says he’ll quit the government June 8 unless there’s a new war plan
Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz arrives at the US State Department ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 5, 2024 in Washington DC. Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Images Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened on Saturday to resign from the government […]
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‘Biggest barrier’ to Saudi-Israeli normalization is the two-state solution, says ex-CIA director
Gen. David Petraeus, Former CIA Director, Fmr. Central Commander and American commander in Iraq. Adam Jeffery | CNBC A two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict is “elusive” right now, according to former CIA director David Petraeus, adding that it is also the “single biggest barrier” to normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. “A solid […]
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