Thursday, April 25, 2024

US-Israel Relations

Amnesty says Israel committing war crimes in Gaza ‘using US-made munitions’

The executive director of Amnesty International in the US has stated their research reveals that Israeli soldiers are committing war crimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip "using US-made munitions".

US Senate passes Ukraine, Israel funding after months-long stalemate

The US Senate on Tuesday passed a package to provide billions in aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law after a rocky six months of political battles.

US says looking into alleged Israeli human rights abuses in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated Washington is looking into allegations of human rights abuses by Israel in its war on the besieged Gaza Strip. More than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel's carnage in Gaza over the past seven months.

US new military assistance to Israel aggression against Palestinians

New United States military aid to Israel is an aggression against the Palestinian people, the Palestinian leadership has announced.

Israeli PM says potential US sanctions on IDF ‘absurd’ despite rights violations against Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rebuked reported Washington's plans to sanction an Israeli military unit which is under investigation for human rights abuses against Palestinians, in a Saturday post on X.

US House approves aid for Ukraine, Israel

US House lawmakers in both parties have joined forces to send a massive package of foreign aid to the Senate, ending a long and bitter stalemate over the fate of the legislation and all but ensuring the delivery of billions of dollars in new help to embattled allies across the globe.

EU and US sanction extremist Israeli settlers

The European Union and the United States have imposed tough new sanctions against key figures said to be behind extremist violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.

White House considering over $1bn in new arms for Israel

The Wall Street Journal daily has reported that the administration of US President Joe Biden is considering more than $1bn in a new weapons deal with Israel which would include "tank ammunition, military vehicles and mortar rounds".

More Americans want US to encourage Israel to cease military operation in Gaza: Poll

A growing number of Americans want US President Joe Biden to encourage Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cease its military action in the Gaza Strip, according to a new survey.

Biden told Netanyahu US won’t support Israeli counterattack on Iran

US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call that Washington will oppose any Tel Aviv counterattack against Tehran, a senior White House official told Axios.

Officials say US concerned Israel will respond to Iran without mulling over potential fallout

Some top US officials are concerned Israel could do  something quickly in response to Iran’s attacks without thinking through potential fallout afterward, according to a senior administration official and a senior defense official, NBC News reported.

US moving more assets to West Asia to enhance deterrence ahead of Iran retaliation

The United States military is moving additional assets into the Middle East to bolster deterrence and force protection ahead of an anticipated Iranian retaliatory strike against Israel, an American defense official has told Sputnik news agency.

Biden warns Iran strike against Israel may be ‘sooner than later’

US President Joe Biden has warned that the expected attack Iran is planning on Israel could happen soon. Tehran says will retaliate the recent Israeli missile raid on Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital.

UK says Biden is right to press Netanyahu for a halt in fighting in Gaza

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has stated US President Joe Biden is “rightly pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a pause in fighting  in the Gaza Strip to allow for more humanitarian aid.

Netanyahu’s attitude to war in Gaza ‘is a mistake’: Biden

US President Joe Biden has called Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in the Gaza Strip a “mistake”, piling on his criticism of the Israeli leader one week after the White House threatened to alter its support.

Pentagon chief says there’s no evidence Israel has committed genocide in Gaza

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claims there is no evidence that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Israel's war against the Gaza-based Palestinian group Hamas has so far killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, mainly children and women.

40 percent of Latinos in US want Gaza ceasefire

About 40 percent of U.S. Latino adults believe the administration of President Joe Biden should push for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war with Gaza, according to a new poll.

US calls Israeli troop movement in southern Gaza ‘rest and refit’, not withdrawal

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby says reports indicate to him that the Israeli troop movement in southern Gaza amounts more to a “rest and refit” than a full withdrawal of troops.

US lawmakers urge Biden to reconsider Israel arms transfer

More than three dozen members of the US Congress have written to President Joe Biden of their “shared concern and outrage” over the Israeli strike on a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza and urged him to reconsider the recent authorisation of a weapons transfer to Israel.

US approves more bombs for Israel amid Gaza war

The administration of US President Joe Biden has reportedly agreed to provide thousands of additional bombs to Israel, helping to replenish stockpiles that have been depleted by Tel Aviv’s six-month war on the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu told Biden deaths of aid workers in Gaza were Israel’s fault

In his phone call with US President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that the Israel forces were to blame for the deaths of the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers this week – and assured Biden that his government planned to announce measures to prevent such a mistake from happening again, according to a senior US administration official.

US vows to block Palestine push for full UN membership

Washington has vowed to block a new bid by the Palestinians for full membership in the United Nations.

White House claims Israel agreed to take US concerns over Rafah into consideration

Israeli officials have agreed to take the United States’ “concerns” about a possible invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip into consideration after a virtual meeting, the White House has announced.

White House mulling to approve $18 billion deal to send F-15 jets to Israel

The administration of US President Joe Biden is close to approving the sale of as many as 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal expected to be worth more than $18 billion, three people familiar with the matter told CNN.

US warns Israel of ‘consequences’ of Rafah invasion

Israel could face “consequences” if it launches a ground assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, the US Vice President Kamala Harris has cautioned. Washington remains Israel's main supporter during its war on Gaza.

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