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US-Israel Relations

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.

Young Americans favour Palestinians than Israelis amid Gaza war: Poll

More young Americans have favourable views of Palestinians than they do of Israelis in the current war in the Gaza Strip, while about half of the US population doesn't know which side has a higher death toll, according to a new poll by Pew Research Center.

Relatives of Hamas-held hostages ask Biden to press Netanyahu for deal to free them

Nearly 600 relatives of the 81 Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip have signed a letter to US President Joe Biden expressing their frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of ongoing captive negotiations, urging him to press the Israeli premier and all other parties to reach an agreement to secure the hostages' release.

Rafah invasion risks “further isolating Israel around the world”: US

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that a looming Tel Aviv's ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah would risk “further isolating Israel around the world and jeopardizing its long-term security and standing".

US urges Qatar to pressure Hamas with expulsion from Doha as Gaza ceasefire negotiations stalled

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a stern message to Qatar earlier this month: Tell Palestinian group Hamas that they must deliver on a hostage and ceasefire deal that would halt the war in the Gaza Strip or risk getting kicked out of Doha where senior members of the group are based, two US officials told CNN.

Donors warn Biden’s Gaza policy ‘increasing chances’ of Trump victory

A group of more than 100 donors for the US Democratic Party sent a letter to President Joe Biden, warning him that his "unconditional support" for Israel's war on the besieged Gaza Strip is increasing his odds of losing the upcoming presidential election.

Senate Democrats urge ‘bold’ US push on Palestinian state

More than a third of the US Senate's Democrats have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to take "bold" action toward establishing a Palestinian state, in the latest pushback against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli PM defies Biden on military operation in Gaza’s Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to call off a major ground offensive against the southern tip of the Gaza Strip, shrugging off a US warning that the operation will kill more civilians and worsen a humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave.

Blinken warns 100% of Gaza at “severe levels of acute food insecurity”

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has confirmed that Gaza's entire population is "at severe levels of acute food insecurity".

US daily Reveals Biden knew Israel was bombing Gaza indiscriminately

The White House knew since late October that Israel was regularly bombing civilian targets in Gaza, but President Joe Biden continued to publicly defend the Israeli military’s conduct, the Washington Post has reported.

Biden warns Netanyahu military operation in Gaza’s Rafah a “mistake”

US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that a major ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah would be a "mistake", as the two leaders spoke on the phone for the first time in a month amid growing tensions.

Biden angry after poll numbers drop over his handling of Gaza war: Report

US President Joe Biden began to shout and swear after learning that his poll numbers in the battleground states of Michigan and Georgia had dropped over his handling of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, according to NBC News.

Half of Americans want Biden to pressure Israel over Gaza humanitarian situation: Poll

Almost half of the American respondents in a new survey want US President Joe Biden to put more pressure on Israel to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

US announces more sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank amid violence against Palestinians

The US State Department has announced new sanctions on three Israeli settlers and two farms in the occupied West Bank. Washington remains Israel's staunch supporter in its genocidal campaign against Gaza.

Report: US privately tells Israel it will accept small-scale raid on Rafah

A report from US news site Politico says that senior American officials have told their Israeli counterparts that the administration of President Joe Biden will support hitting “high-value Hamas targets in and underneath Rafah” in the besieged Gaza Strip.

White House trying to walk back Biden’s remarks about Rafah onslaught being a red line for US

The White House has attempted to walk back comments US President Joe Biden made over the weekend saying that an Israeli offensive of Rafah in the Gaza Strip would be a red line.

Biden says has no plans to meet Netanyahu or address Israeli parliament

US President Joe Biden has stated that there are no plans "at this moment" for his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or for him to address the Israeli parliament.

Netanyahu hits back at Biden over Gaza war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that his maximalist war aims are supported by “the overwhelming majority” of the Israeli citizens, and that US President Joe Biden was “wrong” to suggest that his actions in Gaza are “hurting Israel".

Biden makes contradictory comments on ‘red lines’ for Netanyahu in Gaza war

United States President Joe Biden has warned that there are “red lines” Israel should not cross in its war in the Gaza Strip while insisting he would never abandon Washington's ally.

US ‘quietly’ approved dozens of arms sales to Israel during Gaza war: Report

A new report has revealed that Washington has quietly authorized over 100 separate weapons sales to Tel Aviv since the start of the Gaza war in early October last year, despite mounting alarm over Israel's military campaign against the besieged territory.

US calls for ‘immediate ceasefire of six weeks’ in Gaza at UN as truce talks drag on

The US has revised its draft United Nations Security Council resolution to now call for “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, reflecting Washington’s frustration that Israel and Hamas have failed to reach an agreement.

US VP calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza in rare rebuke of Israel

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the besieged Gaza Strip while issuing a rare rebuke of Israel. The US government has been Israel's staunch supporter in Tel Aviv's military campaign in Gaza that has killed around 31,000 Palestinians so far.

Majority of Americans disapprove of Biden’s policy regarding Gaza war: Survey

Sixty percent of Americans disapprove of US President Joe Biden's handling of the conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip, while 42% think Israel has gone too far in its push to fight Palestinian movement Hamas in the tiny enclave, a poll conducted by The Wall Street Journal showed.

US airdrops food into besieged Gaza Strip, aid organizations outraged

United States military cargo planes have air-dropped food into blockaded Gaza Strip, in the first of series of aid drops as humanitarian groups criticize Israel for blocking access to the besieged and bombarded enclave.

Gaza food distribution site deaths will complicate peace talks, but agreement possible: Biden

US President Joe Biden has stated that his administration is looking into what happened at a food distribution site in Gaza — where local health officials say more than 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured by Israeli troops— and he admitted the incident is going to complicate negotiations in the region.

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