US-Israel Relations

Israeli settler councils drafting plan for annexation of West Bank ahead of Trump inauguration: Report

In the wake of former US President Donald Trump's re-election, Israeli settler councils have been drafting a plan to accelerate the path towards annexation of the occupied West Bank and other Palestinian territories, according to a report.

Former Israeli DM to visit US despite ICC arrest warrant

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant plans to travel to Washington despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

US envoy threatens to withdraw from mediation between Israel, Lebanon

US envoy Amos Hochstein has vowed to withdraw from mediation efforts aimed at brokering a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanon if Tel Aviv does not accept Washington's proposal, Israel’s Channel 13 reported Sunday.

US Senate denies resolutions to block arms Sales to Israel amid Gaza war

The United States Senate has not supported the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) aimed at blocking the sale of over $20 billion in offensive US weaponry to Israel.

Iran condemns US veto on Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN Security Council

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has denounced the United States for vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution that demanded a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has killed nearly 44,000 Palestinians during the past 13 months.

US vetoes another UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, marking the fourth time that Washington has used its veto power to block a ceasefire resolution at the international body since Israel's war on the besieged enclave began in October 2023.

US sanctioning Israeli settler group over violence against Palestinians

The US Treasury Department has announced that it is imposing sanctions on an Israeli settler group accused of 'perpetrating violence' in the occupied West Bank, where violence against Palestinians has increased over the past several years

US denial of Gaza ‘genocide’ makes it complicit in Israeli war crimes: Hamas

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has strongly condemned the recent statements made by the US Department of State, which denied genocide and the forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by Israel.

US says to continue sending arms to Israel despite dire conditions in Gaza

The United States will not change its policy on weapons transfers to Israel even though the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains dire, the State Department has announced.

Trump picks hardliner Mike Huckabee as Israel’s envoy

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mike Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas, to be his ambassador to Israel, putting a figure who has refuted the existence of the Palestinian people at the centre of US diplomacy with Israel amid its wars on Gaza and Lebanon.

Netanyahu plans to push for West Bank annexation when Trump takes office

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to push for annexing the occupied West Bank when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN.

US freezes delivery of bulldozers to Israel over home demolitions in Gaza

The United States has frozen the delivery of 130 bulldozers to Israel amid home demolitions in the Gaza Strip, according to a report.

Netanyahu and Trump discuss ‘Iranian threat’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the "Iranian threat" in a call with US president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday as the wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon show no sign of easing.

Trump’s victory to test his claim of ending Israeli war in Gaza within hours: Hamas

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election puts to the test his earlier statements that he could end the war in the Gaza Strip within hours, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters news agency.

US tracking hundreds of incidents of civilian harm during Israel’s war on Gaza: Report

US State Department officials have identified nearly 500 potential incidents of civilian harm during Israel's aggression against the Gaza Strip involving American-furnished weapons, but have not taken further action on any of them, three sources, including a US official familiar with the matter, announced.

Gaza war ‘should end’: Biden

US President Joe Biden has stated that Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip “should end”, adding that he is renewing endeavours for a ceasefire after Egypt proposed one that would last two days.

Iran’s UN mission says US ‘complicit’ in Israeli attack

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has stressed that the United States has enabled Israel to carry out airstrikes against the country by allowing Israeli military aircraft to use Iraqi airspace to launch missiles at Iranian military and radar sites.

Blinken meets Israeli leaders amid regional tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to revive ceasefire negotiations to end the war in the Gaza Strip, pressing for more aid to be allowed into the besieged enclave.

US Department of Justice’s lawyers call for investigation into Israel’s killing of Americans in West Bank

Lawyers at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have written to American attorney general Merrick Garland, urging him to investigate Israel for potential war crimes in the Gaza Strip as well as the killings of American citizens in the West Bank.

Black Muslim groups shun Harris for US president over Gaza war

A group of approximately 50 Black Muslim leaders have signed a statement urging American voters to shun Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House and instead back candidates who support a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an arms embargo on Israel.

US shouldering responsibility for enabling potential Israeli attack against Iran: Envoy

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani stressed that the United States bears full responsibility for provoking and arming Israel towards carrying out potential acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic.

THAAD anti-missile system ‘in place’ in Israel: US

The US military has rushed its advanced anti-missile system to Israel and it is now “in place”, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has stated.

Blinken to depart for a high-stakes trip to Middle East

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart Monday for a high-stakes trip to the Middle East as Washington seeks to move forward with long-stalled negotiations to bring back the Israeli hostages and end the war in the Gaza Strip following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Leaked US intelligence files show Israel plans to attack Iran: Report

The United States has launched an investigation after highly classified intelligence reports about Israel’s preparations for possible strikes on Iran were leaked online, CNN has reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.

Iran shrugs off dispatching US-made anti-missile shield to Israel

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has downplayed the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) air defense system to Israel as part of a “psychological war”.

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