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Hamas blames US for deaths of Palestinians in Rafah

The Palestinian movement Hamas has blamed the US and its president Joe Biden personally for the Israeli army's attacks on the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in massive casualties among Palestinins.

Nearly 100% of Arabs believe US policy on Israel-Gaza ‘bad’

Israel’s war in Gaza – and Washington’s support for it -- is inflicting serious damage on US standing across the Arab world, according to the poll results conducted in 16 Arab countries and released by the research institute, Arab Center Washington DC.

US Senate blocks foreign aid, immigration reform bill

The US Senate has blocked a $118 billion supplemental funding bill with aid for Ukraine and Israel, as well as immigration reforms and national security measures.

Biden threatens to veto Republican-proposed standalone aid package for Israel

US President Joe Biden has vowed to veto a Republican-proposed standalone aid package for Israel, if it manages to pass through the Congress. The idea to pass a “clean” aid package, not tied to border security or Ukraine, was floated by speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson last week.

US Senate unveils $118bn funding bill for Ukraine, Israel

The United States Senate has unveiled a $118bn bipartisan deal that would boost border security and provide wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine.

US imposes sanctions on several Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

Washington has put sanctions on several Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, accusing them of undermining stability and security in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

US weighing options to recognize Palestinian state after Gaza war: Report

The US is reviewing options to recognize a Palestinian state when the war in the Gaza Strip is over, according to a report by Axios.

US soldiers told to prepare for Gaza war: Report

US Air Force personnel in Iraq have been ordered to remain on standby in case of the US involvement in the Israel war on the besieged Gaza Strip, The Intercept has reported, citing a Pentagon memo.

US govt. employees to stage ‘Day of Fasting for Gaza’ to denounce Biden’s policies

US government employees of the group Feds United for Peace are planning a day of “fasting” in an attempt to raise awareness of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The group is made up of dozens of officials who are against US President Joe Biden’s policies toward Israel, and had organized a walkout earlier this month, also in protest of Biden’s policies.

US discussing withholding or delaying arms deliveries to Israel: Report

The White House is discussing withholding or delaying the shipments of offensive weapons to Israel in order "to compel Tel Aviv to scale back the ongoing military operation in the Gaza Strip", NBC News has reported.

US judge deliberates suit accusing Biden of failing to stop genocide in Gaza

A US federal judge in California is studying testimony heard in a lawsuit against Joe Biden, who is being sued by a group of American Palestinians and aid groups, accusing the US president of failing to prevent genocide in the Gaza Strip.

US opposes Israeli plans for ‘buffer zone’ in Gaza

The White House spokesman rejected plans by Israel to establish a "buffer zone" within the Gaza Strip and stressed such a proposal is at odds with the Biden administration's stated policy.

Iran slams US for preventing UN from pressing for an end to Israeli war on Gaza

Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has denounced the United States for preventing the UN from fulfilling its duty to press for an end to Israel's ongoing "war of genocide" against the Gaza Strip.

US calls on Israel to focus on eliminating Hamas leaders

Washington is seeking from Israel a transition from the wider ground operation in the Gaza Strip to targeted attacks on the leaders of the Hamas movement, US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer has stated.

US and Israel at odds over post-war Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to compromise with Washington on a potential two-state solution for post-war Gaza despite US President Joe Biden’s insistence the pair were in agreement after a phone call with Netanyahu, according to a post the Israeli premier wrote on X social media on Saturday.

Netanyahu tells Biden he has not ruled out possibility of a Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden in a telephone conversation Friday that public comments he made on Thursday, in which he appeared to reject the idea of creating a Palestinian state, were not meant to foreclose the possibility of a Palestinian state in any form, a person familiar with the issue told CNN. It comes a day after after Netanyahu appeared to reject the idea of creating a Palestinian state, a comment that would put him at odds with Biden’s position.

Biden “running out” of patience with Netanyahu over Gaza war: Report

US President Joe Biden is losing patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in the Gaza Strip which has hit 100-day mark, according to a report.

Israel maneuvering to drag US into wider conflict to exit Gaza quagmire: Iran’s envoy

Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has stated the recent US and UK missile strikes on Yemen amounts to a "declaration of war" against the Arab country's people. He added that Tel Aviv has effectively maneuvered to make Washington get involved in these conflicts.

CIA giving Israel intel on Hamas leaders, hostages in Gaza: Report

The CIA has been providing intelligence to Israel on senior Hamas leaders and captives held in the Gaza Strip, according to a New York Times report quoting unnamed US officials.

Hamas deplores Blinken remarks ‘justifying genocide’

The Palestinian movement Hamas has condemned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s claims that Hamas fighters hide behind civilians in the Gaza Strip, stressing the unfounded claims are an attempt to justify Israel’s crimes of genocide against Palestinians in the besieged enclave.

Analysis shows US media’s pro-Israel bias in Gaza war reporting

An analysis by The Intercept of major media coverage, including that of The New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, has revealed a persistent bias against Palestinians in their reporting on Israel's conflict in the Gaza Strip.

US Senate Democrats challenge Biden’s arms sale proposal to Israel: Report

Over a dozen Senate Democrats announced their intention to oppose US President Joe Biden’s proposal to bypass congressional review of arms sales to Israel.

US slams Israel proposal for Gaza ethnic cleansing

The US State Department has condemned Israeli proposals to remove the Palestinian inhabitants of Gaza en masse in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. The US remains Israel’s main supporter militarily and diplomatically.

US Muslims expand ‘Abandon Biden’ campaign over Gaza war

US Muslim leaders have expanded nationwide a campaign launched earlier this month against President Joe Biden over his handling of the Gaza conflict.

Iran FM raps U.S. support for Israel amid Gaza war

Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, strongly criticized the United States' support for the Zionist regime during a Thursday address on the ongoing situation in Gaza.

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