For months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to offer a timeline for ending the war against Hamas in Gaza, a reticence that his critics see as a political tactic. But he was put in difficulty by President Biden’s announcement outlining a proposed truce. Netanyahu, a conservative, has long juggled competing personal, political and...
De Waal of Carnegie Europe said that while Georgia wants to stay out of the conflict in Ukraine, it “sees the war blowing more in Russia’s direction. It is leaning more towards Russia as it seeks to remain non-aligned.” The Georgian government, while officially aspiring to join the European Union, a goal widely supported by...
The Israeli military said Friday that its forces advanced into central Rafah, pushing even deeper into the southern city of Gaza, despite international backlash and pressure from allies to scale back the latest offensive. Israeli commandos, supported by tanks and artillery, were operating in central Rafah, the Israeli army said in a statement, without specifying...
Palestinians inspecting some of the damage a day after an Israeli attack near a camp for displaced people in Rafah on Sunday started a fire that killed at least 45 people.Credit…Eyad Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Seeking to capitalize on outrage over Sunday’s Israeli attack that set fire to an encampment and killed at least...
Israel wanted to bomb Rafah this Saturday, a city it considers fundamental in its war against Hamas, thinking that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had ordered the Viennese to suspend their operations in that area in the extreme south of the Gaza Strip. Strip. At the same time, as troops advance in various areas...