Netanyahu and Doval discuss regional developments and the urgent need to address the issue of humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7, killing some 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages.
Houthi attacks began in November in solidarity with Palestinians and escalated despite warnings and attacks by US, British and other forces. Last week, a Houthi missile killed three of a ship's crew members, marking the first fatal strike since Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza.
The United States, Qatar and Egypt had hoped to broker a cease-fire ahead of Ramadan that would include the release of dozens of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. However, the ceasefire talks stalled after Hamas and Israel rejected each other's conditions for a truce.
Biden's announcement in his State of the Union address on Thursday followed UN warnings of widespread famine among Gaza's 2.3 million Palestinians five months after Israel launched its offensive in the narrow strip in response to an attack by Hamas militants.
Biden expressed his willingness to make his case directly to the Israeli Knesset, its Parliament, including by revisiting the country.
Earlier this year, several countries including the US suspended funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after it was alleged that some staffers took part in the October 7 attacks. UNRWA fired some staff members and an independent internal UN investigation was launched.
The US began airdropping humanitarian aid packages on Saturday into the war-torn Gaza amid a worsening humanitarian catastrophe amid the Israel-Hamas war. On Friday, the parachute on one of the aid packages failed to open and the parcel fell on the people below, killing five.
Netanyahu's remarks came as a Hamas delegation left Cairo without any breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations in the war that has killed thousands in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas blamed each other for the lack of agreement after four days of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt about a 40-day truce.
After four days of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt to secure a 40-day ceasefire ahead of the Muslim fasting month there is still no sign of progress on key sticking points, with both sides blaming the other.
The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, which set the Greek-owned, Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence ablaze around 50 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen's port of Aden.
A US destroyer shot down drones and a missile launched by the Houthi rebels towards it on Tuesday, as the group vowed to not stop unless the Israel-Hamas war ends. Houthis' Red Sea attacks have disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys.
The initial draft of the US resolution supported a "temporary ceasefire" in the nearly five-month-long Israel-Hamas war. US Vice President Kamala Harris bluntly called out Israel for not doing enough to ease the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and demanded Hamas to agree to a six-week ceasefire.
The Indian government has also issued multiple contact details of the embassy and other officials which could assist the Indians in case of any emergency in the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
A UN team found clear and convincing information" of hostages subjected to various forms of sexual violence, which may still be ongoing. Hamas has repeatedly rejected accusations of sexual violence even as the UN team found circumstantial information of sexual violence in Israel on October 7.
The mother had woken up at around 10 pm to breastfeed Naeim, the boy, and went back to sleep with him in one arm and Wissam, the girl, in the other. Her husband was sleeping beside them. Suddenly, an attack killed 14 members of her family including her husband.
Govinda Acharya, Dahal’s press secretary, said the former guerrilla chief was likely to name a new cabinet including nominees from two main opposition parties – Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and the Rastriya Swotantra Party (RSP).
From the Israeli side, there was no official confirmation even that its delegation was attending. One source briefed on the talks had said Israel could stay away from Cairo unless Hamas first presented a full list of hostages who are still alive.
According to reports, the grenade was found at a time when anti-Israel protestors were making their way through New York City. The report claimed that the explosive device was located in the backseat of the vehicle in Midtown Manhattan on Saturday.
Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam brigades, said a total of 70 hostages have been killed so far due to Israeli attacks on Gaza. The United States, Egypt and Qatar are negotiating a ceasefire to secure the release of more than 100 hostages held nb
Biden's mental health and old age have been under scrutiny lately after a special counsel report that he improperly stored classified documents as a result of mental decline. The 81-year-old US President has confused the names of countries and world leaders several times.
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