US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying “the time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war in Gaza.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli President Isacc Herzog, discussing how to get more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Police have swept through campuses across the US over the last two weeks in response to protests calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza.
This came after Netanyahu vowed to invade Rafah "with or without" a hostage deal, ignoring US warnings over such an operation. The US and other aid groups have opposed Israel's plans to attack Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have taken shelter from the war.
Pro-Palestinian protesters were seen smashing windows at Columbia University early on Tuesday morning as the school began to suspend students for refusing to dismantle tents set up on the New York campus.
The statement from the Israeli Prime Minister came a day after he spoke to US President Joe Biden. During the conversation, both leaders discussed IDF's potential attack on Rafah crossing-- a border region which has been a centre of conflict between the two leaders.
Israel does not recognise the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague, but the Palestinian territories were admitted as a member state in 2015. Netanyahu said the ICC's verdict won't change Israel's operations in Gaza, but would set a dangerous precedent.
The US found five units of Israeli forces responsible for "gross violations" of human rights before the Gaza war, four of which are undergoing "remediation". However, the US has not barred any of the units from receiving military assistance.
Columbia warned that students who refused to vacate tent encampments would be suspended and be ineligible to complete the semester in good standing. The students have demanded divestment from Israel and amnesty for students and faculty involved in the protests.
Protests at U.S. universities showed no sign of slowing over the weekend, with more arrests on campuses across the country and skirmishes between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UCLA, where a tent encampment was set up last week. Watch to know more!
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday begins his seventh diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war began more than six months ago. He landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday and was greeted by officials.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized Israel-linked Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries ship on April 13 that comprised 17 Indian crew members. The sole Indian woman, Ann Tessa Joseph, was released on April 18 by Iranian authorities and she returned to Kerala on the same day.
Khymani James, 20, went as far as to say, "Be glad, be grateful that I'm not just going out and murdering Zionists". This comes as anti-Israel protests are flaring up in US universities as the death toll mounts in the nearly seven-month-long Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a dozen companies, individuals and vessels, including three from India, for facilitating "illicit trade and UAV transfers" on behalf of the Iranian military amid skyrocketing tensions over Tehran's increasingly aggressive stance against Washington.
The U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese said during a press conference in Egypt that Israel “has reneged on its international obligations"and called on "immediate and unconditional sanctions which should entail first and foremost an arms and oil embargo.
Massive pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at US universities, demanding they sever financial links with Israel. Police at the University of Texas at Austin aggressively detained dozens on Wednesday in the latest clash between officers and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Protesters and police clashed on the campus of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Wednesday. Demonstrators chanted, "Free, free Palestine" as they marched and carried tents on campus.
Biden signed the $95 billion war aid measure package into law that includes military assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, along with a provision for TikTok to be sold or banned in the US. The military package was passed by the Senate earlier after months of delays.
The United States on Tuesday warned Pakistan of massive sanctions, if it considers any business deal with Iran. Here's what the Pentagon said.
The Israel-Hamas war has gone on for nearly seven months with no end in sight, devastating Gaza and killing more than 34,000 Palestinians. Now, students at prestigious US universities have demanded their schools to condemn Israel's assault and stop accepting investments that benefit Israel.
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