According to a media report, Biden allegedly hurled "abusive" remarks against his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during his private conversation. However, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said that the two leaders have a "respectful relationship".
The militant group's proposal - a response to an offer sent last week by Qatari and Egyptian mediators - comes amid the biggest diplomatic push yet for an extended halt to the fighting, and was met with hope and relief in the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza militants had held at least 253 people in the cross-border Hamas rampage of October 7 that triggered the worst fighting in decades. At least 130 are still in Gaza after others were brought home in a November truce.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell insisted on Monday that the two-state solution process for Palestinians and Israelis must continue.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell insisted on Monday that the two-state solution process for Palestinians and Israelis must continue.
Israeli forces have killed over 30 militants in Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis over the past 24 hours, an Israeli military spokesperson said. The forces have expanded their operations toward a Hamas regiment in southern Khan Younis, the spokesperson added.
The United States has sought to prevent any widening of the conflict, including by deploying two aircraft carriers and other military assets to the region. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected in the region this week.
Arouri, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing, had headed the group’s presence in the West Bank. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to kill him even before the Hamas-Israel war began on October 7.
Israel-Hamas war: The 68 fatalities include at least 12 women and seven children. Besides airstrikes, the IDF claimed it recovered the bodies of at least five Israeli hostages killed in captivity from an underground tunnel network of Hamas in northern Gaza.
Australian opener Usman Khawaja has been pulled up by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for sporting black armband during the first Test against Pakistan in Perth. Khawaja was barred from wearing shoes that had the message "all lives are equal" and hence wore a black armband.
People gathered around the bodies of their loved ones after Israeli strikes killed at least 27 Palestinians on last night in Gaza's southern city of Rafah. A woman bursts into tears after recognizing the body of her child, while another says goodbye to a nephew or niece .
A Hamas member played down Israel's attempts to flood the group's tunnels in Gaza saying when militants built them
Israel's president has joined other Israeli officials to speak out against a two-state solution U.S.
Several Palestinian men and teenage boys said they were beaten, given only minimal water and often prevented from using the toilet in five days of detention and interrogation by Israeli troops.
US deputy ambassador Robert Wood criticised the council after the voting for its failure to condemn the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, or to acknowledge Israel's right to defend itself.
Israel-Hamas war: Gaza residents said they heard airstrikes and explosions in and around Khan Younis overnight and into Monday after the military dropped leaflets warning people to relocate farther south toward the border with Egypt.
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister Netanyahu was accused of massive corruption which allegedly included receiving cigars, Champagne, bracelets, bags and luxury clothes. He was allegedly involved in disrupting investigative and judicial proceedings.
Paris knife attack: Rajabpour-Miyandoab recorded a video before the attack in which he swore allegiance to the Islamic State group and expressed support for Islamic extremists operating in various areas, including in Africa, Iraq, Syria, Egypt's Sinai, Yemen, Iran and Pakistan.
Over 13,300 Palestinians were killed up until the truce began, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza. Nearly 1,200 Israelis were killed, mostly during Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7 that triggered the war.
According to a statement issued by the police, the victims were taken to the University of Vermont Medical Center for medical care. The incident occurred in Vermont state.
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