Relations between President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel appear to have sunk to a new low, with both men pressed hard by domestic politics and looming elections. Mr. Biden is facing outrage from his own supporters and global allies about the toll of civilian deaths in the …
Read More »A Bucks Loss On Sunday Would Clinch The East For The Celtics
The Boston Celtics have been maintaining a massive lead in the Eastern Conference for well over a month now, and have been at the top for essentially the entire 2023-24 NBA season. Now, with 11 games and well over two weeks remaining in the regular season, Jayson Tatum and company …
Read More »Orlando Magic Have Won 10 Of 12, Now In 4th Place In The East
The Orlando Magic have been one of the pleasant surprises in the NBA this season. Led by Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, they have been in contention throughout the season in the Eastern Conference, and should finish within the top-6 and out of the Play-In Tournament. And if they continue …
Read More »Middle East Crisis: Blinken Says Challenges Remain as U.S. Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
One of Israel’s longest hospital raids of the Gaza war stretched into a fourth day on Thursday, as the military said that it had killed dozens of people it described as terrorists in the previous 24 hours in its operation at Al-Shifa Hospital. Israel has staged a series of raids …
Read More »Middle East Crisis: Blinken Will Travel to Mideast Again as Cease-Fire Talks Restart
Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza and a presumed mastermind of the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel, was confirmed dead on Monday by a senior U.S. official after an Israeli airstrike more than a week ago. Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security adviser, told …
Read More »Middle East Crisis: Israel’s Military Raids Gaza Hospital, Saying Hamas Regrouped There
Experts project that northern Gaza will face famine conditions as soon as this month, and that half of the enclave’s population will suffer deadly levels of hunger, according to a new report from the global authority that has classified food security crises for decades. The report, released Monday by the …
Read More »Middle East Crisis: First Sea Shipment of Aid Departs for Gaza
The first sea shipment of food for Gaza left the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Tuesday morning, officials said, the start of an untested maritime corridor to bring aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians whom the United Nations says are on the brink of starvation. The ship was pulling …
Read More »Middle East Crisis: Ramadan Begins as Hunger and Fear Stalk Gaza
A day after President Biden asserted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was “hurting Israel more than helping Israel,” Mr. Netanyahu dismissed that contention as “wrong,” escalating the leaders’ increasingly public dispute. Mr. Netanyahu, in an interview with Politico, challenged Mr. Biden’s assessment of Israel’s military strategy in the …
Read More »Middle East Crisis: More Nations Join U.S.-Backed Effort to Send Aid to Gaza by Sea
Britain, the European Union and the United Arab Emirates will join the United States in opening a maritime route for humanitarian relief to Gaza, officials said on Friday, adding momentum to a complex and untested effort to bring urgently needed aid to the territory by sea. Ursula von der Leyen, …
Read More »Middle East Crisis: Biden Expresses Hope on Cease-Fire Talks, but Hamas Appears to Reject Latest Offer
In the latest sign of rising tensions with the United Nations, Israel has recalled its ambassador for consultations, claiming on Tuesday that the U.N. chief was failing to take steps to address a new report finding signs that sexual violence was committed during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel. …
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