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US vetoes UNSC resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire not conditional on hostage release

American officials say they offered compromises that were rejected, cast blame on Russia and China; US allowed a similar resolution to pass in March

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Legendary rock producer Shel Talmy, who worked with The Who, The Kinks, dies at 87

Jewish, Chicago-born producer visited London for vacation in the 1960s and got swept up in the emerging rock scene, producing classics like ‘My...

16.11.2024 10

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Hamas urges Trump to pressure Israel to end Gaza war; PIJ releases hostage video

Security council to consider resolution calling for permanent ceasefire, release of all hostages; Israel sent formal response to US letter on Gaza aid...

16.11.2024 30

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Blinken urges IDF to implement days-long pauses in Gaza fighting to allow aid delivery

Secretary says this was one of three demands that Israel fell short of meeting from letter that threatened partial arms embargo, which the US held off...

14.11.2024 30

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Trump picks settlement backer Mike Huckabee as next US ambassador to Israel

Ex-Arkansas governor has visited Israel several times since 1973; he has slammed Biden’s pressure on Israel to moderate war in Gaza, is fierce...

13.11.2024 60

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US envoy for Lebanon says ‘there is a shot’ to get Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire soon

Netanyahu reportedly wants a ceasefire, but must figure out how to sell it to his base; Israel said to determine Hezbollah wants one too, is seeking...

13.11.2024 30

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Diplomat says Qatar quitting Gaza mediation role, Hamas to be booted from country

Doha later says reports on decision to close Hamas office are ‘inaccurate,’ without elaborating; Israel says no country should host Hamas...

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Ex-envoy says Trump aims to weaken Iran, ‘deal of the century’ likely back on table

Brian Hook, who will reportedly lead Trump’s transition at State Dept., accuses Biden administration of ‘appeasing and accommodating’ Iran,...

08.11.2024 50

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Israeli envoy to UN says Trump election offers opportunity to kibosh ICC, ICJ probes

Danny Danon tells ToI he expects president-elect to pressure global bodies that hold Israel to double standard, speculates lame duck Biden won’t...

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Smotrich to sign one-month extension to law allowing PA banks to work with Israel

Extension comes after pressure from US and Western allies; US urges Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinian economy, fearing collapse

01.11.2024 20

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Mossad chief heads to Qatar Sunday to try to restart Gaza talks; Hamas team in Cairo

In Doha, Blinken says mediators hope to ‘capitalize’ on Sinwar’s death to advance agreement, though Hamas’s position is yet unknown

25.10.2024 40

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If Trump wins, Israeli officials fear clash over inability to quickly end Gaza war

Officials point to coalition’s ‘constraints’ on Netanyahu; opposition MK says it would also be an issue if Harris wins, but PM ‘campaigns’...

22.10.2024 60

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Harris campaign says she did not agree with protester accusing Israel of genocide

Protester claimed ‘19,000 children are dead’ in Gaza, VP said he’s ‘right’ about war needing to end, leading to accusations that she...

21.10.2024 60

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World leaders welcome Sinwar’s death, hope it will precipitate hostage deal, end to war

Biden says it’s ‘a good day’ for the world, calls Netanyahu to congratulate him; German, British, NATO officials say Hamas leader, architect of...

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Biden and Netanyahu hold ‘direct and productive’ call in wake of Iranian attack

Top aide says US committed to holding Tehran accountable; Gallant: Our strike on Iran will be ‘lethal, precise and surprising’; administration...

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US official: Sinwar likely alive in Gaza tunnel ‘with hostages in his vicinity’

Update on Hamas leader is most detailed in weeks from an administration member; US envoy slams Israel’s handling of humanitarian crisis amid...

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One year since Oct. 7, US resigned to limits of its influence over Netanyahu

Despite super-power status, US finds itself being led by Israel on Lebanon policy, retreating from its own ceasefire initiative and chafing at...

07.10.2024 40

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US sets $20 million reward for info on Iranian behind plot to assassinate John Bolton

State Department discovered in 2022 that IRGC member Shahram Poursafi had paid someone $300,000 to kill Trump’s former national security advisor

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Abbas, in UN speech, blasts Israeli ‘genocide’ in Gaza, sets out 12-point ‘day after’ plan

PA leader urges international protection for Palestinians, strong UNRWA, single government in West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, while never...

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US, frustrated, says ceasefire plan rejected by Netanyahu had been coordinated with him

PM had been expected to relate to initiative in UN speech Friday. But after outcry back home, his office says he never backed it and he vows to keep...

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US Mideast czar says ‘nobody shedding a tear’ for Hezbollah’s Aqil, but hints at unease

Brett McGurk highlights terror commander Ibrahim Aqil’s role in deadly US Embassy bombing in Beirut in 1983, but acknowledges ‘disagreements with...

22.09.2024 40

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US ‘deeply disturbed’ by video of IDF troops pushing bodies of gunmen off a rooftop

Israel says it will investigate incident, which ‘is not in line with IDF values’; military says local terror leader killed during Qabatiya...

21.09.2024 40

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US says it wasn’t involved in or tipped off about Hezbollah pager detonations

Administration says it’s still gathering info, largely refrains from commenting on explosion of beepers belonging to terror operatives in...

18.09.2024 40

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Working on revised ceasefire deal, US urges Israel to ‘give talks time to succeed’

Negotiators said to be revising framework, as May 27 outline ‘no longer working’; US ambassador says they’re unsure what Hamas will accept, but...

17.09.2024 40

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Vote for me or Israel will be annihilated, Trump says in pitch to Republican Jews

Warning marks intensification of effort to lure Jewish voters, as ex-president fumes they aren’t flocking in larger numbers; he puts colleges on...

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‘A step away from victory’? Netanyahu says his April claim was not intended literally

PM tells foreign media he meant Rafah offensive would ‘pave way’ to triumph; pressed on why capturing Philadelphi took 7 months, he says IDF, with...

05.09.2024 40

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Emhoff ‘gutted’ over Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s killing, hails hostage’s parents’ strength

US second gentleman says American-Israeli’s death ‘feels personal’ to him and VP Harris, vows administration ‘working around the clock’ for...

04.09.2024 30

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Israel assured Qatar IDF would fully pull out of Philadelphi in ceasefire’s 2nd phase

Pledge came hours before PM vowed military will stay on Gaza-Egypt border indefinitely; Barnea said to tell mediators of willingness to withdraw,...

04.09.2024 30

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Harris says she won’t change US policy on arming Israel, stresses need for hostage deal

VP: I’m ‘unwavering’ in support for Israel, but how it defends itself matters; too many innocent Palestinians have died; ending war will allow...

30.08.2024 60

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Ministers back Netanyahu’s demand for IDF to stay in Philadelphi Corridor in any deal

Gallant votes against, Ben Gvir abstains, in largely symbolic vote after maps of planned IDF presence were already shown to Hamas and mediators;...

30.08.2024 60

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US says Israel behind aid convoy shooting, must ‘immediately rectify’ its conduct

US envoy claims IDF pinned incident on communication error; army is yet to formally comment after WFP paused Gaza activity following shooting toward...

30.08.2024 50

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US issues new batch of sanctions targeting West Bank settlers amid rampant violence

Biden administration blacklists security chief of radical Yitzhar settlement and a group funded by Israeli gov’t that secures illegal outposts; PM...

29.08.2024 10

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Emhoff pledges to continue fighting against antisemitism ‘when I’m first gentleman’

Speaking to Jewish Democrats on DNC sidelines, Harris’s husband shares how she encouraged him to redouble efforts after Oct. 7, when antisemitism...

23.08.2024 60

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Israel activists erect ‘Hostage Square’ in Chicago on sidelines of Democratic convention

Israeli diplomat laments city’s ‘institutional support’ for anti-Israel protesters as they disrupt an Orthodox Jewish organization’s event

21.08.2024 40

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Police said to refuse to arrest settler who tried entering Palestinian village

Police deny ‘false’ report, say forces arrived to question suspect — caught by IDF troops near Palestinian village of Rujeib — as soon as they...

18.08.2024 60

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Amid looming threats, residents of Haifa fear fallout from attack on power plants

With Hezbollah threatening port city’s industrial area, some fear a strike could echo the Beirut port explosion of 2020 — with little transparency...

16.08.2024 40

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As residents of Jit assess damage, White House condemns ‘unacceptable’ settler rampage

Top EU diplomat calls for sanctioning ‘settlers’ enablers’ after Israelis burn cars, set flames in West Bank village; settler leader says he...

16.08.2024 40

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US ‘appalled’ by Smotrich’s suggestion that starvation of Gazans could be justified

EU and Britain urge Israeli government to condemn the far-right minister’s remarks, while France expresses ‘deep dismay’

08.08.2024 50

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Washington blames Hezbollah for fatal rocket strike; security cabinet mulls reprisal

US reiterates support for Israel; officials quoted as saying whether war erupts depends on terror group’s reaction to Israel’s response;...

29.07.2024 30

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Netanyahu checked all the boxes on his US trip — except one

PM set record with fourth speech to Congress and enjoyed warm meetings with Biden and Trump, but his office is still fuming with VP in what risks...

28.07.2024 40

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‘We missed you’: PM holds 1st meeting with Trump since post-2020 US election dust-up

Former US president welcomes PM and wife to Florida resort; tells Netanyahu: ‘I don’t know how a person who’s Jewish’ could vote for Harris...

26.07.2024 10

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Ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meet, official says they spoke July 4 for 1st time in years

Disclosure comes hours before leaders sit down for first time since 2020 Abraham Accords signing; Trump was infuriated by Netanyahu not buying into...

26.07.2024 20

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Top Israeli official insists Saudi normalization still possible before US elections

US, Israeli sources recently said window for deal before US elections has closed due to Congress schedule; PM said in Congress speech regional...

26.07.2024 20

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US said to nix plan to sanction Smotrich, Ben Gvir, but will keep blacklisting settlers

Source says Sullivan told Netanyahu sanctions on West Bank extremists will persist despite PM’s lobbying against them; Israeli official says...

26.07.2024 20

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Israel pans UK’s reported plan to withdraw objection to ICC warrants against Netanyahu

Starmer’s reported move ‘is contrary to justice and truth and violates the right of all democracies to fight terrorism,’ senior...

26.07.2024 30

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Harris: I won’t stay silent on Gaza suffering; Israel: Her words harm chances for deal

After meeting Netanyahu, US VP says she lamented ‘death of far too many innocent civilians’; top Israeli official: Remarks imply Israel-US...

26.07.2024 50

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Biden, Harris tell Netanyahu it’s time to seal hostage deal as families turn hopeful

Israel expected to send updated proposal to Hamas in coming days; relatives of captives say PM committed to urgently finalize agreement aimed at...

26.07.2024 30

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Harris blasts ‘despicable’ anti-Israel protesters who burned US flag, back Hamas

Anti-Netanyahu demos featured Hamas slogans and signs, torching of effigy of PM; Veep, who did not attend Netanyahu’s address to Congress, says...

25.07.2024 10

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At Netanyahu’s speech, some didn’t stand because they can’t stand it anymore

Increasingly convinced that he’s dragging out the war, hostage families largely unimpressed by Netanyahu’s pledge in speech to Congress to...

25.07.2024 30

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US official says hostage deal close as Netanyahu set to meet Biden, Harris Thursday

Remaining obstacles are bridgeable, official claims, and mediators are waiting for Hamas to detail which hostages it will release in first phase

25.07.2024 20

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