U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the U.S. on Friday about the ongoing war in Gaza and threw his support behind an Israeli deal that would possibly result in a permanent ceasefire and a return of the Israeli hostages still in Hamas’s possession.
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U.S. WEAPONS WERE USED BY ISRAEL TO BOMB TENT CAMP IN RAFAH
Multiple news outlets in the U.S. reported last week that Israel used U.S.-provided weapons to carry out its deadly strike on a Rafah tent encampment that killed at least 45 and injured hundreds.
BEN GVIR, SMOTRICH SAY THEY WILL DISSOLVE GOVERNMENT IF NETANYAHU AGREES TO CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL
Israel’s two most outspoken ultra-religious extremists Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir rejected the most recent ceasefire proposal that would assure the release of hostages, stating that they will dissolve the government if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to such a proposal.
120,000 ISRAELIS TAKE TO THE STREET CALLING FOR CEASEFIRE DEAL
The largest protest in Israel since the start of the war with Gaza took place on Saturday in Tel Aviv, with demonstrators demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agree to a ceasefire deal that would bring home the 125 hostages still in Hamas possession.
MASSIVE PROTESTS BREAK OUT AROUND THE WORLD AFTER ISRAEL BOMBS REFUGEE CAMP
Massive protests broke out in major cities around the world on Monday after Israel bombed a refugee camp in Rafah—killing at least 45 and injuring nearly 200—in one of the most horrific strikes since the start of the war and two days after the International Court of Justice banned Israel from carrying out its full-scale in the southern city.
NETANYAHU AND HIS EXTREMIST GOVERNMENT FACING PRESSURE FROM GANTZ
Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet and chief competitor for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said last week that he will exit the government unless Israel comes out with a clear war strategy for Gaza with a focus on rescuing the hostages.
MAERSK POSTS LOWER PROFITS
Shipping giant AP Moeller-Maersk reported a sharp drop in first-quarter profits due to continued attacks on freighters in and near the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi militants in support of terror group Hamas in its war with Israel.
NETANYAHU: MORE WAR, NO PEACE, NO PERMANENT CEASEFIRE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that any talk of a permanent ceasefire with Hamas is out of the question—even if every single remaining hostage is released.
ISRAEL REJECTS PEACE AGREEMENT, ATTACKS RAFAH, KILLS MORE PALESTINIANS
Israeli forces on Tuesday seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing after declining a ceasefire agreement that Hamas agreed to.
UN: LEVEL OF DESTRUCTION IN GAZA NOT SEEN SINCE WWII, WILL TAKE 16 YEARS TO REBUILD HOMES
Abdallah al-Dardari, a UN assistant secretary-general, said the level of destruction in Gaza is something not seen since 1945.