Badly needed aid has been delivered into Gaza from a newly repaired American-built pier, a U.S. official said Saturday, following problems that had plagued the effort to bring supplies to Palestinians by sea. Aid delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)(AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The pier constructed …
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen voiced optimism about the progress of Group of Seven talks on a plan to use future profits from frozen Russia assets to help Ukraine, a move the group’s leaders will ultimately decide in June. There’s a “general positivity about the overall approach” although important technical issues still needed to be …
(Bloomberg) — The US House passed $61 billion in fresh aid for Ukraine on Saturday, ending a six-month political impasse during which Kyiv’s stockpiles dwindled in its war against Russia. The Ukraine aid will be combined with funding for Israel and Taiwan, for a foreign assistance package totaling $95 billion. Speaker Mike Johnson worked with …
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden is directing the US military to establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast to ramp up the delivery of aid and ease the humanitarian crisis in the territory sparked by the Israel-Hamas war, according to senior administration officials. Biden will announce the steps in his State of the Union …
(Bloomberg) — The United Nations warned that one in four people in the Gaza Strip are “one step away” from experiencing famine, a situation it says will further worsen as humanitarian agencies report trouble delivering aid into the war-torn area. Some 575,000 people in Gaza are now on the verge of starvation, and essentially all …
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Residents hear sound of tank fire in southern city of Khan Younis, fear fresh Israeli ground assault U.S. destroyer downs drones as three commercial ships attacked in Red Sea-Pentagon Iran-backed Houthi movement claims attacks on two Israeli ships Many Khan Younis residents say they are packing to leave, but no safe spaces left …
News World Israel-Hamas War News Live Updates: Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend ceasefire Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: A total of 81 hostages and 180 Palestinian prisoners have been released so far under the four-day truce, as per reports. Palestinians sell fruits in Gaza City on Nov. 27, 2023 on …
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JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Inside Israeli defence headquarters, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu monitored the first release of Hamas-held hostages while outside, their families in a Tel Aviv square gathered around Benny Gantz, his leading challenger for the top job. On camera Gantz, a former army chief and opposition leader who joined Netanyahu’s war cabinet …
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Reported killing of Palestinian farmer could impact hostage release plans GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 26 (Reuters) – A Palestinian farmer was killed and another injured on Sunday after they were targeted by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip’s Maghazi refugee camp, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, underlining the fragility of the truce between Israel and …
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[1/3]Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Manama, Bahrain, November 18, 2023. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed Acquire Licensing Rights MANAMA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Jordan’s foreign minister said on Saturday that he did not understand how Israel’s goal of obliterating the Palestinian militant group Hamas it is fighting in Gaza could …