Hamas, Netanyahu and Gaza
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Israel must respect international law in its military operation in Gaza, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave increasingly "dramatic and unjustifiable".
President Donald Trump‘s first foreign trip of his second term is underway. The president is visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. But Trump will not be visiting Israel. The exclusion of America’s historic Middle Eastern ally from Trump’s itinerary is a marked example of Trump’s declining sympathy for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s
French President Emmanuel Macron accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “shameful” behavior in blocking aid to Gaza, and called on the European Union to toughen its stance against the country.
The White House has called Trump’s visit a “historic return to the Middle East” but Israel is once again not on the itinerary.
As President Donald Trump sets out for the Middle East in the first international trip of his second administration, signs of disagreements have emerged between the U.S. leader and one of the men who most enthusiastically welcomed his return to office.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned that Israel would use its "full force" to "complete" the fight against Hamas in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the release of an American-Israeli soldier held hostage in Gaza on Monday.
In the annals of history, Benjamin Netanyahu’s name will be a cursed one. The Israeli Prime Minister is razing his way to a dark and shameful legacy, as events even just this week demonstrate. One development was positive: the release, after more than 19 ...