In video shot after State of Union address, Biden is heard telling fellow Democrats about his 'blunt conversation' with Israeli PM Netanyahu on issue of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Israel’s military described its raid as ‘precise and limited’ and said it was based on credible information that Hamas was hiding in the facility and had kept hostages there.
Major donors to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) have suspended funding after allegations surfaced that some agency staff took part in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.
US, Qatari & Egyptian efforts to mediate another release seem far from reconciling Israel's drive to destroy Hamas and Hamas' demand that Israel withdraw and free all Palestinians.
Gaza health authorities said the last 24 hours of Israeli bombing had killed 158 people in the enclave, bringing the total toll to 24,285, with thousands more bodies feared lost in the rubble.
South Africa has been among the most strident critics of Israel's military operation. It has gone as far as to say that Gaza has turned into a 'concentration camp'.
In hearings at the International Court of Justice, South Africa called for an emergency suspension of Israel's aerial & ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
Expressing concern that the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip could spread in the wider Middle East, he called for a 'ceasefire on every front, including Lebanon'.
It was the 4th time WHO had had to call off planned mission to bring urgently needed medical supplies to Al-Awda Hospital and central drug store in northern Gaza since 26 Dec.
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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