Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the United States had blocked the supply of weapons needed by Israel for a "war for its existence," but the White House, State Department and Pentagon were baffled by his statement and denied any information about such a blockade.
Representatives of the US Congress supported the sale of 50 F-15 fighter jets to Israel worth more than $18 billion, despite previous concerns about Israel's war in Gaza.
Israel has signed a угоду 3 billion deal with the United States to purchase 25 additional Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters. delivery of the fighters is scheduled for 2028, with their total fleet in the IDF reaching 75 aircraft.
Finland opposes EU calls for trade sanctions against Israel, despite the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza due to Israeli military operations, preferring to continue trade with the high-tech country.
The war with Hamas in Gaza is currently the most expensive in Israel's history. The expected total cost by 2025 is estimated at NIS 250 billion ($67.4 billion).
Israel says it gained control of Gaza's border with Egypt during the Rafah offensive, achieving a key goal of preventing Hamas from rearmament by smuggling weapons through tunnels from Egypt.
Algeria has proposed a draft UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Israel denies striking a tent city in Gaza, reportedly killing 21 people.
Almost 1 million people have been forced to flee Rafah over the past 3 weeks due to intensified fighting and evacuation orders issued by Israeli forces, leaving civilians without shelter, food, water and other basic necessities.
Israeli tanks reached the center of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip and seized a strategic hill near the border with Egypt, effectively controlling the entire Gaza side of the border.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the military made a “tragic mistake” that resulted in a fire in a refugee camp in southern Gaza after an Israeli strike on the city of Rafah, killing at least 45 people.
An Israeli airstrike killed 45 Palestinians in a tent city in Rafah, Gaza, sparking an international outcry and calls from the Biden administration for Israel to protect civilians while pursuing Hamas militants.
An Israeli airstrike on a tent city in Rafah, Gaza, killed 45 people, causing an international outcry.
An Egyptian soldier was killed during a firefight between Israeli and Egyptian troops near the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.
The Hamas-run Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip said dozens of people were killed or injured in an explosion in a refugee camp in the Rafah area.
The Israeli army announced the elimination of the head of Hamas headquarters in the West Bank, Yassin Rabia, and a senior Hamas official, Khaled Nagar, in an air strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip.
The UN Security Council adopts a resolution emphasizing the need to improve the security of humanitarian workers in Gaza, with Russia abstaining.
The UN's highest court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah, Gaza, citing catastrophic humanitarian conditions and potential genocide against Palestinians.
Israel has revised its plans for a military offensive against Rafi to address U. S. concerns that have led to the evacuation of nearly two-thirds of the city's population.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galant and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip after October 8, 2023.
Israeli troops advanced into the northern part of the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, and seized part of the city of Rafah near the border with Egypt, raising concerns about the deteriorating humanitarian situation.
Israel has rejected South Africa's accusations of Palestinian genocide at the International Court of Justice, justifying its military operation in Rafah as self-defense against Hamas militants who fired rockets and held hostages.
The Biden administration plans to provide Israel with $1 billion worth of weapons and ammunition, including $700 million for tank ammunition, $500 million for tactical vehicles, and $60 million for mortar shells.
Almost 450,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah in southern Gaza Strip in one week.
Israel and Egypt traded accusations over the blocking of humanitarian aid to Gaza at the Rafah crossing, with Israel calling on Egypt to reopen the crossing and Egypt condemning Israel's attempts to shift blame for the crisis.
The White House does not consider the killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel during the war with Hamas to be genocide and condemns attacks on humanitarian aid convoys.
According to U. S. officials, Israel has concentrated enough troops on the outskirts of Rafah to potentially launch a full-scale ground operation in the coming days, despite the Biden administration's warnings against such an invasion.
Biden said that a truce in Gaza could begin as early as tomorrow if Hamas releases the hostages it is holding. In turn, Hamas accuses Netanyahu of obstructing the ceasefire talks and using them as a cover for an attack on Rafah.
The United States offers Israel intelligence and humanitarian assistance to prevent a full-scale invasion of Rafah in Gaza, where 1. 3 million Palestinians have taken refuge.
For 3 days, humanitarian aid was not allowed to enter the Gaza Strip through the southern checkpoints.
