Middle East

The president expects to discuss developments on a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip when he meets with the Israeli PM on July 22.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly decried the opinion on Friday.

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled in June that ultra-Orthodox Jews could no longer be exempt from the country’s compulsory military service system.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that some issues remained to be resolved but a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas was close to being signed.

The IDF said the drone did not trigger any alarms in Israel.

The sanctions also targeted entities and vessels allegedly involved with Sa’id al-Jamal’s network.

An Israeli court convicted IDF soldier Elor Azaria of manslaughter in January 2017 for shooting a wounded Palestinian stabbing suspect in the West Bank.

The deputy commander of U.S. Central Command said the pier was only ever meant to be a temporary measure until its mission was completed.

A team of six Israeli negotiators arrived in Cairo, and Israel’s defense minister said its recent offensive has positioned it to reach a deal with Hamas.

The IDF said it has also struck about 37,000 targets from the air within the Gaza Strip and more than 25,000 terrorist infrastructure and launch sites.

No casualties reported on the damaged Marshall Islands-owned tanker Chios Lion.

The statement comes as a potential cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is in the works, President Joe Biden recently revealed.

‘There is an incitement to violence and murder of elected officials here,’ the prime minister said in a recent interview.

The move comes weeks after the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on almost 50 entities and people accused of aiding Iran’s military.

Israel targeted Hamas’s military leader near Khan Yunis, couldn’t confirm he was dead but confirmed a top deputy was.