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US advances $1bn Israel weapons package amid Rafah tensions | US foreign policy

The U.S. State Department has moved a $1 billion arms aid package to Israel through the congressional review process, two U.S. officials announced Tuesday. The latest weapons package includes tank ammunition, mortars and armored tactical vehicles, one of the officials told Reuters. President Joe Biden last week delayed the shipment of a 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bomb […]

Israel Shares Footage of Gunmen in UN Compound in Rafah

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday shared terrorist drone footage of terrorist gunfire near several United Nations (UN) vehicles at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) compound in Rafah. Captured: Terrorists are roaming and shooting. @UNRWA accompanied by compounds @united nations vehicle. The facility is located east of Rafah and is a […]

IDF Expands Battle in Rafah; Hits Hamas Targets in Northern, Central Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued attacks against Hamas terrorists in Rafah and across Gaza on Monday, Israel’s Independence Day, despite continued international criticism and White House warnings. The IDF said in a statement: IDF forces continue to operate against terrorist targets in eastern Rafah and areas on the Gaza side of the Rafah border. […]

Is it too late to course-correct Biden’s Rafah betrayal? 

Israelis woke up last week and heard from various media outlets that “President Biden: “If Israeli troops enter Rafah, I will not supply them with weapons”” The initial reaction was shock and surprise, but it quickly turned to frustration and, of course, anger towards the US president. Many Israelis, including myself, were also horrified by […]

UN aid agency estimates about 300,000 people have fled Rafah

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Sunday that it estimates around 300,000 people have fled Rafah ahead of a possible full-scale invasion by Israel. “As the forced and inhumane displacement of Palestinians continues, @UNRWA estimates that approximately 300,000 people were evacuated from Rafah last week. There is nowhere safe to go. […]

Biden administration pushing to avoid Israeli invasion of Rafah: Report

The Biden administration is in tense talks with Israel to avoid a full-scale invasion of Rafah, the last city in the Gaza Strip to escape Israeli attack. According to one report, the United States will provide sensitive intelligence and supplies to Israel if it agrees to scale back its plans to invade Rafah. Washington Post […]

Biden Admin Offers Intel on Hamas Leaders If Israel Quits Rafah Attack

The Biden administration has reportedly offered Israel information on the whereabouts of Hamas leaders in underground tunnels in Gaza if it ceases continued attacks on Hamas’ last stronghold in the Gaza town of Rafah. It is reported that it was given to Israel. of washington post report Saturday: “The Biden administration is working urgently to […]