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The president is said to have warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel that he could put off growing pressure from the international community for only so long.
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In 2016, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. met in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.Credit.Pool photo by Debbie Hill
President Biden on Monday delivered a firmer message in private to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel than he has done in public, warning that he could put off growing pressure from the international community and from Congress to call on Israel to change its approach to Hamas for only so long, according to two people familiar with the call.
Survivors of Israeli air strikes in Gaza tell about grief and loss Gaza News
Gaza City -Since May 10, the Israeli military has carried out violent air strikes on the Israeli Gaza Strip, causing widespread death and destruction.
The fighting took place in a tense situation that lasted for several weeks Threat of forced eviction Among the Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, wounding hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators.
When Israel missed the deadline for Hamas, which rules Gaza, to withdraw its troops from the area, the organization fired rockets at Jerusalem.
The Israeli raid is now on its tenth day, killing at least 227 Palestinians, including 64 children, in the besieged coastal area. About 1,500 Palestinians were injured in Gaza.
Gaza City, Gaza – Israel’s military has pounded the Palestinian enclave of Gaza with an intense aerial bombardment since May 10, leaving widespread death and destruction.
The fighting followed weeks of soaring tensions over the threat of forced expulsions of Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, with Israeli forces storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and wounding hundreds of Palestinian protesters.
When Israel missed a deadline by Hamas, which rules Gaza, to withdraw its forces from the area, the group fired rockets towards Jerusalem.
The Israeli raids, now in their 10th day, have killed at least 227 Palestinians, including 64 children, in the besieged coastal enclave. About 1,500 Palestinians have been wounded in Gaza.
The nine children were dressed in their finery for the festival of Eid al-Fitr which, with its presents and feasting, is Islam’s closest occasion to Christmas.After the Israeli air raid, only one