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May. 24, 2021 2:55 PM
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that he is sending Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his first official visit to Israel on Tuesday as a continuation of the quiet, intensive diplomacy that led to a ceasefire between Jerusalem and Gaza after 11 days of hostilities.
Blinken is set to arrive in Jerusalem Tuesday, and will tour other countries in the region until May 27.
While there, Blinken will meet with Israeli leaders regarding the United States ironclad commitment to Israel s security, Biden said. He reiterated his recent commitment to replenish the Iron Dome missile defense system and see through a $735 million arms sale to Israel, despite opposition from progressive Democrats.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he shows a slideshow during a briefing to ambassadors to Israel at the Hakirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel’s aerial bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip was aimed at deterring Hamas, but did not rule out conquering the enclave’s Islamist rulers. “There are only two ways that you can deal with them (Hamas): You can either conquer them, and that’s always an open possibility, or you can deter them, and we are engaged right now in forceful deterrence, but I have to say we don’t rule out anything,” Netanyahu told a group a foreign ambassadors in Tel Aviv. (Photo by Sebastian Scheiner / POOL / AFP)
Israel says assessing conditions for ceasefire in bloody Gaza conflict
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel s air campaign had set Hamas back many years since it began on May 10 in response to the start of Hamas rocket fire on Israel.
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An Israeli artillery unit fires toward targets in Gaza Strip, at the Israeli Gaza border. (Photo | AP) By AFP
GAZA CITY: Israel is studying whether conditions are right to stop bombing Palestinian militants in Gaza but is preparing for more days of strikes if necessary, an Israeli military source said Wednesday. We are looking at when is the right moment for a ceasefire, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, amid an international diplomatic push to broker a truce after more than a week of bloodshed.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday May 19 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he shows a slideshow during a briefing to ambassadors to Israel at the Hakirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 19, 2021. PHOTO/AFP
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel s aerial bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip was aimed at deterring Hamas, but did not rule out conquering the enclave s Islamist rulers.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel s bombing of Gaza targets aims to deter Hamas but he did not rule out a campaign to conquer the enclave s Islamist rulers.
Deafening air strikes and rocket fire once more shook Gaza in the conflict that has claimed 219 Palestinian lives according to the Gaza health ministry and killed 12 people in Israel according to Israeli police.