News about Israel

President Biden has been leading international efforts to get humanitarian aid into Gaza to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. As part of this work, the U.S. deployed a temporary pier in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gaza to get more aid to the people of… pic.twitter.com/Zxpv1avqbZ

Can't help but to think that the Biden administrations refusal to send an arms shipment and its public rift with Israel has signaled to Hezbollah that the Jewish state is vulnerable. It has emboldened the group to adopt a more aggressive posture in recent days.

Israeli minister Gantz presents ultimatum to Bibi on post-Gaza war strategy. My report on @axios www.axios.com/2024/05/18/benny-gantz-israel-netanyahu-gaza-war

May 8: "Four sources said the shipments, which have been delayed for at least two weeks, involved Boeing-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions, which convert dumb bombs into precision-guided ones, as well as Small Diameter Bombs (SDB-1)." May 16: No change. www.reuters.com/world/why-us-is-stopping-some-bomb-shipments-israel-2024-05-08/