Biden officials deliver a tough message on Gaza to Netanyahu’s chief political foe
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The Latest | As conditions worsen for Palestinians in Gaza, international pressure grows for a deal
Nearly five months of fighting has left much of Gaza in ruins and created a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, with many, especially in the devastated northern region, scrambling for food to survive while pressure grows internationally for Israel and Hamas to reach a deal.
Harris tells top Israeli politician US wants six-week Gaza ceasefire in return for Hamas hostage deal
Vice President Kamala Harris has reiterated the Biden administration’s call for a six-week ceasefire in Israel’s months-old war as she met with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz at the White House.
US position on Gaza finally hardening as split with Netanyahu grows
Kamala Harris has a frank message for Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet – that conditions in Gaza are a humanitarian catastrophe, that more aid needs to make it into the besieged territory and that there needs to be an immediate ceasefire.
Kamala Harris Will Meet Israeli Cabinet Official Despite Netanyahu's Rebuke
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is hosting a member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet who is visiting Washington in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Harris will meet with Israeli Cabinet official who is in Washington despite Netanyahu’s rebuke
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is hosting a member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet who is visiting Washington in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Harris calls for immediate Gaza cease-fire ahead of meeting with Israel’s Gantz
What we knowVice President Kamala Harris is set to meet with Israeli war Cabinet member Benny Gantz at the White House today. After calling for an "immediate cease-fire" in Gaza, Harris criticized the U.S. ally for not doing enough to allow aid into the enclave. She is expected to deliver an equally blunt message to Gantz, who is visiting Washington in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.The U.S. push for a new hostage deal came as talks were ongoing in Egypt to broker a six-week truce before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins next week. Israeli media reported that the government did not send a delegation because it is waiting to learn which hostages are alive and how many Palestinian prisoners Hamas seeks in exchange for each of them. The U.S. began a series of aid airdrops into Gaza over the weekend. The first, on Saturday, included about 38,000 meals into southwest Gaza. White House officials have said the airdrops will continue to supplement truck deliveries and they are also working on sending aid via sea. At least 15 children have died in northern Gaza in recent days because of malnutrition and dehydration, local health officials have said.Gaza’s death toll has passed 30,500 , according to the enclave's Health Ministry, amid surging fears of starvation in the north of the territory. The Israeli military officials said that at least 245 soldiers have been killed since the ground invasion of Gaza began.
U.S. completes first aid airdrop in Gaza, West Coast hit with dangerous winter storm: Weekend Rundown
Hamas officials arrived in Cairo on Sunday for talks on a cease-fire and hostage deal, the framework for which Israel “more or less” agreed to in Paris in late February. Israel is not sending a high-level delegation to Cairo talks, one Israeli official told NBC News, but is increasingly optimistic a deal can be reached by the start of Ramadan on March 10. Any pause in fighting could also allow more aid into Gaza, amid warnings