Student protests against Israel's war in Gaza continue to spread across the US, following last week's arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. There have been nearly 550 protest-related arrests in the past week at major US universities, according to a tally by news agency Reuters. The students...
Joe Biden says Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to Gaza is a ‘mistake’
Joe Biden has called Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza a "mistake". The US president has been increasingly public in his criticism of the Israeli prime minister and how Israel is carrying out its military offensive. "I think what he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with...
Joe Biden confirms plans to build temporary port on Gaza coast but insists there will be ‘no US boots on the ground’
The US military will establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to the beleaguered territory, Joe Biden has said. In his State of the Union address, the US president said the "temporary pier" will be able to "receive large ships carrying food,...
Ceasefire deal in Gaza before Ramadan ‘looking tough’, Biden says – after US denies causing airdrop deaths
US President Joe Biden has said reaching a six-week ceasefire deal in Gaza before the start of Ramadan is "looking tough". His comments come after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said it was up to Hamas to make further progress on the truce. "The ball is in their...
Israel claims to have discovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet in Gaza
Israeli forces battling Hamas claim to have uncovered the largest Hamas tunnel found in Gaza, designed to carry carloads of Hamas fighters up to the border with Israel. Neutralizing the hundreds of kilometers of underground tunnels and bunkers in Gaza is among the aims of the Israeli offensive, launched after...