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Israel marks three years since Oct. 7 massacre, officials concerned Iran may launch more missiles

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People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where partygoers were killed and kidnapped during the deadly Hamas-led October 7, 2023 massacre, on the third anniversary of the attack, near Reim, southern Israel, October 7, 2026.
Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa at the U.S. National Security Council Brett McGurk speaks at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Manama, Bahrain, November 18, 2023.

Biden aide McGurk says Washington had no warning of Oct. 7, reveals how war shook White House

 Military Vehicle patroling. Border Police are stationed and patroling at the Harif Mountain area, at the border between Israel and Egypt.

US waives human rights conditions on $320 million in military aid to Egypt over Iran war role

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the press in Jordan's southern city of Aqaba on December 14, 2024.

Blinken denies telling Qatar to delay Israel-Hamas hostage mediation


Biden: Gaza ceasefire ‘harder’ to achieve as Blinken heads to region to discuss aftermath

Biden previously stated that now is the time to 'move on" towards a ceasefire.

 US President Joe Biden speaks to employees of the U.S. embassy at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, on the day he departs from Berlin, Germany, October 18, 2024.

Biden humanitarian envoy says Israel is too close an ally to suspend arms - report

Attendees say that the official stressed that Israel is a member of a tight circle of allies that the administration won't contest.

 U.S. President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Ceasefire pressure grows, but Israel's enemies keep firing - opinion

If the world is putting pressure on a ceasefire in the Middle East, it's important to remember that the threat to Israel hasn't laid down its arms.

 IRANIAN PARLIAMENT Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri attend a news conference in Beirut last Saturday. Houthi rebels launch missiles and drones at Israel, and Iraqi militias also fire, yet no one demands that they cease, or that Iranian proxies retreat.

Biden: We’re asking Israel to stop hitting UN peacekeepers

The leaders of France, Italy, and Spain on Friday condemned the firing on the position of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon explaining that such attacks were "unjustifiable."

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken: The concept of an Israeli victory does not feature as a declared objective of US foreign policy, possibly due to its overuse by Prime Minister Netanyahu, says the writer.

Biden, Netanyahu speak as Israel prepares retaliatory strike on Iran

Gallant had been asked by Netanyahu to postpone his trip.

 US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House, July 25, 2024

US policy must stop prolonging the war with 'de-escalation', Hamas needs to go - opinion

The American interest is for the war to end as quickly as possible. However, the path to achieve this is entirely different.

US President Joe Biden speaks to the media after the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. August 20, 2024

Doug Emhoff is Kamala Harris’s envoy for persuading Jewish donors - analysis

Supporters say Doug Emhoff relied heavily on his ties in Los Angeles — a traditional source of significant funds for Democrats — to help the campaign accumulate a total of $615 million in six weeks.

 Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff claps as Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, US, September 14, 2024.

White House not confirming Hamas leaders killed in Wednesday UNRWA strike  

"We're in touch with our Israeli counterparts to get more information on what happened," Press Secretary Karrine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday.

 Palestinians inspect a school sheltering displaced people, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, September 11, 2024.

Mark Ruffalo uses Hersh Goldberg-Polin's execution by Hamas to criticize US support of Israel

In his latest X/Twitter post, actor Mark Ruffalo compares Hersh Goldberg-Polin's murder by Hamas to Turkish Aysenur Egan Eygi's death in a West Bank protest as reasons to halt US aid to Israel.

 Mark Ruffalo walks on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 10, 2024.

Trump blames 'Comrade Kamala Harris and Crooked Joe Biden' for hostage deaths

Trump said he grieved the "senseless death" of the six, "horrifically including a wonderful American Citizen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, murdered by Hamas."

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.