Palestinian Territories
Maj. Harrison Mann's letter criticized the U.S. for still supporting Israel, "which has enabled and empowered the killing and starvation" of Palestinians.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
The United Nations has warned that the planned full-scale Rafah invasion would further cripple humanitarian operations and cause a surge in civilian deaths.
The president's report "ignores the big question" of whether the U.S. government thinks Israel has violated international humanitarian law, a U.S. official told HuffPost.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Media reports and humanitarians suggest Israel has started its ground invasion in the southernmost city in Gaza.
“I’m glad to see that the president is beginning, beginning to move in that direction,” the Vermont senator said.
The president’s remarks represent a firm break with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, though it's a break his progressive critics will say came far too late.
The Pentagon chief confirmed earlier reports that the administration had paused a shipment of more than 3,500 bombs to Israel last week.
Reuven Kahane, the cousin of Meir Kahane, pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault following the incident in New York City.
The administration will soon send a report to Congress on whether Israel is violating U.S. and international law by using American weapons to kill civilians.