Middle East

Directive issued after eight Israeli soldiers were killed in a vehicle explosion during an operation in Rafah.

The move drew pushback from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on June 16.

Another $10 million in humanitarian assistance for Gaza has recently been announced by the Australian government.

More than a dozen commercial vessels have been attacked by Houthi terrorist forces from November 2023 to March.

This is the latest disruption to the operations of the U.S.-constructed humanitarian sea corridor.

CENTCOM said that ‘a Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned and Polish-operated’ cargo carrier was hit by Houthi missiles in the Gulf of Aden.

Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack targeted Israel’s Western Negev, source of a quarter of the nation’s agricultural production.

‘We need to see an end to the conflict.’

Negotiations continue as the secretary of state presses Hamas to accept a three-part proposal to bring a halt to hostilities in the Gaza Strip.

“We’ve only just gotten it. Our team is going through it,” said National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.

Besides pushing for a cease-fire, Mr. Blinken urged other nations to redouble their support for humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip.

The Pentagon acknowledged that ‘some type of helicopter activity’ took place near the pier.

The Biden administration has assured the cease-fire proposal is in line with the latest terms Israeli negotiators have offered Hamas.

Jake Sullivan also responded to Hamas’s claim that three other hostages, including an American, were killed during the operation.

‘The United States has been providing support ... to help identify the locations of hostages in Gaza,’ national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.