Middle East

Dad mourns son killed by an Israeli airstrike against World Central Kitchen convoy

7:58am April 05, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to John Flickinger, father of Jacob Flickinger, 33, an American Canadian, feeding starving people in Gaza. His son was scheduled to come home just days after Monday's strike.

Meirav Eilon Shahr, ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of the Israel to the UN, observes the vote on a resolution regarding the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday.

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UN human rights body calls for halt to weapons shipments to Israel

7:30am April 05, 2024

by The Associated Press

While non-binding, the resolution passed Friday is bound to raise international pressure on Israel as a sign of widespread concern about its military campaign in Gaza.

Netanyahu promises to increase aid to Gaza after a phone call with Biden

5:12am April 05, 2024

President Biden warned Israel its behavior would determine future U.S. policy on Gaza, after an Israeli airstrike killed seven workers from the food charity World Central Kitchen.

Morning news brief

5:12am April 05, 2024

President Biden talks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. The group No Labels will not run a third-party presidential candidate. Court rules border officials are responsible for children's welfare.

President Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to express concerns about Israeli strikes that killed aid workers and humanitarian conditions in Gaza.

Biden warns Netanyahu that U.S. policy on Gaza hinges on improved conditions there

8:34pm April 04, 2024

by Tamara Keith

President Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed in Israeli strikes. He said a cease-fire is needed so aid can get in.

Former U.S. diplomat argues for stronger tactics on Israel

6:23pm April 04, 2024

Days after Israeli bombs hit World Central Kitchen aid workers, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with the Council on Foreign Relations ex-president Richard Haass about the U.S. and Israel's relationship.

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A closer look at U.S. military support for Israel

5:39pm April 04, 2024

by Greg Myre

President Biden says Israel is inflicting too many civilian casualties in Gaza. Yet he's also proposing $14 billion in fresh military assistance to help Israel wage the war.

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Members of the public join a walking vigil through the streets of Falmouth, England, for British aid worker James Henderson, organized by Palestine Solidarity Cornwall, April 3. Three British men working for World Central Kitchen were killed along with four colleagues when their clearly marked vehicles were targeted by Israeli military strikes.

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Why a majority of Britons want the U.K. to halt arms exports to Israel

1:37pm April 04, 2024

Countries including Canada, the Netherlands and Spain say they're suspending arms sales to Israel. After an Israeli strike killed British World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza, will the U.K. too?

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A member of Benjamin Netanyahu's war Cabinet calls for elections in Israel

10:38am April 04, 2024

Benny Gantz, who leads an opposition party and also regularly faces the prime minister as part of the war Cabinet, is calling to set a date for elections. Polling shows Netanyahu would lose to him.

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Morning news brief

5:18am April 04, 2024

Popular Israeli lawmaker calls for new elections. Tuesday marks 75th anniversary of NATO's founding. Concrete structures meant to protect the collapsed Baltimore bridge appear unchanged for decades.

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