Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians.
Netanyahu emphasized that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had taken "every precaution possible" to protect civilians in Gaza.
The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said in a statement that the strikes "claimed the lives of 35 martyrs and left dozens injured, most of them children and women".
Israeli forces struck the Gaza Strip on Friday, as the UN's top court ruled for an "immediate" halt the military offensive over accusations of "genocide".
Ireland, Norway, and Spain said they would formally recognize the State of Palestine on May 28. Israel said it was recalling its envoys to Ireland and Norway for "urgent consultations" and was expected to do the same with its ambassador to Spain.
US President Joe Biden's national security advisor briefed Benjamin Netanyahu on the "potential" of a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia after holding talks in the region, the White House said Sunday.
Biden also criticized Donald Trump's rhetoric on immigrants and acknowledged that the class of 2024 began college amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Few Morehouse faculty members and students wanted the college to withdraw its invitation to Biden over his administration's support for Israel's war in Gaza.
Gantz has stated that if this plan is not adopted by June 8, he will resign from the government.
This comes amid increasing international pressure on Israel to permit more supplies into the blockaded coastal enclave.
The Biden administration plans to send over $1 billion in additional arms and ammunition to Israel, according to congressional aides.
Graham also argued that Hamas bears responsibility for civilian casualties throughout the conflict.
As chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, McCaul voiced concern that Biden's warning sent a perilous message to both allies and adversaries.
More than 2,800 people have been arrested or detained on campuses across the country.
Smoke rose from strikes on Gaza's crowded southern city of Rafah Thursday after US President Joe Biden vowed to cut off artillery shells and other weapons supplied to Israel if a full-scale offensive into the city goes ahead.
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would stop US weapons supplies to Israel if it attacks Rafah in southern Gaza, his most direct warning to date over the prosecution of the war against Hamas. His fresh warning came after the US last week halted a shipment of huge American bombs to Israel.
Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, where it has launched a ground incursion, as talks resumed Wednesday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war.
On Monday, Israel ordered residents of eastern Rafah to evacuate and move to a "humanitarian zone" northwest of the city, a day after rocket fire by militants killed four soldiers and wounded several more at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the Palestinian territory.
President Joe Biden on Monday "reiterated his clear position" to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against an invasion of Rafah, the White House said, after Israel defied U.S. warnings and told Palestinians to evacuate part of the southern Gaza city.
Israeli officials were puzzled by the decision, initially linking it to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned operation in Rafah. However, reports suggest the incident might be unrelated to the invasion threats.
The ad praised the students for their resilience, noting that they remained steadfast despite being targeted with bottles and rocks.
According to an Egyptian channel, the Egyptian security delegation had reached an agreement on many points of contention.
