
US prepares a new arms shipment to Israel worth more than $1 billion
The weapons, which will include ammunition for tanks, mortars and vehicles, comes after the White House paused the delivery of thousands of bombs a week ago

The weapons, which will include ammunition for tanks, mortars and vehicles, comes after the White House paused the delivery of thousands of bombs a week ago

The government has declared as ‘state land’ an area of unparalleled size in the three last decades, while the far-right finance minister has issued a decree to connect 60 settlements that NGOs describe as ‘back-door legalization’

The IDF has launched another assault on Jabalia, the refugee camp where it claimed victory over the militias last December. Washington has warned its ally of the risk of getting bogged down in an ‘enduring insurgency’

Netanyahu’s decision to ignore Washington’s warnings on invading Rafah has placed Biden in an increasingly complicated situation ahead of the November election

The UN estimates that the Strip has only enough fuel left to last one to three days, putting at risk the delivery of humanitarian aid and the operation of hospital equipment and water pumps

A Gazan woman tells EL PAÍS that Israel ordered the move at the same time as it dropped bombs on the area, without giving the population time to get to safety. At least 80,000 people have escaped, according to the United Nations

The United States is by far the country’s leading arms supplier, providing Israel with cutting-edge technology

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta are discussing a simultaneous announcement ahead of the EU elections in order to remove the decision from the electoral debate

By shutting down the network’s local offices, Israel joins the authoritarian governments that have banned this news outlet

The Israeli army is holding the positions it gained Tuesday in southeastern Gaza but without launching a large-scale operation. In parallel, a delegation is negotiating in Cairo to secure the release of hostages

The Israeli army has ordered the inhabitants of the city to move to supposed ‘safe zones,’ but these areas have been previously attacked and lack basic infrastructure

The two main entry points for humanitarian aid into Gaza are now closed while the population no has no way to escape from the war

Egyptian and Hamas officials have said the cease-fire would take place in a series of stages, during which Hamas would release hostages it is holding in exchange for Israeli troop pullbacks from Gaza
The government of Benjamin Netanyahu said it had been left with ‘no other choice’ after the latest breakdown of ceasefire negotiations with Hamas

Police have continued to make arrests and clear encampments throughout the weekend. Student rallies are now at the heart of the presidential campaign

Pressure from American students is putting Biden before the dilemma of either supporting Israel or appeasing part of his voters

The achievement of a deal may be the only way for the president to avoid a growing schism with younger voters and the progressive Democratic wing

According to government sources the decision is imminent, although no specific date has been set yet

Some 200 humanitarian workers, almost all Palestinians, have died in Gaza due to attacks by the Israeli army, amid the resigned and complicit silence of the Western powers

The big question now is whether Israel will invade Rafah, despite international calls for restraint. ‘This is a war against civilians, not against Hamas,’ says one Gazan who escaped the southern city fearing an Israeli ground invasion
The restrained Israeli response allows both countries to save face and claim achievements in deterring the enemy, in a sort of return to the covert war they had been waging until the bombing of Damascus that triggered the escalation
Nir Oz, one of the communities hardest hit by Hamas, symbolically celebrates Jewish Passover in honor of the captives and demands the Netanyahu government secure their release

U.S. and Israeli representatives discuss plans for that city, the only one ground troops have not entered, as military retaliation against Iran remains up in the air

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israeli territory

The Israeli armed forces have called up thousands of reservists and are preparing ‘operational activities’ in the last refuge in Gaza. Netanyahu can now frame the ground offensive as punishment for Tehran’s actions

Anti-aircraft batteries and jets from the U.S., the U.K. and Jordan shot down 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles. Only a few of the over 120 ballistic missiles fired in the attack reached Israeli territory

The nation’s dependence on the United States and its distrust of Tehran outweighed the protests, sparked by the invasion of Gaza, over its peace agreement with the Jewish state