Israel-US relations

This November 12, 2018 photo shows the USS Carney in the Mediterranean Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/US Navy via AP)

Left: US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer speaks in Bogota, Colombia, July 22, 2022 (AP/Ivan Valencia); Right: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a media event with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron at the State Department, Dec. 7, 2023 in Washington (AP/Alex Brandon)

December 8, 2023, 9:42 am

US says no firm deadline on Gaza war but cautions Israel on loss of civilian life

As deputy national security adviser says Jerusalem has ‘very legitimate objectives’ in war, Blinken notes ‘gap’ between Israeli pledges to protect civilians and results so far

By Jacob Magid

December 7, 2023, 4:59 pm

US said to tell Israel it will handle Houthi attacks, but is eschewing strikes for now

Washington reportedly worried Israeli action against Iran-backed Yemeni rebels could ignite broader conflict amid ongoing war against Hamas

By ToI Staff and AP

Rep. Jamaal Bowman from left, speaks alongside, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Jonathan Jackson and Rep. Cori Bush during a vigil with state legislators and faith leaders currently on hunger strike outside the White House to demand that US President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

December 7, 2023, 4:26 pm

Bowman faces US Congress challenge after drawing fire over stance on Israel-Hamas war

George Latimer announces candidacy after visiting Israel, says progressive lawmaker ‘making news for all the wrong reasons’

By Luke Tress

US President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023 (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

December 7, 2023, 12:59 pm

Democratic support for Biden ticks upward over handling of Israel-Hamas war — poll

59% approve of leader’s approach to the war, and 75% say he’s doing well as US president; most Democrats and Republicans say it’s important that hostages held in Gaza be freed

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and Linley Sanders

A picture of Hersh Goldberg-Polin at a memorial for those killed and kidnapped from the Nova festival, November 28, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

December 7, 2023, 11:47 am

US Justice Department investigating slayings, kidnappings of Americans on October 7

Attorney General Merrick Garland says probe underway into ‘heinous crimes,’ with 8 US citizens still thought captive; vows perpetrators will be held accountable

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks urging Congress to pass his national security supplement request, which includes funding to support Ukraine and Israel, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 6, 2023. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)

December 7, 2023, 9:16 am

Senate Republicans block aid for Israel and Ukraine, demand border policy changes

Package sending $10 billion to Jerusalem and $60 billion to Kyiv stalls despite Schumer pledge for later vote on security at southern US border; Biden says GOP giving Putin a ‘gift’

By Agencies

Illustrative: Travelers at the departure hall of Ben Gurion Airport, April 4, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

December 5, 2023, 11:47 pm

US says violent Israeli settlers and Palestinians to be barred from entering

Blinken: Those ‘believed to have been involved’ in such activity won’t receive visas; State Department says list won’t be published; Yesha head: No such thing as ‘settler violence’

By AP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

December 5, 2023, 10:12 am

Senate Democrats upping efforts to condition US military aid to Israel

Sen. Bernie Sanders says concrete measures regarding the protection of civilians must be fulfilled for Senate to approve continued funding

By Ellen Knickmeyer and LISA MASCARO

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, on November 30, 2023. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

December 3, 2023, 11:36 pm

White House says Israel ‘making effort’ to better protect Gaza civilians

National Security Council spokesman Kirby credits IDF for publishing online map to help Gazans avoid fighting; ‘There’s not a whole lot of modern militaries that would do that’

By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Israeli troops stand on the top of tanks and military vehicles at sunset near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 2, 2023, after battles resumed between Israel and Hamas (Jack Guez / AFP)

December 2, 2023, 11:38 pm

Israel kills Hamas commander behind deadly attacks; rocket barrage targets Tel Aviv

IDF chief okays battle plans for continued ground offensive in Gaza; defense minister: We’ve returned to fighting in full force

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

The screen of an Israeli-made Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, on November 25, 2023. (Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP)

December 2, 2023, 10:17 pm

Iranian cyber attack targets Israeli tech used by several US bodies

Breaches affect Pennsylvania water authority, other utilities and aquarium using device that manages water processes; hackers’ message says Israeli-made equipment ‘a legal target’

By Frank Bajak and Marc Levy

File: IDF soldiers scuffle with settlers from the Einav settlement trying to storm the town of Deir Sharaf in the Nablus governorate of the West Bank on November 2, 2023, after an Israeli was killed when his car came under fire. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

December 2, 2023, 5:10 pm

US to announce visa ban on violent settlers in coming weeks — officials

Announcement expected to specify number rather than names of settlers banned as deterrent against those considering targeting Palestinians; French foreign ministry calls for EU ban

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Residents of the Qatari-funded Hamad Town residential complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, carry some of their belongings as they flee their homes after receiving notification from the Israeli army of an imminent strike, on December 2, 2023 (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

December 2, 2023, 11:54 am

IDF carries out ‘extensive’ airstrikes in Khan Younis area amid heavy Gaza fighting

Rocket fire from Gaza continues; IDF says it hit more than 400 terror targets over past day, including mosque used as command cente; IDF asks Gazan civilians to move to safe zones

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, December 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

December 1, 2023, 8:32 pm

US blames Hamas for end of truce, as rocket barrages fired at central Israel, south

IDF says it hit 200 targets across Gaza after rocket launches from Strip resume; Hezbollah also renews attacks, leading Israel to respond with airstrikes and artillery shelling

By Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Nov. 30, 2023. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

December 1, 2023, 4:10 am

Blinken said to warn war cabinet Israel may not have months to topple Hamas

US diplomat says Israel must change way it is fighting, set up safe zones, avoid hospitals, UN facilities: ‘Massive loss of civilian life’ in north Gaza must not be repeated in south

By Jacob Magid