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Exclusive: #Trump #ForeignPolicy advisers met Israeli PM #Netanyahu

3 fmr #UnitedStates foreign policy ofcls in Trump's admin met w/ Benjamin Netanyahu & other public figures in #Israel on Mon….

The delegation was comprised of Robert O'Brien, who served as Trump's 4th & final #NationalSecurity adviser, as well as fmr Ambassador to the #UAE John Rakolta & fmr Ambassador to #Switzerland Ed McMullen….

#geopolitics #Gaza
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-foreign-policy-advisers-met-israeli-pm-netanyahu-source-says-2024-05-20/


A helicopter carrying President #EbrahimRaisi of #Iran & his foreign minister crashed on Sunday in the country’s mountainous northwest, acc/to state media, deepening the turmoil that has gripped the nation on both the international & domestic fronts in recent months.

#Raisi, 63, was traveling from Iran’s border w/ Azerbaijan to inaugurate a joint dam project.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/world/middleeast/iran-president-helicopter-crash.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb


The report said that conclusion was based in part on the difficulty of collecting reliable information from the #war zone & the way #Hamas operates in densely populated areas. It also stressed that #Israel has begun the process of seeking accountability for possible violations of the #law, a key component in the #UnitedStates assessment about whether to provide #military aid to allies accused of #HumanRights violations.

#LawsOfWar #Gaza #Palestinians #HumanitarianCrisis #MiddleEast #geopolitics


The report also noted that “#Israel has not shared complete information to verify” whether #US #weapons have been used in specific incidents alleged to have involved #HumanRights #law violations.

Nevertheless, the report, mandated by President #Biden, deems that assurances Israel provided in March that it would use #US arms consistent w/ #InternationalLaw are “credible & reliable” & thus allow the continued flow of #UnitedStates #military aid.

#LawsOfWar #Palestinians #MiddleEast #geopolitics


In the admin’s most detailed assessment of #Israel’s conduct in #Gaza, #State said in a written report to #Congress that Israel “has the knowledge, experience & tools to implement best practices for mitigating #civilian harm in its #military operations.”

But it added that “the results on the ground, including high levels of civilian casualties, raise substantial questions” as to whether the #IDF are using them sufficiently.

#LawsOfWar #HumanRights #Law #Palestinians #MiddleEast #geopolitics


Inside the #WhiteHouse Scramble to Broker a Deal in #Gaza

The flurry of actions underscores how fluid the situation in the region is as #POTUS #Biden & his team try to ultimately end the #war that has devastated Gaza.

Over the course of a few hours, the news from the #MiddleEast came into the WH Situation Room fast & furious.

#Israel #Hamas #Palestinians #civilians #Rafah #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/us/politics/biden-cease-fire-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb


>IDF Warns More Than 100,000 People in #Rafah to Evacuate

#Israel wants to “move people out of harm’s way,” a military official said, a sign that it may be inching closer to invading the Gazan city in defiance of international pressure

#MiddleEast #HumanitarianCrisis #Gaza #Palestinians #war #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/06/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb


According to a report, Hamas was guaranteed by the U.S. for a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and that Israeli forces will not continue fighting once the hostages are released.
An Israeli official told Haaretz that 'Israel will, under no circumstances, agree to end the war as part of a deal' and is determined to enter Rafah

#Velsig #geopolitics
https://t.co/y5w4RSfLOO