U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
“It’s getting harder,” U.S. President Joe Biden said of a deal between Israel and Hamas. “I’m not giving up.”
The Defense Ministry aims to maintain minimal production lines over time, allowing for rapid scale-up when necessary, while also boosting procurement of armored fighting vehicles for the IDF.
If Hamas cares about suffering Gazans, they must “prove” it by showing up at planned ceasefire talks on Thursday, per the White House national security communications advisor.
The Pentagon chief reiterated to his Israeli counterpart Washington’s pledge “to take every possible step to defend Israel.”
The U.S. vice president added that the Jewish state has the right to go after terrorists but “an important responsibility to avoid civilian casualties.”
John Kirby, a White House adviser, said that the Jewish state’s finance minister was jeopardizing Israeli and American lives.
“We have been quite clear that we expect Israel to take actions to crack down on settler violence, and if they don’t, we will,” a U.S. State Department spokesman said.
“No country should be allowed to harm our sovereignty,” stated Beit El Council head Shai Alon.
The two defense chiefs also discussed the deployment of additional defenses against ballistic missiles.
“Having a proposal that’s unified between the three mediators can be quite powerful,” said a senior Biden administration official.
“We have been clear and consistent with Israel that it must treat all detainees humanely and with dignity in accordance with international law,” the White House press secretary said.
Hamas has yet to respond to Israel’s proposed deal, according to the Israeli prime minister’s office.
