For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Al Jazeera; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Netanyahu promises to increase aid to Gaza after a phone call with Biden. Reported by Leila Fadel and Daniel Estrin | NPR President Biden warned Israel its behavior would determine future U.S. policy on Gaza, after an Israeli airstrike killed seven workers from the food charity World Central Kitchen. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Blinken says Israeli offers to increase flow of aid to Gaza are welcome but may not be sufficient, by Matthew Lee | AP LEUVEN, Belgium U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today that the measures the Israeli government has announced to expand the flow of aid into Gaza are welcome but may not be enough to meet the Biden administration’s demands for dramatic improvements in humanitarian conditions in the territory. Blinken said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Biden to Netanyahu: Protect civilians in Gaza or U.S. policy will change, by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden effectively gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an ultimatum on Thursday: protect Palestinian civilians and foreign aid workers in Gaza or Washington could rein in support for Israel in its war against Hamas militants. The message, after months of U.S. calls . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza, by Julia Frankel | AP JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said today that it dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission, saying they had mishandled critical information and violated the army’s rules of engagement. The findings . . . READ MORE . . .
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Six months into Gaza war, Israel faces deepening isolation, by James Mackenzie and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters Six months into the war in Gaza, the killing of a group of aid workers by an Israeli air strike summed up both the dire humanitarian crisis and the lack of a clear way out of a conflict that is leaving Israel increasingly isolated. The attack on Monday . . . READ MORE . . .
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Diplomatic spat erupts between Poland and Israel after WCK killings in Gaza. From Al Jazeera. A diplomatic crisis has erupted between Poland and Israel following the death of a Polish aid worker in Gaza, with the Polish president denouncing a comment by the Israeli ambassador as “outrageous” and the foreign ministry in Warsaw saying it was summoning him for a meeting. A Polish man was among . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 4 A closer look at U.S. military support for Israel. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR President Biden says Israel is inflicting too many civilian casualties in Gaza. Yet he’s also proposing $14 billion in fresh military assistance to help Israel wage the war. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM APRIL 4 Some Democratic House members face opposition because of their criticism of Israel. Reported by Susan Davis | NPR Forces normally aligned with the Democratic Party are working to defeat some of the most liberal members of the House over their criticism of Israel. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.