Palestinian Territories
A special State Department panel told Blinken that the U.S. should restrict arms sales to Israeli military units that have been credibly accused of human rights abuses. He has not taken any action.
"They should get out and move those people off the streets," the Republican senator said.
The human rights office was referring to a recent rash of attacks by armed settlers and Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied territory.
An Israeli military spokesman said that 99% of the drones and missiles launched by Iran were intercepted.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The retaliatory attack confirmed anxieties about the Gaza crisis spiraling into a broader war. But Iran, Israel, the U.S. and Hamas also walked away with gains.
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have gone on the largest rampage against Palestinians there since the war in Gaza began.
GOP senators mostly found creative ways to avoid criticizing the former president.
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development made the acknowledgement ― the most significant from the Biden administration ― after she was asked about a HuffPost story on Wednesday.
The militant group’s revelation called into question the estimated death toll among the hostages in Gaza.
Ismail Haniyeh accused Israel of acting in "the spirit of revenge and murder," and said the deaths would not pressure Hamas into softening its positions in Gaza.