Iran-backed militias are carrying out other attacks in the region.
War in Israel
Israel said 260 trucks of aid entered Gaza on Sunday, the highest number since the war began.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza.
An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians.
Their conversation came a day after the Israeli leader rejected calls from the U.S. and Arab nations for the Palestinian Authority to rule Gaza after the war with Hamas terrorists.
The comments by Gadi Eisenkot, a former army chief, marked the latest sign of disagreement among top Israeli officials over the direction of the war against Hamas terrorists, now in its fourth month.
U.S. fighter jets struck Iranian-backed Houthi rebel sites Friday, taking out three anti-ship missiles in Yemen that were prepared to fire, according to U.S. officials.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to scale back Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, drawing an immediate scolding from the White House.
Kfir Bibas has become a symbol across Israel for the helplessness and anger over the 136 hostages still in captivity in Gaza.
Biden said the U.S. would continue the strikes against Houthi military sites, even though they have not stopped the Houthis from continuing to harass vessels.
A senior Hamas teorrist official said that for every box provided for the hostages, 1,000 boxes of medicine would be sent in for Palestinians. The deal also includes the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza residents.
“This is a simple request for information. That is all this resolution is about. It does not alter aid to Israel in any way. It simply requests a report on how U.S. aid is being used,” Sanders said in a floor speech before the vote.
New sanctions come with a formal designation that is meant to sever violent extremist groups from their sources of financing.
Palestinian terrorists battled Israeli forces in northern Gaza and launched a barrage of rockets from farther south on Tuesday.
The Biden administration is expected to soon announce plans to redesignate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as specially designated global terrorists.