KEY POINTS
- Israel's Itamar Ben-Gvir apologizes for son's post about Biden
- US strikes 2 Houthi surface vehicles in Yemen after joint US-UK strikes
- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Hamas Gaza leadership 'on the run'
On the 123rd day of the Israel-Hamas war, the embattled United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will be placed under review by an independent group. Tensions continue to run high in the Middle East as a British ship suffered some damage after it was attacked by a drone off of Houthi-controlled Hodeidah in Yemen.
In Israel's northern border with Lebanon, the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah lost some of its combatants as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) responded to rocket and missile launches from Lebanese territory.
- Houthis claim attacks on US, British vessels
- Hezbollah claims attack on 4 Israeli army sites
- Chinese envoy criticizes US military actions in Iraq, Syria
- PIJ operative who participated in Kibbutz Nir Oz massacre eliminated: IDF
- Protests resume at Kerem Shalom border crossing
- Argentina's Javier Milei arrives in Israel
- Blinken lands in Egypt to push for ceasefire deal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East for his fifth trip to the tension-packed region. He arrived in Egypt Tuesday to push for a hostage deal and will also visit Qatar and Israel in the coming days.
The loved ones of remaining hostages in Gaza are hopeful that Hamas will soon respond to a proposed ceasefire deal that the Palestinian terror group has been reviewing since last week. A joint group of Israeli and American activists is holding a 136-hour fast near the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Geneva, raising awareness about the plight of some 130 hostages still in Hamas captivity.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to remain steadfast in the country's war goals despite pressure from the international community. His refusal to give in to Hamas' earlier demands for a truce draws from years and years of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that U.S. President Joe Biden previously said could be resolved through a path to Palestinian statehood.
Netanyahu thanks Milei for keeping his promise
The Israeli president on Tuesday welcomed the Argentine president's arrival in Israel, thanking the latter for keeping his "promise" of moving the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem from Herzliya.
The two leaders will meet Wednesday to discuss "the continued tightening of bilateral relations," as per a statement from Netanyahu's office.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly welcomes the arrival in Israel of Argentinian President Javier Milei, who has announced the Argentinian Embassy's move to Jerusalem.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) February 6, 2024
The Prime Minister spoke about this with President Milei after his election, and welcomes the fact that the President has kept his promise.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) February 6, 2024
Prime Minister Netanyahu will meet with President Milei tomorrow and will discuss with him the continued tightening of bilateral relations.
