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Biden, Egyptian President Discuss Food Security and Energy in Jeddah

US President Joe Biden met with Egypt’s president in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Biden took office in 2021. Biden was heard thanking President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for Egypt's role in a ceasefire to Israel’s war with Hamas last year in the…

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Israel Strikes Hamas 'Military Site' after Gaza Rocket Fire

Israeli warplanes struck a weapons manufacturing facility in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, the military said, after rocket fire against Israeli territory. "Fighter jets struck a military site in the central Gaza Strip belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization.

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Olmert: Israel Owns Tools to Foil Iranian Nuclear Program

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced that his country is able to prevent Tehran from producing a nuclear weapon, but that Tel Aviv needs assistance to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities. “We have tools capable of preventing Iran from possessing nuclear weapons,” the former PM said during a radio interview…

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Israel launches air raids on Gaza Strip, no casualties reported

The missile attacks came after US President Joe Biden left Israel to travel to Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Biden fails to secure major security, oil commitments at Arab summit

President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that the United States would remain an active partner in the Middle East, but he failed to secure commitments to a regional security axis that would include Israel or an immediate oil output rise.

Reuters

Biden says he confronted Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi’s killing

JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden shared a fist bump Friday with the leader of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House scrambles to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices hammering Americans in an election year.

Los Angeles Times

Gaza rockets, Israeli air strikes accompany Biden's Middle East visit

Israeli fighter jets struck Gaza following rocket launches from the Palestinian territory on Saturday, hours after U.S. President Joe Biden flew from Israel to Saudi Arabia on a Middle East trip aimed at deepening Israel's integration into the region.

Reuters

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‘What happened to Kashoggi was outrageous’: Biden says he took MBS to task over journalist’s murder in Saudi Arabia

‘With respect to the murder of Kashoggi, I raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought of it at the time, and what I think of it now’

The Independent UK

Biden offers historic fist bump in Saudi Arabia as he abandons promise to isolate the kingdom

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden met here on Friday with the leaders of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House scrambles to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices hammering Americans in an election year.

Los Angeles Times

US Welcomes Lebanon, Israel Maritime Boundary Efforts

The United States on Friday applauded efforts by Lebanon and Israel seeking to reach a decision on maritime boundaries and said it remains committed to facilitating the ongoing negotiations that will help determine oil and gas resources. The Biden administration thinks a deal could "yield greater stability, security, and prosperity…

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Fist bumps as Joe Biden arrives to reset ties with ‘pariah’ Saudi Arabia

Oil markets top of the agenda for US president who receives subdued welcome three years after Jamal Khashoggi comments

The Guardian - US

Will he or won't he? Watchful eyes are on Biden's handshakes on his Middle East trip

On Friday, the president shared a fist-bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. One day earlier, an Israeli singer declined President Biden's hand.

WEKU

Israeli policy on ‘kosher cellphones’ outrages Haredi rabbis

In Israel, smartphones have become a volatile issue in the Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, community

The Independent UK

U.S. welcomes Lebanon, Israel aims on maritime boundaries

The United States on Friday applauded efforts by Lebanon and Israel to reach a decision on maritime boundaries and said it remains committed to facilitating the ongoing negotiations.

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President Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia, reversing promise to make it an international outcast

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden arrived at the Royal Palace here on Friday to meet with the leaders of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House is scrambling to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices…

Axios

Biden fist bumps Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Biden once vowed to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah."

The Independent UK

Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia after kingdom opens airspace to flights from Israel

The visit to Saudi Arabia is part of Mr Biden’s strategy for “ensuring that there is not a vacuum in the Middle East for China and Russia to fill,” and to show that the US intends to play a “critical role” in the “strategically vital region,” according to Mr Biden’s…

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Biden Departs Israel, Palestinian Territories to Saudi Arabia

US President Joe Biden departed on Friday Israel and the Palestinian Territories, heading to Saudi Arabia, the second stop of his tour of the Middle East. He will carry out a two-day visit to the Kingdom where he will hold a bilateral meeting with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques…

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Al Jazeera

Biden says he brought up Khashoggi killing with Saudi leaders

On visit to the Gulf kingdom, US president says he made clear what he thinks of Saudi journalist’s 2018 murder.

Axios

Biden: Two-state solution along 1967 lines is best way to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The U.S. president's comments in Bethlehem were seen as a win for the Palestinians.

WEKU

Biden says the U.S. will work to improve Palestinians' lives

President Biden says that he's committed to the two-state solution for Israel and an independent Palestinian state. But with that goal out of reach, he said, the U.S. will look to help Palestinians.

France 24

Biden tries to revive Saudi alliance amid Ukraine war – but will MBS reciprocate?

Joe Biden arrived in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit on Friday, as the war in Ukraine and the Middle East’s vexed geopolitics have prompted the US president to reverse course after having vowed to make the Wahhabist monarchy a “pariah” because of the 2018 killing of exiled journalist Jamal…

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Biden Pledges to Keep up Efforts for Israel-Palestine Peace

US President Joe Biden pledged on Friday to keep up efforts to support a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, Biden said the United States would not give up on the goal of a just settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israel…

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden greeted by protests during brief visit to Palestine

US president promises $300m in aid amid anger in Bethlehem and East Jerusalem at sidelining of quest for Palestinian state

The Independent UK

Joe Biden told he ‘cannot buy solution’ to Palestine occupation, as he arrives in West Bank

Palestinian protesters have been demonstrating against the US president’s arrival

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