Blinken urges calm, reaffirms ‘ironclad’ US support for Israel Top US diplomat pays tribute to Israeli victims of attack in Jerusalem without mentioning Palestinians killed by Israel. Al Jazeera · Jan 30, 2023
Blinken Reaffirms Need for Two-State Solution after Talks with Netanyahu US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israelis and Palestinians to ease tensions on Monday during a visit to Jerusalem, reaffirming a long-stalled peace vision of two states side by side as the "only path" forward. Arriving amid the bloodiest violence in years, Blinken focused censure on a Palestinian gun… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2023
Israel and Palestinians risk deeper conflict in a distracted world After bloodshed in Jerusalem and the West Bank and a month since Israel's most right-wing government took office, Israel and the Palestinians risk sliding into a cycle of wider confrontation with pressure on both sides for retaliation, analysts say. Reuters · Jan 30, 2023
Blinken urges Israel-Palestinian calm as violence soars U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israel and the Palestinians to exercise restraint and ease tensions amid a spike in violence that has put the region on edge The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023
Blinken calls for ‘urgent steps to restore calm’ between Israel, Palestinians US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference in Israel on Monday, as Blinken urged a de-escalation in violence that has flared in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. France 24 · Jan 30, 2023
Blinken reaffirms need for two-state solution after talks with Netanyahu U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israelis and Palestinians to ease tensions on Monday during a visit to Jerusalem, reaffirming a long-stalled peace vision of two states side by side as the only path forward. Reuters · Jan 30, 2023
Macron Calls for Restraint after Israel-Palestinian Violence French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for restraint after the latest flare-up in violence between Israelis and Palestinians. In a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Macron "recalled the need for all to avoid measures likely to feed the spiral of violence", said his office. He also… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2023
Israel police seal home of Palestinian synagogue gunman as Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to make it easier for Israelis to carry guns Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to make it easier for Israelis to carry guns in the wake of Friday's deadly attack on worshippers outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem. ABC News · Jan 30, 2023
Israel to take punitive steps against Palestinians after deadly attacks Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces moves after deadliest terrorist attack in Jerusalem in years The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023
Russia's Lavrov urges Israel and Palestinians not to worsen tensions Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged senior Palestinian and Israeli diplomats by phone on Sunday to do their utmost to avoid escalating a surge in violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank, his ministry said. Reuters · Jan 29, 2023
Israeli police seal off home of shooter who killed seven in Jerusalem synagogue attack Israeli police have sealed up the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian attacker who killed seven people and wounded three outside a synagogue The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023
Israeli-Palestinian cauldron tests US as Blinken visits An alarming spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence and sharp responses by both sides are testing the Biden administration as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plunges into a cauldron of deepening mistrust and anger on visits to Israel and the West Bank this week The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023
Israel is moving to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. WEKU · Jan 29, 2023
Israeli police seal off home of Jerusalem synagogue attacker Israeli police have sealed up the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian attacker who killed seven people and wounded three outside a synagogue The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2023 Saudi Arabia Calls for Reviving Peace Process, Ending Occupation Saudi Arabia warned that the situation between Palestinians and Israel may slip into “dangerous escalation” and called for reviving the peace process, the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Saturday. “The Kingdom condemns all that target civilians and confirms the importance of ending escalation, reviving the peace process,…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2023 Israel Seals off Home of Palestinian Synagogue Shooter Israeli officers on Sunday sealed off the Jerusalem family home of a Palestinian gunman who killed seven people outside a synagogue on the outskirts of the city, police said, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised "a swift response". Seven people including a 14-year-old were shot dead on Friday in the…
Reuters · Jan 29, 2023 Israel seals home of Palestinian synagogue shooter as Netanyahu vows crackdown Israeli police sealed off the Jerusalem family home of a Palestinian gunman on Sunday, two days after he killed seven people outside a synagogue, as fears grew of escalation in the deadliest unrest for years in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
France 24 · Jan 29, 2023 Israel announces measures against 'families of terrorists' after attacks in east Jerusalem The Israeli security cabinet has announced measures to revoke certain rights of "terrorist families" after two attacks in east Jerusalem, one of which killed seven people near a synagogue.
Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2023 Netanyahu announces plans to arm Israelis after Jerusalem attack Netanyahu’s move could further increase violence that has seen 32 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces this month.
Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023 Israel weighs measures as violence with Palestinians escalates Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Saturday a vigorous and targeted response to deadly Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians over the past two days, suggesting that soaring tensions were unlikely to ease soon.
Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2023 World reacts to rising violence in Israel-Palestine conflict Senior officials call for end to violence after several deadly incidents in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Los Angeles Times · Jan 28, 2023 High-level US diplomatic mission to Middle East overshadowed by violence WASHINGTON — America's top diplomat heads out on a trip to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank on Saturday as a spiral of deadly violence grips the Middle East, with any plans to focus on democracy now overshadowed as the region braces for the no-holds-barred retaliation to Palestinian attacks that…
Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2023 Israel’s Netanyahu vows ‘swift response’ to Jerusalem attack Israel’s security cabinet meeting in the wake of escalation of deadly violence in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2023 Jenin, Jerusalem … now Israelis grieve as the cycle of violence intensifies A chain reaction of killings leaves Israel and the occupied territories on the brink of a new round of bloodletting
The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023 Boy, 13, ‘shoots father and son’ in Jerusalem hours after seven killed in synagogue attack Gunman was shot and taken down by two passers-by