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TOPSHOT - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press at the port of Ashdod in southern Israel on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Blinken says 'deep concerns' about Israeli Rafah operation's impact on aid

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Sullivan fielded questions about legislation President Joe Biden signed that morning for $80 billion in foreign aid, abortion arguments at the Supreme Court and other topics. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jake Sullivan to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel amid regional tension

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An Israeli army battle tank takes a position in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on May 13, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Hamas movement.

Israel unlikely to achieve 'total victory' over Hamas, US official says

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Protesters gather as a man holds up a sign demanding that soldiers from the United States Army leave Niger without negotiation during a demonstration in Niamey, on April 13, 2024.

Pentagon delegation heading to Niger to discuss US withdrawal

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US President Joe Biden speaks to guests during an event at Gateway Technical College’s iMet Center on May 08, 2024, in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.

Biden: US to block bomb, artillery shell shipments if Israel invades Rafah

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An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from a border position in southern Israel toward the Gaza Strip on May 8, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Hamas movement.

State Dept. to miss report deadline on Israel's use of US weapons

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Al-Monitor welcomes Kristi Pappalardo as VP of strategy and partnerships

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US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet Jordan's King Abdullah II.

Biden meets with Jordanian king as Israel begins Rafah evacuation

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View of an oil field at a base near Bentiu, South Sudan.

UAE company agreed to loan $13B to South Sudan in exchange for oil

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An Iranian long-range Ghadr missile displaying "Down with Israel" in Hebrew is pictured at a defence exhibition in city of Isfahan, central Iran, on Feb. 8, 2023.

Israel carries out strikes in Isfahan, Iran: reports

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The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at UN headquarters in New York City on April 18, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday painted a dark picture of the situation in the Middle East, warning that spiraling tensions over the war in Gaza and Iran's attack on Israel could devolve into a "full-scale regional conflict." (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

US vetoes Palestinian membership at United Nations

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People inspect damage and remove items from their homes following Israeli airstrikes on April 13, 2024 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

US, Israel hold second virtual meeting on Rafah

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