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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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Al-Monitor Staff

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 Staff

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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Al-Monitor Staff

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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Al-Monitor Staff

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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Al-Monitor Staff

Turkish cocaine bust

Lebanon-Venezuela kingpin detained in Turkey's 'third largest' cocaine bust

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US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.

As Israel braces for Iran retaliation, Biden pledges 'ironclad' support

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Al-Monitor Staff

Citizens inspect the effects of the destruction of Al-Farouq Mosque and the buildings destroyed by the Israeli raids on Feb. 22, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza.

Netanuyahu says date set for Rafah operation as Cairo talks enter new round

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Al-Monitor Staff

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

White House postpones top delegation to Saudi Arabia on Israel normalization

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Al-Monitor Staff