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People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.

US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law, but couldn't verify instances

 US President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Air Force One to return to Washington from JFK Airport in New York City, US, April 26, 2024.

State Dept: Biden's CNN interview doesn't indicate Israel violated international law

 DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant arrives for a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, on Monday. ‘Calling off the Hanegbi-Dermer delegation is political window dressing by the prime minister,’ a White House aide argued.

US State Department to deliver report on if Israel violating international law

 Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion are seen during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem May 26, 2013, marking the end of their basic training in the Israeli Defense Forces. Israel clinched a deal on Wednesday to abolish wholesale exemptions from military service for

State Department still determining if Netzah Yehuda unit remediated after human rights violations

 Hala Rharrit, former spokeswoman in Arabic for the US State Department, who resigned April 24, 2024 over policy related to the war between Israel and Hamas and its allies.

US State Department Arabic spokesperson resigns in opposition to Gaza policy

By REUTERS
 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press conference at the end of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, April 19, 2024.

Blinken: No double standard on Israel and human rights

People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.

Israeli gov't committed human rights abuses in 2023, State Department says

People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.

US State Department calls Qatar 'close partner' on hostage negotiations, says talks continue

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin stands in front of members of Russian military units, the National Guard and security services, praising them for upholding orders during a mutiny by the Wagner Group, last month.

Russian military intelligence unit may be linked to 'Havana syndrome', Insider reports

By REUTERS
 ARAB LEAGUE Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo, in 2020. Even in the Netanyahu era, Abbas thwarted attempts to resolve the conflict no fewer than three times, the writer states.

'A revitalized PA is essential': US State Department welcomes PA cabinet nominations

 An arms dealer puts firearms on display at an exhibition, as the war in Gaza and the U.S.-led strikes on Houthi targets raise demand for firearms, in Sanaa, Yemen March 4, 2024.

US announces additional sanctions against Houthi financier

 IN NOVEMBER 2019, then-US secretary of state Mike Pompeo issues the Trump administration’s declaration regarding the legality of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

When the US supported Zionist territorial claims

 Israelis walks next to Bank Leumi in Jerusalem.

Bank Leumi freezes account of Israeli sanctioned by US

 Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2020.

White House names Iranian proxy groups responsible for attack

The flag of Iran is seen over its consulate building, with Pakistan's flag in the foreground, January 18, 2024.

US urges restraint 'on all sides' as tensions grow between its ally Pakistan and Iran

 The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022, more than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine.

US officials say strikes are diminishing Houthi capacity, after Biden comments earn scrutiny

The State Department Building is pictured in Washington, US, January 26, 2017.

US sanctions Russian cargo firm for transporting North Korean missiles

People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.

US State Department offers $10 million on intel on Hamas financers