Israel: opposition leader visits United States amid tensions over Gaza war. Yaïr Lapid, opponent of Benjamin Netanyahu, will meet American Democrats who are defending early elections in Israel.
Six months after the start of the war launched in retaliation for the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, the population of Gaza is on the verge of famine. US President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a telephone interview that continued support from the United States would depend on measures taken to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza.