Felicia Schwartz

Project aims to get around Israeli politics and bureaucracy that prevents goods reaching the besieged strip

More than 1,600 arrested in Gaza-related demonstrations across 30 US colleges in past two weeks

The US president came to office threatening to make the kingdom a pariah state. But in a volatile Middle East, their ties have become stronger than ever

For Washington and Riyadh, the crowning achievement of this revitalised relationship would be the normalisation of ties with Israel.

The US is pausing the delivery of Patriot interceptor missiles to other nations so it can fast-track orders for Ukraine to bolster its air defences against Russian attacks.

The moves point to concern about Joe Biden’s re-election prospects among US allies.

Being free from the constraints of campaigning will give the president more time to focus on foreign policy in the coming months, which some analysts say will allow the president to bolster his image on the world stage.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby warned Israel that there were “better ways” to ensure Israeli citizens could return to evacuated homes in the north.

Potentially allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles on targets in Russia is latest in a series of ‘salami tactics’

James Shotter, Raya Jalabi and Felicia Schwartz Financial Times US hopes for response to call for truce between Israel and militant group ‘in the coming hours'