Meanwhile, a school run by the United Nations in northern Gaza has been attacked, the UN confirmed on Saturday. A top UN official described it as a "horrifying" incident.
The Israel Defence Forces on Saturday denied that they demanded Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City to evacuate within an hour, adding that it only accepted the requests of the medical centre's director to make a safe route for those who wished to leave, The Times of Israel reported.
Israel President Isaac Herzog on Thursday accused Iran of "orchestrating" the October 7 attacks by Hamas to "derail" the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor which was paving the way for Israel's inclusion in the region and peace process.
Israel President Isaac Herzog on Thursday said that his country is not targeting hospitals in Gaza and asserted that Hamas has placed command and control centres under the hospitals and "they are shooting and killing" Israeli citizens from there
The event, considered the largest pro-Israel gathering in the US since October 7, prompted unprecedented security measures designated as a "Level 1" event by the Department of Homeland Security.
President Herzog thanked President Steinmeier for his words, and noted he was a true friend of Israel. He thanked him for his ongoing support for the families of the hostages, and for his steadfast support and friendship with the Jewish community in Germany, and all over the world.
Israel on Thursday refuted US claims of four-hour daily 'humanitarian pauses' that will allow people to flee hostilities and for deliveries of humanitarian aid in Northern Gaza.
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday (US local time) discussed the latest developments in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank, with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
At the credential-receiving ceremony at the President's residence, the Israeli President said, "A crisis is always when you're reminded who you're friends are. This is true of people and true of countries. I am speaking for all Israelis when I say that never has American friendship been more
President Isaac Herzog on Thursday met with the ambassadors of Thailand, the Philippines, Tanzania and Nepal, countries whose citizens were murdered and taken hostage in Hamas's Oct. 7 terror invasion of southwestern Israel, the President's Office in Jerusalem said.
Reaffirming its support for Tel Aviv amid the ongoing war on Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said "as long as the United States stands, Israel will not stand alone."