The use of Ashdod, about 40km (25 miles) north of the Gaza border, was “critically needed by aid agencies”, they said, while calling for a “fundamental step change in the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza”. Smoke billows after an Israeli air raid on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, near the Israel border, on Friday. Updated at 23.36 GMT21h ago 23.11 GMT Here are some of the latest images from Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Yemen. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA21h ago 23.02 GMT Here’s some more detail on Joe Biden’s remarks to reporters after his call with Benjamin Netanyahu. Reporters asked President Joe Biden at the White House if he believed Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu would ever support two-state solution.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2024 18:08 UTC