A missile launched by Houthi militants in Yemen struck a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, killing three people and marking the first known fatalities in the group’s months-long campaign of violence against maritime traffic. The missile struck the MV True Confidence at about 11:30 a.m. in Yemen, causing significant damage to … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip, according to a long-awaited postwar plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was swiftly rejected Friday by Palestinian leaders and runs counter to Washington’s vision for the war-ravaged enclave. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented the two-page document … Read more
SIDON, Lebanon — An Israeli airstrike hit two vehicles near a Lebanese army checkpoint in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing a Hezbollah member in one car and a woman in the other and wounding several other people, Lebanese state media and health officials reported. The strike appeared to be part of a shift in Israeli … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Israel on Monday seeking to persuade Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to wind down the bloodiest phase of its war in Gaza, with the death toll approaching 20,000 and new talks underway on a possible deal to free more hostages … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The Biden administration faces mounting pressure over its provision of powerful weapons to Israel, with the spiraling death toll in Gaza deepening questions about whether the United States, as the country’s chief military backer, must do more to ensure civilians’ safety. Rights groups, along with a growing … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron shake hands at the end of a joint press conference, at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Biden administration issued its strongest criticism yet of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza for its civilian death toll, … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel is doing all it can to get civilians out of harm’s way as it battles Hamas in Gaza, including dropping leaflets warning them to flee, but its attempts to minimize casualties were “not successful”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Netanyahu was asked by U.S. television’s CBS News whether Israel’s … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave NEW DELHI — A month into the Gaza war, President Biden’s steadfast support for Israeli leaders, even as the Palestinian civilian death toll mounts, risks lasting damage to Washington’s standing in the region and beyond, Arab leaders and analysts say, warning that the perceived U.S. acceptance of … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — The Israeli airstrikes that hit the Jabalya refugee camp on Oct. 31 sent buildings tumbling down on families displaced from across the besieged enclave. More than 110 people were killed, many of them women and children crushed beneath the rubble, doctors said. The Israeli military … Read more
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Friday to ensure more humanitarian aid and do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza or else there will be “no partners for peace.” Israel warned that it was on high alert for attacks on its border with Lebanon as fears … Read more