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US Vote Sinks Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

UN Security Council voted 14-1 in favor of the resolution

(Newser) - The United Nations Security Council's fifth resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza was blocked on Wednesday, with a "nay" vote from the US sinking it. The New York Times reports 14 Security Council members voted in favor of the resolution, which had been...

Netanyahu Offers $5M to Anyone Who Frees a Hostage

Israeli PM says safe passage out of Gaza will also be offered

(Newser) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered $5 million to anyone who returns an Israeli hostage taken by Hamas, and promised to also grant the person safe passage out of Gaza, the New York Times reports. The offer was an increase on the "several million" he's previously promised,...

100-Truck Aid Convoy 'Violently Looted'

20 killed as 98 trucks are lost in southern Gaza, boosting fears of famine

(Newser) - A convoy of 109 aid trucks was "violently looted" in Gaza over the weekend as masked men threw grenades and held drivers at gunpoint, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). The agency said 98 trucks were lost while passing through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing with...

Pope Wants Investigation of Israeli Campaign in Gaza

Francis raises 'genocide' in excerpt from new book

(Newser) - Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine whether Israel's attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts released Sunday from an upcoming book ahead of the pontiff's jubilee year. It's the first time that Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over...

In a First, Air Force Awards Silver Star to Female Airman

Capt. Lacie Hester shot down drones fired by Iran at Israel

(Newser) - On the night of April 13, Iran launched more than 300 ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, an attack in response to a missile strike on Damascus, Syria, that had killed a top Iranian commander. US military aircraft and naval ships went to work that night in Israel's defense,...

Netanyahu's Aides Suspected of Altering Oct. 7 Records

They're also facing allegations of blackmail, and leaking a secret military file

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a phone call from a top general on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, informing him that hundreds of Hamas militants were preparing to attack. Now, an investigation is underway to determine whether aides altered the official record of that call, raising questions about...

Israel Launches Strikes on Lebanon, Northern Gaza

Netanyahu says he and Trump are aligned on Iran

(Newser) - Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the US election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement saying that...

Frustrated, Qatar Leaves Talks
Frustrated, Qatar Leaves Talks
Nov 9, 2024 12:30 PM CST

Frustrated, Qatar Leaves Talks

Decision could be reversed if Hamas, Israel get serious about a deal, officials say

(Newser) - Qatar has decided to suspend its mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, officials said Saturday. However, Qatar is highly likely to return to the efforts if both sides show "serious political willingness" to reach a deal on the war in Gaza, said an official with Egypt, the other key...

Lebanon Faults Israel Before UN Board Over Pager Attacks

Files complaint with Labor Organization, because some of those killed, wounded were workers

(Newser) - Lebanon filed a complaint against Israel at the UN's labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers were among those killed and injured, a Lebanese government minister said Wednesday. The wave of remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members...

Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister
Netanyahu Fires
Defense Minister
Nov 5, 2024 4:17 PM CST

Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister

Thousands take to the streets to protest dismissal of Yoav Gallant

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region. Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. But Netanyahu had avoided...

US Soldier Injured in Gaza Pier Mission Dies

Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley was medically retired, receiving treatment in long-term care

(Newser) - A US soldier who was critically injured during the Gaza pier mission earlier this year has died. Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, 23, was one of three soldiers injured in the mission, though the other two suffered a sprained ankle and a minor back injury, respectively, and soon returned to service,...

Israel Voids 1967 Deal With UN Relief Agency

Tel Aviv claims UNRWA has been infiltrated by Hamas

(Newser) - Israel notified the UN Monday that it is cutting ties with a UN relief agency that helps Palestinian refugees. Israel maintains that UN Relief and Works Agency has been infiltrated by Hamas , though the UNRWA denies the allegations and says it takes measures to ensure its neutrality, reports the AP...

Iran Helped Make Houthis a Powerful Force: UN Experts

Attacks at sea are on a scale not seen since World War II, report says

(Newser) - Yemen's Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon's Hezbollah militants, and others, UN experts said in a new report. The Iranian-backed Houthis have exploited the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza...

Khamenei Vows 'Crushing Response' Against US, Israel

Iranian supreme leader's threat comes over attacks on Iran and its allies

(Newser) - Iran's supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the US with a "crushing response" over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that...

Heckled Over Israel Shows, Thom Yorke Walks Off Stage

Pro-Palestinian protester urged singer to 'condemn the genocide'

(Newser) - Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke briefly left the stage during a solo concert in Australia on Wednesday after he was heckled by a protester who demanded he condemn Israel's war in Gaza. It was difficult to make out the protester over the crowd gathered at Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music...

Gaza Medic Moving Body: 'Oh God... She's My Mother!'

Samira Bardini reportedly killed while standing next to targeted vehicle

(Newser) - A Palestinian ambulance worker made a horrific discovery when the bloody sheet was lifted: The corpse on the stretcher was his own mother, killed by an Israeli airstrike Wednesday in central Gaza. "Oh God, I swear—she's my mother! I didn't know it was her!" Abed...

Hezbollah's New Boss Speaks
Hezbollah's New Boss Speaks
Oct 30, 2024 5:15 PM CDT

Hezbollah's New Boss Speaks

Naim Kassem says group will hold out in its war with Israel for 'suitable' ceasefire terms

(Newser) - Hezbollah's newly named leader Naim Kassem said in his first public comments aired Wednesday that the militant group will keep fighting in its ongoing war with Israel until it's offered ceasefire terms it deems acceptable. "If the Israelis decide to stop the aggression, we say that we...

Meet the New Leader of Hezbollah
Meet the
New Leader
of Hezbollah
Oct 29, 2024 6:07 AM CDT

Meet the New Leader of Hezbollah

Lebanese militant group picks Naim Kassem to replace Nasrallah, killed by Israel last month

(Newser) - Lebanon's Hezbollah says it has chosen Naim Kassem as its new leader, a replacement for Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in September in an Israeli airstrike. Kassem, who'd been Nasrallah's deputy for more than three decades, has served as the militant group's acting leader since Nasrallah'...

Israel Blocks UN Agency Aiding Palestinian Refugees

Netanyahu has accused employees of involvement in terrorism

(Newser) - Israel's parliament overwhelmingly passed legislation on Monday banning a United Nations agency supplying essential services to Palestinian refugees from operating in territory it occupies, a move that could exact a high humanitarian cost. The US is among the nations expressing concern about the decision, CNN reports. "There's...

Trump to Netanyahu: 'Do What You Have to Do'

After latest strikes on Iran, Biden says he hopes this is it

(Newser) - In a phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump backed his military's attacks on Hamas and Hezbollah—telling the prime minister, "Do what you have to do." Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham was on a call this month with the two, the Washington Post reports. "He didn'...

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