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More Than 20% of Israeli Hostages Still in Gaza Are Dead

Israel says families have been informed

(Newser) - Of the 136 Israeli hostages not yet freed by Hamas, Israeli intelligence officers say at least 30 of them are dead, most of those killed October 7 during the initial Hamas attack. Hamas is also still holding the bodies of two Israelis who were killed during the 2014 war between...

Houthis Suspected of Another Drone Attack in Red Sea

Slight damage caused to UK-owned ship

(Newser) - A ship traveling through the southern Red Sea was attacked by a suspected Yemen Houthi rebel drone early Tuesday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign targeting vessels over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the AP reports. The attack happened west of Hodeida, Yemen, and...

Blinken Back in Mideast, With Another Tall Order

Secretary of State is pushing for hostage deal and post-war plan amid increasing tensions

(Newser) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday on his fifth visit to the region since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, hoping to press ahead with a potential ceasefire deal and postwar planning while tamping down regional tensions. But on all three fronts he...

Michigan City Boosts Police Presence After WSJ Op-Ed

Column by Steven Stalinsky called Dearborn, Michigan, 'America's jihad capital'

(Newser) - Op-eds are known to occasionally provoke, but after a weekend column in the Wall Street Journal, a Michigan city now says it needs law enforcement to step in. The mayor of Dearborn, Abdullah Hammoud, announced in a Saturday social media post that police would be upping their presence at "...

Now Affecting McDonald's Sales: Gaza War

Global sales are down as the company fends off the perception it has taken Israel's side

(Newser) - The Israeli-Hamas war appears to be hurting the bottom line of McDonald's. The chain said Monday that global same-store sales missed expectations, and the Gaza conflict is seen as a big factor, reports the Wall Street Journal . The trouble began last year when McDonald's announced it was providing...

Iran Warns US Not to Strike Cargo Ships

Threats fly after more assaults by US, UK on Houthi sites

(Newser) - Iran issued a warning Sunday to the US over potentially targeting two cargo ships in the Mideast long suspected of serving as forward operating bases for Iranian commandos. The warning came just after the US and the UK launched major airstrikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels. The statement from Iran...

US&#39; Second Wave Hits 35 Targets in Yemen
Iran Calls US Strikes
a 'Strategic Mistake'
the rundown
Feb 3, 2024 5:40 PM CST

Iran Calls US Strikes a 'Strategic Mistake'

Second wave hit Houthi sites in Yemen, defense officials say

(Newser) - The US unleashed another round of strikes against Houthi targets on Saturday, hours after Iran condemned the retaliation but stopped short of threatening a military response to it. The latest targets were all in Yemen, intended to damage the military capability of Iran-backed militia groups that have fired on US...

After Criticism, Pope Reassures Israeli Jews

Francis expresses concern over antisemitism in letter

(Newser) - Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed Christians' special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war in a letter to the Jews of Israel that he said was prompted by messages from Jewish organizations around the world. The letter served as fence-mending after Francis was criticized...

US Launches Barrage, Starting Retaliatory Campaign

Strikes are in response to killing of three Americans in Jordan

(Newser) - US forces launched new airstrikes against Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday, kicking off a campaign of retaliation for the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan on Sunday and escalating the fighting in the Middle East. More than 85 targets were hit, US Central Command said. US...

3 Articles That Take You Into Gaza's Current Reality

We round up the most visceral recent reporting

(Newser) - It's been 117 days since the Israel-Hamas war began, and somewhere between 50% and 61% of the buildings in Gaza have been damaged or completely destroyed, according to satellite data analysis seen by the BBC. So what's it like for the Palestinians who remain? Some of the best...

Biden Targets Israelis Who Attack West Bank Palestinians

Executive order will look to crack down on settlers carrying out attacks

(Newser) - President Biden is expected to issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who've been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory, according to four people familiar with the matter. The White House was expected to announce the order later Thursday, reports the AP . Biden has spoken...

Roger Waters' Political Remarks May Have Cost Him BMG

'Variety' reports that record company will drop Pink Floyd co-founder after comments on Israel, Ukraine

(Newser) - Roger Waters is about to lose his record company. That's according to sources who tell Variety that BMG is preparing to drop the 80-year-old Pink Floyd co-founder after a series of recent incendiary remarks about Israel, Ukraine, and the United States. During a concert tour last year, Waters was...

In Gaza, an Unthinkable Number of Buildings Ruined or Damaged

Analysis finds it's at least 50%

(Newser) - New analysis reveals staggering numbers in Gaza, where between 50% and 61% of the buildings have been damaged or completely destroyed, according to satellite data analysis seen by the BBC . The data looks at sudden changes in height or structure of buildings, and it indicates that somewhere between 144,000...

Disguised Israeli Forces Storm West Bank Hospital, Kill 3

Undercover forces were dressed as women, medics in expansion of violence

(Newser) - Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces opened fire...

UN Expert: Gaza Destruction Ought to Be a War Crime
It's Time to Make
'Domicide' a War Crime
OPINION
Jan 30, 2024 6:52 AM CST

It's Time to Make 'Domicide' a War Crime

UN expert decries the destruction of civilian homes in Gaza and elsewhere

(Newser) - We've all seen the photos showing Gaza turned to rubble. What's not always conveyed "is the profound effect of this loss at a human level," writes Dr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, at the New York Times . As Rajagopal writes,...

Fallen Soldiers Were All From Georgia
US Identifies 3 Soldiers Killed
updated
Jan 29, 2024 7:45 PM CST

US Identifies 3 Soldiers Killed

All were from Georgia and were in a reserve engineering unit

(Newser) - This file has been updated with photos and information about the soldiers killed. The three American soldiers killed at a base in Jordan over the weekend were all from Georgia, based at that state's Fort Moore. They belonged to an Army reserve engineering unit and were in their housing...

UN Workers Accused of Helping Hamas Raid
UN Workers Accused
of Helping Hamas Raid
the rundown
Jan 29, 2024 6:27 AM CST

UN Workers Accused of Helping Hamas Raid

US, other nations have paused aid to UN Relief and Works Agency over allegations by Israel

(Newser) - At least 12 employees of a UN relief agency either took part in Hamas' October raid of Israel or helped its planning, reports the Wall Street Journal , citing Israeli intelligence reports. The accusations have rattled the UN Relief and Works Agency and caused the US and several other Western nations...

Pelosi: Some Pro-Palestinian Protesters May Be Backed by Russia

Lawmaker wants FBI to investigate financing

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi wants pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war to be investigated by the FBI. During an interview on CNN Sunday, the former House speaker suggested (without evidence, as the New York Times notes) that some of the protesters could be Russian plants. "For them...

After Deaths of US Troops, Pressure Grows on Biden

McConnell, others in GOP want him to hit Iran directly after strike against Americans in Jordan

(Newser) - After a drone attack reportedly from an Iran-backed militant group killed three US soldiers in Jordan and wounded dozens of others Saturday night, President Biden is under pressure from GOP hawks in Congress to attack Iran directly. Axios and ABC News round up a few examples, including Lindsey Graham, who...

Biden Promises Response After Drone Strike Kills 3 US Troops

President blames Iran-backed militias for attack that wounded 34 Americans based in Jordan

(Newser) - A drone attack killed three US soldiers stationed in Jordan, near the Syrian border, and at least 34 were injured, US Central Command reported Sunday. President Biden said the attack was carried out Saturday night by Iran-backed militia groups. He called the three Army troops "patriots in the highest...

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