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Hostages Killed by IDF Made 'SOS' Sign Using Food

Signs with red writing on them were found in building where hostages were hiding

(Newser) - More details are coming out about the three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli Defense Force troops in Gaza despite the fact that they were waving a white flag . Yotam Haim, 28, Samer Talalka, 22, and Alon Shamriz, 26, had used leftover food to make signs on fabric reading, in...

Israel Finds Gaza Tunnel Running Up to Border

Discovery may show Hamas diverted building materials meant for civilians

(Newser) - Israel has uncovered what it says is the largest Hamas-built tunnel discovered yet in Gaza, one that ends about a quarter-mile from a civilian border crossing. It's big enough to allow large vehicles to pass through it, the Wall Street Journal reports. "This is for moving massive assets,...

Israeli Sniper Kills Two Women Taking Shelter at Gaza Church

Catholic officials report a mother and daughter were shot 'in cold blood'

(Newser) - Two women who had fled to a church in Gaza for refuge were killed there "in cold blood" by an Israeli sniper, Catholic officials said. The women were mother and daughter, the Washington Post reports. They were shot without warning while walking to a convent in the complex, "...

US, UK Shoot Down Dozen- Plus Drones Over Red Sea

Houthi rebels in Yemen attack vessels as Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread

(Newser) - Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, and have launched drones and missiles targeting Israel, as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread. US Central Command said that the destroyer USS Carney "successfully engaged...

Israeli Official: Killing of 3 Hostages Was Against 'Rules of Engagement'

Men killed in friendly fire had been waving white flag, official adds, raising questions on IDF conduct

(Newser) - Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip had been waving a white flag and were shirtless when they were killed, an Israeli military official said Saturday. Anger over the mistaken killings is likely to increase pressure on the Israeli government to renew Qatar-mediated...

Israel: We Mistakenly Killed 3 Hostages

IDF troops opened fire on three men they thought were terrorists

(Newser) - Israeli troops mistakenly killed three hostages who were taken by Hamas in the October raid, the military said Friday. The Israeli Defense Forces said their soldiers fatally shot three men they mistook for terrorists in the Shejaiya neighborhood near Gaza City on Friday morning, reports the Washington Post . The hostages...

Almost Half of Israeli Strikes Are With 'Dumb Bombs'

US wants more use of precision-guided missiles to minimize civilian casualties

(Newser) - Nearly half of the munitions Israel has fired into Gaza in the last two months have been unguided, which undercuts Israel's claim that it's trying to minimize civilian casualties and helps explain the huge civilian death toll, CNN reports. Just 55% to 60% of the more than 29,...

US Wants Israel to Alter Military Strategy

Biden wants an end to broad ground offensive in Gaza, an idea that Netanyahu does not immediately embrace

(Newser) - The US has pushed Israel to wrap up its sweeping ground offensive in Gaza by the end of the year and shift to a more precise, targeted strategy. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, delivered the message on Thursday, the New York Times reports. Although Sullivan, who is in Israel,...

Germany Makes Arrests, Saying It Foiled Hamas Plot

Denmark reports uncovering planned attack, showing that 'Danish Jews are under threat'

(Newser) - Germany announced the arrests Thursday of four men it said are members of Hamas who were planning attacks on European Jewish sites. A prosecutor said the four are longtime Hamas members with connections to the terrorist group's military branch, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hamas and its affiliates are...

Stranger Charged With Killing Detroit Synagogue Leader

Officials say the suspect didn't seem to know Samantha Woll, dismiss hate crime possibility

(Newser) - The man held as a person of interest in the slaying of Samantha Woll, a Detroit synagogue leader, was charged with murder on Wednesday. Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, did not appear to know the victim, officials said. He faces murder, home invasion, and lying to police charges, the AP reports. Despite...

Israel: We Found Dead Hostages in Tunnel

Remains of 2 hostages have been repatriated, military says

(Newser) - Israel's military says it has found the bodies of two hostages captured by Hamas. The remains of Eden Zakaria, 27, taken Oct. 7 from a music festival in Re'im, and Master Sgt. Ziv Dado, 36, a logistics supervisor in the army who was presumed to have died during...

Israel Starts to Flood Gaza Tunnels: Reports

Concerns have been raised about possible impacts to environment, hostages

(Newser) - As part of its effort to bring Hamas down once and for all, Israel has started pumping seawater into the tunnels that lie underneath Gaza, according to several reports. The Wall Street Journal , which first published the news, paints the effort as a "move to flood the tunnels with...

UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Passes 153-10

US voted against it, though Biden says 'indiscriminate bombing' is costing Israel support

(Newser) - President Biden on Tuesday warned that Israel was losing international support because of its "indiscriminate bombing" of Gaza, speaking out in unusually strong language just hours before the United Nations demanded a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. "Israel's security can rest on the United States, but...

Houthi Rebels Fire at Yet Another Tanker in Red Sea

And this one isn't linked to Israel

(Newser) - A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels slammed into a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen near a key maritime chokepoint, the rebels and authorities said Tuesday. The assault on the oil and chemical tanker Strinda expands a campaign by the Iranian-backed rebels targeting...

Zara Said Ads Had 'Artistic Context.' Critics Disagreed

Detractors says ads with shrouded mannequins resemble dead Palestinians in Gaza

(Newser) - Retail clothing chain Zara says it has pulled images from an ad campaign featuring statues wrapped in white coverings after some said they resembled the shrouded bodies of murdered Palestinians. Users left tens of thousands of comments on the Spanish brand's Instagram page criticizing the images, while calls to...

Under Pressure, Israel Won't Put End Date on War

With situation in Gaza worsening, Blinken agrees ending the fighting is up to Israel

(Newser) - Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory's Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a cease-fire was fading. Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive, with diplomatic support and arms...

After Veto at UN, Israel Presses Attacks in Gaza

Palestinian men say they were mistreated during interrogations

(Newser) - Israel's military pushed ahead with its punishing air and ground offensive in Gaza, bolstered by a US veto derailing UN Security Council efforts to stop the war and word that an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank ammunition had been approved by the Biden administration. Unable to...

Administration Skirts Congress on Tank Ammunition for Israel

Blinken invokes emergency provision for $106M ammunition deal

(Newser) - The Biden administration is selling 13,000 rounds of tank ammunition to Israel for its war against Hamas, invoking an emergency provision to avoid waiting for the usual congressional review to be completed. A Defense Department agency announced the $106.5 million deal on Saturday. Congressional committees were informed at...

US Vetoes 'Imbalanced' Resolution on Gaza Ceasefire

United States was only member nation in UN Security Council to vote against halting the fighting

(Newser) - The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Ceasefire supporters called it a terrible day and warned of more civilian deaths and destruction as the war enters its third...

Palestinians Flee to Ever-Shrinking Areas

Conditions are dire in designated Gaza 'safe zone'

(Newser) - Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel's expanding ground offensive crowded into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third month Friday. The United Nations warned that its aid operation is "in tatters" because no place in the besieged enclave is safe. With the entire...

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