WATCH: Much-needed aid airdropped into Gaza
As Israel intensifies its attacks, aid has been airdropped into the Gaza Strip for civilians.
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LA TimesIsrael is spying on Hezbollah commanders — and killing them one by one
Israel has assassinated two dozen Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon since last fall amid an intelligence war employing cellphones, drones and fake rocks.
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Harris 'will not be silent' on Gaza after tough talks with Netanyahu
Kamala Harris signaled a major shift on US Gaza policy Thursday, with the presidential hopeful telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seal a peace deal and insisting she would not be "silent" on the suffering in the Palestinian enclave."As I just told Prime Minister Netanyahu, it is time to get this deal done," she said.
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India marks last Pakistan conflict at Himalayan frontier
Indian soldiers and top brass gathered Friday in the remote Himalayan foothills to commemorate a battle fondly remembered among compatriots for imposing a humiliating military defeat on arch-rival Pakistan.The high-altitude confrontation began when Pakistan-backed militants crossed into Indian territory at Kargil, a remote and high-altitude outpost on the countries' shared frontier.
- The Telegraph
Why suspicions are surrounding Left-wing radicals over France rail line attack
French intelligence sources hinted that the massive sabotage attack on rail lines leading to Paris on Friday may have been the work of Left-wing radicals.
- The Independent
Bangladesh PM accused of ‘crocodile tears’ over damaged railway station after 150 killed in violence
Sheikh Hasina was seen wiping away tears in pictures taken during her visit to a metro station in Mirpur
- The Telegraph
How strikingly similar terror attacks cemented Israel’s ties to India
“I served in many countries in the world, many friendly countries,” said Naor Gilon, Israel’s ambassador to India, in the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7 terror attacks on his home country. “This wide support, strong support is unprecedented. I am really moved and touched.”
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Myanmar junta, ethnic armed group claim control of military regional HQ
Myanmar's junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed on Thursday they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state following days of clashes. Northern Shan state has been rocked by fighting since late last month when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against the military along the highway to China's Yunnan province.
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Israel army recovers from Gaza bodies of 5 killed on October 7
Israeli forces retrieved the remains of five Israelis, killed during Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel, whose bodies had been taken to the Gaza Strip, the military said Thursday.The military said the soldiers were killed in combat while fighting the militants on October 7.
- Reuters
How Biden’s Gaza pier project unraveled
The first time President Joe Biden's administration considered ordering the U.S. military to build a floating pier off Gaza to deliver aid in late 2023, it was put on the backburner. The United States was under pressure to ease the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn Palestinian enclave, which had been worsened by Israel's closure of many land border crossings, and sea deliveries were seen as a possible solution. U.S. Admiral Christopher Grady, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a career Navy surface warfare officer, told a meeting that he was very concerned that the sea could become too rough for a pier to deliver humanitarian aid and laid out weather-related risks, a former U.S. official and a current U.S. official said.
- Evening Standard
Three Russian drones targeting Ukraine stray into Nato-member Romania, says air force chief
Ukrainian forces said they destroyed 25 Russian attack drones out of 38 launched overnight
- The Telegraph
Israel warns of Iran-backed plot to target its athletes at Olympics
Israel’s foreign minister has reportedly warned French authorities of a possible Iran-backed plot to attack the country’s athletes at the Olympics.
- The Hill
Trump calls for jail sentence for desecrating flag: ‘Stupid people’ will say it’s unconstitutional
Former President Trump said there should be a one-year jail sentence for anyone who desecrates the American flag in the wake of anti-Israel protests over the war in Gaza outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., that included a group burning an American flag. Trump, who has previously called for criminalizing burning the flag, scoffed at…
- France 24
UN human rights chief calls on Bangladesh to disclose protest crackdown details
UN human rights chief Volker Turk Thursday demanded Bangladesh disclose details surrounding the crackdown on anti-job quota protests last week that killed 193 people. Turk also called on the government to restore internet connection, which was cut off Friday in response to the student-led demonstrations. Thousands of military personnel continue to patrol the country where protests have subsided after the Supreme Court scrapped most of the government-imposed quotas. The UN rights chief called Thu
- The Hill
Memorable moments from Netanyahu’s address to Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an address to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday afternoon, a speech that shook Washington, divided Democrats and inflamed the political divide over the Israel-Hamas war. The address — Netanyahu’s fourth since 1996 — came more than nine months into the conflict in Gaza, which began after Hamas attacked…
- The Independent
Harris promises ‘not be silent’ about Gaza humanitarian crisis after Netanyahu talks
Netanyahu praises Biden’s decades-long support for Israel during what could be their last meeting at the White House
- CNN
ISIS targets teenagers as it tries to rebuild its ranks
Once battered and broken, extremism experts are seeing a resurgence of ISIS-K recruitment among teens. CNN’s Nick Paton Wash reports.
- CNN
Anti-Netanyahu protests in US draw controversy
Pro-Palestinian protest leaders, and other critics of Israel’s war in Gaza, distance themselves from vandalism and violence by some protesters.
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Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept on Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of deadly unrest, as student leaders weighed the future of the protests that sparked the disorder. "We demand an apology from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the nation for the mass murder of students," Asif Mahmud, one of the group's coordinators, told AFP. "We also want the sacking of the home minister and education minister."
- The Guardian
Amid chaos of US politics, Netanyahu finally gets attention he craves in Washington
Israel’s prime minister wades into US culture wars with speech devoid of detail about how to end war in Gaza
- Time
Key Target of Netanyahu Speech: Israeli Voters
The Israeli premier is fighting for his political life