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Amnesty International demands U.S. suspend weapon sales and transfers to Israel Amnesty International said today that President Joe Biden and Congress should halt all weapons sales and transfers to Israel as there is “overwhelming evidence that war crimes are being committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians.” Paul O’Brien, executive director of Amnesty International USA, […]
A missile launched by Houthi militants in Yemen struck a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, U.S. officials said, killing two people and marking the first known fatalities in the Houthis’ months-long campaign of violence against maritime traffic. The missile struck the MV True Confidence at about 11 . . .
A former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of an Iraqi civilian in 2004 was charged on Monday with assaulting police officers with a baton during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department announced. The former soldier, Edward Richmond Jr., 40, of Geismar, La., […]
Israel’s war on Gaza: US laments civilian deaths but opposes Gaza ceasefire | Israel War on Gaza News Al Jazeera English Source link
Two babies were delivered safely at the Palestinian Crescent Society’s (PRCS) medical facility in northern Gaza’s Jabalia, an area which has seen some of the heaviest bombardments since the beginning of Israel’s war on the territory. “Both newborns and their mothers are in good health,” the PRCS said in a post on social media alongside […]
National service holds out the promise of creating a fairer, better and more equal society. This is one reason why many policymakers, scholars and political leaders are urging an expansion of opportunities for service: Bipartisan legislation to expand national service was introduced in May 2020, in the form of the Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through […]
28m ago / 7:25 PM EST U.K. mission abstains from U.N. resolution over lack of condemnation of Hamas The United Kingdom said it has abstained from a United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza cease-fire because the resolution failed to condemn the terror group Hamas. The United States vetoed the resolution, put forth by […]
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan for Gaza – Bloomberg Israel says 92 soldiers killed in Gaza since ground war began on Oct. 20 GAZA/WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary . . .
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Israeli is considering flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater to drive out Hamas fighters – WSJ “For people ordered to evacuate, there is nowhere safe to go,” says U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric Islamic Jihad’s armed wing . . .
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 . . […]