Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing, was killed in an Israeli strike this month in central Gaza, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed Monday. Earlier Monday, Israel’s military said it was carrying out a “precise operation” at Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, citing Israeli intelligence that the complex was being used by senior … Read more
We look at whether there is a shift within the Jewish community against Israel’s actions and policies. Israel’s war on Gaza rages on, now in its sixth month, causing mass devastation and resulting in the deaths of more than 31,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children. With mounting humanitarian crises, Jewish groups across the world have … Read more
Spy agencies say Hamas and its tunnel network will not be destroyed. In its annual threat report, the United States’ intelligence community has concluded that Hamas cannot be destroyed. The group’s elimination is a core aim of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s merciless onslaught in Gaza. So why is the US continuing to arm Israel, … Read more
As the war enters its 747th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, March 11, 2024. Fighting Three people were killed in Russian shelling and drone attacks on towns in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, while at least a dozen people were injured in a Russian missile attack in the early … Read more
Israeli forces have struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, residents said, stepping up pressure on the last area of the enclave it has not yet invaded and where more than a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. The 12-floor Burj al-Masri building, located some 500 metres (1,640 feet) … Read more
As the war enters its 745th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Fighting Politics and diplomacy Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul. … Read more
Marc Lamont Hill challenges former head of Israeli navy and former director of Israel’s security service Ami Ayalon. After five months of Israel’s brutal bombing campaign and siege of Gaza, which has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians and seen Israel facing a genocide case at the International Court of Justice, negotiations continue and a ceasefire … Read more
11:48 p.m. ET, March 6, 2024 About 40% of UN-coordinated aid missions in Gaza denied or impeded by Israel last month, agency says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman and Celine Alkhaldi Almost 40% of aid missions coordinated by the United Nations were denied or impeded by Israel last month, the UN Office for the … Read more
Latest comments come as US and South Korea hold joint military exercises involving thousands of troops. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered heightened readiness for war after inspecting troops at a major military operations base in the country’s west. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) did not reveal the location of the … Read more
A missile launched by Houthi militants in Yemen struck a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, U.S. officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. The missile killed two people, the officials said, the first known fatalities in the Houthis’ months-long campaign of violence against … Read more