Jan 22 U.S. sanctions Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad, its CEO and Hamas cryptocurrency financiers By Fatima Hussein, Abby Sewell, Associated Press The sanctions come as Israel's bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip continues and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq launch regular strikes against bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Jan 22 U.S. and British militaries bomb more sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Officials say the U.S. and U.K. used warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets to take out Houthi missile storage sites and launchers. Continue reading
Jan 22 Families of hostages held in Gaza storm Israel’s parliament demanding deal for release By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas stormed a committee meeting in Israel's parliament, demanding a deal to win their loved ones' release. Continue reading
Jan 22 Iran ‘directly involved’ with Houthi rebel ship attacks, top Navy commander says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the Navy’s 5th Fleet, stopped short of saying Tehran directed individual attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Continue reading
Jan 22 EU foreign ministers call for Palestinian statehood despite Israeli opposition By Lorne Cook, Associated Press They expressed concern about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s clear rejection of the idea. Continue reading
Jan 22 Saudi Arabia won’t normalize Israel relations without Palestinian state plan, top diplomat says By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The dispute over Gaza’s future pits Israel against its top ally, the United States, as well as much of the international community. Continue reading
Jan 21 Strike kills civilian, Hezbollah fighter as Israel seems to shift to targeted killings in Lebanon By Mohammed Zaatari, Abby Sewell, Associated Press An Israeli airstrike hit two vehicles near a Lebanese army checkpoint in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing a Hezbollah member in one car and a woman in the other and wounding several other people, Lebanese state media and health officials reported. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 3:42 News Wrap: Moscow blames Ukrainian forces for deadly Donetsk shelling In our news wrap Sunday, Russia blamed Ukrainian shelling for at least 27 deaths near Russian-occupied Donetsk, Gaza health officials say more than 25,000 Palestinians have now died in the Israel-Hamas war, a U.S. airbase came under attack in Iraq,… Continue watching
Jan 21 Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 25,000 as Israel reports another hostage has died By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while Israel announced the death of another hostage held by the militant group. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 2:10 News Wrap: Dangerously cold weather blamed for over 60 deaths nationwide In our news wrap Saturday, Arctic weather settled in across much of the U.S. with wind chill advisories stretching from Montana to Florida, fallout from the Israel-Hamas war continues to raise tensions across the Middle East, and Stanford University’s women’s… Continue watching