Israel-Hamas war

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Diplomatic Efforts Fail to Open Gaza Corridors
Diplomatic Efforts Fail
to Ease Humanitarian Crisis
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Oct 15, 2023 5:20 PM CDT

Diplomatic Efforts Fail to Ease Humanitarian Crisis

US sends another aircraft carrier strike group as a warning against expanding Israel-Hamas war

(Newser) - Diplomats worked Sunday to keep the Israel-Hamas war from spreading, get residents of Gaza to relative safety, and meet the humanitarian needs of the people still there. The US dispatched a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean in a move that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said was...

Hamas Had Detailed Maps of Towns They Attacked
Hamas Came
Very Prepared
for Towns
They Attacked
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Oct 15, 2023 3:45 PM CDT

Hamas Came Very Prepared for Towns They Attacked

Documents found among slain militants shed light on plans to target civilians, take hostages

(Newser) - When Hamas militants breached the border between Gaza and Israel, they knew precisely where they were going and what they would likely encounter. The militants carried detailed maps of the Israeli towns and neighborhoods they raided, reports the Wall Street Journal . Other documents recovered at attack sites make clear the...

Iran Meets With Hezbollah, Issues Warning to Israel

Fallout from a regional war would be 'an earthquake,' foreign minister says

(Newser) - Iran's foreign minister, who met Saturday with Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, has warned Israel that the offensive in Gaza risks widening the war with Hamas—an escalation that "will cause a huge earthquake." Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told a UN envoy that Iran doesn't want a regional war...

Thousands Flee North Gaza
Palestinians Try
to Escape Gaza
Oct 14, 2023 5:30 PM CDT

Palestinians Try to Escape Gaza

Israel tells residents to leave, Hamas says to stay

(Newser) - Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a worsening water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive, a week after Hamas' attack on Israel. Israel renewed calls on social media and in leaflets dropped from the air for...

In Middle East Stops, Blinken Lobbies for Limiting War

Biden emphasizes concern for civilians to Netanyahu

(Newser) - With an invasion of Gaza imminent, Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday to build international support for ensuring the Israel-Hamas war doesn't spread. Blinken also placed a call to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the New York Times reports....

Israel Says It&#39;s Ready for Offensive
Netanyahu:
'We're
All Ready'
Oct 14, 2023 12:40 PM CDT

Netanyahu: 'We're All Ready'

Military announces it's prepared for multipronged offensive into Gaza

(Newser) - After visiting Israeli troops massed at the border for an invasion of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, "We're all ready." A video posted on Facebook shows the prime minister appearing to encourage soldiers at the Be'eri kibbutz, the Washington Post reports. "We'll call...

Israel Military: We 'Just Eliminated Him'

IDF says it killed top Hamas commando Ali Qadhi in drone strike, as well as head of Hamas' air forces

(Newser) - Israel's military said Saturday that it had killed two top Hamas commanders who helped lead the massacres in Israel last weekend. Per the Times of Israel , the Israel Defense Forces identifies one of those as Ali Qadhi (also spelled Qadi in some outlets), a commando in the Nukhba unit...

Israeli Shell Kills Journalist, Wounds 6

Group was covering battles at border in south Lebanon

(Newser) - An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon on Friday, killing a Reuters videographer and leaving six other journalists injured. An AP photographer at the scene saw the body of Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah and the six who were wounded,...

Poll: Israelis Blame Netanyahu's Government

86% see Hamas attacks as a failure of his leadership

(Newser) - The vast majority of Jewish Israelis have decided who is at fault for the successful attack by Hamas: their government and prime minister. A poll released Thursday found that 86% of the 620 respondents from around the country agree that Israeli leaders failed, and 56% want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Israel Orders Half of Gaza to Leave Homes

Hamas tells residents to ignore evacuation order for northern half of territory

(Newser) - The United Nations says Israel has told all civilians in the northern half of Gaza to evacuate to the southern half of the territory within 24 hours, an unprecedented order applying to around 1.1 million people ahead of an expected ground offensive. "Civilians of Gaza City, evacuate south...

'The Squad' Gets Security Briefing Amid Increased Threats

Threats against progressive lawmakers are up, sources say

(Newser) - Since the Hamas attack on Israel, threats against some of the most progressive lawmakers have seen a "major uptick," according to the sources who spoke to Politico . Members of the House of Representatives' so-called "Squad" and other left-wing Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida...

NYC Reassures Residents Fearing Violence on Friday

There are no threats, governor says after protests shut Columbia University campus

(Newser) - Although New York City officials said there are "no new specific threats" to the city, all police officers have been told to be in uniform on Friday in the event of protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Concern began when a former Hamas leader called for protests Friday in the...

Administration Agrees to Block Iran From $6B

Qatar, US reach 'quiet understanding' to keep money from helping Hamas

(Newser) - Facing congressional pressure, the Biden administration has moved to ensure Iran can't use any of its $6 billion freed up in the deal that resulted in the release of five Americans last month. The money, which had been frozen by the US, was sent to accounts in Qatar, whose...

At Kibbutz, 'We Killed Everyone Who Came to the Fence'

Special forces veteran fought off Hamas attack with 'regular men'

(Newser) - Gunfire awoke residents of the Nir Am kibbutz in southern Israel at 6:30am Saturday. A former special forces member who gave his name only as Adam jumped out of bed, the BBC reports, to lead the effort to fight off the Hamas attack. "I took my pistol, my...

Biden Team, GOP Rivals Wonder What Trump Sees in Hezbollah

Pence, DeSantis join criticism of front-runner for calling terrorist group 'smart'

(Newser) - White House and Biden campaign aides expressed disgust and bafflement Thursday for Donald Trump's expressed admiration for Hezbollah. "Sickening rhetoric," Kevin Munoz, a campaign spokesperson, posted on X, in response to the former president's remarks to supporters in Florida on Wednesday night. Trump's comments were...

UN Warns of Gaza 'Disaster,' American Toll Rises

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel in wake of the Hamas attacks

(Newser) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the "reign of terror" of Hamas as he traveled to Israel on Thursday to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu as well as the families of Americans killed or taken hostage. As Israel inched closer to a ground invasion, Blinken also urged restraint, notes the...

Student Sees Swift Fallout After Condemning Israel

Prestigious Chicago law firm rescinds job offer for NYU's Ryna Workman

(Newser) - The fallout continues for those criticizing Israel's role in violence that has killed 2,500 people since Saturday. A law firm has rescinded a job offer to the president of New York University's Student Bar Association after the law student claimed "Israel bears full responsibility for this...

Tlaib Faces Censure Motion Over Remarks on Israel

She says Hamas attack was a 'war crime,' but so is 'collective punishment of Palestinians'

(Newser) - The only Palestinian American in Congress is facing a censure motion over her remarks on the Hamas attack on Israel, but Rep. Rashida Tlaib rejects suggestions that she has sympathies for the extremists. The Democrat, whose Michigan district includes parts of Detroit, tells the Detroit Free Press that she considers...

Israel: No Power, Water for Gaza Until Hostages Are Returned

ICRC calls siege 'not acceptable'

(Newser) - Gaza's only power plant ran out of fuel Wednesday amid what Israel calls a "complete siege"—and the country's energy minister says supplies won't be restored until Hamas frees the hostages seized during its surprise attack Saturday. "Not a single electricity switch will be...

CEOs: Blacklist Harvard Students Tied to Israel Statement

At least a dozen CEOs are calling for names of students to be released by university

(Newser) - Dozens of Harvard student groups signed a letter that put the blame for the surprise Hamas attack squarely on Israel's shoulders, and now at least a dozen CEOs are calling for the university to name the students involved in those groups so that the execs can avoid hiring them...

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