US pressure forces change of war strategy as Israel pulls out some troops from Gaza Strip
Word of the drawdown came ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the region and after the Biden administration bypassed Congress for the second time this month to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel.
US Navy helicopters fire at Yemeni Houthi rebels and kill 10 in latest Red Sea maritime attack
For over a month, Iran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on ships in the Red Sea that they say are either linked to Israel or heading to Israeli ports. They say their attacks aim to end the Israeli air-and-ground offensive in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ October 7 attack in southern Israel.
Israeli PM Netanyahu unveils plans for control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, vows war to last months
Such a move by Israel would be a de facto reversal of its 2005 withdrawal from Gaza, placing the enclave under exclusive Israeli control after years of being run by Hamas. Netanyahu’s comments about the buffer zone came as Israeli military forces pressed ahead with an offensive that the prime minister reiterated will last “for many more months.”
Israel scoffs at South Africa’s allegations of genocide in Gaza in case filed at ICC as ‘blood libel’
South Africa asked The Hague-based court to issue an interim order for Israel to immediately suspend its military operations in Gaza. A hearing into the request is likely in the coming days or weeks. The case, if it goes ahead, will take years, but an interim order could be issued within weeks.
200 people killed as fighting rages between Israeli forces and Hamas in Khan Younis, Gaza
Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have fled their homes at least once and many are on the move again, often reduced to taking shelter in makeshift tents or huddled under tarpaulins and plastic sheets on open ground.
Iran executes three men and a woman it accuses of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence
Iran has accused Israel of carrying out several attacks on facilities linked to its nuclear programme and of killing its nuclear scientists over the past years. Israel has neither denied nor confirmed the allegations. In August, Iran accused Israel of being behind “one of the largest sabotage plots” targeting its defence industry and the production of missiles.
No let up as Israeli attacks in Gaza add to heavy Palestinian toll in war on Hamas
The Gaza health ministry said the recorded toll in the enclave was 21,110 killed and 55,243 wounded in Israeli attacks. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes.
Israel vows there ‘are no magic solutions, no shortcuts in dismantling Hamas’ and it may take months
Israel is determined to destroy Hamas despite global calls for a ceasefire in the 11-week-old war. Since Hamas killed 1,200 people and captured 240 hostages on October 7 in the deadliest day in Israeli history, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded with an assault that has laid much of Hamas-ruled Gaza to waste.
Israel PM vows ‘Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza demilitarised and Palestinians deradicalised’
Nearly 20,700 Gazans have been killed, including 250 in the last 24 hours, according to authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza.
Biden orders retaliatory strikes on Iranian-aligned group after US troops are injured in drone attack
Within hours, Biden convened his nationals security team for a call in which Austin and Gen. CQ Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed Biden on the response options. Biden opted to target three locations used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, the official said.