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Senior Hamas Leader Killed in Beirut Strike

Saleh al-Arouri died in suspected Israeli strike

(Newser) - Hamas says one of its top officials, deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, was killed in a strike in Beirut Tuesday. Lebanese officials say the suspected Israeli drone strike in the country's capital killed Arouri and at least five others, Reuters reports. Israel hasn't officially claimed responsibility for the strike,...

Israel to Reduce Force in Gaza by Thousands

US has called for a more targeted offensive

(Newser) - Israel announce Monday that it will start pulling several thousand troops from Gaza this week, the largest withdrawal of the war against Hamas revealed so far and a possible indication of a change in strategy in line with US preferences. Two brigades will return to Israel this week, the Israel...

Netanyahu's Judiciary Plan Loses at Supreme Court

Voting 8-7, justices call overhaul damaging to Israel's democracy

(Newser) - Israel's Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul, a decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country's ongoing war against Hamas. Those divisions were largely put aside while the country focuses...

Netanyahu Says He Won't Quit, Even After the War

Former Cabinet member apologizes to public for role in Israeli's polarization

(Newser) - Despite his governments decline in the polls and the protests in the streets, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israelis he has no intention of resigning—even after the fighting against Hamas ends. The question was asked of him during a televised news conference on Saturday night. "The only...

Pentagon: Navy Sank 3 Houthi Boats, Killing Their Crews

Militants had attacked container vessel in Red Sea, Central Command says

(Newser) - Navy helicopters attacked four small boats in the Red Sea carrying Houthi militants on Sunday after coming under fire, US military officials said, sinking three of them. The boats' crews were killed, US Central Command reported, after militants attacked and tried to board a Denmark-owned Maersk Hangzhou container vessel. Navy...

Woman Held Hostage by Hamas Recounts Constant Fear
Freed Hostage Describes Ordeal
Dec 30, 2023 5:25 PM CST

Freed Hostage Describes Ordeal

Mia Schem, 21, says she wrestles with guilt over those still held by Hamas

(Newser) - An Israeli woman who recently returned from captivity in the Gaza Strip says she was groped by her Palestinian kidnapper and lived in constant fear throughout the weeks she was held hostage. Mia Schem, a 21-year-old dual citizen of Israel and France, was attending a music festival in southern Israel...

South Africa Hauls Israel in Front of UN Court

Accuses Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

(Newser) - South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks—the first such challenge made at the court over the current war. Israel swiftly rejected the filing "with...

Brutal &#39;NYT&#39; Account Reveals Sexual Violence of Hamas
'Like an Assembly Point':
Hamas' Sexual Violence
investigation
Dec 28, 2023 2:55 PM CST

'Like an Assembly Point': Hamas' Sexual Violence

'New York Times' investigation reveals graphic details of what unfolded

(Newser) - A two-month investigation by the New York Times has produced the most detailed account yet of how Hamas systematically raped and mutilated women when they raided Israel in October. The graphic account, based on photos, videos, GPS data, and interviews with more than 150 people, is difficult to read. It...

American-Israeli Woman Taken by Hamas Is Dead

Judith Weinstein is now believed to have been killed on Oct. 7, says her kibbutz

(Newser) - Relatives of an American-Israeli couple missing since the Oct. 7 Hamas received a first blow last week when 73-year-old Gad Haggai was revealed to be dead. On Thursday came the second blow, with news that his wife, 70-year-old Judith Weinstein, also is dead, reports Fox News . Hamas still has the...

Shaun King: I've Been Booted From Instagram Over Palestine

Meta says activist's 'praise for designated entities' violated its policies, leading to ban

(Newser) - Social justice activist Shaun King says he was banned from Instagram, where he counted millions of followers, for expressing support for Palestinians. A Meta rep said King's account was disabled on Christmas Eve "due to multiple instances of praise for designated entities in violation of our policies,"...

A General Is Killed. Iran Points a Finger at Israel

Brig. Gen. Sayyed Razi Mousavi died in an airstrike on a farm near Damascus

(Newser) - A high-ranking Iranian general was killed in an airstrike in Syria on Monday, and Iran has pointed a finger at Israel in response. Iran accused the country of being behind the death of Brig. Gen. Sayyed Razi Mousavi on a farm near Damascus. Mousavi, who advised Iran's Revolutionary Guards,...

Israel Clears Central Gaza Zone
Israel Clears Central Gaza Zone
Dec 26, 2023 6:45 PM CST

Israel Clears Central Gaza Zone

Expanded area of attack includes urban refugee camps

(Newser) - Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate. Gaza's main telecom provider announced another "complete interruption" of service in the besieged territory, the AP reports. The military's announcement of...

US Servicemember Critically Injured by Iran-Backed Militants
US Launches New
Airstrikes in Iraq
Dec 26, 2023 6:03 AM CST

US Launches New Airstrikes in Iraq

Move comes after Iranian-backed militants attack US forces

(Newser) - The US conducted new retaliatory airstrikes in Iraq early Tuesday after three US servicemembers were injured in a drone attack, one of them critically, said US officials. The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups claimed credit for the attack on an air base used by American troops in Erbil...

'Do Not Stop,' Netanyahu Tells Troops in Gaza

After a bloody weekend of fighting, prime minister assures soldiers their lives are important

(Newser) - In the face of international pressure for a ceasefire, Benjamin Netanyahu went to northern Gaza on Monday to deliver his message of persistence to Israeli troops in person. The trip followed a weekend of fighting that produced a high death toll on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war. The prime...

Egypt Floats Ambitious Plan for Gaza Peace

Would include ceasefire, mutual hostage/prisoner release, creation of Palestinian government

(Newser) - Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a ceasefire, a phased hostage release, and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts who would administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat said Monday. Word...

&#39;Tonight, Our Hearts Are in Bethlehem&#39;
Pope: 'Our Hearts
Are in Bethlehem'
UPDATED
Dec 25, 2023 6:34 AM CST

Pope: 'Our Hearts Are in Bethlehem'

Pope Francis laments victims of Israel-Hamas war in Christmas address

(Newser) - Pope Francis continued his theme about the tragedy of war in his Christmas Day message, denouncing the "instruments of death" that fuel such conflicts, reports the AP . Speaking from St. Peter's Basilica, the pope said he grieved both the "abominable attack" by Hamas on Israeli civilians in...

On Bloody Weekend, Israel Acknowledges 'Heavy Price'

At least 70 are killed in strike on Gaza refugee camp

(Newser) - Dozens were killed in Gaza on Sunday in one of the deadliest strikes of the war, while Israel's leaders acknowledged the "very heavy price" after 15 soldiers were killed in combat over the weekend. The strike hit the Maghazi refugee camp, east of Deir al-Balah. Gaza Health Ministry...

Iran Hints at Closing Waters to US as Punishment Over Gaza

Revolutionary Guards commander doesn't say how it could shut the Mediterranean

(Newser) - The Houthis, a group in Yemen tied to Iran, has been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea in what it says is an operation to support Gaza. An Iranian military leader now has suggested a broadening of that effort that would close waterways to US traffic as punishment over...

76 Members of a Family Are Killed by Airstrike
76 Members of a Family
Are Killed by Airstrike
the rundown
Dec 23, 2023 5:25 PM CST

76 Members of a Family Are Killed by Airstrike

Aid workers say UN resolution isn't of use without a cease-fire

(Newser) - An Israeli attack on Gaza killed dozens of people in an extended family, rescue officials said Saturday, as aid workers criticized a newly passed UN resolution and President Biden had a long talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In addition, a Washington Post analysis assessed the historic level of...

Usually Bustling Bethlehem 'Like a Desert' This Christmas

Amid the Israeli-Hamas war, festivities have been canceled

(Newser) - For many, the thought of Bethlehem at Christmastime conjures idyllic images, perhaps of a baby sleeping soundly in a manger or of a towering tree decorated in lights. But "Bethlehem is not a fairy-tale town," Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, a pastor at the Palestinian city's Evangelical Lutheran...

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