AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarBlinken says an Israeli assault on Gaza's Rafah would be a mistake and isn't needed to defeat HamasAssociated Press - By MATTHEW LEECAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and “unnecessary” to defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of relations between the United States and Israel. Blinken, on his sixth …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatar‘Repugnant beyond imagining’: Lawmaker reacts to Kushner’s comments about Gazaverified_publisherCNNCNN's Jim Sciutto speaks with Rep. Gerry Connelly (D-VA) about former Trump White House adviser Jared Kushner calling waterfront property in Gaza "very valuable."
AvatarSamantha MatthewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFather's plea for starving children in north Gaza after son dies of malnutritionbbc.co.uk - By David Gritten"What is the fate of the children suffering from hunger? Will they find someone to save them or will they die? My son Ali has already died." The father of Ali, a Palestinian baby boy who recently died of malnutrition and dehydration at northern Gaza's only paediatrics hospital, has appealed for help …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIsrael approves plans for 3,400 new homes in West Bank settlementsbbc.co.uk - By David GrittenIsrael's government has advanced plans for more than 3,400 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank. About 70% of the homes will be built in Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, with the rest in nearby Kedar and Efrat, south of Bethlehem. A minister has said the construction is a response to a …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarMillions go hungry as war and waves of ethnic killing disrupt food supply in SudanNBC News - By Reuters“There is no money, no food, no milk,” one resident said. “There is nothing.” Al Fiteihab, a district in the city of Omdurman across the Nile from Sudan's capital, Khartoum, is on the front line in the battle between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Residents searching for food say they …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarU.S. warship downs Houthi drones and missiles fired at it in Red Sea, as Iran says it's seizing oil shipmentverified_publisherCBS NewsDubai, United Arab Emirates — A U.S. Navy destroyer shot down drones and a missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels toward the vessel in the Red …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarBiden admin carefully ups criticism of Israel but stops short of cutting off military aidNBC News - By Dan De Luce, Carol E. Lee, Julie Tsirkin, Courtney Kube and Allie RaffaThe White House has asked the Pentagon for more options to get additional humanitarian aid to Gaza's hungry civilians by air, land and sea. President Joe Biden is trying to ramp up political pressure on Israel’s government to allow in more humanitarian aid and rein in its offensive in the Gaza Strip …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoKirby: Putin taking advantage of delays in US aidkyivindependent.com - Rachel AmranRussian President Vladimir Putin is taking advantage of delays in U.S. aid to Ukraine to further Russian military efforts, U.S. National Security …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarUkraine’s M-2 Fighting Vehicles Are Just The Thing To Disrupt Russia’s New Banzai TacticsForbes - David AxeAt the height of bloody battle for Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine in December and January, M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian army’s 47th Mechanized Brigade wreaked havoc on Russian troops—from the 2nd and 41st Combined Arms Army—who were trying to flank Avdiivka from …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatar13 Sukhois In 13 Days. The Ukrainians Are Shooting Down More Russian Jets Because The Russians Are Flying, And Bombing, More Often.Forbes - David AxeThe Ukrainian defense ministry on Saturday claimed its air-defense troops shot down yet another Russian air force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber: the 11th Su-34 the Ukrainians claimed they destroyed in just two weeks alongside two Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and a rare Beriev A-50 radar plane. The …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarU.S. makes first aid airdrop into Gaza with JordanMSNBCThe U.S. Air Force Central Command completed its first airdrop of 66 food pallets into Gaza which contains around 38,000 meals. NBC News' Matt …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarIsrael-Gaza war: US carries out first aid airdrop in stripverified_publisherBBC News - By Henri AstierThe desperately needed supplies come as a US official says Israel is close to agreeing to a temporary truce.