USS Eisenhower sailors face Houthi missiles and a new sea threat

• By Bernat Armangue and Tara Copp / Associated Press
• Feb. 15, 2024
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While the Houthis have launched unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, in the past against Saudi coalition forces that have intervened in Yemen’s civil war, they were used for the first time against U.S. military and commercial in the Red Sea on Jan. 4. In the weeks since, the Navy has had to intercept and destroy multiple USVs. Read more

U.S. probes killings of 2 Palestinian-American teens in West Bank

• By Julia Frankel / Associated Press
• Feb. 15, 2024
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Both shootings happened as the Biden administration signals a desire to crack down on settler violence in the volatile territory. Read more

Israeli airstrike wipes out man’s entire family in Gaza

• By Associated Press
• Feb. 13, 2024
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His entire family was now dead — his parents, his two brothers, and the wife and three children of one of those brothers. Read more

2 hostages rescued in Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians

• By Najib Jobain, Josef Federman and Samy Magdy / Associated Press
• Feb. 12, 2024
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The rescue in Rafah briefly lifted the spirits of Israelis shaken by the plight of the dozens of hostages held by Hamas. Read more

Israel unveils tunnels under Gaza City headquarters of UN refugee agency

• By Ariel Schalit / Associated Press
• Feb. 10, 2024
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Recent allegations that a dozen staff members participated in the Hamas attack on Israel Oct. 7 plunged the agency into a financial crisis, prompting major donor states to suspend funding. Read more

Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Rafah ahead of possible invasion

• By Associated Press
• Feb. 10, 2024
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Israel says that Rafah, which borders Egypt, is the last remaining stronghold for Hamas in Gaza after over four months of war sparked by the group’s Oct. 7 attack. Read more

Israel plans mass evacuation of Palestinians before invading city in Gaza

• By Associated Press
• Feb. 9, 2024
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Israel says that Rafah is the last remaining Hamas stronghold in Gaza after more than four months of war. Read more

U.N. agency: Israel holding up food for 1.1 million Palestinians

• By Julia Frankel / Associated Press
• Feb. 9, 2024
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That stoppage means 1,049 shipping containers of rice, flour, chickpeas, sugar and cooking oil are stuck, even as an estimated 25% of families in Gaza face catastrophic hunger. Read more

Poll: Half of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders want more U.S. support of Palestinians

• By Terry Tang and Linley Sanders / Associated Press
• Feb. 7, 2024
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Multiple AAPI advocacy groups in recent months have rallied on behalf of Palestinians and called for a cease-fire. Read more

Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan

• By Associated Press
• Feb. 6, 2024
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Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al Thani announced the response during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Read more

At least 6 Kurdish fighters killed in drone attack on Syrian base housing U.S. troops

• By Associated Press
• Feb. 5, 2024
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No casualties were reported among U.S. troops. Read more

Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal for Gaza

• By Matthew Lee, Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy / Associated Press
• Feb. 5, 2024
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Blinken met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shortly after arriving in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Read more

Senators release a $118B package with border policies, Ukraine and Israel aid

• By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick and Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press
• Feb. 4, 2024
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The proposal could be the best chance for President Joe Biden to resupply Ukraine with wartime aid — a major foreign policy goal that is shared with both the Senate’s top Democrat, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and top Republican, Sen. Mitch McConnell. Read more

U.S. warns of more retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed militias

• By Jon Gambrell and Tara Copp / Associated Press
• Feb. 4, 2024
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“We are prepared to deal with anything that any group or any country tries to come at us with,” said Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser. Sullivan said Iran should expect “a swift and forceful response” if it — and not one of its proxies — “chose to respond directly” against the U.S. Read more

U.S., Britain strike Yemen’s Houthis in new wave of retaliatory attacks

• By Associated Press
• Feb. 3, 2024
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The strikes follow an air assault in Iraq and Syria on Friday that targeted other Iranian-backed militias in retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan. Read more

U.S. hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for drone attack

• By Associated Press
• Feb. 2, 2024
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The massive barrage of strikes hit more than 85 targets at seven locations, including command and control headquarters, intelligence centers, rockets and missiles, drone and ammunition storage sites. Read more

U.S. bolsters Jordan base as it readies response to drone attack

• By Associated Press
• Feb. 2, 2024
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A U.S. official said the military had taken additional self-defense strikes inside Yemen today against Houthi military targets deemed an imminent threat. Read more

Top U.K. diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state

• By Fay Abuelgasim / Associated Press
• Feb. 1, 2024
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Foreign Secretary David Cameron said no recognition could come while Hamas remained in Gaza. Read more