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Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020
‘Several’ US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq base
WASHINGTON — Several US personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack Monday against US and coalition forces at Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq, a US defense official said.“We can confirm that there was a suspected rocket attack today against US and Coalition forces at Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq,” the official said. “Initial indications are that several US personnel were injured. Base personnel are conducting a post-attack damage assessment.”The US Defense Department late Monday blamed Iran-aligned militia groups for the attack, calling it a “dangerous escalation.”A Pentagon readout of a call between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the two men “agreed that today’s Iran-aligned militia attack on U.S. forces stationed at Al-Asad...
August 06, 2024

‘Several’ US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq base

President Joe Biden sits in the Situation Room with national security officials
Biden meets national security team as fears of Middle East escalation grow
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden met his senior national security team on Monday as concerns of a possible Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel grew.Biden said he had been briefed on preparations to support Israel should it be attacked, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken said officials were working "around the clock" to prevent an escalation.Tensions have risen over the last week following the assassination of Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh, for which Iran has blamed Israel and vowed “severe” retaliation. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the assassination.Numerous countries, including the US and UK, have also told their citizens to leave Lebanon, from where it is feared Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia and political movement, could play a role...
August 06, 2024

Biden meets national security team as fears of Middle East escalation grow

An Israeli officer at the site of the Supernova music festival after the killing of hundreds of Israeli civilians by Hamas-led gunmen
UN staff fired over possible links to 7 October attack
NEW YORK — Nine staff members at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, may have been involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel, the United Nations says.All nine would have their employment terminated, said UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq.He said the UN had completed an investigation following allegations by Israel that UNRWA staff were involved.About 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken back to Gaza as hostages in the unprecedented assault last autumn. Since the attack, the Israeli military operation in Gaza has killed more than 38,400 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.Haq did not specify what the men's precise involvement may have been."For us, any participation in the attacks is a tremendous betrayal of the sort of...
August 06, 2024

UN staff fired over possible links to 7 October attack

Israeli prisons have become overwhelmed with the number of Palestinian detainees doubling to about 10,000 since October
Blindfolded, bound and beaten: Palestinians tell of Israeli jail abuse
JERUSALEM — Israel’s leading human rights organization says conditions inside Israeli prisons holding Palestinian detainees amount to torture.B’tselem’s report entitled “Welcome to Hell”, contains testimony from 55 recently released Palestinian detainees, whose graphic testimony points to a dramatic worsening of conditions inside prisons since the start of the Gaza war 10 months ago.It's the latest in a series of reports, including one last week by the UN, which contain shocking allegations of abuse directed against Palestinian prisoners.B’tselem says the testimony their researchers have gathered is remarkably consistent.“All of them again and again, told us the same thing,” says Yuli Novak, B’tselem’s executive director.“Ongoing abuse, daily violence, physical...
August 06, 2024

Blindfolded, bound and beaten: Palestinians tell of Israeli jail abuse

Palestinians who returned briefly to the Jabalya refugee camp to check on their homes run for cover after a school was hit in a strike on May 30, 2024.
Netanyahu says ‘victory’ over Hamas is in sight; data shows otherwise
GAZA — Nearly half of Hamas’ military battalions in northern and central Gaza have rebuilt some of their fighting capabilities despite more than nine months of Israel’s brutal offensive, according to analyses by the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project, the Institute for the Study of War and CNN.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces growing international pressure to agree to a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, has repeatedly said that Israeli forces are nearing their stated goal of eliminating Hamas and destroying its military capabilities. Addressing a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, he said: “Victory is in sight.”But forensic analyses of Hamas’ military operations since it led attacks against Israel on October 7, which draw...
August 05, 2024

Netanyahu says ‘victory’ over Hamas is in sight; data shows otherwise

Smoke billows at the Israeli-Lebanon border from the site of a rocket fired from the Lebanese side, towards the Israeli village of Metullah on Saturday
Foreign citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ as regional tensions spike
BEIRUT — Several countries including the United States, the United Kingdom and France have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon as heightened tensions in the region spark fears of a widening Middle East conflict.The warnings come after the US said it was sending additional warships to the region and as Washington’s embassy in Lebanon called on citizens to book “any ticket available to them.” Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy said his message for British citizens was, “leave now.”The region is on high alert after Iran vowed revenge on Israel, which it blames for the assassination of Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh in the capital Tehran earlier this week. Haniyeh’s death came just hours after an Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital Beirut killed...
August 05, 2024

Foreign citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ as regional tensions spike

A separate funeral ceremony for the Hamas political leader took place in Tehran on Thursday
Mourners gather as Hamas leader Haniyeh is buried in Qatar
DOHA — Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran on Wednesday, has been buried in Qatar.Funeral prayers were held at Qatar’s Imam Muhammed bin Abdul Wahhab mosque — the largest in the country — before his body was taken in a coffin draped in the Palestinian flag for burial at a cemetery in Lusail, a city north of Doha.Several foreign officials were present at the funeral, including Turkey’s Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.Haniyeh was killed during a visit to Iran’s capital. Iran and its allies have blamed Israel, though Israel has not claimed responsibility for his death.The funeral, a high-security affair, was attended by prominent figures from both Hamas and their Palestinian rivals Fatah as well as members of the public.Hamas...
August 02, 2024

Mourners gather as Hamas leader Haniyeh is buried in Qatar

Crowds gather as the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard are transported during a memorial service in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday.
Israelis told to clean and prepare their bomb shelters amid heightened regional tensions
TEL AVIV — Amid heightening regional tensions, Israelis have been provided with guidance on what to do in the event of attacks on the country, while supermarkets are reporting a spike in sales for basic goods.Israel’s Victory supermarket chain said sales of some goods are up 30%, compared to regular sales. It told CNN that people mostly buy canned food, cereals, pasta, toilet paper, frozen meat, bottled water and hygiene wipes.The Jerusalem municipality has issued instructions to people on what to do in the event of the city coming under attack, distributing a file with a list of parking lots that will be used as shelters and a list of bomb shelters. It said residents must be able to reach bomb shelters in 90 seconds.“Residents are advised to clean and prepare their bomb shelters in...
August 02, 2024

Israelis told to clean and prepare their bomb shelters amid heightened regional tensions

Undated photos of Al Jazeera staffers Ismail Al-Ghoul and Rami Al-Rifi
Al Jazeera journalists killed in reported Israeli airstrike in Gaza
DOHA — Two Al Jazeera correspondents were killed in a reported Israeli airstrike in Al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza, on Wednesday, according to the news network, sparking condemnation from advocacy groups and highlighting the dangers for local reporters covering the war.Ismail Al-Ghoul and his cameraman, Rami Al-Rifi, who lived in the besieged enclave, were killed in an airstrike on their car in the al Shati refugee camp, according to the Qatar-based network. The journalists, both aged 27, were reporting live for much of the day from a location close to the family home of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday.Al-Ghoul was wearing a press flak vest when he was killed, according to his colleague. He had not seen his wife...
August 02, 2024

Al Jazeera journalists killed in reported Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Iranians attend the funeral procession of assassinated Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Thursday
Hamas leader's funeral draws crowds in Iran
TEHRAN — Thousands have turned out for the funeral procession in Iran of the Hamas political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in a strike in Tehran on Wednesday.Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is leading the prayers before the Hamas leader is buried in Qatar.US media have quoted Iranian officials as saying the supreme leader has ordered a direct attack against Israel, which it says was responsible for the assassination of the Gaza politician on Iranian soil.Israel has not commented on the assassination directly.However, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country had delivered “crushing blows” to its enemies in recent days, including the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon hours before the Tehran strike.He warned Israelis...
August 01, 2024

Hamas leader's funeral draws crowds in Iran

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