A Palestinian man inspects destruction caused by air strikes on December 3, in Khan Younis, Gaza. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says fighter jets and helicopters struck targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, including tunnel shafts, command centers and weapons storage facilities. Hamas militants were targeted and …
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An Israeli Air Force helicopter fires a missile while flying over the border with Gaza, near southern Israel, on Saturday, December 2. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images) While the US supports Israel’s “legitimate military objectives” in Gaza, the civilian suffering in the enclave has been too high, US Vice President Kamala Harris …
Read More »Trump lawyers argue in Georgia 2020 election case motions hearing
Many of the legal theories put forward Friday by lawyers for the fake electors indicted in the Georgia election subversion case fell flat when the same arguments were made in federal court earlier this year. Attorneys for David Shafer, a 2020 fake elector and the former chair of the Georgia …
Read More »Coast Guard leaders buried another critical report about members accused of serious misconduct being let off the hook
CNN — For nearly a decade, US Coast Guard leaders have concealed a critical report that exposed racism, hazing, discrimination and sexual assault across the agency. The 2015 “Culture of Respect” study, a copy of which was obtained by CNN, documented how employees complained of a “boys will be boys” …
Read More »Israel-Hamas war, truce enters sixth day
Families of Israeli American hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza criticized the Red Cross response throughout the conflict during a media roundtable Wednesday. “We did express our disappointment that there have been no visitation rights. No medical attention has been provided to hostages,” Ruby Chen, whose son Itay Chen is being …
Read More »Israel-Hamas war, truce extended by two days
Abigail Edan, second from left, is surrounded by family at Schneider Children’s Medical Center on November 27 in Petah Tikva, Israel. Schneider Medical Center The great-aunt of 4-year-old Abigail Edan, an Israeli American dual citizen who was released by Hamas on Sunday, told CNN that it was “a miracle” to see her free …
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Adina Moshe is one of the hostages released. Hostages Missing Families Forum The nephew of released Israeli hostage Adina Moshe described the “horrible” conditions his aunt endured while she was held captive by Hamas in Gaza. Eyal Nouri said his 72-year-old aunt was released Friday. She was kidnapped on a …
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Young boys look at humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza on November 26. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images At least 120 trucks carrying aid have entered Gaza on Sunday, according to the Egyptian government. Trucks carrying fuel and cooking gas headed toward northern Gaza in coordination with the United Nations and the Palestinian …
Read More »Israel-Hamas war, hostages released, Gaza truce appears to hold
A convoy of aid trucks is seen in Gaza, on November 25. Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images The second group of hostages to be released by Hamas was delayed Saturday in part over a dispute regarding the amount of aid entering Gaza, according to Israel and US officials. Hamas said it would …
Read More »Israel-Hamas war, Gaza hostage release deal, 4-day truce
The release of Israeli hostages and the start of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza sparked a range of emotions in Tel Aviv on Friday, and raised hopes for the families of those still held in the besieged enclave. As officials announced that 13 Israeli hostages, along …
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