Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-deaths-six-hostages-gaza-probably-linked-israeli-strike-2024-12-04/ According to the Israeli military, six Israeli hostages who were reported dead and whose bodies were recovered from Gaza in August have been found to be most likely linked to an Israeli airstrike against Hamas near where they were being held. The military said in a statement about the investigation into the hostages’ deaths. “At the… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-backed-group-fights-syrian-army-reignited-conflict-spreads-2024-12-03/ On December 3rd, Syrian rebels were reported advancing against government forces, pushing close to the major city of Hama. Rebels and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said insurgents had captured villages including Maar Shahur a few miles north of the city. Attacking Hama would ramp up the pressure on Assad, whose Russian and… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-hezbollah-war-hamas-lebanon-news-12-03-2024-234b978b7b6cf2a9e6063a75b14c70ec On Tuesday December 3rd, Israeli forces carried out several new drone and artillery strikes in Lebanon, one of which involved a deadly strike that the Health Ministry and state media said killed a shepherd. This has increased the difficulty in reaching a ceasefire to end the over a year long battle with Hezbollah. The Israeli Prime… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanon-awaits-truce-proposals-after-us-envoy-expresses-hope-2024-11-13/ On November 13th, Israeli airstrikes targeted Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs for a second consecutive day, as Lebanon waits for ceasefire proposals coming out of Washington. Israeli airstrikes leveled half a dozen buildings in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh killing eight people, among the eight people were three women and three children. The Israeli military said its… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/fbi-classified-documents-justice-department-israel-iran-af303d8e786839e7431b203b3cf40be7 A U.S. government official was charged with leaking classified information that had to deal with Israel’s plans to attack Iran, according to court papers filed on the 13th. The man was identified as Asif William Rahman and was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia earlier this week. Rahman was indicted in a U.S. Virginia court on… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/nearly-70-gaza-war-dead-women-children-un-rights-office-says-2024-11-08/ The U.N. Human Rights Office stated on November 8th that nearly 70% of all the verified fatalities in the Gaza war were women and children. This tally contains only war related fatalities that have been confirmed by three sources. The U.N. has confirmed 8,119 victims, while Palestine has reported 43,000. While these numbers are very different,… Read more »
