Tag: Israel
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Bernie Sanders’ push to limit weapons sales to Israel blocked by the Senate
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to reject three efforts led by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have blocked certain offensive weapons sales to Israel. The resolutions got bipartisan opposition and had not been expected to pass. Sanders, I-Vt., sponsored three separate resolutions that zeroed in on different types of weapons: tank…
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Israel bans UNRWA, the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees
Israel’s parliament voted Monday to ban the operations of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, the main humanitarian aid agency operating in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement on the legislation reiterating the accusations that UNRWA employees are involved in terrorist activities in the region. An investigation by the U.N. Office…
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Israel leaves a trail of destruction after dayslong siege at one of Gaza’s last hospitals
Israeli forces withdrew from Kamal Adwan hospital in the city of Beit Lahia on Saturday after a dayslong siege, leaving a trail of destruction inside one the area’s last medical lifelines, with overnight strikes on the city killing at least 30 people, local authorities said. Troops stormed the hospital last week as the IDF continued…
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Iran says it has a ‘right to self-defense’ after Israel attack, as U.S. urges end to missile exchanges
Three waves of pre-dawn strikes on military targets in Iran carried out by the Israel Defense Forces on Saturday completed Israel’s response to Iran, in a hostile exchange between the two regional powers that has had the world on edge for weeks, fearing a dangerous expansion of the war. The IDF said it hit aerial…
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Israel strikes at Iran targets in retaliation for earlier attack
Share Austin spoke with Gallant, defense officials say Two Defense officials tell NBC News that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, tonight. Share Harris briefed on Iran, White House official says Vice President Kamala Harris has been briefed on Iran, according to a White House official. She’s currently…
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Congregation Mikveh Israel synagogue in Philadelphia targeted by vandals three times in one day
One of the oldest synagogues in the United States was targeted by vandals three times Tuesday, including by attempted arson, officials said. Congregation Mikveh Israel, which was first founded in the 1740s in Philadelphia, was damaged after a dumpster was lit on fire around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, a…
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Israel says it killed Hezbollah official who was set to be group’s next leader
Israel said Tuesday that it had killed the Hezbollah official poised to become the militant group’s next leader in an airstrike outside Beirut earlier this month. Hashem Safieddine was expected to succeed his cousin Hassan Nasrallah, one of the founding members of the Iran-backed Lebanese group, who was killed last month in a large-scale Israeli…
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Blinken makes clear to Israel that steps so far to increase aid in Gaza are insufficient
TEL AVIV — Israeli leaders told Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday that it is not Israel’s policy to isolate northern Gaza, a senior State Department official said even as the United Nations reported its requests to bring desperately needed humanitarian assistance to the area continued to be denied. “This includes planned missions by U.N.…
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Israel considering Egyptian plan for 2-week cease-fire with Hamas, source says
TEL AVIV — Israeli officials are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a small-scale cease-fire deal with Hamas aimed at trying to build momentum for a larger agreement, an Israeli official told NBC News. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel early Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour aimed at renewing talks for…
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Israel strikes banks in Lebanon to hit Hezbollah’s finances
Al-Qard Al-Hassan, or AQAH, has been under U.S. sanctions since 2007, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury describing the bank as being used by Hezbollah “as a cover to manage the terrorist group’s financial activities” and to “gain access to the international financial system.” In the years since, Treasury officials have continued to accuse…