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Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed early Sunday they shot down another American-made MQ-9 drone flying over the country, marking potentially the latest downing of the multimillion-dollar surveillance aircraft. The U.S. responded with airstrikes over Houthi-controlled...
Israelis surge into the streets again in protest as the toll in Gaza grows
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Huge numbers of Israelis again poured into the streets to protest the government's failure to secure the return of remaining hostages in Gaza, while hospital and local authorities said Israeli air raids in the territory killed more than a dozen people overnight...
Gaza enters its 2nd school year without schooling. The cost could be heavy for kids' futures
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — This week, when they would normally be going back to school, the Qudeh family’s children stumbled with armfuls of rubble they collected from a destroyed building to sell for use in building graves in the cemetery that is now their home in southern Gaza. ...
Man charged with plotting shooting at a New York Jewish center on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
NEW YORK (AP) — A Pakistani man was arrested in Canada this week and accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East, federal authorities announced Friday. ...
Walz says Gaza demonstrators are protesting for 'all the right reasons' while condemning Hamas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said Thursday that those protesting American support for Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza are doing so for “all the right reasons," as the Democratic ticket looks to balance its support for Israel with the humanitarian plight of civilians...
Israel-Hamas war latest: An American woman is killed in the West Bank during protest
Israeli soldiers killed an American woman during an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank on Friday, a witness told The Associated Press, in a shooting that raised calls from Washington for an investigation. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller confirmed the death of...
Israeli forces appear to withdraw from Jenin. But the operation may not be over
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces appeared to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank by Friday morning, after a more than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction. Israeli soldiers shot and killed an...
Netanyahu gives a starkly different take on Biden administration's hopes for a Gaza deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds Thursday over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, with Netanyahu saying it was “exactly inaccurate” that a breakthrough was close. ...
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill 6 in occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank killed six people, including the son of a prominent jailed militant. Israel said all of those killed were militants who had been involved in attacks. Israel has been carrying out large-scale...
Israel's Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza's border with Egypt
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts. Netanyahu’s comments came as the United States...