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Editorial Roundup: United States

Sep. 17, 2024 18:11 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 14 The Washington Post on the effects of legalized gambling The new National Football League season will see plenty of records set on the field — and it’s...

Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation

Sep. 17, 2024 08:30 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that halting Hezbollah's attacks in the country's north to allow residents to return to their homes is now an official war goal, as it considers a wider military operation in Lebanon that could ignite an all-out conflict. Israeli officials have...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 16 in Gaza, including 4 children, Palestinians say

Sep. 16, 2024 23:42 PM EDT

Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes killed 16 people Monday in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children. Israel says it only targets militants and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas. The military...

Blinken is heading back to the Middle East, this time without fanfare or a visit to Israel

Sep. 16, 2024 19:32 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Egypt on Tuesday for his 10th trip to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began nearly a year ago, this one aimed partly at refining a proposal to present to Israel and Hamas for a cease-fire deal and release of hostages. ...

Columnists resign from the Jewish Chronicle over allegations Gaza articles were fabricated

Sep. 16, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Prominent columnists have resigned from the Jewish Chronicle newspaper over allegations that it published fabricated articles about the Israel-Hamas war. The resignations on Sunday came after the London-based newspaper removed multiple articles by a freelance...

A missile fired by Yemen's rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport

Sep. 15, 2024 22:43 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A missile fired by Yemen's Iran-backed rebels landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport, in the latest reverberation from the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Israel hinted that it would respond militarily. ...

An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza

Sep. 14, 2024 15:42 PM EDT

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Turkey with thousands lining the streets and anti-Israeli feelings in the country rising from a conflict that threatens to spread across the region....

AP PHOTOS: A visit to Gaza reveals rubble, tunnels and new asphalt along Egypt's border

Sep. 13, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military gave journalists a tour of the barren strip of land on Gaza’s southern border that has become a major obstacle in talks over a cease-fire — and to a nearby, devastated district where troops have been battling militants for months. ...

How a strip of land in Gaza that borders Egypt has become an obstacle to a cease-fire

Sep. 13, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must maintain control over the...

Maryland woman is charged with vandalizing property during protests over Netanyahu's visit to DC

Sep. 13, 2024 12:27 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland woman was arrested Friday on a charge that she vandalized federal property in Washington, D.C., during protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress in July. A video posted on social media showed Isabella Giordano, 20,...