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Middle East latest: Netanyahu denounces international court arrest warrant against him

Nov. 21, 2024 10:45 AM EST

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The announcement came as health officials in the Gaza Strip said the death...

Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

Nov. 21, 2024 09:59 AM EST

THE HAGUE (AP) — The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants Thursday for the leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with their war that began more than a year ago. The...

Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say

Nov. 21, 2024 08:01 AM EST

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000, local health officials said Thursday. The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count, but it has...

Ituran: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 21, 2024 06:20 AM EST

AZOOR, Israel (AP) — AZOOR, Israel (AP) — Ituran Location & Control Ltd. (ITRN) on Thursday reported net income of $13.7 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Azoor, Israel-based company said it had net income of 69 cents. The maker of...

Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths

Nov. 20, 2024 21:26 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected attempts by Sen. Bernie Sanders Wednesday to block sales of offensive weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza over mounting civilian deaths there. The Vermont lawmaker and a small group of Democrats sought to put legislation up for a...

Middle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution

Nov. 20, 2024 20:56 PM EST

The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with the Americans saying they the resolution Wednesday was not linked to an immediate release of hostages still held by Hamas. Meanwhile in Lebanon, a cease-fire deal...

Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon

Nov. 20, 2024 13:51 PM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials demanded Wednesday the freedom to strike Lebanon's Hezbollah as part of any cease-fire deal, raising a potential complication as a top U.S. envoy was in the region attempting to clinch an agreement. The development came as an airstrike hit the...

US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is 'within our grasp' as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting

Nov. 19, 2024 18:29 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday. However, there was no such optimism in the Gaza Strip, where the looting of nearly 100 aid trucks by armed men worsened an already...

Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal

Nov. 19, 2024 17:19 PM EST

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein held what he called “very constructive talks” with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Tuesday about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. "Today, we have continued to significantly narrow the gaps,” Hochstein said, a day after Hezbollah...

US-Israel panel to look into civilian harm in Gaza is set for first meeting next month

Nov. 19, 2024 16:56 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says a U.S.-Israel panel to look into reports of civilian harm from the war in Gaza will meet for the first time in early December, missing by more than a month a U.S. call for the channel to be set up by the end of October. State...