US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran
Jerusalem/Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the US will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option that Netanyahu’s war cabinet favors after a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, according to officials. The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch […]
US starts retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-linked targets
Washington DC, US Reuters The US military launched airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and the militias it backs, in retaliation for last weekend’s attack in Jordan that killed three US troops. The strikes, which included the use of long-range B-1 bombers flown from […]
US said to back strikes on Iran targets in Iraq, Syria as Gaza truce hopes rise
Washington DC, US Reuters The planned targets for US strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of three US soldiers by a drone in Jordan include “Iranian personnel and facilities”, CBS News reported on Thursday, citing American officials. The United States has assessed that the drone, which also wounded more than 40 […]
Hamas official says it has received new proposal for three-stage truce
West Bank/Gaza/Doha, Qatar Reuters Hamas said on Tuesday it had received and was studying a new proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza, presented by mediators after talks with Israel, in what appeared to be the most serious peace initiative for months. A senior Hamas official told Reuters the proposal involved a […]
Political pressure builds on Biden to strike Iran after US deaths
Washington DC, US Reuters The killing of three US troops and wounding of dozens more on Sunday by Iran-backed militants is piling political pressure on President Joe Biden to deal a blow directly against Iran, a move he’s been reluctant to do out of fear of igniting a broader war. Biden’s response options could range […]
Israel charges back into Gaza City, US vows “all necessary actions” after troops killed
Gaza/Doha, Qatar/Washington DC, US Reuters Israel launched an assault on Gaza’s main northern city weeks after pulling back from it, while Washington vowed to take “all necessary actions” to defend its troops after they suffered the first deadly strike in the Middle East since the Gaza war began. A day after three US servicemen in […]
Israel presses assault in southern Gaza, Jordan says field hospital badly damaged
Gaza/Israel-Gaza border/Doha, Qatar Reuters Israel pressed its assault on Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Wednesday, sending tanks westwards and prompting accusations from Jordan that its field hospital in the city had been badly damaged by nearby shelling. The Jordanian army said it held Israel responsible for a “flagrant breach of international law” in what it […]
Arab leaders press Blinken for Gaza ceasefire after school blasts
Gaza/Amman, JordanReuters Arab leaders publicly pressed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Palestinians said an Israeli air strike killed at least 15 people in a UN-run school being used as a shelter. In a rare open display of disagreement, the top US diplomat pushed […]
Israeli troops raid Gaza as Arab nations condemn bombardment
Gaza, JerusalemReuters Israeli forces carried out their biggest Gaza ground attack overnight in their 20-day-old war with Hamas as anger grew in the Arab world over Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said Israeli troops were still preparing for a full ground invasion, while the US and other […]
Essay: Why Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch opened church courts to non-Catholic lawyers
DAOUD KUTTAB says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that the “courageous” decision gives more people access to the law…