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Israel resists US pressure to pause the war to allow more aid to Gaza, wants hostages back first
By Josef Federman, Bassem Mroue And Lee Keath, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday pushed back against growing U.S. pressure for a “humanitarian pause” in the nearly month-old war to protect civilians and allow more aid into Gaza, insisting there would be no temporary cease-fire until the roughly 240 hostages held be Hamas were released. U.S. Secretary of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules
By Ben Finley, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) – A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday. The surprise decision by Newport News Circuit Court Judge Matthew Hoffman means that Abby Zwerner could get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel rules out Gaza cease-fire until hostages released, as US presses for aid, civilian protection
By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The United States urged Israel on Friday to ensure more humanitarian aid gets into Gaza and to do more to protect Palestinian civilians, as Israel’s prime minister said there would be no cease-fire in the nearly month-old war until Hamas releases hostages. The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel’s Netanyahu rules out Gaza cease-fire as Blinken presses for more aid, civilian protection
By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Friday to ensure more humanitarian aid and do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza or else there will be “no partners for peace.” Israel warned that it was on high alert for attacks on its border with Lebanon as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hezbollah leader says his militia is not deterred by US warnings, with all options ‘on the table’
By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah says his militia is not deterred by U.S. warnings to stay out of the Israel-Hamas war. In a televised speech Friday, Hassan Nasrallah referred to U.S. military deployments in the region, saying “your fleets in the Mediterranean … will not scare us.” He said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hezbollah leader threatens escalation as Netanyahu rules out cease-fire in Gaza until hostages freed
By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Friday that his powerful militia is engaged in unprecedented cross-border fighting with Israel and threatened escalation. In a widely anticipated speech, Hassan Nasrallah stopped short of announcing that Hezbollah is fully engaging in the Israel-Hamas war. Nasrallah said in a televised speech that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says ‘we need to do more to protect Palestinian civilians’
By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said more needs to be done to “protect Palestinian civilians” in Gaza and that, without that, there will be “no partners for peace.” Speaking to reporters in Tel Aviv on Friday, Blinken also said, “we need to substantially and immediately increase the sustainable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran puts the death toll from a fire at a drug rehabilitation center at 32
By The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – A fire at a private drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran killed 32 people on Friday, according to Iranian state media, five more than reported earlier. State TV said 16 other people were injured and taken to hospitals in Langroud, a city about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A fire at a drug rehabilitation center in Iran kills 27 people, injures 17 others, state media say
By The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – A fire broke out at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran on Friday, killing at least 27 people, state media reported. Seventeen others were injured and taken to hospitals in Langroud city, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, Tehran, state TV said. It said the fire started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man killed, 1-year-old boy suffers fatal injuries in Montana shooting, suspects identified
By The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2023
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – A man was shot to death and a 1-year-old boy suffered fatal injuries after gunfire was sprayed into a residence in Montana’s largest city. Several suspects have been identified as the investigation continues, Billings Police said Thursday. Wednesday’s shooting, coming just four days after a Rocky Mountain College football player was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House approves nearly $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel. Biden vows to veto the GOP approach
By Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House approved a nearly $14.5 billion military aid package Thursday for Israel, a muscular U.S. response to the war with Hamas but also a partisan approach by new Speaker Mike Johnson that poses a direct challenge to Democrats and President Joe Biden. In a departure from norms, Johnson’s package required that ... Read More »
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