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Israel’s war with Hamas resumes with airstrikes in Gaza after a weeklong truce ends
By Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel’s war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Health authorities in the besieged territory reported dozens of Palestinians killed and Israel dropped leaflets over Gaza City and southern parts of the enclave, urging civilians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inmate stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times, charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
A federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the Nov. 24 prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. Federal prosecutors say John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times in the law library at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, with an improvised knife. He told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House expels New York Rep. George Santos. It’s just the sixth expulsion in the chamber’s history
By Kevin Freking, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues. The vote to expel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court says
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawsuits against Donald Trump brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the U.S. Capitol riot, can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Trump’s request to dismiss the lawsuits that accuse him of inciting the violent mob ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, died Friday, the high court said. She was 93. O’Connor was appointed by former President Ronald Reagan in 1981. She retired in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana’s control over a disputed territory, but did not specifically ban it from holding a referendum Sunday on the territory’s future. Guyana had asked the International Court of Justice to order a halt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas ends
By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel’s war with Hamas resumed in full force Friday, with airstrikes hitting targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Black smoke billowed from the besieged territory, and Israel dropped leaflets over Gaza City and southern parts of the enclave, urging civilians to leave their homes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warplanes hit targets in Gaza as Israel resumes its offensive and warns of attacks to come in south
By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired on Friday, as the war with Hamas resumed in full force. Black smoke billowed from the besieged territory, and Israel dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza urging people to leave their homes, suggesting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warplanes hit targets in Gaza as Israel resumes offensive, warning of attacks to come in south
By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue, Julia Frankel And David Rising (), The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired on Friday, as the war with Hamas resumed in full force. Black smoke billowed from the besieged territory and Israel dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza urging people to leave their homes, suggesting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli warplanes hit targets in Gaza as it resumes offensive, warning of attacks to come in south
By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue And Julia Frankel (), The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired on Friday, as the war with Hamas resumed in full force. Black smoke billowed from the besieged territory and Israel dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza urging people to leave their homes, suggesting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinians say Israel is warning them to leave areas in southern Gaza
By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue And Julia Frankel (), The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Residents say Israel has dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza, urging people to leave homes east of the town of Khan Younis. The leaflets also warned that Khan Younis was now a “dangerous battle zone.” The leaflets signaled that Israel was preparing to widen its offensive, which has ... Read More »
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