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US presses Israel to allow aid into Gaza as strikes kill civilians seeking refuge
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza where Palestinians sought safety, killing dozens of civilians and at least one senior Hamas figure Tuesday in attacks it says are targeted at militants. U.S. officials worked to convince Israel to allow delivery of supplies to desperate civilians, aid groups and hospitals after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voting for House speaker is underway as Republicans try to elect Rep. Jim Jordan, a Trump ally
By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri And Stephen Groves, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Voting for House speaker is underway Tuesday as Republicans try to elect firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan, elevating a chief ally of Donald Trump to a center seat of U.S. power and showing just how far the once hard-right flank has moved into the GOP mainstream. After two weeks of angry Republican infighting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine uses US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States has quietly delivered the long-range ballistic missiles that Ukraine said it urgently needed and that President Joe Biden promised last month, U.S. officials said Tuesday, and Ukraine has already begun using them on the battlefield against Russia. The missiles arrived in Ukraine within the last few days, one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine has used US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The longer-range ballistic missiles long sought by Ukraine have been delivered quietly by the U.S. and were being used on the battlefield against Russia on Tuesday, an official familiar with the move said, nearly a month after President Joe Biden promised them to his Ukrainian counterpart. The official was not authorized to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For the first time, Ukraine has used US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. official says the longer-range ballistic missiles long sought by Ukraine have been delivered quietly by the U.S. and are being used on the battlefield against Russia nearly a month after President Joe Biden promised them to his Ukrainian counterpart. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel bombs Gaza region where civilians were told to seek refuge, as mediators try to unlock aid
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of an expected ground invasion, killing dozens of people on Tuesday in attacks it says are targeted at Hamas militants that rule the besieged territory. With no water, fuel or food being delivered to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli airstrike in central Gaza kills one of Hamas’ top militant commanders
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades, says that an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip has killed one of its top militant commanders. Ayman Nofal is the most high-profile Hamas militant to be killed so far in Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip. Nofal, known by his nom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli bombings kill dozens of people in the Gaza region where civilians were told to seek refuge
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of an expected ground invasion, killing dozens of people on Tuesday in retaliatory attacks it says are targeted at Hamas militants that rule the besieged territory. With no water, fuel or food being delivered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State
By The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – France’s anti-terror prosecutor said Tuesday a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally stabbing a teacher in school attack last week. The prosecutor, Jean-François Ricard, said, in a press conference , an audio recording was found by police investigators in the suspect’s phone. In it, the alleged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Versailles Palace evacuated again for security alert amid high vigilance in France against attacks
By The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – The Palace of Versailles, one of France’s most visited tourist attractions, is being evacuated for a security scare. It’s the second time in four days the palace has had to close, with France on heightened alert against feared attacks after the fatal stabbing of a school teacher. The former royal palace’s account ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli bombings in Gaza kill dozens as efforts persist to get aid to millions in besieged enclave
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel on Tuesday bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of an expected invasion, killing dozens of people. Meanwhile, mediators struggled to break a deadlock over delivering aid to millions of increasingly desperate civilians in the territory, which has been besieged and ... Read More »
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