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As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
By Joseph Krauss And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 11th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leading opposition figure on Wednesday created a war-time Cabinet to oversee the fight against Hamas militants after their stunning weekend attack. In the sealed-off Gaza Strip ruled by Hamas, Palestinians struggled to find safety as Israeli bombardment demolished entire neighborhoods and the territory’s only power ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan where an earlier quake killed over 2,000
By Ebrahim Noroozi And Rahim Faiez, The Associated Press on October 11th, 2023
CHAHAK, Afghanistan (AP) – Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s recent history. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Wednesday was about 28 kilometers (17 miles) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel’s Netanyahu, opposition agree on unity government and war cabinet after Hamas attack
By Joseph Krauss And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 11th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – A top opposition Israeli politician says he has reached an agreement to enter a wartime unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Benny Gantz, a former defense minister and military chief of staff, released what he said was a joint statement with Netanyahu. The statement said they would form a five-member “war-management” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli strikes demolish entire Gaza neighborhoods as only power plant in territory runs out of fuel
By Joseph Krauss And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 11th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip struggled to find any safe area Wednesday, as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods, hospitals ran low on supplies and the territory’s only power plant ran out of fuel, deepening the misery of a war sparked by a stunning and deadly assault by Hamas militants. Airstrikes smashed ... Read More »
1 responseIsraeli strikes demolish entire Gaza neighborhoods as sealed-off territory faces imminent blackout
By Joseph Krauss And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 11th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods, hospitals ran low on supplies and a power blackout was expected within hours, further deepening the misery of a war sparked by a deadly mass incursion of Hamas militants. Airstrikes smashed entire city blocks to ... Read More »
1 responseGaza power authority warns that electricity will run out within hours after Israeli cutoff
By Joseph Krauss And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 11th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Gaza’s power authority says its sole power plant will fun out of fuel within hours, leaving the territory without electricity after Israel cut off supplies. Israel said it would cut off all electricity to the territory after Hamas’ bloody rampage over the weekend. All of Gaza’s crossings are closed, making it impossible ... Read More »
1 responseUkraine President Zelenskyy at NATO defense ministers meeting seeking more support to fight Russia
By The Associated Press on October 11th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at NATO for Wednesday’s meetings with alliance defense ministers to further drum up support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia. The U.S. is hosting a meeting of the Ukraine contact group to seek more weapons and ammunition for the war-ravaged country. NATO allies and partner countries will be ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael strikes neighborhood after neighborhood in sealed-off Gaza as war appears set to escalate
By Joseph Krauss And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 11th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israel hammered neighborhood after neighborhood in the tiny coastal enclave in retaliation for the deadly mass incursion by by Hamas militants and vowed an even more punishing escalation. Airstrikes smashed entire city blocks to rubble, leaving unknown numbers of bodies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australian-Chinese journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia
By The Associated Press on October 11th, 2023
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – A Chinese-Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday. Cheng Lei has reunited with her two children in Melbourne, Albanese said. The 48-year-old Lei worked for the international department of China’s state broadcaster ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel strikes neighborhood after neighborhood in Gaza as war appears set to escalate
By Joseph Krauss And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 10th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Residents of the Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israeli warplanes hammered neighborhood after neighborhood in the tiny coastal enclave, retaliating for the deadly weekend attack by Hamas militants. As Gazans crowded into U.N. schools and a shrinking number of safe neighborhoods, humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation of corridors ... Read More »
1 responseTexas executes man who questioned evidence presented at trial in deadly carjacking of elderly woman
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on October 10th, 2023
HOUSTON (AP) – A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state’s lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killing an elderly woman decades ago was executed late Tuesday. Jedidiah Murphy, 48, was pronounced dead after an injection at the state ... Read More »
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