The assault, the most serious in the Red Sea in weeks, comes during a monthslong campaign by the Houthis targeting ships in response to the Israel-Hamas war.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said a delegation from the country arrived in Cairo to resume efforts to salvage a Gaza cease-fire deal.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed threats were made to “a number of institutions, including synagogues and hospitals, across Canada.”
After a night of tense protests with dozens of arrests outside the Israeli consulate, Chicago’s top cop said Wednesday that his officers performed admirably.
An Israeli American Council spokesperson confirmed to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the exhibit is situated on private property near the United Center.
A Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea came under attack, leaving the vessel drifting ablaze. The British military said it suspects Yemen’s Houthi terrorists as the attackers.
\Diplomatic efforts have redoubled as fears grow of a wider regional war after the recent targeted killings of leaders of the terrorist Hamas and Hezbollah groups.
Columbia University hasn’t expelled students who took over Hamilton Hall as part of a pro-Palestinian protest, despite previous statements the protesters would face expulsion.
Israel’s military said it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led terrorist attack that started the war.
Initially, the UC encampments were peaceful gathering spots for teach-ins, art projects and other pro-Palestinian solidarity activities.
Israeli officials say the explosion, which appeared to be part of a failed bombing attack, left the attacker dead and a bystander wounded.
The high-stakes negotiations have gained urgency in recent days.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will use his ninth diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to press for the conclusion of a cease-fire agreement.
An Israel airstrike in Gaza killed at least 18 people on Saturday, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, where casualties were taken.
Officials said two days of talks had wrapped up in Qatar and that they plan to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal an agreement to stop the fighting.