The first day of strikes Friday hit 28 locations and struck more than 60 targets. However, the U.S. determined the additional location, a radar site, still presented a threat to maritime traffic, one official said.
War in Israel
Winning approval for the consideration of post-conflict scenarios along with tamping down renewed fears that the Gaza war could spread were the Secretary of State’s main goals.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasts the case. “This is an upside-down world — the state of Israel is accused of genocide while it is fighting genocide,” he says.
More than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen were being bombed Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
The Israeli military said it has found evidence that hostages were present in an underground tunnel in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis.
The U.S. secretary of state has been touring the Middle East seeking support for plans for the Gaza Strip after the conclusion of Israel’s war with Hamas.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza.
Hezbollah said it launched a drone strike at the Israeli army’s northern headquarters Tuesday in retaliation for recent strikes in Lebanon.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that four Arab nations and Turkey have agreed to begin planning for the reconstruction of Gaza once Israel’s war against Hamas ends.
It is the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes across the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke of the need for Israel to adjust its military operations to reduce civilian casualties and significantly boost the amount of humanitarian aid reaching Gaza
In recent weeks, Israel has scaled back its military assault in northern Gaza and pressed its offensive in the south.
Blinken meets with Turkish, Greek leaders as he tries to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday during the opening stops of his latest Mideast diplomatic mission.
Hezbollah fired rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel on Saturday, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing of a top Hamas leader.
The U.N. agency promoting equality for women said Friday that violations of the U.N. Code of Conduct requiring impartiality by a mid-level manager are being dealt with internally.