By Ohad Zwigenberg | Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military said Wednesday it has found evidence that hostages were present in an underground tunnel in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, which has become the focus of Israel’s ground offensive. The military showed the tunnel to journalists who were escorted … Read more
FILE PHOTO: City leaders are calling for Maria Pereira, who represents Bridgeport’s 138th district in the City Council, to resign after making “offensive” comments in an email and giving the middle finger to a member of the public during a meeting last week. Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media FILE PHOTO: Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim and City Council … Read more
Al-Aqsa Flood and the Israeli Right’s future Al Rai, Kuwait, December 27 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org In the aftermath of Israel’s crushing defeat on October 7, a severe dilemma now confronts Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. This defeat has not only put an end to Israel’s longest-reigning leader and prominent … Read more
Gaza: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to put the focus of his tour in the Middle East on ending Israel’s “aggression” on the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Friday, Haniyeh said he expected Blinken to “glean lessons from the past three months and recognize Washington’s mistakes in … Read more
On September 14, 2023, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller put out a statement about the third anniversary of the Abraham Accords. “Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the signing of the historic Abraham Accords. Normalization between our allies in the region has been transformational for Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco,” … Read more
Qatar’s regime was hit with a pressing call for US officials to investigate its alleged threats to American security over its access to sensitive atomic and weapons information on Thursday in a letter from The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). ISGAP wrote Jennifer M. Granholm, US Secretary of the … Read more
Iranians hold portraits of slain top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani during the commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of his killing in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 3, 2024. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Deadly blasts that killed at least 84 people in southern Iran has added to growing international concerns about the … Read more
The United States does not have any reason to believe that Israel assassinated Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Wednesday. “The US was not involved in any way, and any suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous,” he told reporters in Washington. “We have no reason to believe … Read more
It is not clear that Shiite Iran and Hezbollah will risk a big fight with Israel over the death of a Sunni official, Hamas Deputy Chief Saleh al-Arouri, a former top defense chief, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. The comment was made in the context of whether, if Israel was indeed responsible for … Read more
The United States “disturbed the regional balance” in the Middle East, Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said on Wednesday, after the targeted killing of Hamas’s deputy leader outside of Gaza, Saleh al-Arouri, along with at least five other people in an alleged Israeli drone strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut. “We will … Read more
