Israel PM Netanyahu calls on Hamas men to surrender

Israel PM Netanyahu calls on Hamas men to surrender

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called upon Hamas terrorists to surrender to Israeli troops and urged them not to sacrifice their lives for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have entered the Khan Younis area in South Gaza where Sinwar is reported to be hiding. … Read more

State Department circumvents Congress, approves $106 million sale of tank ammo to Israel

State Department circumvents Congress, approves 6 million sale of tank ammo to Israel

Going around Congress, the Biden administration said Saturday it has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip. The move comes as President Biden’s request for a nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, … Read more

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians without shelter in Rafah: UN

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians without shelter in Rafah: UN

Gaza: The United Nations on Saturday said that tens of thousands of Palestinians flocking into Rafah, a city in Gaza Strip, are facing overcrowding and need shelters. Most of them came from the neighboring Khan Younis city, following evacuation orders issued by Israeli forces and the continued bombing and fighting, Xinhua news agency reported quoting … Read more

For Youngest Gaza Hostages, Life Moves Forward in Whispers

For Youngest Gaza Hostages, Life Moves Forward in Whispers

HERZLIYA, ISRAEL —  After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play. But some of the children who have come back from captivity are still reluctant to raise their voices above a whisper. In theory, they can eat what they want, sleep as much … Read more

Israeli PM Netanyahu threatens to turn Beirut into Gaza

Israeli PM Netanyahu threatens to turn Beirut into Gaza

Amid Israel’s ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip since October 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to turn Beirut and southern Lebanon into Gaza and Khan Yunis if Hezbollah goes for an all-out war against Israel. Netanyahu’s warning came during a field tour he conducted at Israeli army sites in the northern region, … Read more

Boston city councilors ‘blindsided’ by presentation honoring pro-Palestinian student walkout

Boston city councilors ‘blindsided’ by presentation honoring pro-Palestinian student walkout

A number of Boston city councilors described being “blindsided” by a controversial resolution put forward by one of their colleagues, honoring two students for organizing a pro-Palestinian walkout at their high school last week. The citation, put forward by Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, was presented on behalf of the entire City Council to New Mission … Read more

Israel exchange chief says no abnormal trading ahead of Oct 7 attack

Israel exchange chief says no abnormal trading ahead of Oct 7 attack

An electronic ticker displays stock price information on a totem sign outside the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The head of trading at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange criticized “flawed analysis” in a recent research report that documented short selling ahead … Read more

This Detroit street can charge EVs as they drive

This Detroit street can charge EVs as they drive

Crews have installed what’s billed as the first wireless-charging public roadway in the U.S. for electric vehicles. It’s beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit. Copper inductive charging coils allow vehicles equipped with receivers to charge up their batteries while driving, idling or parking above the coils. The segment of 14th Street will be … Read more

UN chief invokes rarely used power to push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

UN chief invokes rarely used power to push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres delivers an address at the opening ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit during COP28 on December 01, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Chris Jackson | Chris Jackson Collection | Getty Images U.N. chief António Guterres invoked a rarely exercised clause in the United Nations Charter to … Read more