Yemen’s Houthi terrorists hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile early Saturday, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel, officials said.
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Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza.
Iran fired air defense batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
The rule from the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management will allow public property to be leased for restoration in the same way that oil companies lease land for drilling.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 911 Communications warned Wednesday of an outage affecting 911 and non-emergency calls in a social media post. Officials said they could see the numbers of those who called from cellphones.
The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.
“The world is on fire, and history will judge us for our action,” said Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, during a news conference this week.
On Monday, Jews around the world will begin celebrating the weeklong Passover holiday, recounting the biblical story of their exodus from Egypt.
Israel fervently denies that its military campaign in Gaza amounts to a breach of the Genocide Convention.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s call for a new election in Israel was inappropriate.
The Houthis have launched repeated drone and missile attacks in the same area, disrupting energy and cargo shipments through the Gulf of Aden.
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would shorten to 32 hours the amount of time many Americans can work each week before they’re owed overtime.
“I’m just so happy to be here and represent my country in this hard time,” Israeli Anastasia Gorbenko said amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
An Israeli official said the military could invade the southern city of Rafah if hostages are not freed by the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he doesn’t see the point in sending negotiators to Cairo again because of Hamas’ extreme demands.
