DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday.
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Hamas on Saturday evening had earlier delayed the release of the second group of hostages, claiming that Israel had not complied with the terms of a four-day truce.
With some 240 hostages in terrorist hands, only a fraction of families will be reunited under the current arrangement.
Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara wrote online that he was “overjoyed.”
Hamas released the first batch of hostages under a cease-fire deal that began Friday, including 13 Israelis who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the terrorist group staged a raid on Israel nearly seven weeks ago.
Days after taking control of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital, the Israeli military has discovered what it says is an underground bunker accessible by a narrow tunnel.
The mastermind of the Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the worst Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed in generations is a secretive figure.
The waves of rockets sent over the border represented one of the most intense bombardments since Hezbollah started attacking Israeli posts at the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war.
A temporary cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas began Friday morning, a day later than originally announced.
Beloved cartoon characters soared through the skies above New York City while bands marched along the streets below in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, leaving two people dead and prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area.
AP’s analysis of the new video was backed by a range of experts in geolocation and open-source intelligence.
The Israel-Hamas war has caused rifts throughout Hollywood.
Francis met at the Vatican with 12 relatives of some of the 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for about 20 minutes.
An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.
