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UN Court Tells Israel To Prevent Genocide in Gaza, Stops Short of Ordering Cease-Fire
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For Holocaust Survivors, October 7 Massacre Revived Grim Memories
As the world marks Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday, many in Israel are comparing the genocide of the Holocaust to the Hamas massacre of October 7. Some affected by October 7 were Holocaust survivors themselves. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Kibbutz Negba in southern Israel. Camera: Ricki Rosen.
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US Renews Calls for Israel to Protect Civilians in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday renewed his calls to protect civilians following a deadly strike on a U.N. shelter in Gaza that the world body attributes to Israeli tank shelling. Blinken's call came amid reports that Israeli fire struck a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report.
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US Warned Iran of ISIS-K Threat Ahead of Deadly Blasts, US Official Says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government privately warned Iran that the Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan was preparing to carry out a terrorist attack before bombings in Kerman earlier this month that killed 95 people, a U.S. official said Thursday.
The official, who was not authorized to comment and insisted on anonymity to discuss the intelligence, said the U.S. was following its long-standing policy of a "duty to warn" other governments against potential lethal...
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Fire Breaks Out at Tehran Hospital, Iran State Media Reports
TEHRAN, IRAN — A fire Thursday prompted the evacuation of a hospital in Iran’s capital, state media reported.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, and no casualties were reported.
The fire erupted around 7 p.m., ripping through the facade of part of Gandhi hospital in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency said.
"There was a fire at the eastern side of the Gandhi hospital, and we are evacuating," IRNA quoted the hospital's director as saying.
Firefighters were...
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No Pullout, But US Military Eyes an End in Iraq
Pentagon — The United States and Iraq will start talks to end the U.S.-led international military coalition in Iraq and transition to a bilateral partnership, continuing a process that has been stalled by the Israel-Hamas war.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a statement Thursday saying the talks would begin “in the coming days.” Last August, Iraq and the U.S. committed to the talks, which Austin said would allow a relationship between the two countries to build on the success of...
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UK and US Sanction Senior Houthis Over Red Sea Shipping Attacks
LONDON/WASHINGTON — Britain and the United States on Thursday said they had sanctioned four senior Houthi officials for their roles in supporting or directing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthi attacks have disrupted global shipping and stoked fears of global inflation. They have also deepened concern that fallout from the Israel-Hamas war could destabilize the Middle East.
Those sanctioned were Houthi Defense Minister Mohamed Nasser al-Atifi, Commander of Houthi...
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Trump Becoming Biggest Obstacle to Border Deal to Fund Ukraine, Israel
Former President Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, is threatening to torpedo a deal that would free up $106 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and tighten immigration rules that the White House and senators from both parties have worked on for months. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports.
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Saudi Arabia Opens First Liquor Store in More Than 70 Years
JERUSALEM — A liquor store has opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time in more than 70 years, a diplomat reported Wednesday, a further socially liberalizing step in the once-ultraconservative kingdom that is home to the holiest sites in Islam.
While restricted to non-Muslim diplomats, the store in Riyadh comes as Saudi Arabia's assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aims to make the kingdom a tourism and business destination as part of ambitious plans to slowly wean its economy...
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Concerns Over US Support of Israel Hang Over 2024 Poll
washington/nashua, new hampshire — The burning conflict in Gaza has lit a spark under untold numbers of American voters, and put extra heat on U.S. President Joe Biden's reelection bid. Protesters have interrupted his recent campaign appearances to express their anger over his support of Israel's military campaign.
On Wednesday, protesters briefly disrupted a labor union event where Biden was speaking. During a Tuesday rally focused on abortion access, 14 protesters shouted...
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Freed Israeli Hostage Says She Met Hamas Leader in Tunnel, Where She Was Kept in Dire Conditions
JERUSALEM — A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas militants for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel where she met a Hamas leader and helped pass the time with an informal lecture series by her knowledgeable fellow hostages.
Adina Moshe was taken captive from Kibbutz Nir Oz, a hard-hit communal farming village, on Oct. 7. She was freed in late November as part of a deal that saw roughly 100 hostages, mostly women...
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Accidental Killing of Palestinian Girl Highlights Dangers for West Bank Children
As the Israel Defense Forces continue their operations against Hamas in Gaza, children in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are facing their own security challenges as a result of the conflict-related violence. VOA’s Celia Mendoza reports from East Jerusalem’s Arab Beit Hanina neighborhood. Camera: Walid Sababa.
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Erdogan: Turkey, Iran Agree on Need to Avoid Escalating Mideast Tensions
Ankara — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he and Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi agreed at a meeting on Wednesday on the need to avoid steps that could further threaten Middle East stability three months into the Gaza war.
Turkey, which supports a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has harshly criticized Israel for its attacks on Gaza, called for an immediate cease-fire, and backed legal steps for Israel to be tried for genocide.
Unlike its...
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Iran Says It Is Willing to Help Niger Overcome Sanctions
Tehran, Iran — Iran said Wednesday it is willing to help coup-hit Niger overcome international sanctions as Tehran seeks to reduce its isolation by bolstering ties with African countries.
Iran's first vice-president, Mohammad Mokhber, said his country condemns "the cruel sanctions that are imposed by the domination system," in a meeting with Niger's Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine.
"We will definitely share the experiences we have in this field with our...
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Iran Bans Ex-President Rouhani From Running for Elite Assembly
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran's hardline watchdog body has banned former pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani from standing again in an election in March for the Assembly of Experts, which appoints and can dismiss the supreme leader, state media said Wednesday.
The 88-member assembly, founded in 1982, supervises the most powerful authority but has rarely intervened directly in policymaking.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is 84, so the new assembly is expected to play a...
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US Military Says It Fended Off Another Houthi Missile Attack
Washington — Iran-backed Houthi militants launched new attacks Wednesday on merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden, just hours after the United States carried out preemptive strikes to stave off what it said was an imminent attack on shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
U.S. Central Command, which overseas U.S. forces in the Middle East, said late Wednesday that a U.S. guided missile destroyer shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles aimed at the M/V Maersk Detroit, a U.S.-owned and operated...
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Palestinians in Gaza Face Acute Risk of Famine, UN Agency Reports
GENEVA — United Nations agencies warn the Gaza Strip is slipping into an ever more disastrous situation as the Israel-Hamas war continues unabated and hundreds of thousands of people suffering from a chronic lack of food and water face an acute risk of famine.
"We have more than half a million people in Gaza facing catastrophic food insecurity levels. The risk of famine increases each day as the conflict limits the delivery of life-saving aid to people in need," said Abeer Etefa,...
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Attacks on Lebanon-Israel Border Prompt Warnings of Escalation
AMMAN, JORDAN — Continuing retaliatory attacks and targeted assassinations along the Lebanon-Israel border are prompting warnings of an escalation that could unleash a wider conflict in the region.
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militia said it targeted Israel’s northern army command Mount Meron base Tuesday, its second such attack on the post in recent days. Later Tuesday, Israeli warplanes fired missiles at Lebanon’s southern districts of Bint Jbeil, Nabatieh and Iqlim al-Tuffah,...
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