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More Middle East Strikes as Ukraine Defense Contact Group Holds First 2024 Meeting
The U.S. military says it struck three facilities Tuesday in western Iraq used by the Iranian-backed militant group Kataib Hezbollah. It’s the latest retaliatory strikes after militant groups have hit U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria more than 150 times since mid-October. There are growing concerns that the U.S. may soon be entangled in another war in the Middle East as it supports Israel in its fight against Hamas and its European partner, Ukraine, as it fights off Russian invaders. VOA...
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Nations Reaffirm Urgency of Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine
united nations — Nations expressed support for a future independent Palestinian state at the United Nations on Tuesday, days after Israel's prime minister took a strong stance against the two-state solution.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council that any refusal to accept a two-state solution "by any party must be firmly rejected."
"What is the alternative?" Guterres asked. "How would a one-state solution look with such a large...
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Syrian Kurdish Journalist Missing 3 Months after Arrest in Iraqi Kurdistan
Qamishli, Syria & Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan — Nearly three months after his arrest at a Syria-Iraq border crossing, the whereabouts of a Syrian Kurdish journalist are unknown, and his family told VOA that they have not been able to reach him or get legal representation for him.
Sleman Mohammed Ahmed, an Arabic editor for RojNews, which is affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), was arrested by Kurdistan Regional Government security forces at the Semalka Border Crossing...
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US Strikes Back at Iran-Supported Militants in Iraq
pentagon — The United States hit Iranian-backed targets in Iraq and Yemen in a span of about two hours early Wednesday morning, striking a militant headquarters in Iraq and knocking out more missiles in Yemen that were ready to launch into international shipping lanes, according to the U.S. military.
U.S. military aircraft hit the Iranian-backed proxies in Iraq just after midnight local time in response to a series of attacks against U.S. and coalition forces in recent days.
U.S. officials...
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Gaza War Provides Rare Common Ground for Iran, Turkey
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is due to visit Turkey on January 24 for a summit with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with the Israel-Hamas war topping the agenda. The two leaders have been vocal in their support for Hamas, but rivalries remain as Tehran and Ankara compete for influence in the Caucasus and Syria. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.
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West Bank Support for Hamas Rises Rapidly After October 7th
A Palestinian pollster says that support for Hamas in the West Bank has risen rapidly since October 7, from 12% to 44% in December. In this report from the Am'ari Refugee Camp in the West Bank, reporter Henry Wilkins speaks to Hamas supporters and experts about the steep rise.
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Families of Israeli Hostages Demand They Not Be Forgotten
Israeli officials say Hamas is still holding 136 Israelis who were taken hostage Oct. 7, the start of the war in Gaza. Families of some of those hostages are in the United States to raise awareness about an issue they fear has been fading since the collapse of a November cease-fire. VOA’s Natasha Mozgovaya has our story.
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As Gaza Crisis Intensifies, Israel Says Aid Distribution Problems on Gazan Side
The Palestinian Health Ministry says the death toll in Gaza has passed 25,000, while U.N. officials are warning of growing hunger and disease in the Gaza Strip. However, Israel says it is allowing food into Gaza and the problem is the distribution on the Gazan side. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Jerusalem. Camera: Ricki Rosen.
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US, UK Launch More Strikes Targeting Weapons in Houthi-Controlled Yemen
PENTAGON — U.S. and British warplanes, backed by surface ships and submarines, launched a series of strikes into Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late Monday, aimed at further degrading the capabilities of Iranian-backed Houthi militants who have sought to carry out attacks against key shipping lanes in the Middle East.
U.S. defense officials said the strikes hit multiple targets across eight locations, including an underground storage facility as well as missile launch sites and other...
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Iran 'Directly Involved' in Yemen Houthi Rebel Ship Attacks, US Navy Official Says
Jerusalem — Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks that Yemen's Houthi rebels have carried out during Israel's war against Hamas, the U.S. Navy's top Mideast commander told The Associated Press on Monday.
Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of the Navy's 5th Fleet, stopped short of saying Tehran directed individual attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
However, Cooper acknowledged that attacks associated with Iran have expanded from...
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Iran Holds Funerals for Revolutionary Guards Killed in Alleged Israeli Strike
Tehran, Iran — Hundreds of mourners gathered Monday in Tehran for the funerals of Revolutionary Guards commanders killed in Syria, in what Iran called an Israeli strike.
It was the latest incident adding to regional tensions and fears of wider conflagration during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The strike in Damascus on Saturday killed five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the military force said. Iranian media later reported the victims included the group's...
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Pakistan, Iran Agree to Resume Full Diplomatic Ties
Islamabad — Envoys of Pakistan and Iran will return to their posts by the end of this week, Pakistan and Iran announced Monday.
The latest sign of de-escalation comes almost a week after Iran struck alleged terror targets inside Pakistan and Islamabad responded with counterstrikes against purported terror hideouts across the border. The strikes killed at least 11 civilians, 9 in Iran and 2 in Pakistan.
Amid unprecedented tensions Islamabad recalled its ambassador from Tehran last...
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US Navy Now Says 2 Missing SEALs Are Deceased
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Israel OKs Plan for Norway to Hold Gaza Tax Funds
Jerusalem — Israel's cabinet approved a plan for frozen tax funds earmarked for the Hamas-run Gaza Strip to be held by Norway instead of transferred to the Palestinian Authority (PA), officials said Sunday.
Under interim peace accords reached in the 1990s, Israel's finance ministry collects tax on behalf of the Palestinians and makes monthly transfers to the Western-backed PA, which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
But there have been constant...
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Ex-Iraq Premier Meets With US Envoy After Missile Strike
Baghdad, Iraq — The U.S. ambassador to Iraq met Sunday with former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi politician's office said, a day after pro-Iran militants struck U.S. forces in the country.
The meeting in Baghdad with Ambassador Alina Romanowski comes amid soaring regional tensions, the fallout from more than three months of war between U.S. ally Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, supported by Tehran.
Ballistic missiles were launched Saturday at a base hosting...
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