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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese Health Ministry says Israeli airstrike kills 20 in the country's north.
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Time and time again the Assad dynasty has survived internal and external challenges and lived to fight another day. But nothing lasts forever.
- The Telegraph
Assad’s old allies can’t ride to the rescue this time
In 2015, Russia waged its largest military campaign outside its borders since the Cold War, launching a sweeping air war to rescue Bashar al-Assad’s crumbling regime in Syria. Back then, Syrian rebels were closing in on the regime’s strongholds, even as Assad leaned heavily on Iran and Hezbollah for support in the years prior. Moscow’s intervention turned the tide, culminating in the recapture of the largest Syrian city of Aleppo and a fragile stability that has largely held since.
- The Telegraph
Russia and Syria bomb rebel-held Idlib as Assad prepares major counter-attack
Russian and Syrian warplanes bombed the rebel-held city of Idlib on Sunday in an attempt to push back insurgents who have swept across northern Syria.
- PA Media: UK News
Police hunt man ‘who did Nazi salute’ on Pro-Palestine march
Many of the counter-protesters were waving Israeli flags.
- CNN
Israeli strikes kill at least 200 in Gaza as UN halts aid deliveries after more trucks stolen
At least 200 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza Saturday, according to local health officials, as the United Nations said it would pause aid deliveries through the enclave’s main crossing after more of its trucks were stolen.
- PA Media: UK News
Kurds call for end to ‘attacks’ after police terror probe
Several hundred demonstrators marched through central London.
- Reuters
Former Israeli defense minister Yaalon warns of ethnic cleansing in Gaza
A former Israeli defense minister has accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, drawing a sharp rebuke from government ranks. Moshe Yaalon, a hawkish former general, told Israeli media that hardliners in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right cabinet were looking to chase Palestinians from northern Gaza and wanted to re-establish Jewish settlements there.
- Business Insider
The US military's fight with the Houthis is locked in a dangerous stalemate
The Iran-backed rebels have spent the past year using missiles and drones to attack military and civilian ships in the Red Sea and beyond.
- The Telegraph
Protest marchers compare Gaza conflict to the Holocaust
Israel supporters confronted pro-Palestine marchers brandishing signs comparing the Gaza conflict to the Holocaust on Saturday.
- Evening Standard
Tense scenes as pro-Palestinian demonstration and counter-protest held near Christmas shoppers in London
Police warn of extra patrols as major Gaza demonstration expected during Black Friday rush
- The Independent
Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage pleading for Trump’s help in securing release
Yael Alexander, the mother of the hostage, says she is shaken by the video
- The Telegraph
Israel kills charity worker it claims took part in October 7 massacre
Israel has killed a World Central Kitchen aid worker it claims took part in Hamas’s October 7 terror attack.
- The Telegraph
Watch: Anti-Russia protesters turn ‘fireworks gun’ on riot police in Georgia
Protesters in Georgia used a makeshift fireworks gun against riot police on the third night of violent clashes with the pro-Russian government in the capital.
- Sky News
World Central Kitchen pauses operations in Gaza after three aid workers killed in Israeli airstrike
Humanitarian aid organisation World Central Kitchen has said it is pausing its operation in Gaza after a number of its workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike. World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it was "heartbroken to share" that a vehicle carrying its employees was hit by the strike, confirming earlier claims by both Israeli and Palestinian officials. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) earlier claimed that one of the three aid workers killed was also a "terrorist" who helped orchestrate the 7 October massacre last year.
- The Independent
At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims
Attack is one of deadliest incidents in sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shiites in Kurram
- The Guardian
‘Why would we wait?’: Lebanon starts to rebuild as ceasefire takes effect
Residents of Nabatieh say they do not expect the government to help and have set to work clearing the rubble
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Israel says it killed Oct. 7 attack suspect who worked for charity
STORY: The Israeli military said on Saturday it had killed a militant who took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel last year.It said he was employed in Gaza by a U.S.-based charity, World Central Kitchen.The family of the man said the Israeli allegations were false and meant to justify his unlawful killing. The military said he took part in an attack on a kibbutz in southern Israel but did not offer any evidence.Reuters could not independently verify the details.The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that three employees of World Central Kitchen were killed when an Israeli strike targeted a vehicle in southern Gaza. Medics said five people were killed.Mohammed, who did not give his last name, said he saw two missiles hit a jeep as it came this way.In a social media post, World Central Kitchen confirmed the strike and said it had no knowledge of an employee involved in the Oct. 7 attack.:: FileThe charity said it was pausing operations in Gaza, adding that it was working with incomplete information and urgently seeking more details.Hamas did not immediately comment.:: April 2, 2024This is not the first time Israel has attacked World Central Kitchen workers.In April, an air strike in central Gaza killed seven members of the organization, including American and European citizens. The Israeli military said it was the result of serious errors and breaches of procedure.It dismissed and reprimanded senior officers and commanders.
- The Guardian
Rebels behind Aleppo’s surprise fall took advantage of Russian and Iranian distraction
Forces only took three days to take the city from Bashar al-Assad’s regime, but the Middle East’s newest conflict looks set to last
- Associated Press
Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense ceasefire holds
Israeli jets Sunday launched an airstrike over a southern Lebanese border village, while troops shelled other border towns and villages still under Israeli control, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported. The attacks come days after a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect.
- Euronews
Armed rebels occupy centre of Aleppo, Syria's largest city
Thousands of insurgents also fanned out across Aleppo in vehicles with improvised armour and pickups, a day after they entered the city.View on euronews