Archives for January, 2024

Israel has concentrated operations on southern Gaza

Israel pounds Gaza as fears grow of widening war

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This photograph taken on January 16, 2024 shows a view of the English Cemetery in the village of al-Zawaida in central Gaza Strip, amid oingoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

US-Israel gap widens amid fears Gaza war 'stuck,' Netanyahu dragging it out

The White House increasingly thinks that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not interested in ending the Gaza war soon for his own political reasons.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Hazem Ben-Gacem

Davos 2024: Inside Investcorp’s plan to build China-Gulf 'investment bridge'

In an interview with Al-Monitor, co-CEO Hazem Ben-Gacem said there is a big push for infrastructure funding in the Asia-Pacific region, controlled buyouts in Japan and growth investments in India and China.

The Israeli army has shifted its focus from Gaza's devastated north to the southern cities of Khan Yunis (pictured) and Rafah in recent weeks

Israel says war to wind down in southern Gaza as toll tops 24,000

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Two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) armed military personnel are monitoring an area while standing guard next to an Iranian Majid anti-aircraft missile system during the Ela Beit Al-Moghaddas (Al-Aqsa Mosque) military rally in Tehran, Iran.

Breaking | Last Updated: January 16, 2024, 8:18 am

Iran’s IRGC strikes 'spy centers' in Iraq with ballistic missiles

The IRGC also said it struck Syria in response to the recent ISIS attack in Iran.

Firewood is scarce and expensive in Gaza, so those displaced by the fighting are forced to burn plastic waste for heat

Freezing in makeshift tents, Gazans burn plastic to survive

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Rebels fired an anti-ship missile toward the destroyer USS Laboon (DDG-58) in the Red Sea on January 14, 2024, US Central Command said

Houthi missile hits US-owned ship off Yemen: US military

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South Korea's players celebrate with their fans

Son fluffs lines but S. Korea, Iraq win openers at Asian Cup

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said last week's airstrikes on Huthi targets in Yemen were successful

UK's Sunak says strikes on Huthis 'successful'

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Israeli anti-war protesters in Tel Aviv

Israel's war resisters risk jail time

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Palestine's defender #05 Mohammed Saleh tackles Iran's forward #20 Sardar Azmoun during the Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group C football match between Iran and Palestine

Fears for Gaza stalk Palestine's Saleh at Asian Cup

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Kurdish Syrian firemen put out a blaze at a power station in Qamishli which was reportedly targeted by Turkish drones

Turkish strikes deprive hundreds of northeast Syria villages of power

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with British soldiers during a NATO exercise in 2022

UK announces biggest military deployment to NATO exercises in decades

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soccer fans

Turkey deports Israeli soccer player as another faces investigation

Tensions between Turkey and Israel is spreading to Turkish soccer fields as Israeli players commemorate the 100th day in captivity of the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip.

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Gaza 100 days: Mass Israeli rally demands Netanyahu bring hostages home

Marking 100 days since the attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, thousands of Israelis joined together to call on their government to do everything that it can to free the hostages still held in Gaza.

A sign is seen at the congress center during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2023.

Davos 2024: Gaza, Red Sea high on World Economic Forum agenda

More than 300 high-profile public figures will gather at the summit in the Swiss Alpine ski resort, including more than 60 heads of state and government, to discuss global security and business challenges.