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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi resigns over Oct. 7 failures
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 21, 2025 Isreal Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday as he blamed himself for failures in Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Halevi said his resignation will be effective March 6, according to a letter he sent to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. IDF Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, the commanding officer of Israel's Southern Command, also turned in his resignation, over the failures of Oct. 7, but did not give a date on when he will leave the position. Halevi's resign ... read more |
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VA secretary nominee Collins says he wants to update, improve services for vetsWashington DC (UPI) Jan 21, 2025 Former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a former Air Force Reserve chaplain, a veteran of the Iraq War and says he wants to improve veterans' services. ... more 
French minister says US defence pivot 'kick in the behind'Paris (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 A French minister on Tuesday said shifting US defence priorities, expected to be amplified under President Donald Trump, were a strong incentive for Europeans to take better care of their own defence. ... more 
France's Macron says Ukraine war 'will not end tomorrow or day after'Cesson-Sevigne, France (AFP) Jan 20, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that Russia's war against Ukraine would not end "tomorrow or the day after" as Donald Trump, who pledged to quickly wind up the conflict, returned to the White House. ... more 
Colombia's defence ministry says 20 dead in Amazon guerilla violenceBogota (AFP) Jan 20, 2025 Colombia's security forces on Monday struggled to contain a surge in left-wing guerilla violence that has now killed more than 100 people in five days and threatens to derail the country's troubled peace process. ... more |
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US 'confident' Gaza truce will go ahead as Israel launches new strikesJerusalem (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 The United States said Thursday it was "confident" that a fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal would take effect on time, even as Israel carried out new air strikes ahead of a cabinet vote on the accord. ... more 
Hegseth and Gaza: intended and unintended consequencesWashington DC (UPI) Jan 16, 2025 Tuesday's confirmation hearings on Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense and Wednesday's announcement of a cease-fire agreement for Gaza are illustrative of the elusive nature of politics that are likely to have profound intended and unintended consequences. ... more 
Hamas warns continuing Israeli 'aggression' endangers hostages; as air strikes crush joy of ceasefire dealGaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 Hamas's armed wing warned on Thursday that Israel's continuing air strikes and shelling in Gaza after the announcement of a ceasefire deal was risking hostages meant to be released. ... more 
Russia strikes Ukraine energy sites in 'massive' barrageSknyliv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 Russia launched a wave of missiles and drones at Ukrainian energy facilities on Wednesday, intensifying a months-long bombing campaign at a precarious moment of the war for Ukraine. ... more 
Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire, exchange of hostages, prisonersWashington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2025 A cease-fire announced Wednesday will end the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel and includes the eventual release of all hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. ... more |
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First Israel strike on new Syria security forces kills 3; 5 killed in Israel strike in West Bank
Damascus (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 An Israeli air strike hit a military target belonging to Syria's new Islamist-led authorities for the first time on Wednesday, killing three people, a war monitor and a medical source said. "An Israeli drone launched an attack targeting a military convoy... killing two members of the Military Operations Department" and one civilian, in southern Syria's Quneitra region, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. A medical source told AFP a local official from the Ghadir al-Bustan area was amo ... read more
Israeli air strike kills 6 in West Bank; 18 dead in Gaza strikesJenin, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 The Palestinian health ministry said Tuesday that an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank killed six people, including a teenager, with the Israeli military confirming it carried out an attack in the area. ... more |
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Blinken proposes UN role, Palestinian state path in Gaza Washington (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday proposed international security forces and temporary UN leadership to stabilize post-war Gaza where he warned that Hamas has recruited as many fighters as it has lost. ... more 
Ukraine hits Russian army factories, energy hubs in 'massive' barrageKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Ukraine fired missiles and drones at factories and energy facilities across Russia early on Tuesday, sparking fires hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the frontline, a source in Ukraine's SBU security services said. ... more 
At least 300 North Korean soldiers killed, thousands injured fighting against Ukraine: SeoulWashington DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2024 At least 300 North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine have been killed and 2,700 have been injured, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Monday. ... more
Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes killed more than 50; Israel says strikes Hezbollah's Syria smuggling routesGaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 Gaza's civil defence agency reported that a wave of Israeli air strikes killed more than 50 people in the Palestinian territory's main city on Monday. ... more 
Zelensky vows 'there will be more' North Korean troops capturedWashington DC (UPI) Jan 12, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to catch more North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia after two were captured over the weekend, calling attention to what Zelensky considers Moscow's weakened military. ... more |
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