Israel escalates attacks on south Lebanon
Thousands of Israelis rally for hostages
Houthis accuse US of attacking airport
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 50,000
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March 23, 2025
Israel begins ground offensive in Gaza as death toll mounts
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March 23, 2025
Efforts on Gaza should be based on Egypt’s plan — Turkish FMArab summit in Cairo adopted Egypt's $53 billion reconstruction plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians from their land.
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March 23, 2025
Houthi group reports two new US air strikes in northern YemenUS warplanes staged two air strikes on the outskirts of Saada province in northern Yemen on Sunday evening, the Houthi group has said.
The Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported the strikes without giving any details about injuries or damage.
There was no immediate comment from the US on the report.
March 23, 2025
Palestinian president accuses Israel of using water as weapon to displace people in GazaPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of using water as a “weapon of war” to displace Palestinians from Gaza.
“The (Israeli) occupation used another weapon to increase suffering, displacement, and indeed the slow death of our people, by halting all basic services, especially water, and preventing access to humanitarian aid in flagrant contravention of international human rights conventions and international resolutions,” Abbas said in a speech marking World Water Day.
Abbas called on the international community to take "practical and radical steps” to find just solutions regarding the exacerbating water crisis in Gaza, the official news agency Wafa reported.
March 23, 2025
US claims kills "key" Houthi leaders in Yemen strikesA US military campaign of strikes in Yemen launched just over a week ago has so far taken out key Houthi leadership, including the group's top missile specialist, White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has claimed.
The US military has so far released few details about the attacks, launched after Houthi threats to renew its attacks on Red Sea shipping over Israel's war on Gaza.
"We've hit their headquarters, we've hit communications nodes, weapons factories, and even some of their over-the-water drone production facilities," Waltz told CBS News.
Waltz did not identify the slain missile specialist and gave no details on the other leaders who have been killed.
March 23, 2025
Lebanon reports Israeli cross-border incursion despite ceasefireIsraeli military vehicles breached a border fence with Lebanon and conducted bulldozing actions before withdrawing from the area, the Lebanese army has said.
A military statement said the cross-border incursion targeted the Qatmoun Valley near Rmeish in Nabatieh province.
The army condemned the Israeli military incursion as a “flagrant violation” of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and a ceasefire agreement.
March 23, 2025
Israeli government votes unanimously to remove attorney generalThe Israeli government unanimously voted to withdraw confidence from Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, initiating her dismissal process.
“There is no way in which effective cooperation can exist between the attorney general and the government, and there is no way to restore the relationship of trust that no longer exists,” Justice Minister Yariv Levin said following the vote.
“This situation is seriously damaging the functioning of the government and its ability to implement its policies,” Levin added.
March 23, 2025
Israel army says encircled district in Rafah, southern GazaThe Israeli military has said it had encircled a district in Rafah in southern Gaza where it had earlier forced civilians to leave.
Israeli troops have "in recent hours" encircled Tal al-Sultan in Rafah, the military said in a statement, claiming its objective was to "dismantle terrorist infrastructure and eliminate" targets there.
March 23, 2025
Israeli air strike kills three municipal workers in southern GazaThree municipal workers have been killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza, authorities have said.
The three lost their lives in the strike that targeted their vehicle in the southern city of Khan Younis, the Abasan al-Kabira Municipality said in a statement.
March 23, 2025
Israeli siege pushes Gaza closer to ‘acute hunger crisis’: UNRWA chief“No food, no medicines, no water, no fuel. A tight siege longer than what was in place in the first phase of the war,” Philippe Lazzarini says.
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March 23, 2025
Thousands protest in Jerusalem against attempts to dismiss Israeli attorney generalThousands of Israelis demonstrated outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in west Jerusalem against efforts to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, demonstrators marched from Gaza Street, where Netanyahu’s official residence is located, to his office, where the government was meeting to vote on Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s proposal to withdraw confidence from Baharav-Miara.