Yes….Hamas IS reported returning to North Gaza as Israeli forces lower their strength in Gaza….
There are still firefights between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters….
Qatar has brokered a deal it thinks for medicine and care for the 120+ hostages still in captivity….
The US has sent warplanes to attack Houthi postions in Yemen for the third day….
Attacks by different countries ARE popping up ALL over the Middle East….
Iran , one would think…. IS gonna be a target of some country for it’s support of the Midddle East unrest….
Sen. Sanders effort to freeze all U.S. security aid to Israel unless the State Department produces a report within 30 days examining Isareli human right action in nthe conflict failed in the US Senate….
Here’s what we know:
The agreement, announced by Qatar, would also provide additional medicine and other aid for Palestinian civilians in the enclave. Earlier, the U.S. struck more Houthi targets in Yemen, after the rebels hit a cargo ship.
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Qatar says it has brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to allow medicine to reach hostages.
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The U.S. conducted strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen for the third time in a week.
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Critics assail Israel’s war strategy after a large rocket barrage from Hamas.
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In Davos, Biden aide tries to calm fears that the Mideast war will escalate into a global conflict.
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The Hamas threat, including rocket attacks, still dims hopes that Israelis can soon return to homes near Gaza.
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There is ‘no hope’ in Gaza without a cease-fire, the head of the Palestinian mission to Britain says.
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Two missing Navy SEALs were part of an operation to seize Iranian weapons headed to Yemen…..
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Jan 16, 2024 – ISW Press
Palestinian militias are likely re-infiltrating into areas of the northern Gaza Strip where Israeli forces previously conducted clearing operations. CTP-ISW has observed renewed militant activity in several neighborhoods across the northern part of the strip in recent weeks, as Israeli forces have transitioned to less intense fighting there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on December 31, 2023, that it withdrew five brigades from the northern Gaza Strip and said that it would transition to targeted raids with its remaining forces. CTP-ISW assessed on January 2 that the IDF transitioning to this new phase of operations will very likely enable Hamas to reconstitute itself militarily.