The US launches a fourth wave of air attacks at Houthi assets in Yemen….
Israeli/Hamas fighting continues but at a reducted level in Gaza….
And the sides are also fighting in the West Bank…
After Iran launches a strike into Pakistan….Pakistan strikes back….
Isareli leader Netanyahu is strongly against Plaestianin self rule in Gaza
Here’s what we know:
The sounds of gun battles and explosions are becoming less frequent, residents say, after Israel reduced the intensity of its military campaign in the north.
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Some residents say they can walk through war-ravaged Gaza City more freely.
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The U.S. again strikes Houthi missile sites in Yemen.
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Netanyahu rebuffs U.S. calls to start working toward Palestinian statehood.
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The Houthis’ leader says a clash with the U.S. will strengthen the group.
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Israel’s president calls Tehran the center of an ‘empire of evil.’
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Pakistan retaliates with strikes inside Iran as Mideast tensions spill over….
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Jan 18, 2024 – ISW Press
The Pakistani armed forces conducted cross-border attacks targeting Baloch separatists in three locations near Saravan, Iran, on January 17.[1] Pakistan announced that it fired a combination of drones, rockets, and air-launched standoff munitions to target Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Baluchistan Liberation Front (BLF) sites in Iran.[2] The BLA and BLF are Baloch ethno-separatist groups that maintain ongoing insurgencies inside Pakistan. Pakistan framed the strikes as responses to Iran’s failure to prevent Baloch separatist groups based in Iran from conducting attacks inside Pakistan.[3] Pakistani media reported that the strikes killed and/or injured seven BLF fighters.[4] Pakistani Foreign Affairs Ministry officials emphasized that the strikes did not target the Iranian regime. The Pakistani strikes follow the IRGC’s drone and missile strikes on two Jaish al Adl headquarters in Koh Sabz, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan on January 16.[5]