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☆ Satellite photos show how the US Air Force is reclaiming a WWII-era airfield from the jungle to prepare to dodge Chinese missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The US Air Force is developing more dispersed bases to counter the threat posed by China's missiles. US engineers quickly began building what became the biggest and busiest air base of the war. "Air Force engineers are scheduled to remove the vegetation that have penetrated through the cracks and joints of the old pavement surfaces," Peden added. Money is allotted for work at Tindal air base — including $93 million to build a parking apron for six B-52 bombers — and Darwin air base, both of which are in Australia's Northern Territory. The Air Force is working with the rest of the military to address those challenges, Thomas Lawhead, acting deputy chief of staff for Air Force Futures, said at an event this month.

Persons: —, Gen, Kenneth Wilsbach, Wilsbach, Lance Cpl, J, Gage, Capt, Gerald Peden, Peden, Jason Robertson, Cesar Basa, Michael S, Murphy, Frank Kendall, Kendall, Sgt, JT May III, Thomas Lawhead, Joseph P, Lawhead Organizations: US Air Force, China's, Service, Airport, US Pacific Air Forces, an Air and Space Forces Association, Field, International Airport, Commonwealth of, Marines, Air Force, Google, Air, Tinian's, US Marine Corps, KC, Pacific Air Forces, Tech, Northwest Field, Tindal, Pentagon, Air Force Futures, Army Locations: Tinian, SkyFi, Japan, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, West, Commonwealth, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific, —, Guam, Northern Territory, Philippines, Manila, Philippine, China, North Korea, Northern Mariana

Hamas fighters burst across the Gaza barrier fence into Israel in a stunning assault on Oct. 7, killing 1,300 and abducting dozens more, including Americans. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted during the 2014 conflict, 22% of respondents said the U.S. should support Israel's position, and 2% wanted support for Palestinian's position. Support for Israel's position in the new poll was strongest among Republicans, with 54% of the party backing Israel's position compared to 37% of Democrats. Some 69% of poll respondents said they were following news about the fighting "very closely" or "somewhat closely." The Reuters poll showed Americans have little faith in the ability of either Biden or Trump to solve the crisis.

Persons: Khan Younis, Mohammed Salem, shouldn't, Antony Blinken, Israel, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump, Jason Lange, Matt Spetalnick, Scott Malone, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Israel, Reuters, ISRAEL, Republican, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, U.S, Washington's, East, Washington, Rafah, Egypt, Gaza City

☆ Supporters of Palestinians and Israel protest and pray around the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[8/32]Read moreA woman, with her face painted with the color of Palestinian's flag, attends a demonstration in support of Palestinians, as part of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Lille, as French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered the systematic banning of pro-Palestinian demonstrations and the arrest of participants within France, October 12....PARIS, FRANCE

Persons: Gerald Darmanin Organizations: Hamas Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Lille, France, PARIS, FRANCE

☆ We must eliminate Hamas: Former commander of Israel's elite military technology unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe must eliminate Hamas: Former commander of Israel's elite military technology unitNadav Zafrir, former Commander of Israel's elite military technology unit, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss his perspective on what comes next in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the intelligence community's failure to detect what happened last Saturday, and Palestinian's ability to get out of Gaza.

Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Man killed in rare clash between Palestinian security forces and gunmen
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsRAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A Palestinian was killed in a rare clash between Palestinian security forces and gunmen in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, amid uncertainty over the future of Palestinian leadership that has widened internal rifts. Israel has stepped up military raids in Palestinian self-ruled areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank where Palestinian fighters have become increasingly assertive, challenging the internationally backed Palestinian Authority (PA). Witnesses said a man was killed in the West Bank town of Tulkarm after Palestinian security forces arrived to free up roads to its refugee camp, which gunmen had blocked as a precaution against Israeli incursions. Talal Dweikat, spokesperson for the PA security services, said gunmen had opened fire at the forces, "prompting security forces to intervene, taking necessary measures to restore order". PA security services launched an investigation into the incident and requested an autopsy, the official WAFA news agency reported.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Witnesses, Talal Dweikat, Mahmoud Abbas, Ali Sawafta, Nidal al, Jonathan Oatis, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, West Bank, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority, Reuters, U.S, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, RAMALLAH, West, Palestinian, Israel, Tulkarm, Israeli, Gaza, Oslo, Hebron

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