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☆ Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Mideast and US leaders tried to sweep the issue under the rug. That may not work anymore
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Abbas Al Lawati | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Palestinian issue, he said, is brought up “a lot less than you think” in negotiations with Arab states. “The international community no longer seems to care, and the Palestinians’ Arab allies are embracing the most right-wing government in Israeli history. (Netanyahu told CNN last month he believes that making peace with Saudi Arabia could eventually lead to peace with the Palestinians.) The plan was widely perceived as challenging China’s trade ambitions and would presumably have been activated after Saudi Arabia and Israel normalized ties. In the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, around three-quarters of their populations were opposed to normalizing with Israel, the poll found.

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☆ Getting hostages out of Gaza is likely a near-impossible task because it's unclear where Hamas is holding them and regions may be covered in traps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Amy Teibel | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Getting hostages out of Gaza could be a difficult task for Israel, hostage experts said. It's unclear where Hamas is holding them and regions may be covered in traps, the experts said. Israel's ongoing counterattack on Gaza could made it even more difficult to reach the hostages. As Israel pummels neighborhood after neighborhood in Gaza, Elbag and his wife have been glued to the television, looking for any sign of her. He said the captives have likely already been dispersed throughout Gaza, and their hiding places and perhaps even the hostages themselves are likely to be laden with traps.

Persons: —, Gershon Baskin, Gilad Schalit, that's, Eli Elbag, Liri, Joe Biden, John Kirby, Biden, Kirby, Bruce Hoffman Organizations: Israel, Service, Hamas, Palestinian, International Committee, United, National, White, Israel's, Council, Foreign Relations Locations: Gaza, JERUSALEM, Israel, Israel pummels, Elbag, United States

☆ No Decision on U.S. Military Action to Help Hostages, White House Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The White House said no decision has been made on whether to send U.S. forces into Gaza to rescue or help secure the release of hostages being held by Hamas militants. “We just don’t also have enough information … to be able to make decisions like that,” John Kirby, a National Security Council spokesman told reporters on Wednesday. The U.S. said while it suspected Americans were among those being held hostage since Hamas’ onslaught Saturday, they have no estimate of how many.

Persons: ” John Kirby Organizations: Hamas, National Security Locations: Gaza, U.S

Palestinians break into the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border fence after gunmen infiltrated areas of southern Israel, October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Iran likely knew that Palestinian Hamas militants were planning "operations against Israel" but initial U.S. intelligence reports show that some Iranian leaders were surprised by the Islamist group's unprecedented attack from Gaza, U.S. sources said on Wednesday. Those Iranian officials would ordinarily have been informed about such a massive operation by Hamas, which Tehran has long supported with weapons and funds, according to a person familiar with the intelligence. The source familiar with the intelligence told Reuters that U.S. intelligence agencies were still digging for any evidence of Iranian involvement as well as reviewing older intelligence for clues. Retaliatory Israeli strikes have killed 1,055 people and wounded more than 5,100, Gaza's Hamas authorities said.

Persons: Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, John Kirby, BIDEN, Joe Biden, C.Q, Brown, Jonathan Landay, Matt Spetalnick, Jasper Ward, Howard Goller, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, U.S, White, MSNBC, New York Times, Reuters, U.S ., IRAN, Jewish, Wednesday, U.S . Joint Chiefs of Staff, Israel, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Iran, Gaza , U.S, Tehran, Brussels, U.S, Jasper

☆ White House may try to link Ukraine and Israel aid in order to 'jam the far right,' report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The White House may link Ukraine and Israel aid requests to secure GOP support, a report says. House Republicans have voted against Ukraine aid bills, as support for the war has dropped. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn July, 70 House Republicans supported an amendment to the country's annual defense bill that would have cut off all US military aid to Ukraine. Biden's administration is now hoping to capitalize on the Republican Party's near-unanimous support for Israel to pass Ukraine aid through Congress. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council in the White House, declined to say if the two packages would be linked, per the newspaper.

Persons: —, Biden, John Kirby Organizations: GOP, Republicans, Washington Post, Service, Republican, Russia, House Republicans, Trump MAGA, White House, Israel, National Security Council Locations: Ukraine, Israel

☆ Biden to offer support for Israel, American Jews in speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A second White House official said Biden will strongly condemn Hamas’ attacks and provide an overview of the actions the United States is taking with allies around the world to support Israel. The White House on Monday said it expected to fulfill additional security requests from Israel as quickly as possible. The United States does not plan to put American military forces on the ground, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. Biden will also offer support for American Jews and say they should be allowed to worship in peace in the United States. Biden said last month that antisemitism in the United States had risen to record levels.

Persons: Joe Biden lholds, Benjamin Netanyahu, Kevin Lamarque, Joe Biden, Biden, Israel, John Kirby, Netanyahu, Steve Holland, Howard Goller, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Israeli, General Assembly, REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, White House, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Israel, Palestinian, Iranian, Gaza, United States, Washington

The surprise Hamas attack has dealt a blow to U.S. efforts to broker a landmark normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia and complicated Washington's approach toward Iran, Hamas' longtime benefactor. “Quite simply, all efforts at normalization are on hold for the foreseeable future,” said Jon Alterman, head of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, contradicting the official U.S. government line. Khaled Elgindy, a former Palestinian negotiations adviser, accused the Biden administration of leading an Israeli-Saudi normalization process that mostly bypassed the Palestinians and their hopes of ending Israeli occupation. “That sort of neglect is part of why we're seeing what we're seeing,” said Elgindy, now at the Middle East Institute. The immediate challenge is preventing the war from spiraling into a broader conflict, administration officials say, especially preventing the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah from opening a second front on Israel's northern border.

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☆ A CNN correspondent choked up on air describing the bloodstained walls and floors of a bunker where people were shot 'in calculated, cold blood' by Hamas militants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The bunker was located near the music festival that was attacked by Hamas on Saturday. AdvertisementAdvertisementCNN correspondent Nic Robertson choked up on air while recounting a harrowing experience visiting a bloodstained bunker in Israel amid the nation's ongoing war with Hamas. Fighters from Hamas massacred civilians attending the Tribe of Nova Music Festival on the same day. At least 260 bodies have been recovered from the music festival attack. These are human beings, they're family members, they're friends, they're loved ones, cousins, brothers, sisters," Kirby told Tapper while holding back tears.

Persons: Nic Robertson, Robertson, —, CNN's Jake Tapper, Tapper, John Kirby, CNN's Tapper, they're, Kirby Organizations: Service, Hamas, Palestinian, Fighters, Nova Music, CNN, White, National Security, Gaza Ministry of Health Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Biden set to deliver remarks on Hamas attack in Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Afghanistan during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, August 31, 2021. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will address the unprecedented terror attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel as violence in the region soars. ET from the White House, come on the heels of what the Pentagon has dubbed "ISIS-level savagery" in Israel. In a statement Monday evening, Biden confirmed the deaths of at least 11 Americans in Israel and acknowledged that some U.S. citizens could have been kidnapped by Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Hamas' attack on Israel "a terrible mistake," warning that the retaliatory strikes on Hamas were "just the beginning."

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Israel, John Kirby, Kirby, Hamas What's, Defense Lloyd Austin, Gerald Ford, Austin Organizations: White, WASHINGTON, Pentagon, European Union, United, Defense, National Security, Israel, Hamas, Gerald Ford Carrier Strike Group, Air Force Locations: Afghanistan, Washington, Israel, Gaza, U.S, United States

☆ Families of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas are pleading for their release and say they have no idea how their relatives are doing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Insider spoke to family members of those believed to be kidnapped to understand what happens now. He added that the American Jewish Committee's offices in Jerusalem and the US were actively "responding when we receive calls from family members" about missing loved ones. "We started getting WhatsApp messages from family members that Hamas was in the kibbutz," Onn said. But, as for those who were taken, Onn said the family has to hold on to hope during an excruciating time. A plea from loved onesInformation about missing loved ones has been hard to come by, people in Israel told Insider on Sunday and Monday.

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☆ Iran Is Complicit but There Is No Direct Evidence Tying It to Attacks in Israel, White House's Kirby Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is complicit even though the United States has no intelligence or evidence that points to Iran's direct participation in attacks in Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, a White House spokesperson said on Monday. "Iran has long supported Hamas and other terrorist networks throughout the region with resources capabilities training," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on MSNBC. "And so in that regard, clearly, Iran is complicit here, but in terms of specific evidence on this, these sorts of attacks, no, we don't have anything," he said. (Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Eric Beech)

Persons: John Kirby, Jasper Ward, Eric Beech Organizations: WASHINGTON, Hamas, House, MSNBC Locations: Iran, United States, Israel, Palestinian

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Questions arise over U.S. aid to Ukraine after McCarthy ouster; Russia, Ukraine down dozens of drones
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters after a House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 3, 2023. The dramatic ouster of U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has raised questions about the future of the country's supply of aid to Ukraine. McCarthy, who has previously backed U.S. support for Ukraine, was removed in a no confidence vote led by members of his own party on Tuesday. That comes amid a growing divide within the Republican party over the continuation of U.S. aid. The U.S. is by far the biggest provider of military aid to Ukraine.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Joe Biden, Biden, John Kirby Organizations: Republican Conference, U.S, Capitol, Republican, Lawmakers, House Locations: Ukraine, U.S

☆ Did Biden and McCarthy strike a secret Ukraine side deal? Republicans and Democrats stoke suspicion after Ukraine funding was cut from spending bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lawmakers this week were buzzing about a secret Ukraine side deal between Biden and Kevin McCarthy. Billions of dollars in funding for Ukraine were left out of a last-minute spending bill. But any deal the two struck was likely rendered moot after McCarthy was ousted from his speaker role Tuesday. "We just made one about Ukraine," Biden said. But without additional funding, the Pentagon has only a few months of funding left to maintain current spending rates in Ukraine, Kirby said.

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☆ Dating rumors around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have gotten so out of hand that even a top White House official was asked about the pair
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At a White House briefing, reporters asked John Kirby if Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are dating. A spokesperson for the White House did not comment on the relationship when asked by Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementNo one is safe from questions about Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. And the Taylor Swift economic bump likely isn't going anywhere. It's no wonder, then, that the White House is being questioned on who Taylor Swift is, anyway: She's a major economic powerhouse for the country.

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☆ The US sent Ukraine 1 million seized Iranian AK-47 rounds that gunrunners tried to smuggle on an old fishing boat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US seized Iranian ammunition from smugglers last year and has now sent it to Ukraine. Around 1.1 million rounds of 7.62mm ammo — for small arms — was delivered, the US military said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US government has sent Ukraine over 1 million rounds of Iranian small arms ammunition that was seized from weapons smugglers last year, the US military revealed on Wednesday. The US military previously considered sending seized Iranian weaponry to Kyiv, but Wednesday's announcement is the first official confirmation that it has done so. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, said Washington has already transferred approximately 1.1 million rounds of 7.62mm ammunition — which can be fired from AK-47s — on Monday.

Persons: —, Washington, CENTCOM, Biden, John Kirby, Sabrina Singh Organizations: Service, US Central Command, AK, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, United Nations Security, UN, Justice Department, CNN, MGM, Tactical Missile, NATO, National Security, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Iran, Russia, Moscow, Washington, Congress, Yemen, interdictions, Tehran, Saudi

☆ An unusual military build-up in southern Europe sparked fears of another invasion like Russia's full-scale assault on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US warned last week that Serbia staged an "unprecedented" military build-up along its border. AdvertisementAdvertisementA massive build-up of military power in Serbia has officials in neighboring Kosovo drawing comparisons to what Russian forces were doing before Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On September 24, heavily armed Serb gunmen killed a Kosovar police officer and stormed a monestary in northern Kosovo, setting off a shootout that left several attackers dead. Meanwhile, on Friday, the US made public its observation of the Serbian military build-up along the border and expressed concerns over the situation. "We are monitoring a large Serbian military deployment along the border with Kosovo that includes an unprecedented staging of advanced Serbian artillery, tanks, and mechanized infantry units.

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☆ The US is warning of a big build-up of Serbian troops on the Kosovo border. Here’s why tensions are high
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The long fractious ties between Kosovo and Serbia are once again on edge after one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years. Ognen Teofilovski/ReutersMore than 20 years on, fragile peace has been preserved in Kosovo, while Serbia continues not to recognize Kosovo’s independence. During the subsequent shootout in the village of Banjska in northern Kosovo, police said they killed three armed attackers and arrested another. Visar Kryeziu/APIn another development, a top Kosovo Serb politician, Milan Radoicic said he took part in the gun battle, Reuters reported. The White House has warned that the incident represents a threat to the safety of not only Kosovo personnel, but international personnel including NATO troops.

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☆ US monitoring large Serbian force along Kosovo border, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Kosovo police officer looks on, in the aftermath of a shooting incident, in Banjska village, Kosovo September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The United States is monitoring a troubling Serbian military deployment along the border of Kosovo that is destabilizing the area, the White House said on Friday and called for the forces to be withdrawn. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that Kosovo's peacekeeping force is going to be increasing its presence of NATO forces in northern Kosovo as a result of the tensions. Kosovo authorities said police fought around 30 heavily armed Serbs who stormed the Kosovo village of Banjska on Sunday and barricaded themselves in a Serbian Orthodox monastery. Kirby called "a large Serbian military deployment along the Kosovo border" a destabilizing development and called on Serbia to withdraw those forces and contribute to lowering tensions.

Persons: Ognen, John Kirby, Kirby, Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Steve Holland, David Ljunggren, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, White House, NATO, Thomson Locations: Banjska village, Kosovo, United States, Banjska, Serbian, Serbia, NATO

☆ US monitoring large Serbian force along Kosovo border -White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

☆ Iranian forces dangerously flashed a laser at a US Marine Corps attack helicopter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Iranian naval ships repeatedly shined a laser at a US Marine Corps helicopter on Wednesday. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementIranian naval forces repeatedly flashed a laser at a US Marine Corps attack helicopter flying above Middle Eastern waters, the US Navy said on Thursday, as tensions between the two countries remain high across the region. This unsafe, unprofessional, and irresponsible behavior by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy risks US and partner nation lives and needs to cease immediately," Cmdr. "US naval forces remain vigilant and will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows while promoting regional maritime security."

Persons: —, NAVCENT, It's, Cmdr, Rick Chernitzer, Trump, Michael Kurilla, Washington's, John Kirby, there's, Kirby Organizations: US Marine Corps, US Navy, Service, US Naval Forces Central Command, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Iran's Guard Corps, Pentagon, US Central Command, Bataan, Ready, Guard Corps, National Security Locations: Iran, Arabian, Bataan, Iraq, Syria, Tehran

☆ Travis King: North Korea has decided to 'expel' US soldier, state media reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —North Korea has decided “to expel” US Army Private Travis King, who crossed into the North from South Korea during a tour of the joint security area in July, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. “The relevant organ of the DPRK decided to expel Travis King, a soldier of the U.S. Army who illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK, under the law of the Republic,” KCNA said. King crossed the military demarcation line from South Korea into North Korea in July during a tour of the Joint Security Area inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ). King, a junior enlisted soldier assigned to US Forces Korea, had faced assault charges in South Korea and was due to return to Fort Bliss, Texas, and be removed from the military just one day before he crossed into North Korea, CNN previously reported. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said last month that it “would not be out of character” for North Korea to use US soldier Travis King as a propaganda tool or bargaining chip.

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☆ Russia's desperate need for weapons in Ukraine could be a big win for the North Korean military
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The partnership could be big for North Korea, and experts told Insider both sides would benefit while standing against the West. Both sides stand to gain, but a partnership could be a big win for North Korea. North Korea could also receive petroleum products and food, which, according to a United Nations Security Council meeting this past August, North Korea desperately needs as its people starve. A 2010 North Korean artillery strike on Yeonpyeong Island, for instance, saw an estimated 20 of 80 rounds fail to detonate. Although North Korean production efforts would likely need additional resources of raw materials and/or energy to be increase output in substantial quantities," Town told Insider.

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But none have stepped up to condemn India for its alleged involvement in the June slaying on Canadian soil of a Sikh separatist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. All that makes it hard for Canada's main allies — which are also some of India's main partners — to loudly speak out. The government’s allegations are particularly awkward now for the U.K., which is seeking a free trade deal with India. In 2018, for example, China-Canada relations nosedived after China detained former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor. Now the stakes are higher, and it's unclear — at least publicly — who Canada can count on for full-throated support.

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And at least 10 people were injured in overnight missile attacks on the city of Cherkasy in central Ukraine. Last year, Russia began a series of intense attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in October. Ukrenergo said the overnight missile attacks resulted in damage to power facilities in western and central regions and caused blackouts in several areas. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 36 of 43 missiles launched by Russia on Thursday, Ukraine’s army chief said. On Thursday, Zelensky travels to meet Biden, who is seeking to hear a “battlefield perspective,” the White House said.

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☆ Ukraine leader Zelenskyy to meet with Biden, Congress as some Republicans sour on support
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to U.S. President Joe Biden address the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, September 19, 2023. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House on Thursday as the embattled leader seeks to shore up additional support for his war-torn country. Biden is seeking a "battlefield perspective" from Zelenskyy in their meeting, according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. The White House is seeking $24 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, which it hoped would be passed alongside a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown as federal budget negotiations continue. Conservatives balked at McCarthy's proposal last week to pair Ukraine aid with additional border funding.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Biden, John Kirby, Zelenskyy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: General Assembly, WASHINGTON, White, National Security, United Nations General Assembly, UN, Representatives Locations: New York City, Zelenskyy, New York, U.S, Ukraine

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