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US, Houthis Both Vow to Respond After Western Strikes in Yemen
The Iran-backed Houthis vowed Friday to continue attacking ships in the Red Sea following U.S. and British retaliatory strikes in Yemen. U.S. President Joe Biden said he would respond accordingly. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports.
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Israel Defends Itself at the UN's Top Court Against Gaza Genocide Allegations
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations' highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legitimate defense of its people and that it was Hamas militants who were guilty of genocide.
Israel described the allegations leveled by South Africa as hypocritical and said one of the biggest cases ever to come before an international court reflected a world turned upside down. Israeli leaders defend their air and ground...
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US Strikes Another Houthi Site in Yemen
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Turkish Soldiers Killed Defending Base in Iraq's Kurdish Region
istanbul — Five Turkish soldiers were killed Friday in an attack on a military base in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. Authorities blamed Kurdish militants.
Eight soldiers were wounded, three of them seriously, when the attackers attempted to infiltrate the base, the ministry said on social media. It indicated 12 militants had been killed and that operations were continuing in the area. The wounded troops were hospitalized for...
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Iran Slams 'Arbitrary' US, UK Strikes on Yemen Rebels
tehran, iran — Iran condemned strikes on Yemen by U.S. and British forces Friday, saying that the attacks against Tehran-backed Houthi rebels were "arbitrary" and a violation of international law.
The overnight strikes followed weeks of missile and drone attacks by the Houthis against Red Sea shipping, which they say have been in solidarity with Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani said Iran "strongly condemns the military...
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Tensions Between Jews and Arabs in Israel Grow
Relations between Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel have become more fraught since the Hamas attack of October 7 and the ensuing war in Gaza. Many Arab citizens say they worry they could be penalized if they speak freely. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Tel Aviv. VOA footage by Ricki Rosen.
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UN Calls for Cease-Fire in Gaza Grow Louder as Conditions Deteriorate
Geneva — United Nations officials say Palestinians in Gaza are in a state of desperation after nearly three months of being militarily battered and left without sufficient supplies of food, water and medicine.
"The level of desperation of people is palpable and breathable. It is a situation of desperation that you can feel it, that you can really touch it with your hands," said Andrea De Domenico, head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the...
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Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes, Criticizes ‘Selective Outrage’ of Allies
In its annual report published Thursday, Human Rights Watch accused Israel of war crimes and said many governments were expressing “selective outrage” over atrocities committed in the conflict in Gaza. Henry Ridgwell reports
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US, Britain Blast Houthi Targets in Yemen, Killing at Least 5 Fighters
the pentagon — The United States, Britain and a handful of other allies answered dozens of Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden with a series of powerful airstrikes designed to severely degrade the Iranian-backed group’s capabilities.
U.S. Central Command late Thursday said the series of strikes hit more than 60 targets at 16 locations in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including command and control nodes, munitions depots, launching systems, and...
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Who Are the Houthis and Why Did the US and UK Launch Strikes on Them?
WASHINGTON — When U.S. and U.K. warships and aircraft launched waves of missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen early Friday in Sanaa, it capped weeks of warnings to the group to cease their drone and missile attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea or face severe consequences.
Previously the U.S. had withheld striking back, reflecting larger U.S. concerns about upending the shaky truce in Yemen and triggering a wider conflict in the region. But on Tuesday the Houthis...
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Russia Requests UN Security Council Meeting After US, Britain Strike Yemen
MOSCOW — Russia said it had requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to discuss military strikes on Yemen by the United States and Britain.
"Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on January 12 in connection with the U.S. and UK strikes on Yemen," Russia's permanent mission to the United Nations said.
The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in...
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US, Britain Blast Dozens of Houthi Targets in Yemen in Retaliatory Strikes
the pentagon — The United States, Britain and a handful of other allies answered dozens of Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden with a series of powerful airstrikes designed to severely degrade the Iranian-backed group’s capabilities.
U.S. Central Command late Thursday said the series of strikes hit more than 60 targets at 16 locations in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including command and control nodes, munitions depots, launching systems, and...
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UN Court Starts Genocide Hearing Against Israel Despite US Calling Case 'Meritless'
The United Nations' top court began hearings this week on South Africa's case against Israel for genocide — a bid to both stop the current conflict in Gaza and document what the longtime Palestinian ally sees as "a pattern of genocidal conduct" by Israeli forces. Israel's top ally, the U.S., has dismissed the case as "meritless" — raising the stakes for U.S. relations with nations that disagree. VOA's Anita Powell reports from Washington. Patsy...
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Blinken Cites Progress After Middle East Tour, but New Tensions Emerge
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ended another crisis diplomacy tour of the Middle East. He accused Iran of aiding Yemen’s Houthi attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea and warned there would be consequences if attacks persisted. VOA Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.
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US, UK Strike Back at Several Houthi Sites in Yemen
pentagon — The United States and Britain have launched a massive attack against Iranian-backed Houthis inside Yemen in retaliation for more than two dozen recent attacks against vessels transiting international shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press, said American and British military assets struck more than a dozen Houthi targets Thursday, ranging from radar systems and...
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Saudi Arabia: Normalized Ties With Israel Come Only With Palestinian State
AMMAN, JORDAN — A Saudi ambassador said this week that his country will normalize relations with Israel only if there is a two-state solution between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Analysts say a chief goal of U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has been the normalization of ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, after Israel established ties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords.
Saudi Ambassador to Britain Prince Khalid bin Bandar told BBC...
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