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Updated February 4, 2024 - 8:45 PM EST

House To Vote on $17.6B in New Israel Military Aid

US, UK Launch More Heavy Strikes on Yemen

US Strikes in Iraq, Syria Kill 40, Including Civilians

		*Iraqi Bases Housing US Troops Attacked*
		*US Doesn't Know if Iran Involved in Jordan Attack*
		*US Navy Ship Had Close Call With Houthi Missile in the Red Sea*

Dozens Killed as Israeli Attacks on Rafah Intensify

		*Rep. Mast: Palestinian Babies Killed Are Not 'Innocent Civilians'*
		*Israel Destroys Belgian Aid Agency Office in Gaza*
		*Palestinians Demand Int'l Inquiry After Mass Grave Found in Gaza*
		*Judge Urges Biden to Examine 'Unflagging' Support for Israel*

Hamas Received Hostage Proposal 'Positively'

		*US Sanctions 4 Settlers as 100s of Palestinians Killed in West Bank*
		*Inside the Israel Lobby's New $90 Million War Chest*

EU Agrees on 50 Billion Euro Aid Package for Ukraine

New US Stockpile in Australia to Prepare for Taiwan War

Taiwan's KMT Secures Speaker's Chair in Parliament

Viewpoints

	Seizing Russian Assets: Ruble Wise But Dollar Foolish by Doug Bandow
	Israel, the United States, and the Rhetoric of the War on Terror by Maha Hilal

	Terrible Tragedies Continue in Unjust War by John J. Duncan, Jr.
	Admiral Fabuloso Thumps His Tub by Andrew Cockburn
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The Time Ronald Reagan Kept the US Out of War in the Middle East
by Stephen Kinzer

Frontline

	Did the Israeli Volunteer Group Handling the Dead of October 7 Exploit Its Role?
	Palestinian American Leaders Decline Invite From Secretary of State
	Israeli Board Game Calls on Players to 'Come Build Your House in Gaza!'

US Rep. Mast, a Former IDF Soldier, Says Palestinian Babies Killed in Gaza Are Not 'Innocent Civilians'

Russia/Ukraine

	Ukraine Claims Its Sea Drones Sank a Russian Ship
	Russian Strike Kills Two French Aid Workers in Southern Ukraine

United Kingdom

	Israeli Military Planes Have Landed at Four Locations in Britain Since October 7
	UK Foreign Office Feared Tory Israel Lobby Chief Was 'Dangerous'
	British Teen Arrested by Counter-Terror Police Over London Palestine Demo
	Pro-Israeli UK Lawmaker Says He's Quitting Parliament After Death Threats and an Arson Attack
	'Labour Is 30,000 Dead Gazans Too Late': Muslim Campaign Aims to Disrupt UK Politics
	Tory Lobby Group Secretly Funded by Israeli State-Affiliated Institute

Europe

	Thousands From Russia-Friendly Party Join Anti-Government Protest in Moldova's Capital
	US Lawmakers Want Pressure on Hungary To Back Sweden's NATO Membership
	Slovakia Fills Its Artillery Shell Stocks With $132 Million Order
	Photos: a Farming Protest Movement Grips Europe From Brussels and Berlin to Greece and Romania
	Farmers Create Chaos Outside an EU Summit and Wrest Some Promises of Relief
	France's Two Key Farmers Unions Decide to Lift Road Blocks

Pakistan

	Pakistani Troops Kill 22 Insurgents in Southwest After Coordinated Attacks Over Iran Strikes
	Bhutto Heir Forging Third Way in Polarized Pakistan Politics
	One Killed, Several Injured as Multiple Explosions Rock Pakistan

India

	Indian Police Clear a Suspected Chinese Spy Pigeon After Eight Months in Bird Lockup
	Indian Hindus Begin Prayers at Disputed Mosque After Court Order

Myanmar

	Myanmar Resistance Movement Senses the Tide Is Turning Against the Military Three Years After Takeover
	UK Sanctions Myanmar Military-Linked Enterprises and Divisions

Asia Pacific

	Kabul Reacts to UNSC Report, Saying Counter-Terrorism Main Principle
	New Zealand Says It Will Contemplate Sharing Military Tech With US and Britain
	Thailand Deports Dissident Russian Rockers to Israel

Israel/Palestine

	Some Palestinian Americans Decline Invite To Meet Blinken
	Did an Israeli Hospital Raid Breach the Laws of War?
	Analysis Shows Destruction and Possible Buffer Zone Along Gaza Strip's Border With Israel
	Israel Imprisoned 82-Year-Old Palestinian Woman as 'Unlawful Combatant'
	Israeli Settler Rampage: Hundreds of Olives Almond, Vine Trees Destroyed in West Bank
	By Air, Land and Sea: Scores of Palestinians Killed, Wounded in Israeli Strikes
	Chicago Becomes Latest US City to Call for Cease-Fire in Israel-Hamas War
	What Is UNRWA and Why Is It Important for Palestinians?
	Netanyahu Says UNRWA Mission 'Must Be Terminated'
	UN Experts Condemn 'Disturbing' Attacks on Journalists in Gaza
	Algeria Pushes UN Security Council To Demand Gaza Ceasefire
	Israel Now Says 6, Not 12 UNRWA Staff Part of October 7 Attack

Middle East

	Iraq Monthly Roundup: 106 Killed in January
	Journalists, Activists Targeted in Jordan With Israeli-Made Pegasus Spyware
	UK's Cameron in Beirut Seeks Calm on Lebanon-Israel Border
	United Nations Seeks $2.7 Billion for Aid to Yemen in 2024
	National Guardsmen Were the Majority of Troops Hurt in Jordan Attack
	Turkey Frees Seven Hostages Taken by Pro-Gaza Gunman at Factory Near Istanbul

Sudan

	Creeping War Threatens Sudan's Eastern Border
	US Sanctions Sudanese Companies for Funding Conflict

Nigeria

	Nigerian State Turns to Vigilantes in Fight Against Bandits
	US Confirms $1 Billion Viper Attack Helicopter Sale to Nigeria

Africa

	Tunisian Opposition Leader Ghannouchi Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
	UN Rights Chief Decries Death of 50 People in Mali Attacks

The War at Home

	US DoD Wants Spacex's Starship for 'Sensitive, Dangerous Missions'
	US Defense Chief Apologizes for Secrecy Over Cancer

Latin America

	El Salvador Will Stay Committed to Bitcoin After Election: Vice President
	Guatemala's New President To Ask for Society's Help in Face of Opposition From Entrenched Powers