Archived Antiwar.com News from February 06, 2024

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Updated February 6, 2024 - 8:51 PM EST

US Blocks Yemen-Saudi Peace Deal

Attack on US Base in Syria Kills 6 US-Backed Kurds

US Walks Back False Claim That It Notified Iraq Before Airstrikes

Former US Gen.: Israel's Success 'Very Limited'

		*Israel Claims 3,000 Hezbollah Sites Struck in Recent Months*
		*Israel Withholds Intelligence Dossier on UNRWA Allegations*

Half of US Adults Think Israel Has Gone 'Too Far'

CNN Staffers: Network Has 'Institutional Bias Toward Israel'

Congress Poised To Cede Foreign Weapons Oversight

Senate Unveils $118 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill

Raytheon Gets $68 Million Contract for Taiwan Bombs

Viewpoints

	Biden Says US 'Does Not Seek Conflict in the Mideast' While Bombing There by Caitlin Johnstone
	Unreal: White House Still Denies Mideast Turmoil Linked to Gaza by Daniel Larison

	Israel Must Not Resettle Gaza Haaretz
	Why the US Is Reimposing Sanctions on Venezuela by Roger D. Harris
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Leading US Papers Skewed Gaza Debate
by Julie Hollar

Frontline

	Republicans Move To One-Up Biden and Permanently Defund UNRWA
	Gaza Girl, 6, Missing Along With Rescuers After Car Comes Under Fire
	Jordan in Hot Water After Report It's Helping Israel Break Red Sea Blockade

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Gaza as Diplomatic Efforts Continue

Russia/Ukraine

	Ukraine's President Confirms Plans for Military Shake-Up
	Russian Authorities Cast Doubt on Antiwar Hopeful's Election Bid

Bulgaria

	Bulgaria Arrests State Security Officer for Allegedly Spying for Russia
	Bulgaria's Farmers Are Joining Europe-Wide Protests

Europe

	Trial of Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik Formally Begins After Delays
	EU Member Countries Push Back on Italy's Call for European Army
	France's Foreign Ministry Has Summoned Russia's Ambassador Over French Aid Workers Killed in Ukraine
	Irish and UK Leaders Are in Belfast to Celebrate the End of Northern Ireland's Two-Year Political Deadlock
	Netherlands Halts F-16 Sale to US Firm, Will Send to Ukraine Instead
	No Change in UK Policy on Recognizing Palestinian State, Sunak Insists

Pakistan

	Khan Not on the Pakistan Ballot, but Still on Country's Mind
	Armed Group Kills 10 in Pakistan's Restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Region
	Pakistan Election: The Main Players
	Pakistan Elections 2024: By the Numbers
	Bilawal Bhutto Zardari: Scion of Pakistan Dynasty Fights for Limelight

Myanmar/Bangladesh

	Myanmar Border Guards Flee to Bangladesh Amid Clashes With Rebels
	Two Killed in Bangladesh as Fighting Rages on Myanmar

China

	Footage of China's Fujian Aircraft Carrier Offers Another Look at Advanced Catapult
	China's Top Prosecutors Promise Financial Crime Crackdown Is About to Ramp Up

Asia

	Prospects Shaky for Philippines' Government and Communist Peace Talks
	Help for Afghan Allies Included in Senate's Security Supplemental Plan
	Australian Sailors to Embed on US Navy Submarine Tender in Guam
	Maldives Vows to Boost Defenses After Telling Indian Troops to Leave

Senegal

	Photos: Police and Protesters Clash After Senegal Election Postponed
	Senegal Cuts Internet Access as Lawmakers Debate a Bill to Possibly Extend the President's Tenure

Israel/Palestine

	Israeli Settler Violence 'Must Stop': French FM
	UN Chief Names Independent Panel To Assess UNRWA Agency
	Israeli Banks Heed US Anti-Settler Sanctions, Far-Right Ministers Object
	Israeli Forces Kill Child, Detain Scores of Palestinians in Jerusalem, West Bank
	Benjamin Netanyahu Digs His Heels in Over a Possible Ceasefire in Gaza
	This Is the Number of Aid Trucks That Enter Devastated Gaza on a Daily Basis
	Tortured Gaza Doctor Returns to Work After 45 Days in Israeli Detention
	Hamas Partially Moves Back Into Gaza City
	Outrage After IDF Holds Drill Simulating Settlers Kidnapping Palestinians
	Israel's 'Chilling Disregard' for Life in Occupied West Bank: Amnesty
	Israel Planning To Replace UNRWA in Gaza With USAID or WFP

Yemen

	Suez Canal Revenues Plunge by Almost Half Following Red Sea Attacks
	US-Backed Yemen Government Names Top Diplomat as New Premier

Iran

	Pentagon Not Aware of Any Iranians Being Killed in Recent Strikes
	Iranian President Raisi Wins Expert Assembly Election

Iraq

	Iraq Weekly Roundup: 29 Killed
	Iraqi MP Threatens to Cut Off Oil to Jordan Over US Strikes

Middle East

	DC Guard F-16s Deploy to Middle East as Airstrikes Continue
	Yazidi Woman Held by ISIS for 10 Years Freed by Kurdish Fighters in Syria

The War at Home

	LNG 'Pause' Is Not a 'Reversal', Biden Admin Reassures Allies
	US Judge Allows Lawsuit Challenging Aid to West Bank and Gaza to Proceed
	US Senate Border Security Bill: What You Need to Know
	US to Roll Out Visa Restrictions on Foreign People Who Misuse Spyware to Target Journalists, Activists

Sudan/South Sudan

	Sudanese Take Up Arms Against RSF as Army Begins To Push Back
	A Child Dies Every Two Hours in Sudan Camp for Displaced People: MSF
	UN Refugee Chief Warns Europe of a New Influx of Sudanese Migrants if Sudan's Conflict Continues
	South Sudan: 37 People Killed in Disputed Oil-Rich Region of Abyei in Fighting Linked to Spiritual Leader