Archived Antiwar.com News from February 23, 2024

News

Updated February 23, 2024 - 2:57 PM EST

US Wants to Prepare Israel for 'Multi-Front War'

Yemen's Houthis Hit Another British-Owned Cargo Ship

Netanyahu Plans Unlimited Gaza Occupation

		*US Intel Has 'Low Confidence' in Israeli Claims on UNRWA and Oct. 7*
		*Israeli Civilian Misidentified on Oct. 7 and Killed by Israeli Forces*
		*MSF Slams US for Vetoing Gaza Ceasefire at UN*
		*Netanyahu to Send Negotiators to Paris for Hostage Deal Talks*
		*China Tells ICJ That Palestinians Have Right To Use 'Armed Force'*

US Sees Ukraine as Military Research Opportunity

		*The Ukraine War at Two Years: By the Numbers*
		*Ukraine Weighs Unpopular Plan To Expand the Draft*

Biden Calls Putin a 'Crazy SOB'

Delegation Led By House's Top China Hawk Visits Taiwan

Viewpoints

	'Two-State Solution' as a Distraction – The Problem Is Zionism by Ramzy Baroud
	'First Thing a Doctor Wants To Do Is Ease Someone's Pain. In Gaza, That's Impossible' by Amira Hass

	The Israeli State's Assault on Gaza Must Stop by Jeremy R. Hammond & Scott Horton
	Selecting Syrsky: The Untold Half of the Zaluzhny Story by Ted Snider
More Viewpoints

NATO Empowers Military Midgets
at US Expense
by Doug Bandow

Frontline

	Most Israelis Say 'Absolute Victory' in Gaza Unlikely, According to New Poll
	Only 10% of Europeans Say Ukraine Will Win War
	Injured Gaza Man Says Israeli Troops Beat Him in Latest Mistreatment Allegation

Ukraine

	IMF Says Ukraine Needs 'Timely Support' From US, Other Donors
	Ukraine Says Russia Has Launched Over 8,000 Missiles, 4,630 Drones During War
	Denmark Unveils Ukraine Aid Package, Urges Allies To Give More
	Australia to Send Additional Funds for Ukrainian Defense Against Russia
	'Era of Peace in Europe Over' Says Ukraine, as Avdiivka Falls to Russians
	More Than 14 Million People Fled Homes in Ukraine Since Russia Invasion: UN

Russia

	Russia To Bite Off Much More of Ukraine, Former President Medvedev Says
	Russia Has Broken the Stalemate in Ukraine: Former US Defense Secretary
	Navalny's Team Says Death Certificate Says He Died of Natural Causes
	Russia Says It Has Taken Pobieda Village in Donetsk Region, Ukraine Reports Fighting
	Biden Met With Navalny's Widow, Daughter: White House
	US Announces Charges Against Russian Businessmen and Their Facilitators

United Kingdom

	UK Veterans Minister Suspected Special Forces of War Crimes in Afghanistan
	Data on British Children Referred to Counter-Terrorism Program Could Be Held for Their Entire Lives
	UK Parliament Is in Turmoil After a Debate Over a Gaza Cease-Fire Raised Fears for Lawmakers' Safety
	UK To Consider Suspending Arms Exports to Israel if Rafah Offensive Goes Ahead

Europe

	Pro-Independence Protesters, French Police Clash in New Caledonia
	France Expels 'Radical' Tunisian Imam
	EU to Announce Unblocking of Funds for Poland, Says PM Tusk

The War at Home

	US Anti-Terrorism Laws Are Rooted in Anti-Palestinian Bias, New Report Says
	Michigan's Arab and Muslim Americans Mobilize To Show That Gaza Will Cost Biden Presidency
	Odysseus Lands on Moon in Nail-Biting Descent, 1st for US Since 1972
	Black Soldiers Wrongly Executed for 1917 Riot Get New Headstones
	China to Send New Pandas to the San Diego Zoo
	Feds Say No Indication Widespread AT&T Outage Was a Cyber Attack

Gaza

	More Than 80,000 People in Gaza Could Die in Next Six Months
	'I Am Proud of the Ruins of Gaza' – Israeli Minister Tells Knesset
	Israel Raids Nasser Hospital Again, Gaza Ministry Says
	WHO Plans More Evacuations From Gaza Hospital as Bodies Buried on Grounds
	'Humanitarian Pockets' Planned for Gaza, Official Says
	Photos: Israel Bombards Gaza's Rafah as Ground Offensive Looms

Israel/Palestine

	'We Resist Silently': Many Palestinians To Boycott Israel's Municipal Vote
	Israel Ministers Call for More West Bank Settlements After Shooting
	Palestinians Demand Detainees' Protection in Israeli Prisons
	Hamas Accuses Israel of Stalling Ceasefire, Hostage Exchange Truce
	How Does Israel's Occupation of Palestine Work?
	Ben-Gvir Calls for Restrictions on Palestinians After Jerusalem Attack
	US Leverage Over Israel Moves by 'Millimeters' as It Looks to Secure Hostage Deal
	Israeli Army To Return to Many Communities Near Gaza, Including Some Where Hamas Attacked

Yemen

	Mapping the Red Sea Attacks by Yemen's Houthis
	Houthis Order 'Ban' on Israel, US- and UK-Linked Ships in Red Sea

Middle East

	US Warns Iran Against Providing Ballistic Missiles to Russia
	172 Victims of Anfal Genocide Finally Laid to Rest in Iraqi Kurdistan
	Detained Saudi Activist 'Cut Off' From Family Contact: Amnesty

Libya

	Libya Ex-Militias Agree to Leave Capital After Clashes
	Libya Factions Remain on Tripoli Streets as Withdrawal Plan Announced

Africa

	IMF Sees Progress in Egypt Talks, Loan Program to Ease Gaza Pressures
	Spain's PM Meets Morocco's King, Backs Western Sahara Autonomy Plan
	Senegal's Sall Says His Mandate as President Will End April 2