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Updated February 26, 2024 - 9:14 PM EST

Netanyahu: Hostage Deal Only Delays Rafah Attack

		*Israeli DM: Ceasefire in Gaza Would Mean Escalation in Lebanon*
		*Netanyahu Plans Gaza Military Occupation 'Without Time Limit'*

US Officials Alarmed by Israeli Disruptions to Aid

		US Airman Sets Himself on Fire at Israeli Embassy To Protest Gaza
		Israel Hinders Gaza Aid by Delaying Visas for Aid Workers
		*Satellite Footage Shows Gaza Aid Convoys Waiting in Egypt*

Israel Escalates Demolitions in East Jerusalem

		US Downplays Reports of IDF Abusing, Killing Palestinian Women
		US Reverses Course on West Bank Settlements

US Officials 'Surprised' by Houthi Capabilities

US, UK Bomb Houthi Sites in Yemen Amid Surge in Red Sea Attacks

NATO Green Lights Ukraine Attacks Inside Russia

Viewpoints

	Shielding US Public From Israeli Reports of Friendly Fire on October 7 by Bryce Greene
	The War on Gaza: Public Relations vs. Reality by Robert Koehler

	Post-Soviet Failures, Present-Day Realities by James Carden
	Putin Explains Why Russia Isn't a Threat to Europe by John V. Walsh
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Biden Wants to Put US on Permanent War Footing
by Julia Gledhill

Frontline

	'Mass Chaos Among Israeli Army in Gaza', Says Former General
	US Intel: 'Low Confidence' in Israeli Claims on UNRWA Participation in Oct. 7
	Military Says Balloon Detected Over Western US Doesn't Pose a Threat

US Airman Sets Himself on Fire at Israeli Embassy in DC to Protest Gaza Genocide

Ukraine

	Zelensky Claims 31,000 Ukrainian Troops Killed Since Start of Russian Invasion
	Russian Attack Shatters Train Station, Other Buildings in Eastern Ukrainian Town
	Biden Is Summoning Congressional Leaders to the White House To Talk Ukraine and Government Funding
	Schumer in Ukraine to Meet Zelensky as US Aid Hangs in the Balance
	Germany Still Discussing Supplying Long-Range Weapons to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Says
	Two Years In, Jewish Fundraising for Ukraine War Has Slowed to a Trickle
	Western Leaders Visit Ukraine to Show Solidarity as War Enters Third Year
	Canada Could Join Czech Initiative to Procure 800,000 Artillery Rounds for Ukraine
	Denmark Says Europe Needs to Rearm Fast as It Signs Ukraine Security Deal

Russia

	US Warned Russia Over Space Weapons, US Official Says
	US Imposes New Sanctions on Russia Over Alexei Navalny's Death
	Putin Says Nearly All of Russia's Nuclear Forces Have Been Modernized
	Putin Banked 1 Billion Euros Last Year From EU Fuel Buys Despite Ban
	Alexei Navalny's Body Has Been Handed Over to His Mother

United Kingdom

	UK Banks Accused of Funding Israel's War on Gaza
	UK's New Drone Strategy To Include $5.7 Billion Investment in New Unmanned Systems
	WWII-Era Bomb Safely Detonated at Sea After One of the Largest Peacetime Evacuations in UK History

Belarus

	Belarus Cracks Down on Clergy Who Supported Protests of 2020 Election
	Belarusians Vote Amid Opposition Calls for Its Boycott

Europe

	Serbia Protests After Croatia's Foreign Minister Calls President Vucic a Russian 'Satellite' in the Balkans
	Vilnius to Upgrade Military Infrastructure for US Troops in Lithuania
	Orban: Hungary to Sign Defense Industry Deal With Sweden
	US, UK, Germany Back Dutch PM Mark Rutte as Next NATO Chief
	German Lawyers Sue Chancellor Olaf Scholz Over Gaza Genocide
	Armenia Freezes Participation in Russia-Led Security Bloc

China/Taiwan

	China Says It Aims to 'Contain' Foreign Interference Over Taiwan This Year
	House China Chair Demands Elon Musk Provide SpaceX Internet for US Troops in Taiwan

India

	Learnt From Israel, Indian Forces Deploy Drones Against Protesting Farmers
	Government 'Aware' of Indians Duped Into Fighting for Russian Army, Calls Upon Moscow for Early 'Discharge'
	India's Refining Margins Slump as It Struggles To Secure Russian Oil

Asia

	Indonesia, Australia to Sign Defense Pact Within Months, Australia Says
	US and South Korea Fly Warplanes in Interception Drills After North Korea's Missile Tests
	Many Want to Escape Myanmar Compulsory Military Service and Flee to Thailand
	Eight Philippine Rebels Killed in Clashes: Army
	Cambodia Ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat

Haiti

	Caribbean Leaders Meet With Haiti's Prime Minister. Foreign Force Deployment Is on the Agenda
	A Teacher and Six Members of a Religious Congregation Have Been Kidnapped in Haiti, Officials Say

Gaza

	Inside Gaza, This Child Is Forced to Eat Bread Made From Animal Feed and Tea Made From Sticks
	Israeli Strike Kills 23 at Family Home of Gaza Comedian
	Israeli Bombs Kill 40 and Wound 100 More in Deir Al-Balah
	Two-Month-Old Palestinian Boy Dies of Hunger Amid Israel's War on Gaza
	With Hospitals Destroyed, There Is Little Help for Palestinian Cancer Patients
	Palestinians Call for China To Step Up Pressure on Israel as They Seek an End to 'Collective Punishment' on Gazans

Israel/Palestine

	Sexual Abuse and Beatings: A Palestinian Mother's Ordeal in Israeli Custody
	Israeli Reservist Who Shot Terrorist: Don't Use Me to Promote 'Divisive Discourse,' Gun Policy
	Israeli Navy Carries Out 'Extensive' Drills in Preparation for Potential War in North
	Online Fundraisers for Violent West Bank Settlers Raised Thousands, Despite International Sanctions
	Brazil's President Accuses Israel of Committing Genocide in Gaza, Doubling Down After Earlier Uproar
	Sheep Wars in the West Bank: Israeli Settlers Target Bedouins' Flocks
	Rights Groups Sue US Over Lack of Transparency on Israel's Entry Into Visa Waiver Program
	Syrian Baath Party Official Believed Kidnapped by Israel at Border

Syria/Lebanon

	Syria Protests Lebanon Watchtowers Over 'National Security'
	ISIS Landmine Kills 13 Truffle Hunters in Syria Desert: Monitor

Yemen/Red Sea

	US Warns of 'Disaster' Amid Oil Slick in Red Sea From Ship Hit by Houthis
	Jordan PM Denies Existence of Land Corridor to Israel That Bypasses Houthi Attacks
	Shipping Insurance Rates Soar on Red Sea Missile Attacks

Iraq

	Iraq Reopens Refinery After a Decade-Long Shutdown
	Iraq's Interior Minister Says ISIS Threat Confined

Ethiopia/Somalia

	Somalia Will Defend Itself if Ethiopia Seals 'Illegal' Port Deal, President Says
	In Ethiopia, a Secret Committee Orders Killings and Arrests to Crush Rebels

Sudan

	Sudan Authorities Block Cross-Border Aid to Stricken Darfur
	Sudan Army Targeting Mysterious RSF Stronghold in North Darfur
	Sudanese Militiamen Carry Out Wave of Abductions, Seeking Slaves and Ransom

Tunisia

	Tunisia's Ex-President Marzouki Sentenced to Eight Years in Absentia
	Tunisian Opposition Figure Sentenced to Six Months: Lawyer

Africa

	At Least 15 Catholic Worshippers Were Killed in an Attack During a Service in Northern Burkina Faso
	West African Bloc Lifts Sanctions Against Guinea, Mali
	Report: Under New General, Russia's Wagner Makes Deeper Inroads Into Libya
	ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions on Niger in Push for New Dialogue

The War at Home

	CBS Seizes Confidential Files of Fired Reporter Pursuing Hunter Biden Laptop Story in 'Unprecedented' Move: Sources
	Marine Corps Passes Its Audit, the First Military Branch To Do So
	Submarine Boise Will Begin Its Overhaul Nine Years Late, With $1.2 Billion Contract
	Two Army National Guard Soldiers Killed in Mississippi Helicopter Crash Identified