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Updated April 8, 2024 - 9:04 PM EDT

Israel Withdraws From S. Gaza To Prep for Rafah

		*Biden Signals No Change in US Support for Israel*
		*Pelosi Signs Letter Urging Biden To Halt Arms Transfers to Israel*
		*Video: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Collecting Aid*

Dad of American Killed by Israel Talks to Blinken

		'It Smells Like Death': Gazans Return to Devastated Khan Yunis
		IDF Admits To Killing Elderly Hostage on October 7

Iranian General: No Israeli Embassy Is Safe

		Eight Killed as Israel Strikes Across Southern Lebanon
		Faction Fight in Southwest Syria After Bombing Kills at Least 20

Ukrainian Drone Hits Nuclear Power Plant

		Russia Repels Major Drone Attack on Military Base
		Ukraine Embraces Neo Nazi 'Bad Guys' Attacking Russia

US, Philippines, Japan, and Australia Conduct Drills

Viewpoints

	Israel Lets AI Decide Who Dies in Gaza by Will Porter
	Irremediable Defeat: On Israel's Other Unwinnable War by Ramzy Baroud

	Gaza Is One Big 'Kill Zone' by Belén Fernández
	The CIA Admits Its Long-Time Presence in Ukraine by Brad Pearce
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

In Six Months, Israel's War Achieved Nothing but Death
by Gideon Levy

Frontline

	Gaza Buildings and Land Decimated in Six Months of War
	Israeli Troops Shoot and Kill a Palestinian Shepherd Reading Quran on His Land

Gaza: 600,000 Children Suffering
From Hunger, Fear in Rafah

Lebanon

	Hezbollah Downs Israeli Hermes 900 Drone Violating Lebanese Airspace
	Israel Conducts Air Strikes on Hezbollah Training Camp in Lebanon
	Israeli Army Strikes Bekaa, Baalbek in Eastern Lebanon

Iran

	Two Police Officers Killed in Terrorist Attack in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province
	Iran Arrests Senior ISIS Member and Two Others Accused of Planning Ramadan Attack
	Iran-Iraq Trade Surges by 30 Percent on Yearly Basis
	About 120,000 Afghan Migrants Expelled From Iran: Officials

Middle East

	Iraq Strengthens Control Over Autonomous Kurdish Region
	Jordan Failed To Stop Pro-Palestine Protests. Now It's Accusing Hamas of Leading Them
	Top Iraqi Militant Leader Killed in Islamic State Attack in Syria, Says HTS

Russia/Ukraine

	Draft-Dodging Plagues Ukraine as Kyiv Faces Acute Soldier Shortage
	At Least Eight Killed in Russian Strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv
	Russia Summons South Korean Ambassador in Protest Over Sanctions
	Russia Calls for Investigation Into 'Dangerous' Transdniestria Drone Attack

United Kingdom

	UK's Cameron Says Support for Israel 'Not Unconditional'
	New Laws Restricting 'Disruptive Protesters' Come Into Force
	UK Civil Servants Overseeing Arms Sales to Israel Demand to 'Cease Work Immediately'

Europe

	German Civil Servants Demand 'Immediate' End to Israeli Arms Supplies
	Norway's Long-Term Defense Plan Features Sharp Increase in Spending
	A CIA Black Site Remains a Touchy Subject for Lithuania

Pakistan

	Motorcycle Bomb Kills Two People and Wounds Five in Pakistan's Restive Southwest
	Pakistan Slams Indian Minister's Remarks on Pursuing Suspects Across Border
	Twelve Terrorists Killed in Pakistan

Asia Pacific

	Australian Companies Increasingly Look to US Following AUKUS Pact
	Security Forces Kill Two Papuan Rebel Leaders in Shootout Near Jointly Owned US-Indonesian Gold Mine
	At Singapore Airshow, the Gaza War Was a Selling Point for Israeli Weapon Manufacturers

The War at Home

	US Contractor Killed by Drone Propeller Lost 'Situational Awareness'; Supervisors Skipped Safety Information
	Alaska Air National Guard Could Miss Half of Its Alert Missions Under New Manning Rules
	Yellen Says US-China Relationship on 'More Stable Footing' but More Can Be Done to Improve Ties

Latin America

	Mexico Suspends Ties With Ecuador After Police Raid Embassy
	Indigenous Survivors Pursue Justice at Genocide Trial in Guatemala
	Police Find Seven Bodies in Mexico's Fifth Largest City

Gaza

	Photos: Death, Destruction and Displacement in Gaza After Six Months of War
	Life on Hold: Gaza Grapples With a 'Primitive' Existence After Half a Year of War
	Colombia Seeks To Join Gaza Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
	Iraq to Send 10 Million Litres of Fuel to Gaza
	Israel May Have Started a Forever War in Gaza
	Aid Agencies Decry 'Shocking' Toll Six Months Into Gaza War
	UK Sends Royal Navy Ship to Boost Aid for Gaza and Set Up a New Maritime Corridor
	Top UN Court Will Hold Hearings in a Case Accusing Germany of Facilitating Israel's Gaza Conflict
	UN Chief 'Deeply Troubled' by Reports Israel Using AI To Identify Gaza Targets
	Grieving Father Comes Out to Pray for All of Gaza's Dead
	Israel Steps Up Preparation for Rafah Invasion Despite Western Warnings
	'We Are Repulsed': Ireland's Fine Gael Leader Slams Israel's Actions in Gaza
	Trump 'Not Loving' Israel's Conduct in Gaza, Says Israel 'Losing PR War'
	Biden's Meeting With Muslim Community Leaders on Gaza Was Disastrous

Israel/Palestine

	Palestinian Athletes Will 'Represent a Country, a History, a Cause' at the Paris Olympics
	Biden Asks Egypt, Qatar To Press Hamas To Agree to Hostage Deal
	Court Acquits Israeli Policeman Who Sparked Protests With Killing of Israeli-Ethiopian Teen
	UNHCR Calls for Israel To Be Held Accountable for War Crimes
	US Plans To Label Goods From Jewish Settlements in Occupied West Bank
	US Says Israel Is Complying With International Law. 'Complete Nonsense', Experts Say
	'Mission Impossible': Families Slam Canada's Gaza Visa Scheme as a Failure
	Thousands of Israelis Protest Against Government, Urging Captive Deal
	Over 100,000 Israelis Displaced by Oct 7 Unable To Go Home
	Qatari UN Envoy to Hostages' Families: Deal Is Within Reach
	Israeli Troops Recover Body of Hostage From Gaza's Khan Younis, Military Says
	'Slow Killing': Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner Walid Daqqa Dies in Israeli Prison
	Israel's Netanyahu: No Gaza Truce Without Release of Hostages

Turkey

	Turkey Pulls Out of EU Arms Limitation Deal
	Turkish Intel Captures Top PKK Member in Syria

Sudan

	Paramilitary Attack on Sudan Village Kills 25: Activists
	First UN Food Supplies Arrive in Sudan's Darfur After Months but Millions Face Acute Hunger

Rwanda

	Rwandan Genocide Anniversary: New Mass Graves Reveal Cracks in Reconciliation Efforts
	Remembering the Rwandan Genocide 30 Years on – How Did It Happen?

Africa

	25 Civilians Killed in Militia Attack in Eastern DR Congo
	Egyptian Pro-Gaza Activists Face Terrorism-Related Charges
	Zimbabwe Introduces New Currency as Depreciation and Rising Inflation Stoke Economic Turmoil