Archived Antiwar.com News from August 08, 2024

News

Updated August 8, 2024 - 8:51 PM EDT

US To Let Israel Restart Gaza War After Deal

		*Hamas Says It Will Continue Ceasefire Talks Under Sinwar*
		*Israeli Media Publishes Video of Soldiers Raping Palestinian*

Syrian Arab Tribes Attack US-Backed Kurds

		*Hezbollah Commander Killed in Israeli Drone Strike in S. Lebanon*
		*The US Has Dozens of Secret Bases Across the Middle East*

Majority of Americans Oppose US Defending Israel

		*AIPAC Spent $9 Million To Help Oust Cori Bush*
		*'Governor Walz Has Refused To Meet Palestinian Families'*

Ukraine Launches Incursion Into Russia's Kursk

US Eyes Remote Australian Islands for New Base

FBI Raids Home of Former UN Arms Inspector Scott Ritter

Viewpoints

	Israel in a Death Spiral. Who Will It Take Down With It? by Jonathan Cook
	Blank Checks for War: Congressional Abdication From Tonkin to Gaza by Christian G. Appy

	America's Syrian Gulag by Brad Pearce
	The Ukrainian War Effort Is Going Nowhere Fast by Doug Bandow
More Viewpoints

Mrs. Max Boot: Sometimes You Get Whacked by the Revolving Door
by Dan Leaf

Frontline

	Shrapnel and Blindness Rob Gaza Youngster of Big Dreams
	Beijing, Manila and Allies, Launch Drills Near South China Sea Flashpoint
	US Warns Turkey of 'Consequences' Over Military Trade With Russia

Ukraine Launches Incursion Into Russia's Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov Via Reuters

Israel/Palestine

	'The Martyrs Were Cut Up and Burned': Survivors of the Latest Tent Massacre in Gaza Recount the Horror
	Children in Gaza Victims on Many Levels – Skin Diseases Hit Many
	World Central Kitchen Says Palestinian Staff Member Killed in Gaza
	Israeli Forces Blow Up Fatah's Balata Camp HQ, Raid West Bank
	Israel Halts PA Funds Transfer to Norway as 'Punishment' for Palestine Recognition
	Israel Preventing Entry of Over One Million Polio Vaccines Into Gaza
	Biden Administration Sued Over Sanctions for Israeli Settlers
	Turkey Joins Genocide Case Against Israel at the ICJ After Months-Long Delay
	Hamas Politician Hayya Seen in Key Role Under New Leader Sinwar, Sources Say
	Israel Vows To 'Eliminate' New Hamas Leader as War Enters 11th Month
	'Stop Bullshitting Us': Protesters Block Tel Aviv Highway, Demand Hostage Deal

Lebanon

	British Troops on Standby To Evacuate Lebanon
	Fearing Israeli Strikes, Residents Flee South Beirut

Middle East

	Saudi Arabia Says Hamas Leader's Killing Was 'Blatant Violation' of Iran's Sovereignty
	Car Bomb Kills 10 in Northern Syria: Monitor
	UN Prepares To Hand Over ISIS Evidence to Iraq
	Yemen's Houthis Target Container Ship, Two US Destroyers

The War at Home

	NASA Considers Sending Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home on SpaceX Dragon
	Florida Universities Ordered To Review All Courses for 'Antisemitic' and 'Anti-Israel' Material
	One Year in Prison and a Fine: NY Mask Ban Targets Palestine Protesters
	FDA Deadline on Ecstasy for PTSD Prompts Lobbying Blitz
	California Veterans Sue the VA Over Housing on 388-Acre LA Plot

Latin America

	Colombian ELN Rebels Will Not Attack Military Despite Ceasefire End
	After Maduro Ouster Failed, US Veteran Took Steps To Flee, Prosecutors Say

Russia

	Warily, US Companies Eye Co-Production Deals in Ukraine
	US-Russian Citizen Ksenia Karelina Pleads Guilty to Treason, State Media Says

United Kingdom

	Syrian Employee of Destroyed Belfast Shop Says Muslims 'Living in Fear'
	UK: Tory Leadership Hopeful Calls for Arrest of Those Who Shout 'Allahu Akbar'
	Israeli Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Accused of Stoking Race Riots in UK

Europe

	Berlin Wants To Pump Defense Spending Numbers by Including Military Mobility
	Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot in Austria Foiled, Two Men Arrested
	Ex-Catalan Leader Puigdemont Headed Back to Spain Despite Fear of Arrest

Sudan

	Darfur Displacement Camps Face Catastrophic Famine, Local Group Warns
	Sudan Accuses UAE of Undermining Sovereignty Amid Aid Row
	UN's Ocha Says That Aid to Starving Sudanese Is Being Blocked

Egypt

	Egypt Asks Its Airlines To Avoid Iran Airspace for Three Hours on Thursday
	Egyptian Authorities Accused of Torturing Cartoonist Ashraf Omar

Africa

	Libya Sharara Oil Field Production Halted Amid Haftar-Spain Woes
	Niger Severing Diplomatic Relations With Ukraine: Agency
	Tunisia's Moussi Sentenced to Prison in Pre-Election Crackdown
	Algeria Arrests Dozens Over Alleged Election Fraud Ahead of September Poll
	US To Give $414 Million in Humanitarian Aid for DR Congo

Bangladesh

	Five Challenges Facing Bangladesh's Caretaker Govt
	Students, Other Muslims Protect Temples, Churches Amid Bangladesh Unrest
	India Evacuates Non-Essential Staff From Its Embassy, Consulates in Bangladesh, Indian Official Sources Say