Israeli attacks have killed at least 107 people and injured 165 in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Ministry of Health in the strip said on Saturday.
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2024 - The United States launched airstrikes in Syria and Iraq Friday in retaliation for the killing of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan last Sunday.
An Iraqi government spokesperson has accused the U.S. of violating international law and lying about the circumstances surrounding its retaliatory strikes over a recent attack in Jordan. The strikes killed 16 people, including civilians, and wounded 25, Bassem Al-Awadi, Iraqi government spokesperson, said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter Saturday.…
Former NATO ambassador Kurt Volker said the Biden administration sent a specific message by not targeting Iran in recent airstrikes. “I suspect that what the administration is trying to do by not hitting Iran, is to send a signal to Iran, ‘Don’t hit us on our homeland, particularly during an election year,’” Volker said in…
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper spoke about the recent strikes by the U.S. in Iraq and Syria with CNN’s Abby Phillip in a recent interview. “I was pleased to see that in the statement by U.S. Central Command that they said they did attack Quds Force’s sites,” Esper said on “The Lead.” The U.S. began…