On Sunday (Jan 28), three members of the United States troops were killed in a drone attack in Jordan. The US has blamed Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah for the attack that killed specialists Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, and Sergeant William Jerome Rivers, 46 and wounded dozens more.
Speaking to the press on Monday (Jan 29), Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh blamed Iran for enabling groups to attack the United States.
The Israel-Hamas war has entered its 69th day. The war, which is now in its third month, started after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7. The initial attack killed around 1,200 people, while around 200 people were taken as hostages back to Gaza, Israeli officials have said. Some of these hostages have now been returned by Hamas. Israel's retaliatory attack in response to the Hamas attack has, as of Wednesday (Dec 13) killed at least 18,608 people and injured 50,594, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
A surprise attack by Hamas fighters on Israel left hundreds of Israelis dead on Saturday, October 7, prompting Israel to respond with intense airstrikes.