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Trump says Israel is losing the public relations battle with Gaza war

‘We were actually getting along well with Iran,’ Donald Trump claims of his time as president

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

OPINION - Hamas adopted a suicide-bomber strategy towards Israel and it is failing

The war has lasted a month. Far longer than the Six Day or the Yom Kippur wars that made modern Middle Eastern history. And, at least for the Palestinians, far more destructive in terms of death and displacement than even the failed Arab invasion at the birth of Israel in…

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023

Narges Mohammadi: 2023 Nobel peace laureate on hunger strike after being denied medical treatment over hijab ban

Narges Mohammadi, the recipient of the 2023 Nobel peace prize for her long fight against the oppression of women in Iran, is reported to have started a hunger strike. Her family told CNN this week that she began refusing food on Monday in protest over what she said was the…

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2023

Iran-backed Yemeni rebels shoot down US drone

Iranian proxy groups have stepped up their attacks on US forces in the Middle East in recent weeks following the Gaza conflict

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023

U.S. launches airstrike in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias

The U.S. carried out an airstrike on a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a number of attacks on U.S. troops in the region.

WEKU · Nov 9, 2023

Israel agrees to 4-hour daily ‘pauses’ in northern Gaza, says US

Israel has agreed to pause operations in northern Gaza for four hours a day from Thursday, in the first predetermined pauses in fighting of the more than month-long conflict. The pauses would allow people to flee along two humanitarian corridors and will be announced three hours in advance, White House…

France 24 · Nov 9, 2023

Afternoon Update: Optus to face Senate inquiry and government review; US strikes Iran-linked site in Syria; and Hollywood actors reach deal

Optus inquiry will centre on handling of outage as well as potential compensation for affected customers

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023

Five key takeaways from third Republican US presidential debate

War in Gaza takes centre stage as Republican candidates push to close the gap with distant frontrunner Donald Trump.

Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2023

‘Finish them’: GOP candidates urge Israel escalation and US attacks on Iran

Candidates differed when it came to Ukraine, however

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Republicans Pivot to Bombing Iran in Third Debate

Sen. Tim Scott: "You actually have to cut off the head of the snake, and the head of the snake is Iran and not simply their proxies."

Reason · Nov 9, 2023