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Russia in weapon transfer talks with Yemen's Huthis: US envoy to AFP

The United States has accused Russia of discussing weapon transfers with Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels whose attacks on Red Sea shipping are holding hostage a vital commercial waterway.Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking said Moscow was "cutting its own deals" with the Huthis to allow their ships to sail through the Red Sea unharmed. "We have confirmation that the Russians and the Huthis are in dialogue about ways to cooperate," including on weapon transfers, Lenderking said Wednesday.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Russia in weapon transfer talks with Yemen's Huthis: US envoy to AFP

Israel strike targets head of Hezbollah drone unit: source close to group

An Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday targeted the head of Hezbollah's drone unit, a source close to the group said, adding it was not clear whether he was killed.Lebanon's health ministry said two people were killed in the attack, the fourth in a week targeting Hezbollah commanders in the densely populated area, one of the group's strongholds.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel strike targets head of Hezbollah drone unit: source close to group

Gaza health ministry decries 'inhumane' treatment of dead bodies

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Thursday accused the Israeli army of treating exhumed bodies in an "inhumane" manner, saying it deposited a container containing scores of dead Palestinians without proper documentation.The Israeli army rejected the accusation, saying its policy was to treat the bodies of the deceased "with dignity and respect".Israel has regularly taken dead bodies out of Gaza to determine whether they are hostages seized during Hamas's October 7 attack which sparked the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza health ministry decries 'inhumane' treatment of dead bodies

Danish foreign ministry spray-painted with anti-Israeli messages

The facade of Denmark's foreign ministry in Copenhagen was sprayed with anti-Israeli slogans Thursday, police said. Police told AFP in a statement that they had been made aware early Thursday that a foreign ministry building had been "vandalized with political graffiti".Messages such as "Boycott Israel" and "Israel kills children" was spray-painted on the wall in red.Pictures from news agency Ritzau showed cleaners removing the paint and words. Police said they were securing video images and conducting technical investigations.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Danish foreign ministry spray-painted with anti-Israeli messages

Palestinian leader calls for world to stop sending Israel weapons

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called Thursday on the international community to stop sending weapons to Israel in order to halt bloodshed in the West Bank and Gaza, singling out the United States.Abbas said that Washington continued to provide diplomatic cover and weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza despite the mounting death toll there, now at 41,534 according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run strip.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinian leader calls for world to stop sending Israel weapons

Tax-exempt status of US anti-Israel groups linked to terror and vandalism demanded to be revoked

Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) filed a series of letters to the IRS calling them to revoke the tax-exempt status of groups such as Students for Justice in Palestine citing links to vandalism and violence.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Tax-exempt status of US anti-Israel groups linked to terror and vandalism demanded to be revoked