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US National Security Council spokesman on heightened tensions between Iran and Israel: ‘We don’t want to see this conflict widen and deepen’
Israel has called on dozens of nations to impose new sanctions on Iran’s missile program, which the US has agreed to do in the coming days. The move comes days after Tehran launched, for the first time ever, an aerial attack from its soil directly at Israel. Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said through an […]
Aid worker says they can’t operate after 7 World Center Kitchen staffers are killed in Israeli strike
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed seven aid workers from the relief group World Central Kitchen (WCK) overnight. Among the dead were three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national, an American Canadian dual citizen and a Palestinian. The World’s host Carolyn Beeler speaks to Sean Carroll, the CEO of ANERA, which works closely with WCK, about the incident.
Residents in northeastern Syria react to recent attacks on US bases
About 900 American forces stationed in Northeast Syria have been attacked by militia forces in neighboring Iraq. The Americans act as a deterrence against ISIS and Turkey, both of which consider the Kurds in northeast Syria as their enemy. The residents in this area are on edge about the recent militia attacks and the possibility of a US withdrawal.
Gaza Sunbirds paracycling team pivots to aid distribution amid war
Cyclists on the Gaza Sunbirds team have always dreamed of competing at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. But after Oct. 7, 2023, that dream took a backseat. Amid the Israel-Hamas war, the athletes have put their bikes to good use — delivering food to their community members in need.
