#Kirby says US strikes on Iran proxies in Syria were ‘self-defense’

#Kirby says US strikes on Iran proxies in Syria were ‘self-defense’

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Friday that the United States’s strikes on Iran proxies in Syria were made in self-defense. Kirby spoke with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday morning after President Biden ordered U.S. military forces to carry out “self-defense airstrikes” on a weapons storage facility and an ammunition storage area used by…

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#Biden administration authorizes nonessential personnel to depart Israel, West Bank

#Biden administration authorizes nonessential personnel to depart Israel, West Bank

The Biden administration released an updated travel advisory for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday as the ongoing conflict in the region persists. The State Department authorized the departure of all “non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members for U.S. Embassy Jerusalem and U.S. Branch Office Tel Aviv.” “Terrorist groups, lone-actor terrorists and…

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#Israel’s deadline for Gaza evacuation closes in: What to know 

#Israel’s deadline for Gaza evacuation closes in: What to know 

As Israel’s military orders 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to immediately evacuate, questions remain as to what forces are expected to do and when they will officially begin.  The evacuation, ordered by Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF), comes ahead of an apparent ramped-up bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ attack on Israel, which began Oct. 7.  Israel has…

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#GOP Rep. in Israel says he’s doing ‘Biden’s job’

#GOP Rep. in Israel says he’s doing ‘Biden’s job’

Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) said he is in Israel “doing Biden’s job” as he helps Americans to escape the country that has been dominated by fighting in recent days. “The Biden administration again, weakness invites aggression and Iran, China, Russia, North Korea, they’re preying upon this weakness in the White House, this weakness in this…

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#Hamas attack challenges Biden’s goals in Middle East

#Hamas attack challenges Biden’s goals in Middle East

The unprecedented attack by Hamas against Israel has upended the Biden administration’s goals for peace in the region. President Biden, who has affirmed rock-solid support for Israel, will be challenged to hold the line in giving Jerusalem the space it requests to retaliate against Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip, pushing back against expected calls for Israel…

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