#State Department advises US citizens not to travel to Lebanon

#State Department advises US citizens not to travel to Lebanon

The Biden administration is now advising U.S. citizens not to travel to Lebanon amid the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict. In a travel advisory issued Tuesday, the State Department warned against travel to Lebanon due to “the unpredictable security situation related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges between Israel and [Hezbollah] or other armed militant factions.” The…

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#Gaza refugees can’t be accepted by U.S.

#Gaza refugees can’t be accepted by U.S.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) argued Saturday that the U.S. shouldn’t take in Palestinian refugees fleeing from Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas militants. “I don’t know what [President] Biden’s gonna do, but we cannot accept people from Gaza into this country as refugees,” DeSantis, a GOP presidential candidate, said during a campaign…

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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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#Hamas practiced public dress rehearsal before attack

#Hamas practiced public dress rehearsal before attack

Hamas practiced a public dress rehearsal for their recent attack on Israel, according to a propoganda video posted on social media by the group, recognized as a terrorist organnization by the United States. The video posted on Sep. 12 featured fighters utilizing explosives to get through a replica of a border gate on the Gaza-Israel…

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#Hamas claims 13 hostages killed in Israeli airstrikes

#Hamas claims 13 hostages killed in Israeli airstrikes

Hamas claimed that 13 of the approximately 150 people held hostage in Gaza were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past day.  Hamas said there were foreigners amongst those who died, but their nationalities were not disclosed. The recent fighting, which began when Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, has resulted in some 2,800 deaths on…

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