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Updated August 13, 2024 - 9:13 PM EDT

US Approves $20 Billion Arms Package for Israel

Oregon National Guard Sends Troops to Iraq, Syria

		*US Prepared To Defend Israel From 'Significant' Attack*
		*Saudis Won't Pay Bills for US Fueling Warplanes*

Gallant: Netanyahu's Goal in Gaza 'Nonsense'

		*Hamas Says Its Guards Killed Israeli Hostage, Wounded Two Others*
		*The Fajr Massacre: Palestinians Collect Bags of Human Remains*
		*Nearly 2% of Gaza's Population Killed by US-Israel War Machine*

Sen. Graham: Ukraine's Kursk Invasion 'Beautiful'

Putin: Ukraine Kursk Offensive To Gain Leverage for Peace Talks

Over 1,000 Women, Children Arrested in West Bank

Taiwan To Mount Missile Drills Off East Coast

US To Drop Charges Against Maduro if He Leaves Power

Viewpoints

	'Realists' Think We Need to Prepare for a Draft So We Can Win War With China by Edward Hasbrouck
	Zionism on the Brink: Gaza War Beyond Netanyahu by Ramzy Baroud

	Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the Problem of Torture Andrew Napolitano
	A New War Threatens Bosnia and Herzegovina by Slaviša Milacic
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

AIPAC Had Some Recent Wins but It Isn't Invincible
by Aaron Sobczak

Frontline

	Turkish Airstrikes Kill 17 Kurdish Militants in Northern Iraq, Ministry Says
	US-Proxies Shell Syrian Army as Tribal Revolt Continues
	RSF Leader Vows To Attend Talks, Accuses Sudan Army of Obstructing Peace

Sen. Graham Visits Kyiv, Calls Ukraine's Invasion of Russia's Kursk 'Beautiful'
Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters

Gaza

	Israel Used US-Made Precision-Guided Bomb in Gaza School Strike: CNN
	'Part of Me Is Missing': How Israel's War on Gaza Tears Spouses Apart
	'We Walked on the Dead Bodies': Survivors Recall Israel's Deadly School Mosque Attack
	'No Further Delay' to Gaza Ceasefire: France, Germany, UK
	Gaza, Ukraine Conflicts Increasing Geneva Conventions Violations: Red Cross
	'US Funding of Israeli Genocide Ballooning': UN Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese

Israel/Palestine

	Two Palestinians Succumb to Wounds Amid Rising West Bank Tension
	Released Palestinians Describe Worsening Abuses in Israeli Prisons
	As War Halts Israel Permits, Palestinians Return to Farming in West Bank
	Two Settlers Detained on Suspicion of Assaulting Arab Israeli Women and Child in West Bank Outpost
	Jenin Raided – Israeli Forces Intensify West Bank Attack
	Israel Orders Immediate Withdrawal of Troops From Georgia, Azerbaijan Over Iran Fears
	Israel, Civilian Deaths and the Question of Proportionality

Iran

	Iran Shows Long-Range Drones at Russian Event, State News Reports
	European Leaders Urge Restraint Amid Expected Iran Response Towards Israel
	Javad Zarif Resigns as Iran's Vice President
	UK, France, and Germany Ask Iran To Refrain From Attacks Against Israel

Iraq

	Iraq Weekly Roundup: 33 Killed
	Iraq's Sinjar New Mayor Vows Stability, Rejects Meddling
	Rejection, Legal Disputes Follow New Kirkuk Governor Nomination in Iraq
	One-Third of Iraq's Landmine-Contaminated Areas Remain To Be Cleared

Lebanon

	Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Sites With Drones, Rockets, Destroys Spyware
	Lebanon's Displaced Fear a Bleak Future

Turkey

	Turkey Adjusted Timing of US-Russia Prisoner Swap To Allow Biden To Watch It Live
	Turkey's Priority Is Fulfilling NATO Responsibilities, Defense Minister Says
	Turkey Pleased With US Deal To Procure F-16 Fighter Jets

Asia

	Philippines To Receive Israeli-Made Long-Range Patrol Aircraft
	More Injured Rohingya Arriving in Bangladesh as Myanmar War Intensifies
	Taiwan Seeks New Scramjet Tech for Hypersonic Weapons

Ukraine

	Rheinmetall To Deliver Additional Mobile Intensive Care Units to Ukraine
	Ukraine's Zelensky Suggests Moves Towards Banning Orthodox Church With Russia Ties
	Ukraine Boosts Grain Exports Despite Intensified Russian Attacks
	Ukraine Arrests Energy Official as It Continues Anti-Corruption Drive

Russia

	Russia Evacuates Belgorod District as It Eyes Ukrainian Cross-Border Threat
	Putin To Hold Talks With Palestinian President Abbas on Tuesday: TASS

Europe

	US Approves Selling 16 HIMARS to Norway
	Poland Inks Deal for 48 Patriot Air Defense Launchers
	UK Police Detain Palestine Action Activists Under Terrorism Act

The War at Home

	Pro-Israel Donors Raise Hundreds of Thousands in Last-Minute Funds To Unseat Ilhan Omar
	US Veterans With Unexplained Medical Conditions After Serving in Uzbekistan to Qualify for VA Disability Assistance
	US Air Force, Boeing Finalize Deal for E-7 Wedgetail at $2.6 Billion for Two Planes
	US Government Sued Over Alleged Discrimination Against Palestinian Americans

Sudan

	UN Chief Calls for Protection of Civilians in El Fasher, Sudan
	North Darfur Governor Accuses RSF of Killing 28 Civilians in El Fasher Attack
	IRC Launches Emergency Response for Nearly 100,000 Sudanese Refugees in Libya
	Sudan at 'Cataclysmic Breaking Point,' Says UN Agency

Africa

	ISIS-Allied Militants Kill 12 People in Eastern DR Congo, Official Says
	Egyptian Journalists Continue Protest To Free Jailed Colleagues
	Tanzania Clamps Down on Opposition Rally, Arrests Leaders
	Zambia and DR Congo Reopen Their Border After Resolving a Trade Dispute

Afghanistan

	Three Years After Taliban Return, Economic Woes Loom Large
	ISIS Claims Deadly Kabul Bomb Blast

Pakistan

	Gunmen Kill Senior Government Administrator in an Attack on His Vehicle in Southwest Pakistan
	Pakistan's Former Spy Chief Taken Into Military Custody

Bangladesh

	Sheikh Hasina Hints at US Role in Ouster From Bangladesh
	Bangladesh Interim Leader Yunus Says Resignations of Officials Close to the Ousted Hasina Are Legal
	India Blocks Bangladeshis Fleeing Chaotic Regime Change