Archived Antiwar.com News from January 05, 2025

News

Updated January 5, 2025 - 9:52 PM EST

Biden to Approve Massive Weapons Sale to Israel

		*Heavy Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill More Than 90*
		*UNRWA Preparing for Israel to Shut Down Aid Distribution*
		*Rep. Massie: House Rules Package Protects Netanyahu*
		*Israel To Surge Funding for Global Influence Operations*

Israel Launches Major Airstrikes Against N. Syria

		*US Sets Up New North Syria Base Near Turkey*
		*Zelensky: Ukraine To Establish Diplomatic Ties With HTS-Led Syria*
		*Syria's Rulers Order Sweeping Reforms to School Curriculum*

Zelensky: Trump Will Be Capable of Stopping Putin

Slovakia Threatens To Cut Ukraine Energy Supply

Suspect in Las Vegas Bombing Was Green Beret

FBI: New Orleans Attacker Was Veteran With ISIS Flag

Report: Biden Reviewed Options To Bomb Iran

Israeli Troops Advance Deeper Into S. Lebanon

South Korea: Standoff as Investigators Try To Detain Yoon

Viewpoints

	Why Congress Members Face a Lawsuit for Funding Israel's War on Gaza by Norman Solomon
	A Palestinian Year in Review: Genocide, Resistance and Unanswered Questions by Ramzy Baroud

	Provoked: The Long Train of Abuses That Culminated in the Ukraine War by Carus Michaelangel
	Mauritius Isn't Planning To 'Give' US Base at Diego Garcia to China by David Vine
More Viewpoints

Manufacturing Rebels: How the
UK and US Empowered HTS
by Kit Klarenberg

Frontline

	Israeli General's 'Contempt for Human Life' Led to Widespread Deaths in Gaza
	Biden To Award Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson With Presidential Medals

Gaza

	'Crime Against Journalism': Gaza Journalists Decry PA's Al Jazeera Ban
	Gaza's 'Luxury Spa': How Israel Creates a Fantasy Retreat To Distract From Genocide
	Gaza's Islamic Jihad Says Israeli Captive Tried To Take Own Life
	UNRWA 'Preparing To Close Its Doors' in Gaza, West Bank as Israeli Law Takes Effect
	UN Experts Slam Israel's 'Blatant Assault' on Health Rights in Gaza
	Photos: More Than 60 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attacks on Gaza
	Resistance Comeback in Gaza Challenges Israel's Claims of Hamas Casualties: Report

Israel/Palestine

	Israeli Army, Settlers Uproot 59,000 Trees, Seize 50,000 Dunums of Palestinian Land
	Suicides Among Israeli Forces Surge, While Thousands of Soldiers Refuse To Serve
	Israel Ignores WHO Appeals and Attacks Another Hospital in Northern Gaza
	77% of Palestinians Without Basic Relief Supplies: NGO
	Netanyahu Authorizes Israel Negotiators To Continue Doha Hostage Talks: Office
	Netanyahu Hindering Deal Again by Changing Demands, Source Says
	Israeli Court Annuls Law That Gave Ben-Gvir Influence Over Probes

Turkey

	After Ocalan Meet, Turkey Opposition To Brief Speaker, Far-Right Leader
	Turkey Stakes Its Claim in Syria
	Turkey To Establish Strategic Defense Ties and Military Cooperation With Syria

Middle East

	Iran Ready for Talks on Nuclear Program if Treated With 'Respect': FM
	Al-Houthi: US Onslaught Pushed US to Develop Our Military Capabilities
	Israeli Demolition Campaign Intensifies in Southern Lebanon

Africa

	Residents in War-Torn Sudan Hope To Reunite With Loved Ones in New Year
	ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Somalia's Puntland Military Base
	'Modern Plunderers': US-Supported Lobito Corridor Plans Bring Fear, Hesitation in DR Congo
	Metallic Space Object Crashes in Kenyan Village

Syria

	Israeli Army Bombs Damascus Outskirts, Seizes Control of Syrian Water Sources
	Syria Forces Launch Security Sweep in Homs City
	Syrian Govt Plans To Extend Passport Validity for Expats
	Humanitarian Aid Starting To Flow Into Syria
	Druze Militias Deny HTS Fighters Access to Suwayda in Southern Syria
	SDF Claims Foreign Nationals Among Manbij Attackers
	Syria FM in Saudi Arabia on Maiden Trip as New Rulers Reset Regional Ties

Iraq

	Iraq Yearly Roundup: 1,342 Killed in 2024
	Iraqi Kurdish City Bans Groups Accused of PKK Links
	Iraq Extradites Outspoken Critic Salman Al-Khalidi to Kuwait

Russia/Ukraine

	Russian Guided Bomb Attack Kills One in Southern Ukraine
	Russian Gas Shutdown Forces Closure of Almost All Industry in Breakaway Transnistria
	Ukraine Probe Reports Hundreds Went AWOL From France-Trained Army Unit
	German Legislator Calls for Launching Nord Stream, as Gas Flow Through Ukraine Runs Dry

China

	Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Hit as China Slaps Dual-Use Export Ban on 28 US Defense Firms
	Why Trump 2.0 Could Push China-US Relations Into 'High-Risk' Territory

Pakistan

	Afghan Refugees Suffer 'Like Prisoners' in Pakistan Crackdown
	Pakistan Govt Rules Out Imran's Release Via 'Executive Order' as PTI Says Talks Success Hinges on 'Justice for All'

The War at Home

	Trump Border Czar: New Orleans, Las Vegas Suspects 'Both on a Suicide Mission'
	FCC's Net Neutrality Rules Overturned by Court
	New Year's Attacks Fuel Fears of Extremism in US Military
	Wyoming Sen. Barrasso Criticizes Cheney Over the Presidential Citizens Award
	Jill Biden Gets the Priciest Gift From a Foreign Leader in 2023 – a $20,000 Diamond
	FBI Releases Timeline of Deadly New Orleans Truck-Ramming Attack
	4 Years After Pipe Bombs at DNC, RNC, Feds Show Little Progress on Suspect: House Report
	Meta's Nick Clegg To Step Down, Replaced by Republican Joel Kaplan