Polish president wants ICC indictee Netanyahu to be able to go to Auschwitz anniversary, aide says
The International Criminal Court had issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict.
Israeli troops recover body of Gaza hostage with signs son also killed
The body of Youssef Ziyadne, an Israeli Bedouin taken hostage by Hamas-led fighters on Oct. 7, 2023, has been found in a tunnel in Gaza, along with evidence suggesting his son may also have been killed, the Israeli military said on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear how Youssef Ziyadne had been killed but Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said his death did not appear to have been recent.
Warring sides battle inside Russia as Moscow reports gains in Ukraine
Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where a second day of fierce fighting was under way. The Russian defense ministry said its forces had captured the town of Kurakhove, 20 miles south of Pokrovsk, a Ukrainian logistics hub toward which Russian forces have been advancing for months.
Israeli soldiers face risk of arrest abroad over allegations of war crimes after serving in Gaza
It's not just Israel's leaders who may need to be wary of traveling abroad. Now soldiers who have served in Gaza appear to face a growing risk of arrest themselves over allegations of war crimes in Israel's assault on the besieged Palestinian enclave. In a case that has sparked outcry in Israel and praise elsewhere, a soldier vacationing in Brazil fled the country after a judge ordered federal police to pursue an investigation in response to a legal filing accusing the soldier of war crimes in Gaza.
Three Israelis killed in West Bank shooting; army pursuing suspects
Three Israelis were killed on Monday and several injured in a shooting attack on a car and bus near the town of Kedumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israel’s national ambulance service Magen David Adom (MDA) said. Israeli Army Radio said the military had imposed a cordon around all villages in the area to search for the suspects, who it believes fled to a nearby Palestinian village. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to bring the perpetrators and anyone who aided them to justice.
Cold and flooded, children in Gaza face dire — and deadly — winter amid Israel's offensive
At least five children have died from hypothermia so far this winter after being displaced by Israel’s offensive in Gaza, health officials have said.
Ukraine halts flow of Russian gas to Europe
A major natural gas pipeline supplying Russian energy to Europe ran dry Wednesday after Ukraine stopped Moscow’s six-decade supply in hope of hurting its invader financially. The planned move ends an era when many European countries kept warm using gas pumped by Russia — which was in turn accused of using that dependency to blackmail its Western neighbors after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which it denies.
Palestinian Authority suspends broadcast of Qatar's Al Jazeera TV
The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar’s Al Jazeera television in the territory including its broadcasts, citing the network’s dissemination of “inciting material,” the Palestinian news agency WAFA said on Wednesday. The culture, interior and communications ministers made the decision jointly because the channel broadcast material that was “deceiving and stirring strife,” WAFA said without providing details on the subject matter. The order said the decision was temporary but did not specify an end date.
Ukraine faces a tough 2025 with Putin's momentum and Trump presidency
2025 is shaping up to be a defining year for Ukraine. After a year of significant gains for Russia, looming large is the presidency of Donald Trump, who has pledged to end the war in “a single day” — even if he has indicated that he is in part sympathetic to Moscow’s arguments and has remained skeptical of promising open-ended military aid to Kyiv. Some experts believe that, for this reason, it’s likely that Ukraine, and Europe, will need to prepare for a prolonged war.