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The highest-ranking American general in the Middle East is in Israel as the region prepares for a possible Iranian response to last week’s Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria. Source link

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) said one of its aid workers was seriously injured minutes before the deadly strikes on a WCK convoy that killed seven aid workers on April 1.The Palestinian WCK staff member — named only as Amro by the organization — was “gravely injured” in a reported airstrike at the al-Bashir Mosque in Deir al-Balah, WCK said Wednesday. The strike occurred a mere 15 minutes before the aid convoy was first hit, according to the organization.CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment on this claim by the WCK.The aid worker suffered “serious head…

CNN  —  Here is a look at the life of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director. Birth date: April 25, 1949 Birth place: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Birth name: Dominique Gaston Andre Strauss-Kahn Father: Gilbert Strauss-Kahn, a legal and tax advisor Mother: Jacqueline Fellus, a journalist Marriages: Myriam L’Aouffir (October 2017-present); Anne Sinclair (1991-2013, divorced); Brigitte Guillemette (1984-date unavailable publicly, divorced); Helene Dumas (1967-date unavailable publicly, divorced) Children: with Brigitte Guillemette: Camille; with Helene Dumas: Vanessa, Marine and Laurin Education: HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris), Public Law, 1971; Paris Institute of Political Studies (Institut d’Études Politiques…

Sen. Chris Coons listens at a Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing in Washington, DC, on April 9. Allison Bailey/AFP/Getty ImagesUS Democratic Sen. Chris Coons said “far too many civilians have died” in response to a CNN investigation into Israeli forces opening fire on a group of people as they waited for aid in Gaza on February 29. “What’s clear both from the reporting I just saw on CNN and from dozens of previous incidents is that far too many civilians have died in the (last) six months of this conflict against Hamas,” Coons said in an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett…

Democratic Senators are split on whether to apply new conditions on aid to Israel.Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who supports conditions, warned the Biden administration’s policy needs to change in order to boost Democratic support for President Joe Biden in November. “I think the president simply needs to do what is the right policy, and that will send a message to people around the country that he is taking the right course. So in my view, this is a case where the right policies will produce the right politics.”“He needs to use all the levers of US policy available to him.…

The vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike is seen in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on April 2. Ahmed Zakot/ReutersThe Israeli strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers in Gaza are “unforgivable,” the organization’s founder, José Andrés, said as he criticized the Israel Defense Forces inquiry into the killings.Andrés called for an independent investigation and better evidence from the IDF in an interview with ABC’s Martha Raddatz that aired Sunday, adding that Israel cannot properly investigate itself.What Israel has said: In a report published Friday, the IDF said the strike was a “grave mistake” and that troops…

A person holds a sign with a photo of Elad Katzir near the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 6, during a demonstration for relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty ImagesThe family of Israeli hostage Elad Katzir, who the Israeli military says was likely killed in January, said he might be alive today if a ceasefire-hostages deal had been struck. Katzir’s body was rescued overnight from Khan Younis and returned to his family in Israel following identification procedures, according to an earlier joint statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli…

Salah al-Deen road south of the Erez border crossing on April 5. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar TechnologiesIsrael has authorized the Erez crossing to be temporarily reopened, but aid shipments are likely to face significant logistical challenges because of just how much destruction there is in northern Gaza, especially to the road infrastructure, according to a CNN analysis of recent satellite imagery.For the border crossing to be truly functional, authorities or aid agencies will likely need to clear and repair northern Gaza’s roads or pave new ones, beyond the immediate crossing complex. Several roadways in the crossing complex were bombed by the Israel Defense Forces…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria as president since July 2000. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from 1970-2000. The ongoing violence against civilians has been condemned by the Arab League, the European Union, the United States and other countries. Roughly 5 million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and more than 6.8 million people are displaced internally. According to UNICEF’s Representative in Syria, Bo Viktor Nylund, “Since 2011, nearly 12,000 children were verified as killed or injured in Syria, that’s one…

People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on April 2. Abdel Kareem Hana/APUS President Joe Biden will speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, according to a US official.This would mark the two leaders’ first conversation since Israel killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in a strike in Gaza.In the aftermath of those deaths, a senior administration official said Biden is “angry” and “increasingly frustrated.” The president is fully prepared to make his point of view known to Netanyahu in their conversation, the official added.“He will express those frustrations,” the…