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Terrorists open fire at Bat Hefer, IDF announces three dead soldiers

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 Smoke rises following Israeli strikes during an Israeli military operation in Rafah, as seen from Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 28, 2024. (photo credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS)
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes during an Israeli military operation in Rafah, as seen from Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 28, 2024.
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White House says it does not support sanctions against ICC

Secretary of State Antony Blinken had indicated he'd be open to working with Congress on bipartisan sanctions against the ICC.

By HANNAH SARISOHN
 U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)
U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2024.
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The White House does not believe sanctions against the ICC is the right approach, National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said during a news briefing on Tuesday. 

"We obviously don't believe the ICC has jurisdiction and certainly don't support these warrants, and we've said that before," Kirby said. "We don't believe, though, that sanctioning the ICC is the answer."

Last week, while testifying before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State Antony Blinken indicated he'd be open to working with Congress on bipartisan sanctions against the ICC depending on legislation Congress brought forward. 

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Algeria to propose UN action to 'stop killing in Rafah'

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 Algeria will propose on Tuesday a draft United Nations Security Council resolution to "stop the killing in Rafah," Algeria's UN Ambassador Amar Bendjama told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the 15-member body on the Gaza Strip.

"Algeria will circulate this afternoon a draft resolution on Rafah," Bendjama said. "It will be a short text, a decisive text, to stop the killing in Rafah."

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Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know

  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 125 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 39 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says