Bad news out of the #MiddleEast... Despite international pleas for restraint following #Iran's largely symbolic strike on #Israel, #Netanyahu just ordered a #missileStrike on Iran. This escalation can only result in more conflict and death. At this point, I think the US has to seriously reconsider its support for Israel's far-right #Likud government.
#Israel has said it has informed the families of 31 people held in the territory since 7 October that their relatives are dead. The news came as the Qatari prime minister said #Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to proposals for a deal trading a break in the fighting and release of #Palestinian prisoners for the return of more #hostages.
#JoeBiden rushed back to Washington on Saturday afternoon from a weekend trip to Delaware as it became clear from Iranian leadership signals that some sort of an attack by Iran was imminent.
Ukraine war: Odesa’s 'Harry Potter Castle' hit in Russian missile attack (ca.news.yahoo.com)
At least four people have been killed in a Russian missile strike that hit a Gothic-style building in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa....