Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for the AP since the Gaza war began, as well as other news outlets. The AP said in a statement that it was shocked and saddened to learn of Dagga’s death, along with several other journalists.
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Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also among those who were killed in the Nasser strike. Reuters reported that its contractor cameraman Hussam al-Masri was killed and its contractor photographer Hatem Khaled wounded. It was not immediately clear who the fourth journalist killed was.
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Satellite images show Israel building up forces for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, sources say
Commercial satellite images show the Israeli military building up troops and equipment near the border with Gaza that would support a possible new ground invasion of the Palestinian enclave, according to three U.S. officials and a former official who viewed the imagery.
The images show troop movements and formations that the four sources recognized as signs of an imminent major ground operation.
As immigration raids continue, ICE protests spread coast to coast
NBC News has counted at least 25 rallies and demonstrations coast to coast since Monday. Some involved only a few dozen people, while others attracted thousands.
‚Massive‘: Los Angeles protests erupt over ‚worst fear‘ ICE raids
NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff reports live from Los Angeles as protests continue over ICE operations throughout the city.
Gaza doctor loses 9 children as Israel bears down on war amid growing pressure
Yahya, 12, Eve, 9, Rival, 5, Sadeen, 3, Rakan, 10, Ruslan, 7, Jibran, 8, Luqman, 2, and Sedar, not yet 1 year old, died in the strike on Najjar’s home, according to hospital officials.
Video provided by Gaza‘s Civil Defense showed a tiny charred body zipped up inside a bag. Sedar’s remains were never found.
“We couldn’t find any trace of him,” a Civil Defense worker said.
One of Najjar’s children and her husband, also a physician, survived with injuries. Dr. Graeme Groom, a British surgeon working in the hospital, told the BBC on Saturday that he had operated on 11-year-old Adam.
Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, five people with knowledge of the effort told NBC News.
The plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libya’s leadership, two people with direct knowledge of the plans and a former U.S. official said.
In exchange for the resettling of Palestinians, the administration would potentially release to Libya billions of dollars of funds that the U.S. froze more than a decade ago, those three people said.
Schumer rejects Netanyahu‘s request to talk to Democrats as Israeli leader addresses GOP
(20.03.2024)
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke virtually to Republican senators during a closed-door meeting Wednesday and found a welcome reception.
But Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., declined a request by Netanyahu to address the Senate Democratic caucus, a spokesperson for Schumer said, adding: “Sen. Schumer made it clear that he does not think these discussions should happen in a partisan manner. That’s not helpful to Israel.”
Exclusive interview with President Biden following State of the Union address
During an exclusive interview with Jonathan Capehart, President Biden discussed topics from his State of the Union address including a hot-mic moment with Secy. Blinken, calling a migrant „an illegal,“ and his optimism for a ceasefire in Gaza. March 9, 2024
Israel-Hamas war: Deadly shooting, stampede over Gaza aid kills 100+ Palestinians | LiveNOW from FOX
The Israeli military released aerial video showing an incident Thursday in Gaza City, where the Hamas-run Health Ministry reports more than 100 people were killed. The Health Ministry said Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid. Israel said the video shows there was a stampede, as Palestinians in desperate need of aid rushed to the trucks that were carrying food. As some residents moved toward Israeli troops, Israel said the troops fired warning shots and struck some residents in their legs.
Israeli troops open fire on Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza, health ministry says
Health authorities in Gaza said that Israeli fire on people waiting for aid near Gaza City had killed over 100 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more. The Israeli military later said dozens of people were hurt as a result of trampling when the aid trucks arrived and that troops opened fire at „several people“ in the crowd who posed a threat to them.
Rift emerges as U.S. urges Israel to scale down war in Gaza
Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky joins MSNBC‘s Ali Velshi to discuss the “fissures” emerging as the U.S. pushes Israel to transition to a new phase of the war with Hamas amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, both with the U.S. and inside Israel, where Netanyahu is trying to gain support for his reelection and avoid prosecution.
„We are at this moment on a road to Hell.“ I discussed the Espionage Act, Julian Assange, and his own experiences with the Pentagon Papers, with the one and only @DanielEllsberg on my @MSNBC show tonight:
(May 8, 2023)
Mainstream news outlets want to end Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s primary challenge
Kennedy’s positions on many other issues also cut against the media grain. His most controversial stance is on the war in Ukraine, where he strongly opposes American involvement (though his son volunteered to serve alongside Ukrainians). Back home, he believes transgender athletes should not participate in female sports; and, at time when the media itself seems to be hiring directly out of Langley, he’s harshly critical of America’s intelligence community, and particularly the CIA, which he believes is responsible for the assassination of his uncle, John F. Kennedy.
Who are the anti-Putin groups behind the dramatic raid into Russia?
(May 26, 2023)
Its commander, Denis Kapustin, who also goes by the last name of Nikitin, is a white nationalist and ex-soccer hooligan who shares neo-Nazi views.
Kapustin is listed on Russia’s federal wanted list and its register of extremists and terrorists.
The U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League has described Kapustin as “a Russian neo-Nazi who lived in Germany for many years.”
Menstrual changes after Covid vaccines may be far more common than previously known
(July 15, 2022)
A study found that 42% of people with regular menstrual cycles said they bled more heavily than usual after their Covid vaccination.
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The new survey started in April 2021, around the time people began to report unexpected bleeding and heavier flow post-vaccine. However, these anecdotes were at the time met with the rebuttal that there was no data linking menstrual changes to vaccination.
That was both true and indicative of a larger problem. Individuals who took part in Covid vaccine trials were not asked if they experienced menstrual changes.
Ayman Mohyeldin On The Killing Of Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
(12.05.2022)
Ayman Mohyeldin remembers his friend and colleague, Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed today reporting on an Israeli military raid in the West Bank.
„This case, which is a devastating attack on press freedom … is coming to the U.S.,“ Stella Assange tells @AymanM . „The U.S. government is in fact criminalizing journalistic activity through this prosecution.“
Oil, weapons and realpolitik: Why some countries want to stay on friendly terms with Russia
India relies on Russian-made weapons, Israel needs Russia’s cooperation to strike inside Syria and Gulf Arab states look to Russia to help manage the oil market.
MSNBC‘s Joy Reid rants against Supreme Court for striking down Biden vaccine mandate: ‚Right-wing ideologues‘
MSNBC host Joy Reid was infuriated Thursday over the Supreme Court‘s decision to block President Biden‘s coronavirus vaccine mandate, launching a rant against what she called „right-wing ideologues“ occupying six of the court‘s nine seats.
During a segment of her show „The ReidOut,“ Reid declared she no longer had faith in the court, calling it a „Christian nationalist version“ of what it used to be, and suggested the justices should each have their own „right-wing talk radio shows.“
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts stresses need for judicial independence
The current court term is loaded with highly charged cases, including a direct assault on Roe v. Wade and challenges to the Biden administration‘s efforts to impose vaccine or mask-wearing and testing requirements for large employers and health care workers to control the spread of Covid. The court will hear the pandemic-related cases in a special session January 7.
Roberts did not mention any of those factors. But he said the judiciary‘s power to manage its own internal affairs „insulates courts from inappropriate political influence and is crucial to preserving public trust in its work as a separate and co-equal branch of government.“
Joe Biden‘s Build Back Better Agenda is being held up by moderate Democrats
It’s only when the ground buckles and snaps in an earthquake that we’re aware that the land had already been moving. Moderate Democrats in Washington must similarly be wondering what happened as they struggle to accept that they are no longer the dominant force in the party.
After years of being relegated to an afterthought and being told that moving too quickly or too far to the left would alienate voters, progressives are firmly in the driver‘s seat in Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the way out. That‘s cause for (a little) hope.
After an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas-run Gaza that ended with a cease-fire in late May, the new government is an almost-inspiring step back from the abyss.
CDC looking into possible link between heart problem and Covid vaccines in young people
(24.05.2021)
The CDC did not respond to questions about the exact number of reports. However, NBC News identified at least 55 suspected cases nationwide.
That number includes 14 cases under investigation by the Department of Defense among members of the military, but it may be an underestimate. And some, but not all, state departments of health are tracking such cases.
Israel‘s security cabinet to meet Wednesday over Iran issue: report
The meeting comes amid US State Secretary Antony Blinken’s latest remark to NBC that Tehran could enrich enough uranium to produce a nuclear bomb in a “matter of weeks.”
Sec Blinken on NBC: „Based on public reports, the time that it would take Iran to produce enough fissile material for nuclear weapon is down to we think a few months.“
Blinken warns Iran may be just ‚weeks away‘ from nuclear weapon
Updated Mon, February 1, 2021, 9:20 PM
Former State Department senior adviser Christian Whiton joins ‚Fox News @ Night‘ to discuss latest foreign policy test
Blinken says Iran possibly closer to enough material for nuclear bomb
Updated Mon, February 1, 2021, 4:26 PM
In his first television interview since he took office, Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell about Iran’s nuclear program,
NEW: FBI and DOJ to hold 3 p.m. ET news conference on Wednesday‘s storming of the US Capitol, DOJ announces.
WATCH: House readies impeachment vote amid new briefings on Capitol security concerns. #MTPDaily @chucktodd : „Some members of Congress will be casting an impeachment vote tomorrow, while fearing for their lives.“
In case any of you doubt there is a new War on Terror underway: here‘s a former CIA operative and Pentagon official now a member of Congress (a Democrat, needless to say), explicitly saying (on MSNBC, of course) that the new War on Terror is domestic:
Trump campaign demands foreign policy be central focus of final presidential debate
„As is the long-standing custom, and as has been promised by the Commission on Presidential Debates, we had expected that foreign policy would be the central focus of the October 22 debate,“ Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a letter to the commission on Monday.
„We urge you to recalibrate the topics and return to subjects which had already been confirmed,“ Stepien wrote.
Trump Campaign Requests Debate Topics Change to Focus on Foreign Policy, Alleges Debate Commission is Helping Biden
President Donald Trump‘s campaign accused the Commission on Presidential Debates of shifting the focus of Thursday‘s debate away from foreign policy in an effort to „insulate“ former Vice President Joe Biden „from his own history.“
Gidley accuses debate commission of ‚failure‘ by omitting foreign policy from topics list
„First, they tried to mess up the whole process with a virtual debate,“ Gidley told „The Story“ host Martha MacCallum.
„Then, all of a sudden, the last debate — which is typically about foreign policy, something we talked about with the commission early on when we agreed to the rules set forward … now what do you know?“