U.S. postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians
by The Washington Times
The Washington Times— Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that an Israeli army battalion committed grave human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza. But he said in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson that he is postponing a decision on blocking aid to the unit to give Israel more time to right the wrongdoing.
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The Foreign Desk—U.S. State Department Accuses Hamas of Seizing Gaza Aid Shipment. The Hamas terrorist organization was accused by the State Department on Thursday of stealing a humanitarian aid shipment from Jordan the previous day. “Yesterday was the first major shipment of aid from Jordan over this new land route through the Erez Crossing,” spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters, before he stated that the materials were “then
Gephardt Daily—U.S. remains tight-lipped over Army sergeant arrested in Russia, accused of stealing. May 6 (UPI) — A U.S. Army sergeant last week was arrested in Russia after being accused of stealing, according to multiple sources. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was arrested on Thursday “on charges of criminal misconduct” in Vladivostock in far-eastern Russia, north of North Korea and near China, after he was accused of stealing from a woman, NBC News had […] The post U.S. remains tight-lipped over Army sergeant arrested in Russia, accused of stealing first appeared on Gephardt Daily.