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“This shows the depravity of the war being waged on Jews,” Deborah Lipstadt, the former U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, stated.
The Pentagon announced the deployment of additional air defense systems and troops in response to “recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces.”
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit Israel this week.
One person was killed and another wounded in the strikes, according to Syrian state media.
Israel has evacuated diplomats from several countries in the region.
Four persons were arrested in connection with the attack.
“These are two separate issues and should be considered as such,” said Sen. Marsha Blackburn. “Israel needs our immediate attention, and Biden should move swiftly to deliver substantial aid to our Jewish friends in trouble.”
“Let’s say [it] will be a place of sanctuary for them, as we have shown that kindness and compassion for others,” said First Minister Humza Yousaf.
The first delivery is expected to take place “in the next day or so,” according to the U.N.
U.S. warship intercepts projectiles off Yemen, as drone strikes on American bases in Syria and Iraq join ongoing Hezbollah attacks on Israel from Lebanon.
“The people with guns inside Gaza are Hamas, and so Hamas may try to divert this assistance and keep it from getting to the civilians who it is intended for,” a U.S. State Department spokesman said. “We think that’s a legitimate concern.”
“Any response, should one occur, will come at a time and a manner of our choosing,” said a U.S. Department of Defense spokesman.
“The council needs to get this right,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
