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22 March 2024; MEMO: The Houthis have carried out at least 50 attacks on ships off the coast of Yemen since November, a Pentagon official said yesterday.

“In the Red Sea, Ansar Allah [Houthis] are seeking to disrupt this vital route for global trade, carrying out at least 50 attacks” on ships since they began targeting ship in the region, Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs, Celeste Wallander, said during a congressional hearing.

23 March 2024; MEMO: China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Zhang Jun announced that the US-proposed draft resolution in the Security Council on the Middle East greenlights the continuation of killings in the Gaza Strip.

United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese shared that the crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip since 7 October could preoccupy the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the next 50 years.

20 March 2024; AP: Authorities are searching for a white supremacist Idaho prison inmate and an accomplice who fled after the accomplice shot and wounded corrections officers as they were transporting the inmate from a Boise hospital, according to police.

20 March 2024; MEMO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia today at the start of a tour of the Middle East to try to secure a ceasefire in Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza war as increasing tension showed in Washington’s relationship with its ally Israel, Reuters has reported.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, praised the “very valuable” potential of Gaza’s “waterfront property,” suggesting that Israel should remove civilians while it “cleans up” the area.

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally were again on hold Wednesday after setting off uncertainty along the border and anger from Mexico flared during a brief few hours that the law was allowed to take effect.

New York, IRNA – The United States is piling up pressure on the Palestinian resistance movement Hams to accept a temporary ceasefire with Israel, in yet another attempt to back the Zionist regime while talks in the Egyptian capital are underway to find ways to hammer out a deal.

US National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby said on Monday that Washington wants a temporary ceasefire in Gaza "as soon as possible" in order to free Israel captives held in Gaza, without mentioning Israel’s illegal detention and imprisonment of thousands of Palestinians.

04 March 2024; MEMO: The United States’ Vice President, Kamala Harris, has called for an “immediate” ceasefire in Gaza, in the most direct and open condemnation by a senior member of the Biden administration of Israel’s war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

01 March 2024; MEMO: The New York Times is facing criticism following doubts raised over the accuracy of a story published in December regarding allegations of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas, Anadolu Agency reports.

Controversy has erupted over one of the reporters involved in contributing to the story.