JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military struck another multi-story building in Gaza City on Wednesday, as Israeli officials vowed to continue targeting Hamas leaders even if Tuesday's airstrike in Qatar failed to kill them.
The military expanded its offensive in the city, home to nearly 1 million people. Photos showed the Tayba II Tower, a residential building near the Rimal neighborhood, reduced to rubble after the attack. (Israel-Gaza-Hamas Leaders)
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SANAA -- The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Houthi-held areas in northern Yemen rose to 35, with 131 wounded, the Houthi-run health ministry said late on Wednesday.
The ministry said most of the casualties were in the capital Sanaa, where 28 people were killed and 113 injured, many of them journalists. In the northern province of al-Jawf, seven people were killed and 18 wounded, described by the ministry as civilian employees. It said the toll was likely to rise as rescue teams searched the rubble. (Israel-Yemen-Airstrikes)
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JERUSALEM -- Countries hosting Hamas leaders or other groups regarded by Israel as enemies could themselves become targets if they failed to act against the groups, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Wednesday, a day after Israel's Doha strike that drew swift and broad international condemnation.
"I say to Qatar and all nations who harbor terrorists, you either expel them or you bring them to justice ... because if you don't, we will," Netanyahu said in a video statement. (Israel-Qatar-Hamas Leaders)
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TUNIS -- A fire on a Gaza-bound vessel docked at a Tunisian port was the result of a planned assault, Tunisia's interior ministry said on Wednesday, adding it was launching an investigation into the incident.
The blaze broke out early Tuesday on the "Family," the largest ship in the Global Sumud Flotilla, while it was moored at Sidi Bou Said port. Earlier statements from Tunisian authorities said that the fire started in a stack of life jackets and was quickly contained, with no injuries and only minor damage. (Tunisia-Gaza-Vessel Fire) ■
