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Israel fails to meet US deadline to increase Gaza aid, rights groups say – Al Jazeera English

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Humanitarian situation in Gaza ‘at worst point since the war began’, extracting ‘enormous cost’ for Palestinian civilians, they say.Israel shells Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern GazaInternational rights groups say Israel has failed to meet a deadline set by the United States to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip or face unspecified restrictions on […]

Donald Trump nominates Mike Huckabee to be US ambassador to Israel – USA TODAY

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he is nominating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be his U.S. ambassador to Israel, tapping a pro-Israel evangelical Christian to help steer foreign policy in the Middle East with the region in crisis.The appointment of the 69-year-old Huckabee comes as Israel faces international pressure to scale back […]

US flights to Haiti suspended after Spirit Airlines, JetBlue planes struck by gunfire – USA TODAY

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A Spirit Airlines plane diverted to the Dominican Republic, and one crewmember was injured when it was apparently struck by gunfire while attempting to land at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday.Flight NK951 was on its way from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Port-au-Prince when the incident happened, and it safely diverted to Santiago, Dominican […]