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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

Ellen Knickmeyer

This Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, courtroom drawing by artist Janet Hamlin shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (center) and co-defendant Walid Bin Attash (left) attending a pre-trial session at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP/Janet Hamlin, Pool, File)
December 31, 2024, 4:30 pm
US court rejects Pentagon chief’s bid to throw out plea deal for 9/11 mastermind
Military appeals court rules against Lloyd Austin’s attempt to revoke agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants that would spare them the death penalty
By Ellen Knickmeyer
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates and the United States Agency for International Development cross the Trident Pier before entering the beach in Gaza, May 17, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley/US Army Central via AP)
August 28, 2024, 8:09 am
Biden pushed for failed Gaza aid pier despite warnings against it, USAID says
USAID says it had warned that the floating pier would distract from efforts to open more efficient land crossings into northern Gaza
By Ellen Knickmeyer
US President Donald Trump speaks during the NATO summit, Dec. 4, 2019, in Watford, England. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
July 7, 2024, 3:01 pm
As Biden falters, NATO allies look to ‘Trump-proof’ alliance before US election
Worried return of GOP candidate and rise of far right in Europe will threaten support for Ukraine, nations seek to boost own armies and reduce dependence on US
By Ellen Knickmeyer
US President Joe Biden is greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, on October 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (AP/Evan Vucci)
January 13, 2024, 2:43 pm
Despite close support, US struggling to sway Israel on way forward with Palestinians
The Biden administration clearly sees moves toward a Palestinian state as the best way forward for Israel and the region, but Jerusalem vehemently disagrees
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee and Melanie Lidman
US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2023. (AP/Jose Luis Magana, File)
December 5, 2023, 10:12 am
Senate Democrats upping efforts to condition US military aid to Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders says concrete measures regarding the protection of civilians must be fulfilled for Senate to approve continued funding
By Ellen Knickmeyer and LISA MASCARO
File - US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House, September 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 22, 2023, 6:44 am
Zelensky meets Biden, briefs US lawmakers on war as some Republican support softens
Washington announces $325 million more in aid to Ukraine, which is struggling to mount counteroffensive to Russian invasion; reception far quieter than last year’s hero’s welcome
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Ellen Knickmeyer
Family members embrace freed Americans Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, as well as two returnees whose names have not yet been released by the US government, who were released in a prisoner swap deal between US and Iran, as they arrive at Davison Army Airfield, Virginia, September 19, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
September 19, 2023, 3:42 pm
‘The nightmare is over’: US prisoners embrace loved ones upon return from Iran
Relatives cry ‘freedom’ as captives released in exchange for frozen oil funds land at airbase in Virginia; deal with Tehran praised by family members, denounced by GOP
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Jon Gambrell and LUJAIN JO
Vehicles pass under a billboard supporting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi for the coming presidential elections, erected by Egypt's political party of Homat Watan, the Protectors of the Nation, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Arabic reads, "yes for stability." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
September 15, 2023, 10:18 pm
US withholding less aid to Egypt, even though human rights record not improving
Biden officials cite what they say are overriding national security interests for decision to limit extent they would penalize Egypt for abuses
By Ellen Knickmeyer
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah on June 7, 2023. (Amer Hilabi/Pool Photo via AP)
June 7, 2023, 10:18 pm
Saudi-PGA golf deal marks dazzling turnaround for former pariah crown prince
MBS accused of ‘sportswashing’ in latest and perhaps most dramatic move by to wield his kingdom’s oil wealth in advancing its economy and influence
By Ellen Knickmeyer
File: Former US national security advisor John Bolton tals to journalists at the Global Taiwan National Affair Symposium XII in Taipei, Taiwan, April 29, 2023. (AP Photo/ Chiang Ying-ying)
June 2, 2023, 3:47 pm
US sanctions IRGC member over alleged plot to kill ex-Trump aide Bolton
Washington also targets other Iranians for suspected conspiracies to murder perceived threats against Tehran, which is seeking to avenge 2020 killing of top general
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer and Eric Tucker
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, talk to each other during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 11, 2022. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
April 12, 2023, 8:05 am
Leaked US intel: Russia operatives claimed new ties with UAE; Abu Dhabi issues denial
FSB officials say Emirati security service officials agree to work against US, UK; Washington concerned Gulf nation helping Moscow skirt sanctions imposed over Ukraine invasion
By NOMAAN MERCHANT, Ellen Knickmeyer and Jon Gambrell
File: In an image from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on October 26, 2022, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired as part of Russia's nuclear drills from a launch site in Plesetsk, northwestern Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
January 31, 2023, 11:48 pm
US accuses Russia of endangering nuclear arms control treaty
State Department says Moscow’s refusal to facilitate inspection activities prevents the US from exercising important rights under New START pact
By Ellen Knickmeyer
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman takes his seat ahead of a working lunch at the G20 Summit, November 15, 2022, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)
November 18, 2022, 8:22 am
Biden administration says Saudi crown prince should be immune in Khashoggi killing
Move a turnaround from president’s passionate past denunciations of bin Salman; US courts have final call on whether to shield kingdom’s de-facto ruler from legal action
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Lee
Illustrative: A member of the Muslim Brotherhood waves his hand from a defendants cage in a courtroom in Torah prison, southern Cairo, Egypt, August 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
October 18, 2022, 11:57 am
Some US military aid to Egypt blocked after senator’s human rights objections
Sen. Patrick Leahy says US must not allow policy interests to override attention to Cairo’s poor human rights record: ‘Situation facing political prisoners in Egypt is deplorable’
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Lee
US President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting of the reproductive rights task force in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, October 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
October 8, 2022, 6:57 am
Biden’s talk of nuclear ‘Armageddon’ edges beyond the bounds of US intel
US has no indications Moscow is preparing weapons of mass destruction, but president’s warning could have consequences as other countries, including Russia, take note
By AAMER MADHANI, Ellen Knickmeyer and Josh Boak
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