Early Edition: September 12, 2024

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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news:

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR 

The U.N. aid agency for Palestinians said an Israeli air strike on a school it runs in central Gaza killed six employees. Gaza Civil Defense said a total of 18 people were killed in the strike and another 44 wounded. The Israeli military said it carried out a “precise strike on terrorists” planning attacks from the school, and that it had taken measures to reduce civilian harm. David Gritten reports for BBC News; Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Lauren Izso, Kara Fox, Sana Noor Haq, and Mohammad Al Sawalhi report for CNN.

Nearly 530,000 children in Gaza have received the first of two doses of a polio vaccine as of yesterday, UNRWA said yesterday. The New York Times reports.

An Israeli helicopter crashed in southern Gaza while traveling to evacuate a wounded soldier, the military said. The crash killed two Israeli soldiers and injured seven others. The New York Times reports.

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — U.S. RESPONSE 

President Biden yesterday said he was “outraged” by the killing of a U.S. activist by Israeli forces in the West Bank last week. A new Washington Post analysis found that Aysenur Egyi was killed over 30 minutes after the height of a protest she was attending, challenging Israel’s account of events. Miriam Berger, Loveday Morris, Meg Kelly, Jarrett Ley and Sufian Taha report. 

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — REGIONAL RESPONSE 

The United Arab Emirates evacuated 97 critically injured and sick Gazans for “vital medical treatment,” the country said yesterday. It added that it had also evacuated nearly 300 of their relatives and children. The New York Times reports.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday slammed the West, saying in Baghdad that Israel is “committing massacres” in Gaza and using E.U. and U.S. weapons to do so. Qassim Abdul-Zahra reports for AP News.

ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH CONFLICT

Israeli forces in northern Israel exchanged fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah yesterday. Israel’s military reported that around 90 projectiles were launched into Israel following Israeli Air Force strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. An Israeli soldier was severely injured. The New York Times reports.

The United States yesterday imposed new sanctions on three people, five companies, and two vessels it said were involved in smuggling fuel to generate revenue for Hezbollah. The Treasury Department said it “will continue to disrupt the oil smuggling and other financing networks” that support Hezbollah’s “war machine.” The New York Times reports.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

The United States and Britain yesterday pledged almost $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced over $700 million in humanitarian aid, while British Foreign Secretary David Lammy confirmed another $782 million. Lammy also said that the delivery of Iranian missiles to Russia has changed the debate about Kyiv using Western-supplied long-range missiles inside Russia. Matthew Lee and Illia Novikov report for AP News; James Landale and Malu Cursino report for BBC News.

Iran’s foreign minister yesterday denied that Tehran had supplied any ballistic missiles to Russia. Reuters reports. 

North Korea has continued to supply advanced short-range ballistic missiles to Russia despite sanctions “meant to prevent Pyongyang from developing such weapons and Moscow from importing them,” according to a report by a weapons research group. John Ismay reports for the New York Times.

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS 

Australia has stripped senior defense commanders of military honors over alleged war crimes committed under their watch in Afghanistan, including the unlawful killings of 39 people. The measure was recommended by a landmark inquiry alleging there was an unchecked “warrior culture” within parts of the force. Tiffinie Turnbull reports for BBC News.

An Islamist party that made opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza central to its campaign won a sizable share of seats in Jordan’s Parliament, according to results released yesterday. The Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood banned in some other Arab countries, secured 31 of 138 seats. Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Rana F. Sweis report for the New York Times.

The ex-leader of Peru who served prison time for human rights abuses died yesterday aged 86. Alberto Fujimori revived the country’s economy and quelled two deadly leftist insurgencies during his decade-long presidency, but was later forced out by a corruption scandal. Sewell Chan reports for the New York Times.

Kosovo yesterday announced the indictment of 45 suspects on terrorism charges, a year after ethnic Serb gunmen stormed a north Kosovo village, leaving four people dead. Reuters reports. 

Pakistan has charged several lawmakers and leaders of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on terrorism charges, police said yesterday. Asif Shahzad reports for Reuters.

Sudan yesterday accused the U.A.E. of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the country’s civil war. The U.A.E called the allegations “utterly false” and “baseless,” accusing the government of refusing to negotiate. Edith M. Lederer reports for AP News.

Violence has resurged in India’s Manipur, with 11 people killed in recent weeks, according to research organizations. Pragati K.B. reports for the New York Times. 

North Korea today fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military said. It marks the first such launch in over two months. NBC News reports. 

U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS

The United States “supports creating two permanent U.N. Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states,” Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce today. Michelle Nichols reports for Reuters.

For the first time under the Biden administration, the United States will send Egypt its full military aid allotment of $1.3 billion, waiving human rights requirements on the spending. U.S. officials say the waiver is mainly in recognition of Egypt’s efforts to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Michael Crowley reports for the New York Times.

Blinken will meet with senior Polish officials today to discuss support for Ukraine and strengthening U.S. defense cooperation with Warsaw. Daphne Psaledakis and Barbara Erling report for Reuters.

U.S. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS

The U.S. government for the first time declared that the certification of the presidential vote next year will be treated as a “national special security event” to prevent a repeat of the Capital riot. John Sakellariadis and Kyle Cheney report for POLITICO.

The U.S. Secret Service official who oversees protective operations of elected officials, foreign dignitaries, and high-profile events is retiring this week. It marks the second high-ranking official to leave the agency after Trump’s near assassination in July, though Michael Plati denies he was asked to retire. Holmes Lybrand reports for CNN.

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