A high-level delegation of Ukrainian officials arrived in Washington on Tuesday to meet with US officials ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with President Trump at the White House on Friday. According to a report from The New York Times,...
Smotrich Vows There Will Be Jewish Settlements in Gaza
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich Vowed on Tuesday that there "will be Jewish settlements in Gaza" despite the ceasefire deal that Israel signed last week. The Israeli minister, who also holds a position in the Defense Ministry that gives him power to expand...
Trump: If Hamas Doesn’t Disarm, ‘We Will Disarm Them, Perhaps Violently’
President Trump on Tuesday said that Hamas will disarm and that if the group doesn't do it voluntarily, "we" will force them, "perhaps violently," suggesting a potential US role. "If they don’t disarm, we will disarm them, and it will happen quickly and perhaps...
US Bombs Another Boat Off the Coast of Venezuela, Trump Claims Six ‘Narcoterrorists’ Killed
The US military has bombed another boat off the coast of Venezuela, according to a statement from President Trump, who claimed, without providing evidence, that the vessel was carrying drugs. The president also claimed that the strike killed "six male...
Israel Violates Ceasefire Deal by Halving Aid Entering Gaza Over the Number of Bodies Released by Hamas
Israel has informed the UN that it will only allow 300 aid trucks to enter Gaza per day, keep the Rafah crossing closed, and block virtually all fuel and gas shipments into Gaza until Hamas releases all of the remains of Israeli captives, which still need to be...
Israeli Forces Kill at Least Seven Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire
Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday in violation of the Gaza ceasefire deal that was signed last week. According to Middle East Eye, at least six people were killed in Gaza City, and one was killed in the southern city of Khan Younis....
Kurdish SDF Sees Integration Into Syrian Army as Step Toward National Unity
Earlier this week, leaders of the SDF signaled a willingness to proceed with the integration of their forces into the national army of Syria, something which was agreed to back on March 10 but which has been stalled by persistent questions about federalization within...
Report: Witkoff and Kushner Held Direct Meeting With Senior Hamas Officials in Egypt
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met directly with senior Hamas officials in Egypt on Wednesday to seal the Gaza ceasefire deal, Middle East Eye reported on Monday. Leading the Hamas officials was Khalil al-Hayya, the...
Trump Says Israel Has Used American Weapons ‘Very Well’
President Trump told the Israeli Knesset on Monday that Israel has used US-supplied weapons “very well,” remarks that follow two years of Israeli bombardments in Gaza that have killed tens of thousands of women and children. "We make the best weapons in the world, and...
Trump and Leaders of Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar Sign Document on Gaza Ceasefire
Updated on October 13, 2025, at 11:44 pm EST President Trump and the leaders of Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar signed a document on the Gaza ceasefire deal during a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday. "It's going to hold up," President Trump said as he signed the...