Attacks by Israeli forces and settlers have soared along with Tel Aviv’s brutal bombing campaign in Gaza, bringing this year’s total death toll to approximately 500 in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
The bill was passed hours before the midnight deadline on Saturday, averting a government shutdown, and will fund the government at current spending levels until mid-November
This comes amid Kyiv’s failing counteroffensive and poses a major risk of escalation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has desired to use the long-range weapons to attack the Russian mainland.
The US has resumed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance flight operations in order to maintain “force protection” while some troops and assets are relocated
This meeting between Sullivan and China’s top diplomat may be helpful in laying the groundwork for further bilateral talks among officials, including potentially at the leadership level later this year