Israel is considering hitting Iran's civilian nuclear facilities during the US presidential transition period, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The report cited an Israeli official familiar with the thinking inside the Israeli security cabinet who said the handover...
Iraq Denies Reports That Iran Is Planning to Attack Israel From Its Territory
The Iraqi government on Wednesday denied reports that Iran is planning to launch a major attack against Israel from Iraqi territory, saying the rumors were "false pretexts" meant to justify aggression against Iraq. "Iraq’s national interests demand distancing its land...
Biden Team Wants To Rush Weapons Shipments to Ukraine Before Trump Inauguration
The Biden administration is preparing to rush over $6 billion in military aid to Ukraine before Inauguration Day, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. The report said the Biden team expects the incoming administration to end the weapons flow, as President-elect Donald...
Report Details Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Beit Lahia, Northern Gaza
A report from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published on Wednesday detailed the situation in Beit Lahia, a city in northern Gaza near the Israeli border where Israeli forces are implementing an ethnic cleansing campaign. At the beginning of October, Israel ordered...
Ukrainian Officials Feeling ‘A Lot of Anxiety’ After Trump Victory
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his "impressive election victory," but behind the scenes, Ukrainian officials are really feeling "a lot of anxiety," according to a report from Financial Times. Trump...
Netanyahu Congratulates Trump, Says They Discussed ‘Iranian Threat’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory against Vice President Kamala Harris and said the two discussed the "Iranian threat." According to a statement released by Netanyahu's office, the...
Report: US Warns Iraq Not To Allow Iran To Attack Israel From Iraqi Territory
The Biden administration has warned the Iraq government that if it allows Iran to attack Israel from its soil, the US won't stop Israel from striking Iraq, Axios reported on Tuesday. The report said US and Israeli intelligence believe that Iran is preparing to launch...
Ukraine Claims It Has Fired on North Korean Troops in Russia’s Kursk
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov claimed on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had engaged with North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast for the first time. A day earlier, another Ukrainian official made a similar claim, saying Ukrainian forces fired artillery...
Israeli Strike on Home in Northern Gaza Kills 25, Including 13 Children
An Israeli strike on a home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, killed at least 25 Palestinians, including 13 children, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Tuesday. Medical sources told WAFA that people are still missing under the rubble, meaning the death toll...
US Military Says It Was Involved in 95 Anti-ISIS Operations That Killed 163 in 60 Days
US Central Command said in a press release on Monday that its forces were involved in 95 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since August 29. Some of the operations were conducted with Iraqi government forces in Iraq and Kurdish-led forces in Syria. The US also...