Israeli officials are worried that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will order a halt to military operations in Gaza as the court is set to rule on an emergency request from South Africa over the Israeli assault on Rafah. As part of its genocide case against...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Wednesday the broadening of a law that will allow Israelis to return to three settlements in the occupied West Bank that were dismantled in 2005. In 2005, four settlements were dismantled in the West Bank and 21 in...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leading a push within the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to use US-provided missile systems and other weapons to hit Russian territory, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The report said there is a "vigorous debate"...
More than half of Gaza's Christians have fled the enclave since Israel unleashed its onslaught, and the Catholic Church is fearful about the future of the ancient community, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. Before October 7, about 1,700 Christians were living in Gaza,...
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has downplayed the risks associated with NATO sending troops to Ukraine for training and acknowledged that some NATO soldiers are already there. Kallas said that if Russia attacked NATO trainers, it wouldn't automatically trigger...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said he wanted to work with Congress on legislation to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Blinken was...
On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed support for Ukraine using US-provided weapons on Russian territory, a step that would risk a major response from Russia. Ukraine has been lobbying the US to allow the use of US-provided missile systems on...
Ireland, Norway, and Spain announced on Wednesday that they will recognize Palestine as a state, a move that has infuriated Israel and drawn criticism from the White House. "Today, Ireland, Norway, and Spain are announcing that we recognize the state of Palestine....
US intelligence indicates that Israel has only killed 30 to 35% of Hamas fighters who were members of the Palestinian group's military wing before October 7, POLITICO reported on Tuesday. Biden administration officials also believe Hamas has been able to recruit...
Israeli officials have agreed on a more "limited" operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that won't be opposed by President Biden, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reported on Monday. Ignatius said Israeli officials have reached a "consensus" about a...
