The UN said Tuesday that it halted food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to the lack of supplies and that no aid trucks were entering the Strip through the US-built pier, The Associated Press reported. The vital Rafah border crossing has been closed...
Ben Gvir Says He Would Be ‘Very Happy’ To Live in Gaza
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has repeated his call for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza to make room for Jewish settlers and said he would be "very happy" to live in the Strip. In an interview with the Haredi news outlet Kikar HaShabat,...
Top US General Says There Are ‘No Plans’ To Send US Trainers to Ukraine
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown told reporters on Monday that the US currently has "no plans" to send troops to Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces but suggested it could happen once the war is over. "Right now, there are no plans to bring US...
Zelensky Says NATO Should Shoot Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is asking NATO countries to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory, dismissing concerns of potential nuclear escalation. "So my question is, what’s the problem? Why can’t we shoot them down? Is it defense? Yes. Is...
House GOP Bill Would Give Benefits To Americans in the Israeli Military
A bill introduced in the House by Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and Max Miller (R-OH) would extend certain benefits for Americans serving in the US military to American citizens in the Israeli military. The legislation, introduced on May 17, would give Americans in...
Zelensky Remains in Power Despite Presidential Term Expiring
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenky's term expired on Monday, but he will remain in power since presidential elections scheduled in March were canceled due to martial law imposed since Russia invaded in February 2022. While framing the proxy war in Ukraine as a...
Gallant Tells Sullivan Israel Will Escalate Military Operations in Rafah
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made clear to US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in a meeting in Israel on Monday that Israel will escalate in Rafah despite the White House's supposed objection to a major military operation in the city. "We are committed...
Republican Iran Hawks Celebrate Death of Iranian President
Some Republicans in Congress are celebrating the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and seven others in Iran's mountainous East Azerbaijan province. When the news first...
Ukraine Pushes for US To Allow US Weapons To Be Used on Russian Territory
Ukrainian officials have launched a new push to pressure the US into allowing US-provided missile systems to be used in attacks on Russian territory, which would mark a significant escalation in the proxy war. A delegation of Ukrainian lawmakers has been in Washington...
US To Withdraw All Troops From Niger by September 15
US troops ordered to leave Niger will complete the withdrawal by mid-September under an agreement reached in talks between US and Nigerien officials. The Pentagon released a joint statement with Niger's Defense Ministry that said the two nations "have reached a...