NATO member Estonia is "seriously" discussing the possibility of sending troops to western Ukraine to fill non-combat roles to free up Ukrainian soldiers so they can be sent to fight on the front, Breaking Defense has reported. Such a deployment would mark a...
Israeli Ministers Join March Calling for Settlements in Gaza, Expulsion of Palestinians
Members of the Israeli government joined thousands of Israelis in a march in southern Israel on Tuesday led by far-right activists calling for the re-establishment of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and the expulsion of Palestinians. The march commemorated the...
US Ambassador Says US and Israel Don’t Have ‘Real Disagreements’
The US ambassador to Israel has downplayed President Biden's warning to Israel about its assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying that nothing has fundamentally changed in the US-Israel relationship and that the two countries don't have "real disagreements."...
UN Clarifies That Death Toll of 35,000 in Gaza Hasn’t Changed
On Monday, the UN said that the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7 hasn't changed, a figure that has surpassed 35,000. UN spokesman Farhan Haq made the clarification after the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)...
White House Again Denies That Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza
The White House on Monday again denied that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza despite the massive number of civilian casualties and the continued restrictions on aid as Palestinians are facing starvation. "We believe Israel can and must do more to ensure the...
Ukraine’s Kharkiv Commander Gets Replaced as Russian Forces Advance
Ukrainian media reported on Monday that the Ukrainian general responsible for the northeastern Kharkiv oblast was fired on May 11, one day after Russian forces launched a new offensive in the region that has had significant success. Gen. Yuriy Halushkin was replaced...
US Army Officer Resigns Over ‘Unqualified’ Support for Israeli Slaughter in Gaza
An Army officer working at the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has resigned in protest of the US's "unqualified" support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. Maj. Harrison Mann posted his resignation letter on LinkedIn and said it was...
Lindsey Graham Suggests Israel Should Nuke Gaza
On Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested Israel should drop nuclear weapons on Gaza and compared the Israeli onslaught to World War II in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." "When we were faced with destruction as a nation after Pearl Harbor, fighting...
Ukraine Says EU Plan To Provide Over $3 Billion Per Year Is ‘Almost Nothing’
A Ukrainian official has said that an EU plan to provide Kyiv with up to 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) per year for military aid amounts to "almost nothing" in the context of the war. EU ambassadors agreed to use profits generated by frozen Russian Central Bank...
UN Says About 300,000 Palestinians Have Fled Rafah as Israeli Forces Push Further Into the City
The UN's Palestinian relief agency has said about 300,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah as Israeli forces continue to push further into the city. Rafah was sheltering an estimated 1.4 million Palestinians before Israel launched an operation to capture the border...