The New York Times reported Saturday that Israel is killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza at a historic pace. The huge civilian death toll in Gaza is explained by the scale of the bombing campaign and Israel's willingness to drop US-provided 2,000-pound bombs on...
Hamas Says It Wants to Extend Truce With Israel After Latest Prisoner Swap
Hamas said Sunday that it's ready to extend the four-day truce with Israel after the two sides exchanged prisoners for the third straight day. "The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas seeks to extend the truce after the 4-day period ends, through serious efforts to...
Israeli Airstrikes Put Syria’s Damascus Airport Out of Service
Israeli airstrikes again targeted Syria's Damascus airport on Sunday, putting it out of service, Syria's SANA news agency reported. "At approximately 4:50 on Sunday afternoon, the Zionist enemy carried out an air aggression with missiles from the direction of the...
China Calls US ‘Disruptor of Peace’ After Warship Encounter in South China Sea
China called the US the "biggest disrupter of peace" in the South China Sea after a US warship sailed near Chinese-controlled islands in the disputed waters. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said Saturday that the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper sailed near the Paracel...
Biden Moves to Lift Restrictions on Israel’s Access to US Weapons Stockpile
President Biden is looking to remove restrictions on Israel's access to weapons and ammunition stored in a US stockpile located in Israel, The Intercept reported on Saturday. The US military maintains a reserve stockpile of arms in Israel known as the War Reserve...
Netanyahu Says UN Isn’t Doing Enough for Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused the UN of not doing enough to respond to the humanitarian crisis he created in Gaza. "I have not seen yet the effort that I’d like to see from the UN and the international agencies to build shelters there...
US Doesn’t Think Israel Can Make Good on Hostage Deal Promise to Increase Aid
Biden administration officials told The Times of Israel that they don't believe Israel can live up to its commitment to allow 200 aid trucks to enter Gaza per day during the pause that's part of the hostage deal with Hamas. The officials said Israel is refusing to...
Israeli Official Says Hamas Hostage Deal Delayed Until Friday
The start of a short-term ceasefire to facilitate the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israel will not start until Friday, an Israeli official said on Wednesday. "The contacts on the release of our hostages are advancing and continuing...
US, Philippines Start Three-Day Joint Patrol in South China Sea
The US and the Philippines have launched joint air and sea patrols in the South China Sea in a provocative show of force amid rising tensions with China in the region. Washington and Manila agreed earlier this year to conduct joint patrols in the disputed waters. In...
Iraqi Government ‘Vehemently’ Condemns US Airstrikes as Violation of Sovereignty
Iraq's government on Wednesday blasted US airstrikes launched in the country against Shia militias, calling them a violation of Iraqi sovereignty. "We vehemently condemn the attack on Jurf al-Nasr, executed without the knowledge of Iraqi government agencies," said...