Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), said Monday that the Israeli military must prepare for a "significant" escalation in the West Bank and the continuation of operations in Gaza and Lebanon. "Alongside the enhanced defensive...
Updated on January 20, 2025 at 7:03 pm EST Monday marked the second day of the ceasefire in Gaza, and Palestinians began the work of digging through the rubble in search of the 10,000 bodies that are estimated to be buried under the buildings that were destroyed by...
Recent damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea was likely caused by maritime accidents, not by Russian sabotage as many Western officials have alleged, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. NATO has used recent incidents to justify an increase in its military...
President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is considering visiting the Gaza Strip to ensure the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas stays on track, NBC News reported Saturday, citing a transition official. According to media reports,...
On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he was given assurances by both President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump that he could resume military operations in Gaza after the first phase of the ceasefire deal if he chooses to do so. Under...
Updated on January 19 at 7:04 pm EST The Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect Sunday morning, leading to Hamas releasing the first three hostages out of the 33 they're expected to free in the first phase of the deal, which involves a 42-day truce....
The Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas now may not take effect until Monday instead of Sunday, according to reports in Israeli media. The Israeli security cabinet was initially supposed to approve the deal on Thursday, but Prime Minister Netanyahu delayed the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party said in a statement on Thursday that the Gaza ceasefire deal will allow "Israel to return to fighting under American guarantee." The statement was a response to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, leader...
Yemen's Houthis are expected to stop their attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping if Israel upholds its end of the Gaza ceasefire deal it has reached with Hamas. The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, began their attacks in 2023 in response to the US-backed...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken held his final press conference on Thursday and was confronted about his support for Israel's genocidal war in Gaza by two veteran reporters, including independent journalist Sam Husseini, who was dragged out of the room while telling...
