A Hamas leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both signaled on Tuesday that they might be close to reaching an agreement on Hamas releasing hostages in exchange for a short ceasefire. Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas's senior political leader based in Qatar, said...
Israel’s Intelligence Minister Proposes the ‘Resettlement’ of Palestinians Outside Gaza
Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel proposed the "voluntary resettlement" of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to other countries around the world in an op-ed for The Jerusalem Post published Sunday. Gamliel said one option for Gaza's future is to "promote the...
Republican China Hawks Want $12 Billion Added to Biden’s $105 Billion Request
Seven Republican members of the House's China committee led by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to congressional leaders on Sunday calling for an additional $12 billion to be added to President Biden's behemoth $105 billion spending request. Biden's request...
Biden Adviser in Israel for Talks on Preventing Lebanon War
Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser to President Biden, is in Israel to hold talks with Israeli officials on preventing a major war with Lebanon as fighting between Israeli and Hezbollah forces across the Israel-Lebanon border continues to escalate, Axios reported on...
Iran Tells US It Doesn’t Want Gaza War to Escalate Into Regional Conflict
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Tehran expressed to the US through back channels that it does not want the Gaza war to escalate into a regional conflict while also warning escalation was inevitable if Israel didn't stop its campaign....
Lloyd Austin Visits Ukraine, Announces $100 Million Arms Package
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, where he announced a new $100 million weapons package for Ukraine and insisted the US would provide long-term support for the war against Russia despite growing signs to the contrary. "I...
US to Deploy Previously Banned Missiles to Aim Them at China
The US military will deploy new medium-range missile systems to the Pacific region next year for the purpose of "deterring" China from invading Taiwan, the commander of US Army Pacific Forces said on Saturday. According to Defense One, Gen. Charles Flynn said the...
Thirty-One Babies Evacuated from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital
Thirty-one premature babies have been evacuated from northern Gaza's al-Shifa hospital to southern Gaza, where they are being prepared to enter Egypt for medical care. When the Israeli siege on al-Shifa began, there were 39 babies in the Neonatal ICU who were removed...
US Says Israel Has ‘Right’ to Expand Military Operations in South Gaza But Wants a Delay
A US official said Sunday that Israel has the "right" to expand its military operations in southern Gaza but said the Biden administration is looking for a delay in the plan to account for the hundreds of thousands of civilians who have fled fighting from the north....
Zelenksy: Artillery Shell Deliveries Have Decreased Since Outbreak of Gaza War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that deliveries of artillery shells from the US have "decreased" since Israel unleashed its relentless bombing campaign in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attack. The US has provided Ukraine with a huge amount of...