The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza has been closed off as Palestinians have nowhere to flee amid relentless Israeli airstrikes that started in response to the Hamas attack on southern Israel. The Israeli military on Tuesday revised a recommendation for...
Netanyahu Tells Biden ‘We Have to Go’ Into Gaza, Rules Out Negotiations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Biden in a phone call on Sunday that Israel had to launch a ground invasion into the besieged Gaza Strip and ruled out the idea of negotiations, Axios reported on Monday. "We have to go in. We can't negotiate...
Germany Announces $1.1 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine
Germany on Tuesday announced a $1.1 billion weapons package for Ukraine that Berlin said was to help Kyiv get through the winter. The package includes a US-made Patriot air defense system, two German-made IRIS-T air defense systems, 10 more German Leopard tanks, and...
Pentagon Offers Israel Support for Extracting Hostages from Gaza
The US military has offered Israel assistance in extracting hostages that Hamas has taken into Gaza, Pentagon officials told the media on Tuesday. According to Task & Purpose, the US offer includes help planning and intelligence support, not US troops on the...
US Scrambles to Get More Arms to Israel, Ukraine
As Israel has declared a "complete siege" on Gaza in response to the Hamas attack on southern Israel, the US is scrambling to get more weapons in the hands of the Israelis. According to The Washington Post, the Biden administration is considering combining its request...
Israel Says It Has No Evidence Iran Was Involved in Hamas Attack
On Monday, Israeli officials said they had no evidence that Iran was involved in the Hamas attack on southern Israel after a report from The Wall Street Journal claimed Iranian officials helped plot the operation. "We have no evidence or proof" that Iran was involved,...
Sen. Schumer Lectures Xi on China’s Response to Israel-Hamas Fighting
Sen. Chuck Schumer used a rare meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to lecture him about China's response to the Hamas attack on southern Israel, saying he was "disappointed" with Beijing's neutrality. "I urge you and the Chinese people to stand with...
Blinken Deletes Tweet Encouraging Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas
Secretary of State Antony Blinken deleted a tweet where he said he was "encouraging" efforts to push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Blinken made the post on X after he spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday. "I encouraged Türkiye's...
Egypt Says Israel Ignored Warning That ‘Something Big’ Was Coming
An Egyptian intelligence official has said that Israel ignored warnings that "something big" was coming amid questions about how the Hamas attack that was launched Saturday took the Israeli government by surprise, considering Gaza is under constant Israeli...
Israel Announces ‘Complete Siege’ of Gaza, Says They’re Fighting ‘Human Animals’
The Israeli defense minister on Monday announced a "complete siege" on Gaza and said Israeli forces were fighting "human animals" as Israeli airstrikes have been bombarding the enclave, which is home to about one million children. "I have ordered a complete siege on...