Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rejected the idea of the US calling for a ceasefire in Gaza when confronted with the massive number of child casualties in Israel's onslaught. "UNICEF says 1,524 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip during these...
Israeli Military Says Soldier Killed During Raid Into Gaza
The Israeli military said Sunday that one Israeli soldier was killed and three were injured by an anti-tank missile during a raid into the besieged Gaza Strip. The statement from the Israeli military came as the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said on...
Israel to Consider Civilians ‘Terrorist Accomplices’ If They Stay in North Gaza
The Israeli military has told Palestinian civilians living in north Gaza that if they don't evacuate to the south, they will be considered "an accomplice in a terrorist organization," The warning was made in threatening leaflets dropped by Israeli drones on Saturday....
Israeli Official Vows to Wipe Iran ‘Off the Face of the Earth’ If Hezbollah Enters War
An Israeli official has vowed that Iran would be "wiped off the face of the earth" if Hezbollah opens up a northern front for Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire along the Lebanon-Israel border since the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. There...
US Sends More Air Defenses to Middle East as Escalation Risk Rises
On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the US was sending more air defense systems to the Middle East as US forces in the region are coming under attack due to President Biden's backing of Israel's onslaught on Gaza. Austin blamed the escalations on...
Israel Again Bombs Syria’s Damascus and Aleppo Airports
Israeli airstrikes simultaneously targeted Syria's two main international airports in Damascus and Aleppo for the second time since the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. The airstrikes took place early Sunday morning and put both airports out of service....
Chinese, Philippine Vessels Collide in South China Sea
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel and a Philippine resupply boat collided near a disputed reef in the South China Sea as tensions in the waters between Beijing and Manila continue to rise. Both sides blamed the other for what China described as a "minor collision." No...
Biden Pitches Americans on Funding Wars in Gaza and Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday night delivered a speech from the Oval Office making his case for the US continuing to fund the proxy war in Ukraine and Israel's onslaught on Gaza. Biden said he will ask Congress on Friday to authorize more spending for the Ukraine war...
Israeli Defense Minister Tells Troops to ‘Be Ready’ to Invade Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday told Israeli troops to "be ready" to invade Gaza as Israeli airstrikes continued to pound the besieged enclave. "Whoever sees Gaza from afar now, will see it from the inside … I promise you," Gallant told troops near...
US Says It Intercepted Missiles and Drones Fired from Yemen ‘Potentially’ Headed Toward Israel
The Pentagon said on Thursday that a US warship in the Red Sea intercepted missiles and drones that were fired by Houthi forces in Yemen. "The crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney operating in the northern Red Sea earlier today shot down three land attack...