Chinese and Japanese coast guard vessels faced off near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Monday, The South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday. The Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China, are uninhabited and controlled by Japan...
US, Israel Consider Deploying Multinational Force to Gaza After War
The US and Israel are considering establishing a multinational force to occupy the Gaza Strip if Israel successfully eliminates Hamas, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The idea would be to grant temporary oversight of Gaza to countries in the region backed by a force...
Report: Netanyahu Lobbied EU to Pressure Egypt to Accept Refugees from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied European leaders to pressure Egypt into allowing Palestinian refugees into its territory from Gaza, Financial Times reported on Monday. The report, which cited people familiar with the talks, said the discussions...
Blinken Says US Needs to Fund Wars in Ukraine, Gaza Because of China
Biden administration officials are arguing that the US needs to fund the wars in Ukraine and Gaza to send a message to China in their pitch for Congress to authorize a massive $105 billion spending package that includes military aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan....
US Special Operations Forces are in Israel Helping Locate Hostages
American special operations forces are on the ground in Israel helping locate the hostages Hamas brought into Gaza after the October 7 attack on southern Israel, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday. "We’re actively helping the Israelis to do a number of things," said...
At Least 50 Killed by Israeli Strikes on Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza
Update: There are reports that say the Jabalia refugee camp was struck for a second time on Tuesday. Check Middle East Eye for live updates. Israeli warplanes on Tuesday hammered the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza with airstrikes, killing at least 50 people....
Yemen’s Houthis Says They Launched Missiles, Drones at Israel
A military spokesman for Yemen's Houthis, which govern most of north Yemen, said Tuesday they launched missiles and drones at Israel and warned the attacks would continue until Israel ends its war in Gaza. Israel said it activated its Arrow air defense system for the...
Israel Told US ‘Mass Civilian Casualties’ Were Acceptable Price of Gaza Campaign
During conversations with Israeli officials, it became clear to the Biden administration that Israel believed "mass civilian casualties" were an acceptable price of the bombing campaign in Gaza, The New York Times reported on Monday. The Times report said that Israeli...
House Republicans Unveil $14.3 Billion Bill for Israel
House Republicans on Monday unveiled a piece of legislation that would provide Israel with $14.3 billion in military aid, a strong show of support for Israel's onslaught in Gaza. The bill would cut $14.3 billion from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay for the...
Zelensky ‘Deludes’ Himself Into Thinking Ukraine Can Win War: Aide
One of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's closest aides has told Time Magazine that the Ukrainian leader has deluded himself into thinking Ukraine can win an ultimate victory against Russia after the failed counteroffensive and amid waning support for the...