The Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it will be signing a contract to purchase two Boeing-made KC-46 tanker aircraft in a deal worth about $500 million that will be funded by US military aid. "This is a follow-on contract with the US Government for...
Lavrov Says Talks About Security Guarantees for Ukraine Must Include Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that any talks about security guarantees for Ukraine must involve Russia, calling the discussions about guarantees without Moscow's participation "utopian thinking that leads nowhere." Lavrov's comments come as...
Report: Pentagon To Spend $3.5 Billion Replenishing Munitions It Used Defending Israel
The Pentagon is planning to spend at least $3.5 billion replenishing weapons it has used defending Israel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report cited budget documents "prepared through mid-May," meaning the $3.5 billion doesn't include the cost for the US-Israeli...
Israeli Attacks Kill 81 More Palestinians Across Gaza
Israeli forces have killed at least 81 Palestinians in attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, medical sources have told Al Jazeera, as the IDF is preparing a major escalation of its genocidal war. The Al Jazeera report said that among the dead were 30 people...
Israeli Committee Approves Settlement Expansion Plan That Smotrich Says ‘Erases’ Palestinian State
An Israeli committee on Wednesday gave final approval for the construction of about 3,400 housing units for the expansion of an illegal settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a step that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said "erases" a Palestinian...
Israeli Military To Call Up 60,000 Reservists as It Prepares for Gaza City Ethnic Cleansing Campaign
About 60,000 Israeli reservists will receive call-up orders that the Israeli military will issue tomorrow as it's preparing for a major offensive on Gaza City, The Times of Israel reported on Tuesday. The report said that reservists will have two weeks before they...
Israeli Hostage Families Call on Netanyahu To Agree to the Ceasefire Deal Approved by Hamas
Family members of Israelis who remain captive in Gaza are urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire deal that has been approved by Hamas, which mediator Qatar says is "almost identical" to a version previously approved by Israel. While...
Trump Administration Deploys Three US Navy Destroyers and 4,000 Troops Near Venezuela
The US is deploying three Navy destroyers off the coast of Venezuela in a move aimed at pressuring President Nicolas Maduro, signaling what appears to be another push for regime change. One US official told Reuters that a total of 4,000 US sailors and Marines are...
Trump Says He’s Willing To Support European Troops in Ukraine ‘by Air’ as Part of Potential Security Guarantee
President Trump said on Tuesday that he may be willing to provide air support for European troops on the ground in Ukraine as part of a potential security guarantee, an arrangement that would be unacceptable to Russia. "When it comes to security, they're willing to...
Israeli Forces Kill 58 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that Israeli forces killed 58 Palestinians and wounded 343 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. The Health Ministry said that the bodies of two other Palestinians killed in...