Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has called out House leadership for including a bill as part of a proposed rules package designed to protect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The rules package, which is set to be voted on Friday after the new House elects its...
Heavy Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill More Than 90 Palestinians
Israeli strikes have ramped up across the Gaza Strip, killing over 90 Palestinians since dawn on Thursday, medical sources told Al Jazeera early Friday morning Gaza time. Israeli attacks included a strike on a tent camp in al-Mawasi, a so-called "safe zone" in...
Israeli Settler Violence in 2024 Highest Since the UN Began Keeping Track
The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday that 2024 marked the worst year for Israeli settler violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since it began keeping track of such incidents nearly 20 years ago. OCHA said it...
US Has Given Israel $22 Billion in Military Aid Since October 2023
Since October 7, 2023, the US has provided Israel with more than $22 billion in military aid, Israel Hayom reported Wednesday, citing data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The stepped-up US military aid to Israel has supported the...
FBI Says New Orleans Attacker Was an Army Veteran With an ISIS Flag
Updated on January 2 at 3:15 pm Eastern Time The FBI said Wednesday that the man who drove a truck into a crowd in New Orleans to kill as many people as he could was a Texas-born US Army veteran who was carrying an ISIS flag. The early morning New Year's Day attack in...
Israel Kills Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day
The Israeli military started the New Year by massacring dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, killing at least 28 in attack across the Strip since dawn on Wednesday, medical sources told Al Jazeera. In northern Gaza, Israeli strikes hit a home in Jabalia, killing at least...
Russian Gas Flow To Europe Through Ukraine Ends as Deal Expires
Russian gas deliveries to Europe through a Ukrainian pipeline will end on January 1 as a five-year agreement signed in 2019 expires at the end of 2024. Russian gas continued to flow through the Soviet-era Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline following the Russian invasion...
UN Says Israel Has Turned Gaza’s Hospitals Into ‘Death Traps’
A report released by the UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday condemned Israel's attacks on hospitals in Gaza, saying the campaign against medical infrastructure in the Strip is a "direct consequence" of Israel's "disregard" for international law. "As if the relentless...
US Launches Another Round of Airstrikes on Yemen
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday that its warships and planes launched a series of strikes against Yemen, targeting the capital, Sanaa, and coastal areas. According to Al Mayadeen, at least eight US strikes hit Sanaa, and targets included buildings...
Haaretz Calls for Israel To Stop Attacking Gaza Hospitals
On Monday, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published an editorial calling for the Israeli military to stop targeting hospitals in Gaza, titled "Leave Gaza's Hospitals Alone." The editorial came out just a few days after the Israeli military destroyed the Kamal Adwan...