Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 155 Palestinians over 72 hours, according to death toll updates released by Gaza's Health Ministry. On Saturday, the Health Ministry said Israeli forces killed 120 Palestinians and wounded over the previous 48-hour...
House Passes Bill Targeting Pro-Palestine Non-Profits
On Thursday, the House passed a bill that would give the Treasury Department the power to revoke the tax-exempt status of any non-profit it deems a "terrorist supporting organization," legislation that's designed to target pro-Palestine and antiwar groups and...
Chinese Defense Minister Rejects Talks With US Over Taiwan Support
On Thursday, the Chinese Defense Ministry blamed the US for the lack of talks between the two countries' defense ministers while they were both in Laos for meetings with Southeast Asian officials. The US said it asked for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to hold...
Israeli Attacks in Gaza Kill at Least 71 Palestinians in 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks killed at least 71 Palestinians and wounded 176 in the previous 24-hour period as Israeli strikes continued to pound targets across the Strip. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli strikes in northern Gaza early...
Russia Says US Missile Defense Base in Poland Is a Potential Target
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday that a controversial US missile defense base in Poland is a potential target of the Russian military, comments that come amid soaring tensions as the US just authorized Ukraine to strike Russian...
Putin Says Russia Struck Ukraine With a New Hypersonic Missile in Response To Western Missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia fired a new hypersonic ballistic missile at a Ukrainian military factory in Dnipro in response to US and British long-range missiles being fired into Russian territory. "There was, among other things, a...
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday formally issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for their role in the genocidal war on Gaza. The ICC said it was issuing the arrest...
Senate Votes Down Bernie Sanders’s Efforts To Block Weapons Deals for Israel
The Senate on Wednesday night voted down resolutions introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block several weapons transfers to Israel, but the effort received more support from Democrats than expected. Eighteen senators -- Sanders, Sen. Angus King (I-ME), and 16...
Israel Reiterates It Wants ‘Freedom to Act’ in Southern Lebanon as Part of Truce Deal
On Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reiterated that Israel wants the "freedom to act" in southern Lebanon as part of any ceasefire deal, a position that's a non-starter for Hezbollah. "In any agreement we will reach, we will need to keep the freedom to...
Biden Administration Moves To Forgive $4.7 Billion in Loans to Ukraine
The State Department announced on Wednesday that it has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in US loans to Ukraine as the Biden administration is trying to spend as much as it can on Ukraine during the transition period. The $61 billion in aid for Ukraine that was...