On Monday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for massive destruction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, saying several cities should look like Gaza's Jabalia. "Funduq, Nablus, and Jenin must look like Jabalia," Smotrich wrote on X. The Israeli military...
State Department Accuses RSF of Committing Genocide in Sudan
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide in Sudan's Civil War and announced sanctions on RSF's leader, Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, known as Hemedti. Since war broke out between Hemedti's RSF and the...
Report: IDF Shot Dead a Palestinian It Was Using as a Human Shield
An Israeli military officer accidentally shot and killed a Palestinian who was being used by IDF troops as a "human shield," Hamakom Hachi Ham Bagehenom, a Hebrew language magazine, reported on Tuesday. Using Palestinians as human shields to search buildings and...
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 31 More Palestinians Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that Israeli attacks had killed at least 31 Palestinians and wounded 57 over the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter shows no sign of letting up. The Health Ministry's figures only account for dead and wounded...
Report: Military Action Against Iran Will Be a ‘Real Possibility’ Under Trump
Military action against Iran's nuclear facilities will be a "real possibility" under the incoming Trump administration, Axios reported on Monday. The report said Trump is expected to face an Iran crisis this year due to the country's nuclear activity, although there...
Israel Attacks a ‘Clearly Marked’ World Food Programme Aid Convoy in Gaza
On Monday, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said Israeli forces fired on one of the group's aid convoys in Gaza and strongly denounced the attack. The WFP said the convoy was "clearly marked" and that 16 bullets struck three vehicles that were carrying a total of...
US Issues License Allowing Transactions With Syria’s HTS-Led Government
The US Treasury Department on Monday issued a six-month general license to waive some sanctions on Syria to allow transactions with the new Syrian government that's led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an offshoot of al-Qaeda that's designated by the US as a foreign terrorist...
Israeli Media Publishes Guide for IDF Soldiers To Avoid Arrest Abroad
The Israeli news site Ynet has published a guide for Israeli soldiers to help them avoid arrest for potential war crimes while traveling abroad. The guide comes after an Israeli soldier visiting Brazil fled the country over an order from a Brazilian court to...
Israeli Attacks Kill 49 More Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip killed 49 Palestinians and wounded 75 over the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. The ministry's figures only account for dead and wounded Palestinians who...
Trump Says He’s the ‘Best Friend’ Israel Ever Had, Repeats Threat to Hamas
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump said he was the "best friend" Israel ever had and repeated the threat that there would be "hell to pay" if Hamas doesn't release the hostages by the time he is inaugurated. Trump made the comments when asked by radio host Hugh...