The Israeli military is planning to stay in Gaza through 2025 and is stepping up demolitions and the construction of more permanent military structures, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. There is a significant portion of Gaza's territory that's under the control of the...
Trump Officially Nominates Ultra-Hawk Marco Rubio for Secretary of State
President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he was nominating Marco Rubio, the extremely hawkish senator from Florida, to be secretary of state in the incoming administration. Trump's statement came two days after The New York Times reported Rubio was...
Trump Picks Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he selected former Hawaii Congresswoman Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard to be his Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Gabbard, a member of the National Guard, was in Congress from 2013-2021. A former Democrat, she...
Huckabee: ‘Of Course’ Israeli Annexation of the West Bank Is Possible Under Trump
President Trump's pick to be the US ambassador to Israel, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, told Israeli media on Wednesday that full Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank will be possible under the next Trump administration. When asked about the...
Israeli Forces Kill 47 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli attacks killed at least 47 Palestinians and wounded another 182 over the previous 24-hour period as Israeli strikes continued to pound targets across the Strip. Strikes were reported across the Gaza Strip, including...
US Bombs ‘Iranian-Aligned’ Targets in Syria for Second Day
US Central Command announced that its forces launched strikes in Syria for a second day on Tuesday against "Iranian-aligned" targets, referring to Shia militias that operate in the country. CENTCOM said in a press release that its forces "conducted strikes against an...
Yemen’s Houthis Attack Two US Navy Destroyers in the Red Sea
The Pentagon said Tuesday that the Houthis fired on two US Navy destroyers while they were leaving the Red Sea as the nearly year-long US bombing campaign in Yemen has done nothing to deter the Yemeni group. According to the AP, Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder...
Trump Picks John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has selected former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to serve as the director of the CIA. Ratcliffe worked as Trump's DNI from 2020 to 2021 and was a House representative for a district in Texas...
UK’s Starmer To Urge Biden To Release $20 Billion for Ukraine, Back Long-Range Strikes in Russia
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to urge President Biden to release $20 billion for Ukraine and back long-range strikes in Russian territory before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20, The Telegraph has reported. The $20 billion...
US Confirms Israel Will Face No Consequences for Not Improving Aid Situation in Gaza
The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will not limit weapons transfers to Israel despite Israel's failure to meet US demands to increase aid levels in Gaza amid the starvation blockade and ethnic cleansing campaign in northern Gaza. The administration sent a...