On Wednesday, South Sudan rejected a report from The Associated Press that said it was in talks with Israel about the possibility of taking in Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip, calling the claim "baseless," although the South Sudanese government also hosted...
Lebanon President Tells Iran: No Group Permitted to Bear Arms or Have Foreign Backing
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri met with visiting Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani today, and it was something of an awkward exchange, leading to Aoun warning Larijani that no group within Lebanon is allowed to bear arms...
Israeli Forces Kill 123 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Israeli forces killed 123 Palestinians and wounded 437 over the previous 24-hour period as the IDF is intensifying strikes on Gaza City and areas to the north. Heavy US-backed Israeli attacks have continued throughout the...
Netanyahu Says He’s ‘Very Much’ Attached to the Vision of ‘Greater Israel’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he considers himself to be on a "historic and spiritual mission" and that he is "very" connected to the idea of "Greater Israel," a vision for significant Israeli territorial expansion in the region. In...
Report: Israel in Talks About the Possibility of Moving Palestinians in Gaza to South Sudan
Israel is in talks with South Sudan about the possibility of moving Palestinians in Gaza into the East African country, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have been open about their desire...
Netanyahu Releases Video Urging Iranians To Revolt Against Their Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video on Tuesday where he spoke in English and urged the "people of Iran" to revolt against their government. "As our founding father, Theodor Herzl, said of the Jewish state, 'If you will it, it is no dream,'"...
Jordan-Hosted Talks on Suwayda End With Statement Backing Syrian Sovereignty
Talks were held Tuesday in Amman, Jordan related to the ongoing situation in Syria’s Suwayda Governorate. No Druze were permitted to attend to the talks, which were between the Jordanian FM, the Syrian FM, and US envoy Tom Barrack. The sides discussed the tentative...
Twenty-Four US-Allied Nations Urge Israel To Lift All Restrictions on Aid Entering Gaza
Twenty-four US-allied nations and three senior EU officials have signed a joint statement calling for Israel to lift all restrictions on aid entering the Gaza Strip, warning that the Israeli-imposed famine has reached "unimaginable levels." The statement, published by...
Israeli Forces Kill 89 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that Israeli forces killed 89 Palestinians and wounded 513 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. The Health Ministry said that the bodies of 11 other Palestinians...
US Has Launched 57 Airstrikes in Somalia So Far This Year
US Africa Command told Antiwar.com in an email on Tuesday that its forces have launched 57 airstrikes in Somalia this year, as the Trump administration has been conducting strikes in the country at a record pace, an air war that gains virtually no media coverage in...