Before President Joe Biden leaves office, he will approve one more massive arms sale to Israel. The $8 billion sale of missiles and artillery shells comes as human rights groups have labeled Israel’s war in Gaza as a genocide. Axios reported on Friday, “The State...
Zelensky Believes Trump Will Be ‘Decisive,’ Capable of Stopping Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated that he expects to continue to receive support from Washington after Donald Trump enters the White House later this month. Trump’s return to the Oval Office has been a source of anxiety for some of Kiev’s backers as the...
NYT: UNRWA Preparing for Israel To Shut Down Aid Distribution in Gaza, West Bank
Update 1/4/25 at 7:00pm EST: An UNRWA spokesperson has described the claim that UNRWA was preparing to end operations in Gaza as "grossly inaccurate." However, the official did not discuss how UNRWA would continue to operate after laws that effectively ban the...
Israel Launches Major Airstrikes Against North Syria
Syria’s new government may view peace with Israel as a top priority, but Israel seems to be heading in a different direction, as airstrikes continue to escalate against sites across Syria, and Israeli ground forces are taking more and more strategic locations in...
Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Establish Diplomatic Ties With HTS-Led Syria
On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was working to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria following the takeover of the country by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a US-designated terrorist organization that's an offshoot of al-Qaeda. "We are...
Suspect in Las Vegas Cybertruck Bombing Was US Army Green Beret
The suspect in Wednesday's Tesla Cybertruck bombing that occurred outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas has been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an active duty US Army Green Beret. Livelsberger was identified as the person who rented the Cybertruck,...
Report: Biden Was Presented With Options To Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan presented President Biden with options to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities during a secret meeting held a few weeks ago, Axios reported on Thursday. The report said the US was considering bombing Iran's nuclear facilities if...
US Sets Up New North Syria Base With Allied Kurds Near Turkish Border
At a time when Turkey is warning the US to end its support for Syrian Kurds, the US and its coalition partners appear to be heading in the opposite direction. The US is reportedly building a new military base in the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani, right on the...
Rep. Massie Calls Out House Rules Package for Including Measure to Protect Netanyahu
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...