Israel’s military continued its invasion of southern Lebanon today, despite the 60-day ceasefire in place during which it’s meant to vacate the country. The village of Beit Lif was the latest target, with Israeli Merkava tanks and military bulldozers arriving at the...
Israeli Settler Violence in 2024 Highest Since the UN Began Keeping Track
The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday that 2024 marked the worst year for Israeli settler violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since it began keeping track of such incidents nearly 20 years ago. OCHA said it...
US Has Given Israel $22 Billion in Military Aid Since October 2023
Since October 7, 2023, the US has provided Israel with more than $22 billion in military aid, Israel Hayom reported Wednesday, citing data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The stepped-up US military aid to Israel has supported the...
FBI Says New Orleans Attacker Was an Army Veteran With an ISIS Flag
Updated on January 2 at 3:15 pm Eastern Time The FBI said Wednesday that the man who drove a truck into a crowd in New Orleans to kill as many people as he could was a Texas-born US Army veteran who was carrying an ISIS flag. The early morning New Year's Day attack in...
Israel Kills Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day
The Israeli military started the New Year by massacring dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, killing at least 28 in attack across the Strip since dawn on Wednesday, medical sources told Al Jazeera. In northern Gaza, Israeli strikes hit a home in Jabalia, killing at least...
Russian Gas Flow To Europe Through Ukraine Ends as Deal Expires
Russian gas deliveries to Europe through a Ukrainian pipeline will end on January 1 as a five-year agreement signed in 2019 expires at the end of 2024. Russian gas continued to flow through the Soviet-era Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline following the Russian invasion...
UN Says Israel Has Turned Gaza’s Hospitals Into ‘Death Traps’
A report released by the UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday condemned Israel's attacks on hospitals in Gaza, saying the campaign against medical infrastructure in the Strip is a "direct consequence" of Israel's "disregard" for international law. "As if the relentless...
US Launches Another Round of Airstrikes on Yemen
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday that its warships and planes launched a series of strikes against Yemen, targeting the capital, Sanaa, and coastal areas. According to Al Mayadeen, at least eight US strikes hit Sanaa, and targets included buildings...
Hezbollah ‘Patient,’ But Threatens Retaliation If Israel Troops Remain Past Deadline
Now 35 days into a 60-day ceasefire, Israeli troops remain inside Lebanese territory and are increasingly open about staying indefinitely. Given the several hundred Israeli ceasefire violations and scores of Lebanese casualties, however, the real story may be...
Fighting Between Turkey, Syrian Kurds Escalates, at Least 31 Killed
Fighting has been raging off and on for weeks, but seems to be picking up intensity this weekend along the Syria-Turkey border, with Turkey and its affiliates fighting against the Kurdish SDF in and around Manbij. At least 31 combatants between the two sides have been...