Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks killed 70 Palestinians and wounded 356 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip amid IDF plans to significantly escalate its genocidal war. The Israeli military...
Israeli Drones Pound Southern Lebanon, One Killed and at Least Seven Wounded
On Thursday, Israel launched a number of airstrikes against southern Lebanon. As they so often do, the IDF claimed they were attacking “Hezbollah infrastructure” in the attacks, a claim reported without scrutiny by Israeli media outlets. The reports suggest that the...
US Bombs al-Shabaab, Marking 58th Airstrike in Somalia of the Year
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a press release on Wednesday that its forces conducted an airstrike to the southwest of Bariire, a town in southern Somalia, on August 17, marking at least the 58th US airstrike in Somalia this year. The command said that it...
US To Fund $500 Million Boeing KC-46 Tanker Aircraft Deal for Israel
The Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it will be signing a contract to purchase two Boeing-made KC-46 tanker aircraft in a deal worth about $500 million that will be funded by US military aid. "This is a follow-on contract with the US Government for...
Lavrov Says Talks About Security Guarantees for Ukraine Must Include Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that any talks about security guarantees for Ukraine must involve Russia, calling the discussions about guarantees without Moscow's participation "utopian thinking that leads nowhere." Lavrov's comments come as...
Report: Pentagon To Spend $3.5 Billion Replenishing Munitions It Used Defending Israel
The Pentagon is planning to spend at least $3.5 billion replenishing weapons it has used defending Israel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report cited budget documents "prepared through mid-May," meaning the $3.5 billion doesn't include the cost for the US-Israeli...
Israel, Syria Hold Direct Talks in Paris Aimed at Calming Hostility
Though there have been reports of indirect talks for months now, Tuesday marked the first time it was publicly confirmed that Israel and Syria’s Islamist government held direct talks, with a US-brokered meeting held in Paris. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani...
Israeli Attacks Kill 81 More Palestinians Across Gaza
Israeli forces have killed at least 81 Palestinians in attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, medical sources have told Al Jazeera, as the IDF is preparing a major escalation of its genocidal war. The Al Jazeera report said that among the dead were 30 people...
US Raid in North Syria Captures Top ISIS Figures, Kills One in Clash
While the US has been redeploying much of its force inside Syria to the far south, they’ve reportedly carried out a high profile raid against ISIS in Atimeh in the Idlib Governorate. Though the special forces raid was in the northwest of Syria, some reports suggest...
Israeli Committee Approves Settlement Expansion Plan That Smotrich Says ‘Erases’ Palestinian State
An Israeli committee on Wednesday gave final approval for the construction of about 3,400 housing units for the expansion of an illegal settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a step that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said "erases" a Palestinian...