A UN official overseeing relief efforts in Gaza said aid access has not improved in the northern part of the Strip and pushed back on Israel's claims that the UN was to blame for the difficulty in distributing the aid. Jamie McGoldrick, a UN humanitarian coordinator,...
Speaker Johnson Says House Will Vote on More Israel Aid This Week
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday that he will bring a bill to provide Israel with more military aid to the floor for a vote this week in response to Iran's attack, which came in retaliation for Israel bombing Tehran's consulate in Damascus. "House...
Israel Destroys Hezbollah Building in Eastern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes carried out an attack in Nabi Chit, in the Baalbek District of eastern Lebanon Sunday, destroying a two-story building that reportedly belonged to Hezbollah. Hezbollah confirmed the incident. The Israeli military said the site destroyed was a...
Biden Tells Netanyahu US Won’t Support Attack on Iran
President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US wouldn't join Israel in any offensive action against Iran, multiple media outlets have reported. US officials are touting Israel's defense of Iran's attack as a victory, and that's the message...
Ukraine’s Top General Says Situation on the Battlefield Has ‘Significantly Worsened’
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Saturday that the situation on the frontline in eastern Ukraine has "significantly worsened" in recent days as Russian forces are making steady gains. Syrskyi, who replaced Gen Valery Zaluzhny in February,...
Israel’s Missile Defense Against Iran Attack Estimated to Cost Over $1 Billion
The activation of Israeli air defenses in response to an overnight Iranian drone and missile attack likely cost over $1 billion, according to Brig. Gen. Reem Aminoach, former financial advisor to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff. The Iranian attack,...
UPDATED: Iran Launches Major Drone and Missile Attack on Israel
UPDATED: 4/13/24 at 10:35pm ET The Iranian military fired a massive barrage of drones and missiles targeting sites in Israel, with Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) saying the attack was retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate...
Iran Seizes Israel-Linked Ship in Persian Gulf
Iranian commandos have seized a cargo vessel with reported ties to an Israeli billionaire, taking control of the ship as it sailed near the Strait of Hormuz. The incident took place amid soaring tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv, after Israeli forces bombed an...
After Brief Calm, Hezbollah Fires 40 Rockets Against Northern Israel
Nearly 48 hours of relative quiet likely fueled hopes for calm on the Lebanon-Israel border over the past couple of days. It wasn’t totally quiet, of course, as Israel continued to launch attacks on towns in the Tyre District. But there was no rocket fire into Israel....
House Votes To Extend Warrantless Spying Powers
US lawmakers have passed a bill reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law which allows the government to surveil American citizens without a warrant. A small group of Republicans previously blocked the vote but allowed it to proceed...