According to Israeli media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused requests from his top military and intelligence officials to discuss potential plans for a post-war Gaza. Israel's Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu rebuffed three separate...
US Announces $250 Million Arms Package for Ukraine
The Biden administration announced a new $250 million weapons package for Ukraine that the White House said will be the last until Congress approves new spending for the proxy war. The arms package uses the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allows the US to ship...
Report: US Is Shifting Strategy on Ukraine
The US and its European allies are quietly shifting their strategy in Ukraine from supporting Kyiv's unrealistic goal of driving Russian forces out to encouraging a defensive posture with future negotiations in mind, POLITICO reported on Wednesday, citing US and...
Ukrainian Government Workers Will Face Salary and Pension Delays If US and EU Don’t Approve More Aid
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Wednesday that Ukrainian government workers could face delays in the payment of their salaries or pensions if the US and the EU do not approve new aid packages soon. "The support of partners is extremely critical,"...
US Says It Shot Down 12 Houthi Drones, 5 missiles in Red Sea
US Central Command said Tuesday that a US warship and fighter jets shot down 12 drones and five missiles in the Red Sea that were fired by Yemen's Houthis as tensions continue to rise in the region due to the Israeli assault on Gaza. CENTCOM said the missiles and...
Netanyahu Vows to Expand Operations in Gaza, Says War Isn’t Close to Finished
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to expand military operations in Gaza and said the brutal assault on the besieged enclave is not close to being finished. "We are not stopping. We are continuing to fight, and we will be intensifying the fighting in...
Houthis and Saudis Commit to New Ceasefire and Roadmap for Peace
The warring sides in Yemen have agreed to a new ceasefire and to work on a UN-led roadmap for peace, UN special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Saturday. A shaky truce between the Houthis and the US-backed Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has held relatively...
Netanyahu Says He’s Looking for Countries to ‘Absorb’ Palestinians from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a meeting of his Likud party on Monday that he's working to bring about the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and looking for countries willing to "absorb" them, Israel Hayom reported. "Our problem is countries that...
US Has Delivered Over 10,000 Tons of Weapons to Israel Since October 7
Two hundred and forty-four American cargo planes and 20 ships have delivered over 10,000 tons of military equipment to Israel since October 7 to support the massacre in Gaza, Israel's Channel 12 reported on Monday. The US support has been crucial in Israel's ability...
Israeli Airstrike in Syria Kills Senior Iranian IRGC Commander
A senior member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Damascus on Monday, according to Iranian media, and Tehran is vowing that it will respond. The IRGC commander, Seyyed Razi Mousavi, was serving as a military...