Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power in Tel Aviv suffered two setbacks on Wednesday. Messages from a member of his Likud Party surfaced asserting Netanyahu’s days in office “are numbered.” Additionally, the head of the opposition in Israel, Yair Lapid, demanded the...
Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets on a city in the southern half of the Gaza Strip, instructing Palestinians to flee the area. The evacuation notice suggests that Tel Aviv plans to ramp up its military operation in south Gaza. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed a...
The White House on Wednesday said it did not "OK" Israel's military raid of al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza in an attempt to deflect responsibility for the attack. Just hours before Israel launched the raid, White House National Security Council spokesman John...
The UN Security Council passed its first resolution related to Israel's war in Gaza on Wednesday that calls for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow aid and other assistance to reach Palestinian civilians. The resolution passed in a vote of 12-0,...
The negotiations between Israel and Hamas on a potential hostage deal are focused on how long Israel is willing to pause its military operations in Gaza, Axios reported on Wednesday. Sources told Axios that Qatari mediators had given two proposals to Israel. One...
A new poll from Reuters/Ipsos found that the majority of Americans support the idea of a ceasefire in Gaza, a position that has been rejected by the Biden administration. About 68% of respondents agreed with the statement "Israel should call a ceasefire and try to...
A report from Bloomberg published on Tuesday detailed some of the weapons the US has shipped to Israel to support its onslaught in Gaza. The Pentagon has refused to detail the arms it has been providing Israel since October 7. The only weapons shipments that have been...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other members of Congress spoke at a pro-Israel rally at the National Mall in Washington DC on Tuesday, where demonstrators made clear their opposition to a ceasefire in Gaza. Johnson called the idea of a ceasefire "outrageous,"...
A US official told Reuters on Tuesday that up to seven people were killed in the US airstrikes in eastern Syria on Sunday that targeted Shia militias. If confirmed, the casualties are the first known deaths since the Biden administration began launching airstrikes in...
Expectations are low for the meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping that will take place Wednesday in San Francisco during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Biden officials have said...
