Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is expected this week to introduce a bill to block an arms transfer to Israel, which will mark the first piece of legislation aimed at reining in President Biden's strong support of Israel's brutal war on Gaza. The bill will target a planned...
Two members of the Israeli Knesset wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal arguing for Western countries to take in refugees from Gaza as Israeli officials continue to call for Palestinians to be pushed out of the enclave. The op-ed was written by Danny Danon, a...
More than 400 US officials from 40 government agencies have sent a letter to President Biden criticizing his unconditional support for Israel's war in Gaza in the latest example of dissent from within the US government. "We call on President Biden to urgently demand a...
Doctors at Gaza's al-Shifa hospital are pleading for help as the medical facility has ceased functioning after its power failed over the weekend amid an Israeli siege. The medical staff has refused to evacuate the hospital due to fears that the approximately 700...
Hamas's armed wing said Monday that it discussed with Qatari mediators a deal to free up to 70 Israeli hostages in exchange for a five-day ceasefire and the release of some Palestinian prisoners. "Last week there was an effort from the Qatari brothers to release the...
US troops based in Syria have come under attack at least four times since the latest US airstrikes in eastern Syria were launched on Sunday, Task & Purpose reported on Monday. The Pentagon announced Sunday that it launched strikes against facilities "used by...
A group of US-based aid, advocacy, and religious groups sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the Pentagon to scrap plans to provide Israel with 155mm artillery rounds due to the massive civilian casualty rate in Israel's war on Gaza. The Pentagon...
A facility to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets was officially opened in Romania on Monday as NATO countries are working to get the US-made warplanes to the battlefield in Ukraine. "The center will be an international hub for the training of F-16 pilots and...
A State Department dissent memo obtained by Axios slams President Biden's support for Israel's war in Gaza, saying the US is backing Israeli "war crimes." The memo was signed by 100 State Department and USAID employees and says the US should reassess its policy toward...
Some members of the Biden administration are concerned that Israel is looking to provoke Hezbollah as a pretext for a wider war in Lebanon that could draw in the US, Axios reported on Sunday. Since the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, Hezbollah and Israel...
