Israel's Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu on Sunday said that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was an option for Israel and claimed there are no innocent civilians in the enclave. According to The Times of Israel, Eliyahu said in a radio interview that...
US Official Says Israel Has Not Come Close to Destroying Hamas Leadership
Despite the massive bombing campaign and ground invasion in Gaza, a senior Pentagon official believes Israel has not come close to taking out Hamas's leadership, The New York Times reported Saturday. The report reads: "One senior US defense official, who spoke on...
Pentagon Says US Is Flying Drones Over Gaza to Look for Hostages
The Pentagon has acknowledged that the US is flying drones over Gaza to help Israel locate hostages, demonstrating deep US involvement in the war. "In support of hostage recovery efforts, the US is conducting unarmed UAV flights over Gaza, as well as providing advice...
US, European Officials Broach the Idea of Peace Talks With Ukraine
US and European officials are finally broaching the possibility of peace talks with Russia in conversations with the Ukrainian government, NBC News reported on Friday. The position marks a notable shift in US policy toward the war as the US and its closest allies have...
Israel Rejects US-Proposed Temporary Halt to Fighting
During a trip to Israel, America’s top diplomat pushed Tel Aviv to agree to limited “humanitarian pauses” to allow aid into Gaza and facilitate negotiations for Hamas to release prisoners. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said there would not be a temporary pause in...
The US Announces New $425 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine
The US rolled out its 50th weapons package for Ukraine. The arms shipment will include air defenses, artillery rounds, and anti-armor weapons. The Pentagon will purchase $300 million in arms on behalf of Kyiv, depleting all the funds in the Ukraine Security Assistance...
House Passes $14.3 Billion in Military Aid for Israel
The House on Thursday passed a bill to provide Israel with $14.3 billion in military aid, a strong show of support for the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which has killed over 9,000 people so far. The Republican-authored bill would cut funds from the Internal Revenue...
Blinken Heads to Israel to Discuss War With Netanyahu
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war in Gaza and what will come afterwards if Israel is successful in rooting out Hamas. US officials told Axios that Blinken will discuss the idea of...
Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Says the War Is a Stalemate
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Gen. Valery Zaluzhny acknowledged in comments to The Economist that the war in Ukraine is a stalemate and that there will "most likely" be no Ukrainian breakthrough. "Just like in the First World War, we have reached the level of...
Russia Revokes Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill into law that formally withdrew Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The CTBT prohibits all nuclear weapons tests but has not been ratified by many nuclear powers,...