Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted President Biden during a speech at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, the scene of the 2015 shooting committed by Dylan Roof that killed nine people. "If you really care...
Israeli MK Comes Out in Support of South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
A member of the Israeli Knesset has come out in support of South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), one of the UN's top courts based in the Hague. MK Ofer Cassif, a member of the left-wing Jewish and Arab Hadash-Ta'al...
Israel Kills Senior Hezbollah Commander in Airstrike in Southern Lebanon
In a move which analysts and unnamed officials predict will lead to further escalation in southern Lebanon, Israel carried out an airstrike January 8 against the town of Khirbet Selem, assassinating Wissam Hassan Tawil, a senior Hezbollah commander. Tawil, also known...
Israeli Military Chief Says ‘Fighting’ in Gaza Will Continue All Year
The head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that he expects Israel to continue its brutal assault on the Gaza Strip all year. "The year 2024 will be challenging. We will be at war in Gaza," said IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi during a visit to the West...
Officials Warn Biden Is Leading the US Into a Major Middle East War
As tensions are soaring in the Middle East due to the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza, US officials are warning that President Biden's decisions could lead to a major regional war. US officials told HuffPost that if Israel provokes a full-blown war in southern Lebanon,...
Qatar Tells Hostage Families That Israel’s Killing of Hamas Official in Beirut Complicates Negotiations
Qatar's prime minister and other officials met with family members of six Israelis held captive in Gaza on Saturday and told them Israel's killing of a senior Hamas official in Beirut made negotiating a new hostage deal much more difficult, several media outlets have...
Iraq’s Prime Minister Moves to Expel US Troops After Drone Strike
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Friday that his government is beginning the process that will lead to the expulsion of foreign forces, which includes about 2,500 US troops. "We are setting the date for the start of the bilateral committee to put...
Hezbollah Trades Heavy Fire With Israel, Damages Strategic Airbase
Still angry at the assassination of top Hamas figure Saleh al-Harouri in Beirut last week, the Hezbollah movement carried out what it called a “preliminary response,” trading heavy fire with Israel along the Lebanese border. Hezbollah focused the attack on a hilltop...
North and South Korea Fire Artillery Near Border
Following a series of provocative US and South Korean war games, North Korea responded by a major artillery drill. Pyongyang fired over 200 rounds in the direction of a disputed border group of South Korean islands. Seoul subsequently ordered the evacuation of...
October 7 Probe Ignites Tensions Between Military and Netanyahu Allies
Tensions between the Israeli military and several Israeli politicians boiled over during a war cabinet meeting about an investigation into the October 7 Hamas attack. The government led by Benjamin Netanyahu has deflected blame for the Hamas intrusion in southern...


