Ismail Haniyeh, chief of Hamas's political bureau who is based in Qatar, signaled on Wednesday that he was interested in negotiating a sustainable ceasefire with Israel. "We are open to discuss any arrangement or initiative that could end the (Israeli) aggression,"...
Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions Israel has dropped on the Gaza Strip are unguided or "dumb" bombs, CNN reported Thursday, citing a US intelligence assessment. The report said Israel had used 29,000 air-to-ground munitions in its bombardment of Gaza, a total...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday told US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in televised remarks that Israel's brutal assault on Gaza will continue for "more than several months." Sullivan traveled to Israel to discuss the "timetable" of the war,...
On Thursday, the House passed the $886 billion 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which funds the Pentagon and some military spending for other government agencies. The NDAA has already been passed by the Senate and now heads to President Biden's desk....
On Wednesday, the Senate passed the mammoth $886 billion 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which funds the Pentagon and military spending in other government agencies. The bill passed in a vote of 87-13, with six Democrats, six Republicans, and one...
The US has no plans to restrict military aid to Israel or draw any red lines on Israel's use of US-provided munitions despite President Biden labeling Israel's bombing of Gaza "indiscriminate" and the massive civilian death toll, US officials told CNN. One official...
A Houthi official said on Wednesday that the only way to "restore calm" in the Red Sea is through a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amid reports of another Houthi attack in the waters. Yemen's Houthi movement, formally known as Ansar Allah, has been targeting commercial...
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday vowed that the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza will continue "with or without" global support after the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in support of a ceasefire. "Israel will continue the war against Hamas with...
Donald Tusk, Poland's new pro-EU prime minister, was sworn in on Wednesday, a day after delivering a speech where he vowed his government would push for the West to continue supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia. Tusk, who previously served as prime minister from...
A US official said Wednesday that the US is planning to resume its security partnership with the post-coup government of Niger, known as the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP). Niger military officers established the CNSP, which is led by Gen....
