A bipartisan pair of US senators is questioning President Trump's bombing campaign in Yemen, which was launched without congressional authorization. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) pointed out in a letter to the president on Tuesday that neither...
Overnight Israeli Strike on Beirut Building Kills Four, Wounds Several Others
For the second time in less than a week, Israel has carried out an airstrike against a residential area in a suburb of the Lebanese capital city of Beirut. This attack was carried out at 3:30 AM, and came with no warning. At least four people were killed, and a number...
Gaza Bakeries Close as Flour Supplies Run Out Due to Israeli Blockade
All bakeries in Gaza have been forced to close as flour and other food supplies are running out due to the Israeli blockade on all goods entering Gaza, which was imposed on March 2. According to The Associated Press, the UN's World Food Program circulated a memo to...
Houthis Down Another US MQ-9 Reaper Drone Amid US Airstrikes on Yemen
As US airstrikes continue to pound Yemen, the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced that its forces downed another US MQ-9 Reaper Drone that was flying over Yemeni territory. "Our air defenses successfully shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone while it...
Growing Network of Israeli Outposts in Syria, Lebanon Suggest IDF Is Planning a Long Stay
Much was made about the five hilltop surveillance posts Israel hastily assembled before the deadline to withdraw from Lebanon, outposts which they ultimately retained to this day and which seem more or less permanent. Israel isn’t done expanding their military...
US Blames Hamas for Israeli Execution of Palestinian Medics
The State Department on Monday blamed Hamas when asked about the Israeli execution of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers who were recovered from a mass grave in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The 15 workers included eight members of the Palestinian Red...
Trump Warns the Houthis and Iran That the ‘Real Pain is Yet To Come’
President Trump has issued a new threat toward Yemen's Houthis and Iran, warning that the "real pain is yet to come" if Houthi attacks on US warships don't stop. The president has been blaming Iran for Houthi attacks, even though US officials have acknowledged the...
Israeli Military Orders Full Evacuation of Gaza’s Southern City of Rafah
The Israeli military on Monday ordered the forced evacuation of the southern Gaza city of Rafah and other nearby areas as it is ramping up attacks on the Palestinian territory. Avichay Adraee, the IDF's Arabic language spokesman, ordered the residents of Rafah and...
Israel Kills Over 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Since Breaking Ceasefire
Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that Israeli attacks have killed 1,001 Palestinians since Israel restarted its genocidal war on the Strip with a massive bombing attack on March 18. The Health Ministry said another 2,359 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli...
Iran’s Khamenei Warns of ‘Strong’ Response If US Attacks
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Monday that Iran would launch a "strong counterattack" in response to any attack from the US. Khamenei's comments came a day after President Trump threatened Iran with a "bombing the likes of which they have...