An Egyptian intelligence official has said that Israel ignored warnings that "something big" was coming amid questions about how the Hamas attack that was launched Saturday took the Israeli government by surprise, considering Gaza is under constant Israeli...
The Israeli defense minister on Monday announced a "complete siege" on Gaza and said Israeli forces were fighting "human animals" as Israeli airstrikes have been bombarding the enclave, which is home to about one million children. "I have ordered a complete siege on...
US officials said Sunday that they expect Israel to launch a ground invasion of Gaza within the next 24-48 hours after the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally declared it was at war with Hamas, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. A spokesman...
An Israeli lawmaker told Al Jazeera on Saturday that his party had been warning that Israeli policies toward Palestinians would "erupt" into the violence that Israel is experiencing in the wake of Hamas' assault. The comments were made by Ofer Cassif, a member of the...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on Sunday that he's ordered the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean to show US support for Israel amid fighting in Gaza and southern Israel. The strike group is led by the aircraft...
President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday for the second time since Hamas launched an operation in southern Israel and said that more US military aid is on its way. According to the White House, President Biden "conveyed that...
Rep. Michael McCaul on Sunday said the House needed a speaker to "replenish" Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, which would involve providing Israel with more military aid. "We have to get a Speaker elected this week, so we can get things on the floor like...
President Biden is considering asking Congress for a massive $100 billion spending package for the Ukraine war, The Telegraph reported on Saturday. The idea of the huge spending package would be to fund the proxy war through the 2024 election without having to worry...
President Joe Biden had a phone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly after the Israeli leader declared his country was at war. The American President pledged US support for Israel’s “self-defense.” Fighting that started with a Hamas offensive in...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, “We are at war, this is not an operation,” after Hamas launched thousands of missiles and seized villages near Gaza. The political leader of Hamas said that the ongoing attacks are a response to the Israeli treatment...
