Israel on Sunday said it was cutting off electricity to the Gaza Strip as it ramps up the collective punishment of the civilian population to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages, violating the ceasefire deal reached in January. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen...
Nearly 30 Airstrikes Reported as Israel Launches Largest Attack on South Lebanon Since Ceasefire
In the largest series of attacks against Lebanon since the November ceasefire, Israel has carried out dozens of airstrikes against areas around the border in southern Lebanon. Nearly 30 airstrikes have been confirmed. Casualty figures are still not confirmed, but one...
Over 1,300 Reported Killed, Mostly Civilians, as HTS Syrian Forces Attack, Execute Alawites
Last updated Sunday 3/9/25 7:43 PM EDT The situation in northwestern Syria continues to spiral out of control this weekend, as the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has been surging forces into the Alawite homelands in the Latakia and Tartus Governorates, clashing...
Hundreds Killed in Syria’s Northwest in Fighting, Mass Executions
Thursday’s reports of fighting between the Syrian government and Alawite militias in Latakia Governorate have exploded into what some are calling an outright insurgency, with hundreds of people killed and reports of the ruling Islamists of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham...
Trump Sent Letter to Iran Calling for New Nuclear Agreement
President Donald Trump says he sent Iran a letter calling for the two countries to negotiate an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. During his first term, Trump withdrew from a deal with Iran that limited and inspected Tehran’s nuclear energy program. In a clip of an...
Trump Threatens Russia With ‘Large Scale Sanctions and Tariffs’
President Donald Trump threatened to intensify the US economic war on Russia with large scale sanctions and tariffs. Trump’s post followed massive Russian attacks on Ukraine. Trump wrote on Friday, “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the...
State Department To Use AI To Revoke Visas of Students Who ‘Appear Pro-Hamas’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is launching an AI-driven effort to revoke the visas of foreigners in the US who "appear pro-Hamas" in a crackdown targeting pro-Palestine protests on college campuses, Axios reported on Thursday. The report said the effort will involve...
British Storm Shadow Missiles Useless for Ukraine Following US Intelligence Pause
Ukraine's British-provided Storm Shadow missiles are likely to be useless now that the US has paused intelligence sharing with the Ukrainian military, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday. The report said that the UK is among several countries that have received orders...
New Israeli Army Chief To Present Plan To Restart Gaza Bombing and Retake Territory
The new head of the Israeli military is set to present his plan for the renewal of Israel's campaign in Gaza and operations to retake territory that the IDF left during the first phase of the ceasefire deal, Haaretz reported on Thursday. Eyal Zamir was sworn in as the...
Witkoff Says Trump Threat Came After US Didn’t Like What It Heard From Hamas in Direct Talks
Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy for the Middle East, said Thursday that President Trump's latest ultimatum against Hamas, which included a threat against the "people of Gaza," came after the US didn't like what it heard in direct talks with the Palestinian group....