Earlier this week, Israeli troops started their deepest invasion into Syrian territory yet, parachuting into the village of El Mal, in the northern part of the Daraa Governorate. El Mal is about 14 km from the occupied Golan Heights. Exactly what they were doing in El...
Trump Suspends Intelligence Sharing With Ukrainian Military
The Trump administration has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine on top of the suspension of military aid as part of an effort to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to pursue peace talks with Russia. The intelligence pause has had an immediate effect on...
Israeli Drone Strikes Wound Two Civilians Collecting Scrap Metal in Southern Lebanon
Civilians in vehicles in southern Lebanon are everywhere and always at risk from Israeli drones, and there have been an increasing number of such drones flying overhead in a lot of southern villages. Wednesday, that led to multiple Israeli drone strikes against a car...
Report: US Holding Direct Talks With Hamas for First Time
The Trump administration is holding direct talks with Hamas, marking the first time the US has ever engaged directly with the Palestinian group, Axios reported on Wednesday. The report, which has been confirmed by the White House, said the talks were focused on the...
Trump Says Zelensky Told Him Ukraine Is Willing to Work With US Toward Peace
On Tuesday night, President Trump said in his address to a joint session of Congress that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent him a letter that said Ukraine was ready to work toward peace with the US. According to Trump, Zelensky said in the letter that he...
Russia Agrees To Broker Talks Between the US and Iran
Russia has agreed to broker talks between the US and Iran amid heightening tensions between Washington and Tehran as the Trump administration has been increasing sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report said President Trump discussed the idea during his...
Arab League Backs Egypt’s Gaza Reconstruction Plan, Israel and US Reject It
The Arab League issued a statement following a summit in Cairo on Tuesday backing an Egyptian-proposed $53 billion reconstruction plan for Gaza, an idea quickly rejected by Israel and the US. The Egyptian proposal was a response to President Trump's calls for the US...
Trump Administration Announces Steps To Crack Down on Protests Critical of Israel
Trump administration officials have announced measures to suppress protests on college campuses that are critical of Israel, steps that have chilling implications for First Amendment rights. President Trump wrote on Truth Social that he would cut federal funding to...
Israel Expands Zones Lebanese Civilians Are Barred From, Kills ‘Commander’ in Drone Strike
Israel’s decision to stay at five surveillance posts inside southern Lebanon after the February 18 deadline has caused considerable consternation among the Lebanese. Israel maintains the US green lit their stay, and now it appears that wasn’t the end of the...
Zelensky Says White House Meeting Was ‘Regrettable,’ Suggests Steps Toward Peace After Trump Cuts Aid
On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his Oval Office meeting that ended in an argument with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance was "regrettable" and suggested potential steps toward peace with Russia after the Trump administration paused...