The Israeli military believes there is now an opportunity to bomb Iran due to the weakening of its allies in the region following the ousting of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. Israeli military officials said in the...
France, Poland Discuss Sending Troops To Monitor Future Ukraine Ceasefire
On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed the idea of sending troops to Ukraine if a ceasefire is reached, an idea reportedly favored by President-elect Donald Trump. Tusk said that while the idea of sending troops...
Trump Says He ‘Vehemently’ Disagrees With US-Backed Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia
President-elect Donald Trump has said that he "vehemently" disagrees with the US supporting long-range missile strikes inside Russian territory, which President Biden authorized last month. "I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into...
Israel Kills Dozens More in Gaza, Including an Orthopedic Surgeon
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed dozens more Palestinians on Thursday, including an orthopedic surgeon in northern Gaza who was traveling between hospitals. Gaza's Health Ministry said an Israeli quadcopter drone shot and killed Dr. Saeed Joda while he was...
Airwars Finds Israel Killed Over 5,000 Civilians in Gaza in October 2023
The monitoring group Airwars released a new report on Thursday that found Israeli forces killed a minimum of 5,139 civilians during the first 25 days of its bombing campaign in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023. Airwars examined 606 incidents of civilian harm and found...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two in South Lebanon Town of Khiam, Hours After IDF Withdrew
The southern Lebanese town of Khiam has increasingly become a centerpiece for the struggles with the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Just hours after Israeli troops withdrew from Khiam as part of the ceasefire, an Israeli drone has attacked the town square, killing at least...
Orban Says Zelensky Rejected Proposal for a Christmas Truce
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Wednesday that he had proposed the idea of Ukraine and Russia establishing a Christmas truce, but it was rejected by Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelensky. "At the end of the Hungarian EU Presidency, we made new efforts for...
House Passes Massive $895 Billion National Defense Authorization Act
On Wednesday, the House passed the mammoth $895 billion 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual military spending bill that includes funding for the Pentagon and some military-related funding for other government agencies. The bill passed in a vote...
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 5 in Southern Lebanon as Ceasefire Violations Continue
Israeli ceasefire violations against southern Lebanon continued Wednesday, with airstrikes reported against the towns of Ainata, Bint Jbeil and Beit Lif. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that at least five people were killed in the strikes and others wounded....
Report: US Gave Kurds an Ultimatum To Withdraw from Manbij in North Syria
The US had to give the Kurdish-led SDF an ultimatum to withdraw from the northern Syrian city of Manbij and cede it to the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), Al-Monitor reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the US brokered a ceasefire deal between...