The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday formally issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for their role in the genocidal war on Gaza. The ICC said it was issuing the arrest...
Senate Votes Down Bernie Sanders’s Efforts To Block Weapons Deals for Israel
The Senate on Wednesday night voted down resolutions introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block several weapons transfers to Israel, but the effort received more support from Democrats than expected. Eighteen senators -- Sanders, Sen. Angus King (I-ME), and 16...
Israel Reiterates It Wants ‘Freedom to Act’ in Southern Lebanon as Part of Truce Deal
On Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reiterated that Israel wants the "freedom to act" in southern Lebanon as part of any ceasefire deal, a position that's a non-starter for Hezbollah. "In any agreement we will reach, we will need to keep the freedom to...
Biden Administration Moves To Forgive $4.7 Billion in Loans to Ukraine
The State Department announced on Wednesday that it has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in US loans to Ukraine as the Biden administration is trying to spend as much as it can on Ukraine during the transition period. The $61 billion in aid for Ukraine that was...
US To Give Ukraine Widely Banned Anti-Personnel Mines, Breaking Its Own Policy
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will be providing Ukraine with widely-banned anti-personnel mines, breaking its own policy that's meant to prohibit the transfer of the indiscriminate weapons. The provision of anti-personnel mines is the latest...
Israeli Strikes Slaughter Dozens More Palestinians in Gaza
Update on 11/20/24 at 8:43 pm EST: Al Jazeera reported that Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed at least 88 Palestinians early Thursday morning Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli attacks killed at least 13 Palestinians and wounded 84 over the...
Report: Ukraine Fires British Storm Shadow Missiles Into Russia
Ukraine fired at least 10 British-provided Storm Shadow missiles into Russia's Kursk Oblast, The Wall Street Journal and several other media outlets reported on Wednesday. Ukraine has used the Storm Shadow missiles, which have a range of up to 155 miles, in strikes on...
36 Killed in Israeli Attack on Ancient Syrian City of Palmyra
In one of the deadliest Israeli attacks on Syria in over a year, Israeli warplanes attacked the ancient city of Palmyra today. Syrian state media has reported so far that 36 were killed and at least 50 were wounded in the strike. The airstrikes hit residential...
US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council
On Wednesday, the US again used its veto power on the UN Security Council to kill a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, a vote that came as Israel is carrying out an ethnic cleansing campaign in northern Gaza, and aid levels in the Strip are at the...
Four US Senators Say They Will Vote To Block Weapons Shipments to Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) led a press conference with three other senators on Tuesday to discuss their plans to vote in support of resolutions to block several weapons sales to Israel. Sanders said the Senate will vote on Wednesday on three separate resolutions he...