The US and Canada each sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday in a joint operation that came less than a week after the Chinese military conducted blockade drills around the island. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS...
Austin Visits Ukraine, Announces New $400 Million Weapons Package
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday and announced a new $400 million weapons package. The Pentagon said that during the visit, Austin will "meet with Ukrainian leadership and underscore the US commitment to providing...
Israeli Missile Strikes Kills Six Women and Children in Eastern Lebanon Neighborhood
Israeli attacks continue to escalate across Lebanon, with air strikes targeting not just military targets, but also hitting residential neighborhoods. Today, two missiles struck a house in the densely populated al-Nabi An’am neighborhood of Baalbek, a major city in...
Israel Starts Bombing Banks in Lebanon
Late Sunday, the Israeli military began launching a series of airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahieh and in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, targeting the branches of a bank. The strikes began shortly after an Israeli military spokesman said the Israeli...
US THAAD Missile Defense System Now Operational in Israel
The US Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery that has been deployed to Israel with about 100 US troops is now operational, the Israeli broadcaster Kan reported on Sunday. The US deployed the missile defense system amid anticipation of an Israeli attack...
Pentagon Chief Says He Can’t Confirm Claims About North Korean Troops Preparing to Fight in Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Saturday that he couldn't confirm reports about North Korean troops being sent to Russia to prepare for fighting in Ukraine, a narrative being pushed hard by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he's looking for more support...
Israeli Military Bulldozer Demolishes UN Watchtower, Fence in Southern Lebanon
The growing chorus of international voices calling for Israel to stop hassling the UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon appears to be falling on deaf ears, and a new statement from UNIFIL reports that an IDF bulldozer demolished their perimeter fence and a...
Iran Denies Any Role in Drone Attack on Netanyahu’s House
Iran's permanent mission to the UN has denied that Tehran played any role in the drone attack that targeted the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, which caused no casualties. "We reject the baseless allegations made by the Zionist regime...
Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza Kills at Least 87 Palestinians
At least 87 Palestinians were killed by an Israeli strike on residential buildings in Beit Lahia, a city in northern Gaza, CNN reported on Sunday. The report cited Gaza's Health Ministry, which said the dead included 27 bodies that had been retrieved and 60 bodies...
Israeli Airstrikes Kills Three Lebanese Soldiers in South
Publicly, Israel insists it is at war with Hezbollah (among others) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant took time today to brag about how many Hezbollah have been eliminated in airstrikes and the ground invasion. Hezbollah is far from the only people targeted in the...