Hezbollah Deputy Sheikh Naim Qassem on Tuesday vowed that Hezbollah would strike targets across Israel in the face of Israeli attacks on Lebanon but also called for a ceasefire, saying it was "the solution." "The solution is a ceasefire, we are not speaking from a...
Report: US Gives Israel Until After the US Election To Ease Starving of Palestinians
The Biden administration has given Israel until after the US presidential election to ease the starving of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, according to a letter obtained by Axios. The letter, written by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of...
Report: Israel Plans To Strike Iran Before US Presidential Election
Israel is planning to launch its expected attack on Iran before the US presidential elections are held on November 5, The Washington Post reported on Monday. An unnamed official told the Post that waiting any longer could be perceived as weakness and that the planned...
UN Rejects Israeli Demands, Won’t Withdraw Peacekeepers From Southern Lebanon
Despite an incident Sunday in which Israeli tanks forced their way into a UNIFIL peacekeeper base in southern Lebanon and ended up firing near the base, wounding a number of personnel, the UN has rejected Israeli calls to withdraw from the area. The UN Security...
Iran Says It Halted Indirect Talks With the US in Oman
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Iran had halted indirect talks with the US via Omani mediators amid anticipation of a US-supported Israeli attack on Iranian territory. "Currently, we do not see any ground for these talks, until we can get past...
State Department Approves $2.2 Billion in Arms Sales for Saudi Arabia, UAE
The Biden administration has approved a series of arms sales for Saudi Arabia and the UAE, worth a combined total of $2.2 billion. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on October 11 that the State Department approved one potential sale to the...
Report: Ukraine Considers Ceding Territory to End War With Russia
The Ukrainian government is considering options to end the war with Russia that would involve ceding territory, Der Spiegel reported on Sunday, citing a Ukrainian official. The report said it was the first time since Russia's invasion in February 2022 that the...
China Conducts Blockade Drills Around Taiwan in Warning Against ‘Taiwan Independence’
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a blockade drill around the island of Taiwan on Monday and said the military exercises were a warning against "Taiwan Independence." Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said the drills were a direct response to a...
Israeli Forces Kill 62 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that Israeli forces killed 62 Palestinians in Gaza and injured 220 over the previous 24-hour period, bringing its recorded death toll since last October to 42,289 and the number of wounded to 98,684. The ministry's numbers don't...
Israeli Strike On Northern Lebanon Christian Village Kills at Least 22
On Monday, Israeli warplanes carried out an attack on a small apartment building in the northern Lebanese village of Aitou, in the Christian-majority Zgharta District. At least 22 people have been killed in the attack, according to the Lebanese Red Cross, which also...