Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that Israeli forces killed 12 Palestinians and wounded 43 others in the previous 24-hour period. The latest violence brings the Health Ministry's death toll since October 7 to 41,467 and the number of wounded to 95,921. The figures...
Lebanon Health Minister: ‘Majority, If Not All’ of 558 Killed by Israel Were Civilians
Lebanese Health Minister Dr. Firass Abiad told The New York Times on Tuesday that the "overwhelming majority, if not all," of the people killed and wounded by Israel's bombardment in Lebanon on Monday were civilians. The death toll from Lebanon's Health Ministry puts...
Iranian President Says Israel Laying ‘Traps’ To Draw Iran Into War
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that Israel is setting "traps" to drag Iran into war, comments that came amid a dramatic escalation of Israel's bombing campaign in Lebanon. Pezeshkian, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, told reporters that...
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 558 in Lebanon
Update: Lebanon's Health Ministry said Tuesday that 558 have been killed, including 50 children and 94 women, and 1,835 have been wounded Israel dramatically escalated its military operations in Lebanon on Monday, launching strikes against residential areas across the...
Israel Kills Another 24 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that Israeli forces killed 24 more Palestinians in Gaza over the previous 24-hour period, bringing its death toll since October 7, 2023, to 41,455 people. The ministry said another 60 Palestinians were injured in that time, bringing...
Zelensky Arrives in the US, Will Present ‘Victory Plan’ to Biden, Harris, and Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the US on Sunday and is set to hold separate meetings this week with President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump. Zelensky is expected to present the president and the two...
US Sending More Troops to the Middle East After Israel’s Escalation in Lebanon
The Pentagon said Monday that it's sending additional troops to the Middle East after Israel significantly escalated its bombing campaign in Lebanon earlier in the day. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said, "In light of increased tension in the Middle East and...
US Will Send Taiwan $567 Million in Military Aid
The Biden administration is preparing to provide Taiwan with $567 in military aid as the US continues to ignore China's red lines related to the island, Defense News reported on Friday. The weapons package is in the final stages and will be provided through the...
Israel Kills 40 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday that Israel's assault on the enclave killed 40 more Palestinians and injured 58 in the previous 24-hour period, bringing its death toll since October 7 to 41,431 and the number of wounded to 95,818. "The Israeli occupation committed...
US Has No Plans To Remove Controversial Missile System from the Philippines
The US has no plans to remove the controversial Typhon missile system from the Philippines, Reuters reported last week, a move that is ratcheting up tensions with China. The US deployed the Typhon system to the Philippines in April, and Philippine officials previously...