The US and Iraq have reached an understanding on a withdrawal plan that would see the US remove hundreds of troops from Iraq by September 2025, Reuters reported on Friday. Under the plan, the US would complete the withdrawal by September 2026, but the report said the...
Family of American Killed By Israeli Forces in West Bank Calls for Investigation
The family of an American who was killed by Israeli forces in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday is calling for President Biden to order an investigation into the shooting instead of relying on Israel to investigate itself. Aysenur Eyzi Eygi, 26, was killed...
US Announces $250 Million Arms Package for Ukraine
The US on Friday announced a new $250 million weapons package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS ammunition, air defenses, Stinger missiles, artillery rounds, and other equipment. The weapons package is being provided through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which...
Austin Says Long-Range Strikes in Russia Wouldn’t Be a Game Changer for Ukraine
On Friday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pushed back on Ukraine's requests to use US and other NATO-provided weapons to launch long-range strikes inside Russian territory. At a meeting of Ukraine's backers at the Ramstein airbase in Germany, Austin was asked if...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Three Paramedics in Southern Lebanon Town
On Saturday, Israel carried out an airstrike against a civil defense fire truck in the southern Lebanese town of Froun. The attack killed three paramedics and wounded two other members of the truck crew. The crew was in the process of putting out fires in the area...
Netanyahu Rejects US Assessment on Ceasefire, Says There’s ‘Not a Deal in the Making’
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there was "not a deal in the making" regarding a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas and rejected a US assessment that an agreement was 90% of the way there. When asked on Fox News about the 90%...
Families of American Citizens Held in Gaza Want US To Cut a Deal With Hamas
The families of American citizens who are being held hostage in Gaza are asking the US to consider making a unilateral deal with Hamas that wouldn't involve Israel, NBC News reported on Wednesday. The families made the request on Sunday during a meeting with US...
Israel Forces Kill 17 More Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israel's assault on Gaza killed 17 more Palestinians in the previous 24-hour period, bringing the recorded death toll to 40,878. Another 56 Palestinians were wounded, bringing the number of Palestinians injured in Gaza since...
Trump Says If Harris Wins, Israel Will No Longer Exist
Former President Donald Trump addressed the Republican Jewish Coalition on Thursday and claimed that if Vice President Kamala Harris wins in November, Israel will no longer exist. "If Kamala Harris wins, terrorist armies will wage an unceasing war to drive Jews out of...
US Wants To Deploy Controversial Missile System to Japan
The US wants to deploy a previously banned missile system to Japan for military drills, Nikkei Asia reported Thursday. The Typhon missile launcher is a ground-based system that can fire nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles, which have a range of more than 1,000 miles....