The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for an end to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The resolution passed in a vote of 124-14, with 43 nations abstaining. The resolution affirmed an advisory...
Gallant Says Israel’s Focus Has Turned North as Part of ‘New Phase in the War’
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that the focus of Israel's military operations was shifting to the north as part of a "new phase in the war." His comments came after Israel detonated thousands of Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon,...
Israel Detonates Thousands of Hezbollah Walkie-Talkies, Killing at Least 20
On Wednesday, Israel blew up thousands of two-way radios used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, killing at least 20 people and wounding 450. Lebanon's official news agency also reported that solar energy systems blew up in Beirut and in the south, wounding one girl. The...
Israeli Forces Kill 20 More Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli forces killed 20 Palestinians and injured 54 in the previous 24-hour period, bringing its death toll since October 7, 2023, to 41,272 and the number of wounded to 95,551. "The Israeli occupation committed two...
US Says It Flew Navy Plane Through the Sensitive Taiwan Strait
The US military said Tuesday that it flew a US Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane over the sensitive Taiwan Strait, prompting China to put its forces on alert and track the aircraft. The US typically frames its military activity in the Taiwan Strait as routine even...
US Insists It Was Unaware of Israel’s Plans To Blow Up Pagers in Lebanon
The US claimed on Tuesday that it was unaware of Israel's plans to blow up thousands of pagers inside Lebanon, an attack that killed at least nine people and wounded thousands. State Department spokesman Matt Miller insisted the US "was not aware of this operation and...
Ukrainian Commanders Urged Zelensky Not To Invade Kursk
Some of Ukraine's top military commanders opposed President Volodymyr Zelensky's plans to invade Russia's Kursk Oblast, but he went through with the assault anyway, POLITICO reported on Tuesday. The report, which cited Ukrainian military officials, said that Gen....
Israel Kills 26 More Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that Israeli forces killed 26 Palestinians in Gaza in the previous 24-hour period and injured 84, bringing its death toll since October 7 to 41,252 and the number of wounded to 95,497. "The Israeli occupation committed three...
Iraqi PM Says End Date for US-Led Anti-ISIS Coalition Will Be Announced Soon
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has told Bloomberg that the official end date for the US-led anti-ISIS coalition will be announced soon and reiterated that Iraqi security forces no longer need the US's help to fight ISIS remnants. "We will announce the...
Lebanon: 12 Killed, 2,800 Wounded By Israeli Sabotage Attack That Exploded Hezbollah Pagers
Updated at 7:40 am Eastern Time on 9/18/24 At least 12 people have been killed, and 2,750 have been wounded in Lebanon after pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded at the same time in a coordinated Israeli attack. Pagers also exploded in Syria, where unconfirmed...