Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that allowing "minimal" aid into Gaza will ensure Israel has continued support from its "friends" to continue with its goal of "destroying" the Palestinian territory. Smotrich's comments came after more than 70...
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza in recent days as the Israeli military has launched a new phase of its assault on the Strip, dubbed "Gideon's Chariots." On Sunday, the IDF announced it was conducting "extensive ground operations"...
US envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview that aired Sunday that the US "cannot allow" Iran to maintain a civilian nuclear enrichment program, calling the issue a "red line" for the Trump administration. "We have one very, very clear red line, and that is...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israel would allow a "basic" amount of food to enter Gaza after a more than 70-day total blockade on the Palestinian territory. "On the recommendation of the IDF, and out of the operational need to...
When the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized power in Syria in December, it was seen as the presumptive end of the protracted civil war in that country, since it removed President Assad from power. Since then, there seems to be quite a bit of internal conflict...
President Trump has announced that he would be holding a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, followed by a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE 'BLOODBATH' THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE...
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday and called for Catholics to keep in mind those suffering in Gaza, Ukraine, and Myanmar. "In the joy of faith and communion, we cannot forget our brothers and sisters who suffer...
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has told Antiwar.com that it won't share details about casualties in its airstrikes in Somalia as the new Trump administration "settles in." According to AFRICOM press releases, the US has launched at least 24 airstrikes in Somalia since...
On Sunday, Israel continues its attacks against southern Lebanon with a drone strike against an army checkpoint in Bint Jbeil District. The strikes wounded at least two people, one of whom was a Lebanese soldier. The reports are that the drone targeted a vehicle at...
More than a dozen Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on at least two major ports in Yemen on Friday, according to Israeli and Yemeni officials. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued evacuation notices for three areas in Yemen last week, threatening retaliation to...
