Amid recent escalations in the Ukraine proxy war, the Russian Federation is considering downgrading relations with the West, though no decision has been made yet. This comes less than a week after Kiev launched long-range missile strikes on Crimea, leaving four...
Israel To Send Retired Patriot Batteries to Ukraine
The United States and Israel are in talks to supply up to eight US-made Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, with the hardware set to be drawn from Tel Aviv’s arsenal, the Financial Times reported. The move is likely to upset relations between Israel and Russia,...
Zelensky: We Don’t Have a Lot of Time
Speaking to journalists in Brussels on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned “We don't have much time. We have a lot of injured, killed, both military and civilians. So we do not want this war to last for years. Therefore, we have to prepare this...
US Imposes New Sanctions Against Iran, Claiming ‘Nuclear Escalation’
The US State Department announced today, as it threatened earlier this month, a new round of sanctions against Iran, claiming it was the result of “nuclear escalations.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Iran announced expansions that had “no credible...
IDF Soldier Killed, 16 Injured During West Bank Refugee Camp Raid
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday that 1 soldier was killed and 16 others wounded in roadside bomb explosions during an overnight raid on the northern West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. Violence has surged under the Israeli occupation, as the IDF...
Israeli Defense Minister Vows to Return Lebanon to ‘Stone Age’
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel was prepared to send Lebanon back to the “Stone Age” with a massive bombing campaign. The White House desperately tries to avert a major war in the Middle East but is not making progress. After three days of meetings with top...
Israel Creating ‘Dead Zone’ Along Lebanon Border
The nearly nine-month-long war between Israel and Lebanon has prompted the Israel Defense Forces to destroy nearly everything along the Lebanese side of the border. The daily attacks are making the area uninhabitable. Citing satellite imagery, The Financial Times...
Balloons Land in Southern Lebanon, Warning Locals the Land ‘Belongs to Jews’
Messages attached to balloons have begun landing in southern Lebanon, demanding that the locals, those not already displaced by the ongoing attacks and looming threat of large-scale war, “evacuate immediately,” declaring the land “belongs to Jews.” It is not clear who...
House Votes To Bar State Department From Citing Gazan Health Ministry
During the debate of the State Department funding bill, the House added a provision that would bar American diplomats from citing statistics from the Gaza Health Ministry. The amendment would prevent American diplomats from discussing the casualty figures produced by...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Two in Southern Syria
Israel has carried out airstrikes near Sayyidah Zeinab, an important destination for Shi’ite pilgrims late Wednesday, killing two as-yet-unidentified people. The shrine town is just over 2 miles south of the Syrian capital of Damascus. Syrian state media reported...