Israel carried out an airstrike against the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Wednesday, killing Mohammed Naameh Nasser, described as the head of the Aziz Unit. He would be the highest-ranking Hezbollah member killed in an attack in nearly a month. After Nasser’s...
Ukraine Will Be Told It’s Too Corrupt To Join NATO at Next Week’s Summit
Ukraine will be told that it is too corrupt to join NATO at the alliance's summit in Washington next week, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The report cited a US State Department official who said Ukraine needed to take "additional steps" before talks on its NATO...
Family That Evacuated Khan Younis Slaughtered by Israeli Strike in So-Called ‘Safe Zone’
Nine members of the same family who evacuated Khan Younis were killed by an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday in an area of the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah that Israel declared a so-called "safe zone," The Associated Press has reported. Around a dozen members of the...
Hezbollah Says Gaza Ceasefire Needed To End Conflict on Israel-Lebanon Border
The deputy leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah reiterated on Tuesday that attacks on northern Israel would only end if there was a ceasefire in Gaza. "If there is a ceasefire in Gaza, we will stop without any discussion," Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim...
Hungary’s Orban Visits Ukraine, Suggests Zelensky Consider a Ceasefire
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made his first wartime visit to Ukraine on Tuesday and suggested to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he agree to a ceasefire with Russia. Zelensky's so-called "peace formula," which he has been pushing as a way to end...
Austin Says US Will Provide Ukraine With New $2.3 Billion Weapons Package
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington on Tuesday and said the US would soon announce a $2.3 billion weapons package for Ukraine. "I am proud that the United States will soon announce more than $2.3 billion in new security...
Former US Intelligence Analyst Says Israel Risking War in Lebanon for Netanyahu’s Political Survival
A former US military intelligence analyst has warned that Israel is risking a major war in Lebanon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political survival. Former US Army Maj. Harrison Mann resigned from the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency earlier this year...
Israeli Generals Want Truce in Gaza, Putting Them at Odds With Netanyahu
Israel's top generals want a ceasefire in Gaza even if it keeps Hamas in power, putting them at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The report, which cited current and former security officials, said one...
Report: Israel Plans To Invade Lebanon in the Second Half of July
The German newspaper Bild reported on Monday that Israel is planning to invade Lebanon in the second half of July as Israeli forces and Hezbollah continue to trade fire across the border. The report, which cited diplomatic sources, said Israel would launch the assault...
US Military Raises Alert Level at Europe Bases Amid Russia Tensions
The US military has raised its alert level at bases in Europe amid soaring tensions with Russia that are the result of the US increasing its support for Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory. US and Western officials told The New York Times that the alert levels were...