Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday called for the "total annihilation" of Rafah and other cities in the Gaza Strip. "There are no half measures. Rafah, Deir al-Balah, Nuseirat – total annihilation. 'You will blot out the remembrance of Amalek from...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that Israel will invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah "with or without" a hostage deal with Hamas, a threat that could derail fragile ceasefire negotiations. "The idea that we will halt the war before...
The US will purchase $1.6 billion in Ukrainian-made weapons for Ukraine, The Defense Post reported on Monday. The $1.6 billion is included in a $6 billion tranche of weapons the US announced on April 26. The arms will be provided through the Ukraine Security...
An explosive device struck a military vehicle carrying troops belonging to the secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) force today in Yemen, killing at least 6 and wounding 11. The attack was immediately blamed on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and...
The State Department said Monday that it determined five units of Israel's security forces were responsible for "gross human rights violations" against Palestinians in the West Bank, but the finding won't impact US military aid to Israel. "After a careful process, we...
A group of at least 90 lawyers, including 20 who work in the Biden administration, are urging President Biden to cut off military aid to Israel because its slaughter in Gaza doesn't comply with US and international law. The attorneys will make their case in a letter...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday and took aim at his own alliance for its pace of weapons deliveries to Ukraine. "I know that serious delays in support have meant serious consequences on the battlefield," Stoltenberg...
The US military's estimate of the cost to construct a pier on the coast of Gaza has risen to $320 million, Reuters reported on Monday. The estimate is double what the military initially expected the project to cost. The construction has already begun and involves...
A bill introduced in the House by Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) would create "antisemitism monitors" at colleges funded by the US federal government, a reaction to widespread pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have falsely been labeled...
The US and the Philippines are working on a new intelligence-sharing deal as tensions are soaring between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea. The Defense Post reported that US and Philippine officials discussed the potential agreement, known as the General...
