The White House said on Monday that it opposes the idea of a bill that would give additional military aid to Israel without funding Ukraine and Taiwan. "We are opposed to a standalone bill that would just work on Israel, as we’ve seen proposed. We would oppose a...
Israel Has Destroyed Nearly All Buildings in Gaza ‘Buffer Zone’
Israel has destroyed nearly every building in Gaza along the Strip's border with Israel to create a "buffer zone," a plan that will result in Israel taking a significant chunk of Gaza's territory. A report from the United Nations Satellite Center found that Israel has...
Israeli Forces Kill Five Palestinians Trying To Return to North Gaza
Five Palestinians were killed and 52 were wounded on Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd trying to return to northern Gaza, The Associated Press reported, citing officials at the Awda Hospital in central Gaza. Thousands of displaced Palestinians...
Hezbollah Attack Wounds Four Israeli Troops in Lebanon
An overnight incursion into southern Lebanon by Israel’s Golani Brigade left at least four Israeli troops wounded, one of them severely, when they ran into explosive devices planted by Hezbollah when they crossed the border. Israel evacuated the troops, who were...
Report: Israel Tells US It Has No Choice But To Respond to Iran
Axios reported on Monday that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that Israel has no choice but to respond to Iran's missile and drone attack, which came in retaliation for Israel's bombing of Iran's consulate in Damascus....
US General Says Russia’s Military Is Bigger Than Before Ukraine Invasion
A top US general told Congress last week that Russia's military is 15% bigger today than it was before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, an acknowledgment that the goal of "weakening" Russia has failed. "The army is actually now larger — by 15% — than it was when...
UN Says No Improvement in Aid Access in Northern Gaza
A UN official overseeing relief efforts in Gaza said aid access has not improved in the northern part of the Strip and pushed back on Israel's claims that the UN was to blame for the difficulty in distributing the aid. Jamie McGoldrick, a UN humanitarian coordinator,...
Speaker Johnson Says House Will Vote on More Israel Aid This Week
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday that he will bring a bill to provide Israel with more military aid to the floor for a vote this week in response to Iran's attack, which came in retaliation for Israel bombing Tehran's consulate in Damascus. "House...
Israel Destroys Hezbollah Building in Eastern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes carried out an attack in Nabi Chit, in the Baalbek District of eastern Lebanon Sunday, destroying a two-story building that reportedly belonged to Hezbollah. Hezbollah confirmed the incident. The Israeli military said the site destroyed was a...
Biden Tells Netanyahu US Won’t Support Attack on Iran
President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US wouldn't join Israel in any offensive action against Iran, multiple media outlets have reported. US officials are touting Israel's defense of Iran's attack as a victory, and that's the message...