The Biden administration is close to approving a massive $18 billion arms deal for Israel that includes 50 F-15 fighter jets, CNN reported on Monday. The news is the latest sign that the administration still strongly supports Israel's slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in South Lebanon Town of Kunin
At least one person was killed in a reported Israeli drone strike against the southern Lebanon town of Kunin on Sunday. Lebanese security sources were quoted in the media as reporting that the driver of the targeted vehicle was killed. He was identified as Ismail Ali...
US Increased Intelligence Sharing With Israel to ‘Unprecedented’ Levels After October 7
The US increased intelligence sharing with Israel to "unprecedented" levels under a secret memorandum issued in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The intelligence sharing and US weapons shipments...
Joint Chiefs Chairman Claims Giving Ukraine Long-Range ATACMs Is No Longer as Risky
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown has claimed arming Ukraine with long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs) isn't as risky now as it was earlier in the war. "The risk of escalation is not as high as maybe it was at the beginning,"...
Israeli Knesset Passes Law Allowing Government to Ban Al Jazeera
On Monday, the Israeli Knesset passed a law that gives the government the authority to ban any foreign news organization from operating inside Israel. The law was designed to target Al Jazeera, a Qatari state-funded media outlet. The law passed by a slim margin in a...
Israeli Airstrike Hits Iranian Consulate Building in Damascus, High-Level Iranian General Reported Killed
Updated 4/1/24 at 6:00 pm EST On Monday, an Israeli airstrike leveled an Iranian consulate building that's next to the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus, marking a significant escalation in Israeli attacks on Iranians in the region. At least seven...
US, Japan, and Philippines to Launch Joint Patrols in South China Sea
The US, Japan, and the Philippines will launch joint patrols in the South China Sea later this year in a move sure to escalate tensions with China, POLITICO reported on Friday. The joint patrols will be announced in April when President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister...
Israel Creates ‘Kill Zones’ in Gaza Where Anyone Who Enters Gets Shot
Israel has been creating "kill zones" in the Gaza Strip in areas where the Israeli military is operating, and anyone who enters will get shot even if they're unarmed civilians, Haaretz reported on Sunday. The report said anyone killed in a designated kill zone is...
US Congressman Suggests Destroying Gaza Like ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki’
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) has come under fire for saying Gaza should be handled like "Hiroshima and Nagasaki," suggesting that he was calling for a nuclear bomb to be dropped on the Strip, which could kill millions of Palestinians. Walberg made the comments at a town...
UN Investigates as Four Peacekeepers Are Wounded in South Lebanon
The United Nations has announced it is launching an investigation into Saturday’s incident in which an explosion injured four personnel on patrol near the southern town of Rmeish, Lebanon. The UN observer group, UNIFIL, urged an immediate ceasefire to prevent any...