Qatari and Egyptian-mediated hostage deal talks between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in Doha after a long pause in negotiations. Israeli media reported that the Israeli security cabinet approved sending a delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea to Doha...
Ukraine Launches Dozens of Drone Attacks Across Western Russia
Ukraine launched dozens of drones across western Russia over the weekend, attacks that coincided with Russian elections that saw President Vladimir Putin win another term, according to preliminary results. The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 35...
UNICEF Says Israel Has Killed Over 13,000 Children in Gaza
The UN's child relief agency said on Sunday that over 13,000 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip and that many more could be dead under the rubble. "Thousands more have been injured, or we can't even determine where they are. They may be stuck under rubble,"...
UK Advises Ukraine to Stay on Defensive in East and Focus on Targeting Crimea
British military officials advised that Ukraine should focus on defense in its ground fight against Russia in the east while focusing on targeted strikes against Crimea and Russia's Black Sea Fleet, The Sunday Times reported. The advice was given when British Defense...
Israeli Airstrikes Destroy House in Aitaroun, Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes against southern Lebanon continued on Sunday, with the same house in Aitaroun coming under fire for a second day in a row. Saturday’s strike set the house on fire; today’s strike appears to have finished destroying it. Israeli planes also attacked...
US Considering Giving Israel More Military Aid as Leverage
Recent media reports have said there are discussions within the Biden administration to condition military aid to Israel if it invades Rafah as a way to reduce civilian casualties. The assumption was that the US could threaten to cut off or reduce its weapons supply...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Southern Syria, One Soldier Injured
Israeli airstrikes hit southern Syria early Sunday morning, wounding at least one soldier, Syrian media reported. "At about 00:42 a.m. on Sunday, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial act of aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a...
Niger Ends Military Relationship With US, Says US Presence No Longer Justified
Niger announced on Saturday that it was suspending military cooperation with the US and that the US presence in the country was no longer justified, signaling Washington will have to withdraw its troops. Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, spokesman for the military-led...
Europe to Arm Ukraine Using Seized Russian Funds: Scholz
Ukraine’s Western backers will soon use profits from frozen Russian assets to finance military aid for Kiev, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. The announcement marked a shift for Berlin, which has been under pressure from allies to endorse the weapons-buying scheme....
Netanyahu Approves Plans for Rafah Ground Invasion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a ground assault on Rafah. At least 1.5 million Palestinians are crammed into the border city, many displaced from other regions of the besieged enclave. The White House has requested that Tel Aviv have a plan for the...