Mourners were out in numbers in southern Lebanon Thursday following the single deadliest day of Israeli airstrikes against the border region in some four months of escalating violence. Wednesday’s attacks appeared to be the start of a new campaign, as additional...
House Passes Bill To Work Against Countries Normalizing With Syria
On Wednesday, the House passed a bill that prohibits the US from opening diplomatic relations with the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad and expands harsh sanctions on Syria to prevent other countries from normalizing with Syria. The Assad Regime Anti-Normalization...
Egypt Building Walled Camp in Sinai Desert to Absorb Palestinian Refugees from Gaza
Egypt is building an 8-square-mile walled enclosure in the Sinai Desert near Gaza to prepare for an influx of Palestinian refugees as Israel is vowing to launch an assault on Rafah, which borders Egypt and is packed with about 1.5 million Palestinians. The revelation...
House Intel Chair Accused of Disclosing National Security ‘Threat’ to Get Ukraine Aid Passed
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, made a vague public warning on Wednesday about an unspecified "serious national security threat," prompting accusations that he did so to pressure the House to pass the $95 billion foreign...
Israel Scoffs at Reported US Post-War Gaza Peace Plan
Israeli officials on Thursday scoffed at a long-term peace plan the US is reportedly working on that includes a path toward a Palestinian state. According to The Washington Post, the US and several Arab nations are rushing to complete the proposal, which includes a...
Heavy US and British Bombing Reported in Yemen’s Hodeidah Province
A series of US and British airstrikes were reported in Yemen's western Red Sea province of Hodeidah on Wednesday as the US continues its heavy bombing campaign against the Houthis. A correspondent for Al Mayadeen reported that Hodeidah was hit at least nine times...
UAE, Other Arab Nations Restrict US Ability to Launch Airstrikes from Its Territory
The UAE and other Arab nations are increasingly restricting the US's ability to launch airstrikes from their soil as the US has been bombing Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. The US relies on its military presence in several Arab nations to...
Air Force, Space Force Announce Major Overhaul to Prepare for War With China
The US Air Force and Space Force announced a plan for a major overhaul of force structures to prepare for a future war with China in the Asia Pacific. The plan was announced on Monday by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and other officials and includes a total of 24...
Netanyahu Unilaterally Vetoes Further Hostage Deal Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vetoed further hostage deal talks without consulting his war cabinet, infuriating families of Israeli hostages in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a group representing relatives...
House’s Top China Hawk to Lead Congressional Delegation to Taiwan
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), the hawkish head of the House's China committee, will lead a congressional delegation to Taiwan later this month in a move that's sure to anger China, Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The visit is meant as a show of support for Lai...