The Israeli military is preparing to bring the southern Gaza city of Rafah into its so-called "buffer zone" it has established along Gaza's border with Israel, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. In the buffer zone areas, the Israeli military has demolished virtually every...
US To Screen Immigrants’ Social Media for ‘Antisemitism’ as Part of Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Speech
On Wednesday, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would begin screening the social media activity of immigrants for "antisemitism" as part of the Trump administration's broad crackdown on pro-Palestine speech. The USCIS, which falls under...
UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Israeli Attacks Against Syria
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday morning to discuss the ongoing Israeli attacks against Syria. Among the topics expected to be discussed are the April 2 attack in Daraa Governorate, which killed 11 civilians and wounded a number of...
Israeli Bombs Pound Gaza City’s Shujaiya Neighborhood, Killing at Least 30
Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City's Shujaiya neighborhood on Wednesday, killing at least 30 Palestinians and leaving dozens more missing under the rubble. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the initial strikes targeted a four-story residential building,...
Report: Hezbollah Open to Weapons Talks If Israel Withdraws From Lebanon, Stops Attacking
With growing calls by the US for Lebanon to crack down and disarm Hezbollah, Reuters is quoting an unnamed senior Hezbollah official as saying they are willing to engage in weapons talks with President Aoun, but only on the condition that Israel both withdraws from...
Turkey-Backed SNA Reduces Presence in Syria’s Afrin, Raising Hope Displaced Kurds May Return
There has been a lot of news surrounding Turkey and its allied militia, the self-described Syrian National Army (SNA), in Syria’s Aleppo District since the regime change back in December. Overwhelmingly, it has been SNA forces attacking Kurds in places like Manbij and...
US Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Yemen After Hegseth’s Threat of Escalation
Dozens of US airstrikes hit Yemen on Tuesday, a day after US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth threatened the US would escalate its bombing campaign. According to the Anadolu Agency, the Houthis reported that 22 US airstrikes hit Yemen on Tuesday, including 11 in the...
Netanyahu Says Iran Deal Would Work Only If Nuclear Facilities Are ‘Blown Up’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that a US diplomatic deal with Iran would work only if Tehran's civilian nuclear facilities are "blown up" under the supervision of the US, terms that would be a non-starter in negotiations with Tehran. "We...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Says Tehran Is Ready To Work With US Toward a Deal
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an op-ed published by The Washington Post on Tuesday that Iran was ready to reach a deal with the US on its nuclear program and said the "ball is now in America’s court." Araghchi and President Trump's Middle East envoy,...
Report: Trump Administration Considers Drone Strikes on Mexican Cartels
The Trump administration is considering launching drone strikes against cartels in Mexico in an effort to stem the flow of fentanyl and other drugs through the southern border, NBC News reported on Tuesday. The report, which cited multiple former and current US...