Israel has continued its attacks on southern Lebanon throughout the weekend, killing a Hamas commander and his family in a drone strike on Sidon overnight Friday into Saturday. On Sunday, the strikes were a lot less specific about who they were targeting, but they...
Yemeni Media Says Trump Shared Footage of a US Strike on a Religious Gathering
On Saturday, Yemen's SABA news agency reported that footage shared by President Trump that showed a US airstrike in Yemen hit a religious gathering, not a Houthi military meeting as the president claimed. Trump posted the video on his social media, which showed a...
Pentagon Admits Strikes Have Limited Success in Yemen, Coming at High Cost
Department of Defense officials are telling Congress behind closed doors that it does not believe the new military campaign in Yemen has degraded the Houthis' military capabilities. Within a month, the operations will cost over $1 billion. According to the New York...
Rubio: Time Is Coming For Russia To Decide If It Wants Peace
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the US was looking for Russian President Vladimir Putin to move forward with negotiations on talks with Ukraine more quickly. Speaking to reporters at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, he said, “What we’re not interested in – and...
Israeli Official: Palestinians Will Be Removed From Gaza After Hamas Eliminated
An Israeli official made it clear that Tel Aviv plans to expel the Palestinians from Gaza after the hostages are freed and Hamas is eliminated. Throughout the conflict, the Israeli Prime Minister publicly claimed the goals of military operations in Gaza were returning...
Putin Envoy Holds Two Days of Talks in US, Says They Were Positive
A Russian economic official who serves as an envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Washington this week and held two days of talks with US officials, which he said went well. Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russia's Direct Investment Fund, the Russian...
Report: Hamas Ready To Free All Israeli Hostages for Permanent Ceasefire
Hamas is ready to release all remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza at once in exchange for a permanent ceasefire, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday, citing a senior Palestinian official. The report said that Israel has had a "longstanding rejection" of this kind...
Yemen’s Houthis Shoot Down Second US MQ-9 Reaper Drone Within 72 Hours
Yemeni air defenses shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone for the second time within 72 hours as the US's daily bombing campaign has not deterred the Houthis or stopped their attacks. Yemen's SABA news agency reported that the US drone was shot down while it was flying...
Senate Kills Bernie Sanders’ Effort To Block Bomb Shipments to Israel
On Thursday, the Senate killed an effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block $8.8 billion in bombs and other munitions shipments to Israel, a vote that came on the same day Israel killed more than 100 Palestinians, including many children, in the Gaza Strip....
Hungary Hosts Israel’s Netanyahu, Announces It Will Quit the ICC
On Thursday, Hungary hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and announced it would be quitting the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. "The Hungarian government...