The Israeli military on Monday ordered the forced evacuation of the southern Gaza city of Rafah and other nearby areas as it is ramping up attacks on the Palestinian territory. Avichay Adraee, the IDF's Arabic language spokesman, ordered the residents of Rafah and...
Israel Kills Over 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Since Breaking Ceasefire
Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that Israeli attacks have killed 1,001 Palestinians since Israel restarted its genocidal war on the Strip with a massive bombing attack on March 18. The Health Ministry said another 2,359 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli...
Iran’s Khamenei Warns of ‘Strong’ Response If US Attacks
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Monday that Iran would launch a "strong counterattack" in response to any attack from the US. Khamenei's comments came a day after President Trump threatened Iran with a "bombing the likes of which they have...
Syrian Forces Attack Alawite Village in Northwest, Killing Several Civilians
The civilian death toll of the massacre by the Syrian government and its allies in the northwest of the country continues to rise, as 11 more civilian bodies were found dumped in the river near Baniyas. They were killed with headshots, as is in keeping with most of...
Hegseth Orders Pentagon To Focus on Preparing for War With China Over Taiwan
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth distributed a memo in mid-March ordering the Pentagon to put its focus on preparing for a war with China, a nuclear-armed power, by "assuming risk" in Europe and other parts of the world, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. The...
US Launches Another Airstrike in Somalia, Says ‘Multiple’ ISIS Operatives Killed
US Africa Command said in a press release on Sunday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia a day earlier against "multiple" ISIS targets in the northeastern Puntland region. AFRICOM claimed its "initial assessment" found that "multiple" ISIS operatives were...
Netanyahu ‘Increasing Pressure’ on Hamas After It Accepted Egypt’s Ceasefire Proposal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will "increase the pressure" on Hamas following the Palestinian group's acceptance of an Egyptian proposal for a renewed Gaza ceasefire, which Israel rejected with a counteroffer. "Last night, the...
US Launches Dozens More Airstrikes on Yemen, Killing at Least One Civilian
The US launched dozens more airstrikes on Yemen on Sunday as the Houthis claimed more attacks on US warships and fired another missile at Israel. Yemen's Health Ministry said US airstrikes north of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa killed one civilian and wounded four...
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill at Least 64 as Palestinians Mark Eid al-Fitr
On Sunday, Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 64 people, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as Palestinians attempted to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. Earlier on Sunday, when the death toll was at 35, Hind Khoudary, a...
Trump Says He’s ‘Pissed Off’ at Putin, Threatens ‘Secondary Tariffs’ on Russia
President Trump said on Sunday that he was "pissed off" at Russian President Vladimir Putin and warned he could hit Russia with "secondary tariffs" on its oil if a peace deal to end the Ukraine war isn't reached. Trump said he was unhappy with Putin questioning...