Much was made about the five hilltop surveillance posts Israel hastily assembled before the deadline to withdraw from Lebanon, outposts which they ultimately retained to this day and which seem more or less permanent. Israel isn’t done expanding their military...
US Blames Hamas for Israeli Execution of Palestinian Medics
The State Department on Monday blamed Hamas when asked about the Israeli execution of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers who were recovered from a mass grave in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The 15 workers included eight members of the Palestinian Red...
Trump Warns the Houthis and Iran That the ‘Real Pain is Yet To Come’
President Trump has issued a new threat toward Yemen's Houthis and Iran, warning that the "real pain is yet to come" if Houthi attacks on US warships don't stop. The president has been blaming Iran for Houthi attacks, even though US officials have acknowledged the...
Israeli Military Orders Full Evacuation of Gaza’s Southern City of Rafah
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...