White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that President Trump "fully supports" Israel's renewed massive bombing campaign in Gaza, which has killed at least 200 children since Tuesday. "The president made it very clear to Hamas that if they did not...
US Ultimatum to Lebanon: Negotiate or We’ll Back Further Israeli Escalation
US Deputy Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus has delivered an ultimatum to the Lebanese government demanding that they form committees to participate in direct negotiations with Israel by month’s end or face an escalation of US-backed Israeli attacks on Lebanese...
Israeli Attacks Kill 110 More Palestinians in Gaza as IDF Expands Ground Offensive
Israeli attacks continued to pound Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 110 Palestinians since dawn, Al Jazeera reported, as the Israeli military is expanding its ground offensive in the besieged territory. Gaza's Health Ministry said earlier in the day that since...
US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Claims al-Shabaab Fighters Killed
The US launched an airstrike in Somalia on March 15 targeting al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday. AFRICOM said the strike occurred 150 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu in support of the US-backed Mogadishu-based government and described...
Trump Threatens Yemen’s Houthis With ‘Total Annihilation’
President Trump on Wednesday threatened Yemen's Houthis, saying they will be "totally annihilated" by the US bombing campaign on Yemen, and issued a new warning to Iran. Trump's latest threat came amid reports that the US bombed the Yemeni capital of Sanaa again on...
Trump Gave Iran Two-Month Deadline To Reach Deal in Letter to Khamenei
Axios reported on Wednesday that President Trump gave Iran a two-month deadline to reach a deal on its civilian nuclear program in a letter he recently sent to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The report, which cited two sources briefed on the letter,...
Zelensky Tells Trump He Supports Halting Attacks on Energy Infrastructure
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told President Trump in a phone call on Wednesday that he supports the proposal for Russia and Ukraine to halt attacks on energy infrastructure as a first step toward a ceasefire and lasting peace deal. "Ending strikes on energy...
Iraqi Tribal Council Proposes Volunteer Force to Fight HTS in Syria
Syria’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led government and its role in the massacre of well over a thousand civilians, mostly Alawites, in the northwest earlier this month continues to loom large not just internally but in Syria’s relationship with the...
Israeli Defense Minister Threatens ‘Residents of Gaza’ With ‘Utter Destruction and Devastation’
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a direct threat to the civilian population of Gaza on Wednesday, telling the "residents of Gaza" to expel Hamas and free Israeli hostages or face "utter destruction and devastation." Katz warned that the attacks on Gaza will...
Israeli Armored Vehicles Sweep Into Syria’s Quneitra In Largest Incursion Yet
With growing focus on Israel’s resumption of hostilities against the Gaza Strip, the country has continued its military aggression elsewhere in the region as well. In Syria, there are more attacks, and an even bigger ground invasion. Israel first started invading...