On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order to build a major new missile defense system for the United States, a project that would have a huge price tag and likely fuel a new arms race. Trump has dubbed the plan "the Iron Dome for America," likening it to...
Gaza Hospitals Receive 48 More Bodies, Raising Death Toll
Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that over the previous 48-hour period, hospitals in the Strip received 48 more bodies of Palestinians who were killed by "Israeli aggression," raising the recorded death toll. The Health Ministry said 37 of the bodies were...
Israel Says It Will Occupy Southern Syria ‘Indefinitely’
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Israel will "indefinitely" occupy areas of southern Syria it captured after the the regime change in Damascus that ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Katz made the comments while visiting Israeli...
Report: Trump Plans To Withdraw Thousands of Troops From Syria
President Trump is planning to withdraw thousands of US troops from Syria, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Israeli broadcaster Kan. The Kan report said that "senior White House officials conveyed a message to their Israeli counterparts...
24 Wounded in Israeli Strike Against South Lebanon Towns of Nabatieh and Zawtar
As the extended ceasefire in southern Lebanon gets underway, Israeli fire against civilian targets continue as they had throughout the initial 60-day ceasefire. At least 24 people were wounded today in a pair of Israeli attacks on the southern Lebanese town of...
Senate Democrats Block Bill To Sanction the ICC for Targeting Israeli Officials
On Tuesday, Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for their role in the genocidal war in Gaza. The...
Turkish Strikes Kill 12 Syrian Kurdish Civilians in Past Two Days
Fighting continues to rage in northern Syria’s Aleppo Province, as the Turkish-backed SNA attacks territory held by the Kurdish SDF. The SDF has continued to report repelling the offensives, though Turkey is increasingly carrying out airstrikes in support of those...
Netanyahu To Meet With Trump at the White House Next Week
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Trump at the White House next week, making him the first foreign leader invited to visit Washington by the new Trump administration. Trump told reporters on Monday that he would be hosting Netanyahu...
Ukrainian Media Outlets Start Asking for Donations After US Funding Is Paused
Major Ukrainian media outlets are asking for donations following the Trump administration's 90-day foreign aid pause since many of them are funded by the US government. Ukrainian-Canadian professor and researcher Ivan Katchanovski noted on X that the Ukrainian online...
Israeli Forces Kill Five-Year-Old in Central Gaza Despite Ceasefire
Israeli shelling near the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza killed a five-year-old Palestinian girl on Monday despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian news agency WAFA has reported. The girl, Nadia Al-Amoudi, was killed, and three others...