One of the main disputes in the ongoing Gaza hostage and ceasefire negotiations in Qatar is Israel's refusal to commit to ending the war after a potential deal's second phase, Haaretz reported on Sunday. A permanent ceasefire has been one of Hamas's main demands, and...
US Envoy ‘Guarantees’ Lebanon Israel Will Pullout as Deadline Looms
US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein has reportedly “guaranteed” to Lebanon that Israel will entirely withdraw from all of southern Lebanon by the 60-day deadline, as called for in the ceasefire ending the Israeli invasion in November. Hochstein is said to have provided...
CIA Director Reiterates There’s No Evidence Iran Has Decided To Build a Nuclear Bomb
Outgoing CIA Director William Burns reiterated in an interview with NPR published on Friday that the US has not seen any sign that Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. Burns was asked if the losses Iran and its allies have faced in recent months would make it...
Mike Waltz: Trump Administration Will Ask Ukraine To Lower Conscription Age
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming national security advisor, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), said Sunday that the Trump administration will ask Ukraine to lower the age of conscription so more troops can be sent to the frontlines. Under Ukraine's current mobilization...
Turkey Rules Out French Presence on Syrian Border as Fighting Rages
Heavy fighting continues to rage in northern Syria’s Aleppo Governorate, as Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) forces attack Kurdish SDF forces. The most intense fighting has been reported southeast of Manbij, on the approach to the Tishreen Dam. The SDF...
Netanyahu Thanks Biden for His ‘Lifelong Support’ of Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President Biden on Sunday and thanked the American leader for his "lifelong support" for the state of Israel, the White House said in a readout of the call. "The Prime Minister thanked the President for his lifelong...
Israeli Attacks Kill 28 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday that Israeli attacks killed at least 28 Palestinians and wounded 89 over the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. The Health Ministry's numbers only account for dead and wounded Palestinians brought to...
Israel Plans Long-Term Occupation of New Zone Inside Syria
Though Israel was very supportive of the HTS regime change in Syria last month, Tel Aviv is now using that regime change as a pretext for open-ended occupation of more Syrian territory, above and beyond the occupied Golan Heights. New reports citing unnamed senior...
Trump Says He Is Setting Up a Meeting With Putin
President-elect Donald Trump said he is working on setting up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In response, Moscow said Putin is willing to sit down with Trump without preconditions. On Friday, Trump was asked about potentially meeting Putin or Chinese...
Lancet Study: Gaza Health Ministry Undercounted Death Toll By 41%
A new study published in the British medical journal The Lancet found that the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has significantly undercounted the number of Palestinians killed by Israel's genocidal war. The study reviewed the period between October 7, 2023, and June...