More than 400 US officials from 40 government agencies have sent a letter to President Biden criticizing his unconditional support for Israel's war in Gaza in the latest example of dissent from within the US government. "We call on President Biden to urgently demand a...
Gaza Doctors Plead for Help Saving Premature Babies at al-Shifa Hospital
Doctors at Gaza's al-Shifa hospital are pleading for help as the medical facility has ceased functioning after its power failed over the weekend amid an Israeli siege. The medical staff has refused to evacuate the hospital due to fears that the approximately 700...
Hamas Says It Discussed Freeing 70 Hostages in Exchange for Five-Day Truce
Hamas's armed wing said Monday that it discussed with Qatari mediators a deal to free up to 70 Israeli hostages in exchange for a five-day ceasefire and the release of some Palestinian prisoners. "Last week there was an effort from the Qatari brothers to release the...
Aid Groups Urge Pentagon Not to Supply Israel With 155mm Artillery Rounds
A group of US-based aid, advocacy, and religious groups sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the Pentagon to scrap plans to provide Israel with 155mm artillery rounds due to the massive civilian casualty rate in Israel's war on Gaza. The Pentagon...
Netanyahu Says Israeli Military Is The Only Force That Can Control Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said several times in recent days that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is the only force that can control Gaza after the war, signaling plans for a long-term military occupation. "IDF forces will remain in control of the...
Jake Sullivan Says Israel Should Follow ‘Rules of War’ But Won’t Judge If They Are
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday that Israel should follow the "rules of war" in Gaza but would not say if he believed the Israeli military is doing so. Sullivan made the comments on CNN's "State of the Union" when he was asked if Israel needed to...
Israeli President Claims Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Was Found in Child’s Room in Gaza
Israeli President Isaac Herzog claimed in an interview with BBC on Sunday that Israeli forces found a copy of Adolf Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" in a child's bedroom in northern Gaza in his latest attempt to justify the mass killing of Palestinian civilians. Herzog...
Top US General Warns Israel’s Killing of Civilians Will Create More Hamas Members
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown has expressed concern that Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians will help Hamas recruit more militants and cautioned against a long war in Gaza. Asked by reporters if the high civilian casualty rate will...
US Official Says Gaza Death Toll Likely Higher Than Being Reported
A senior US official said that the death toll caused by Israel's assault on Gaza is likely far higher than the over 10,000 number being reported by Gaza's Health Ministry, The Hill reported on Thursday. The comments were made by Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of...
Israel Says Its Troops are Fighting in the ‘Heart’ of Gaza City
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said late Tuesday that Israeli forces were fighting in the "heart" of Gaza City as Hamas is claiming its fighters are inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). "IDF forces are in the heart of Gaza City," Gallant...