Twenty-seven days into Israel's brutal bombing campaign, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) became the first member of the US Senate to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Asked in an interview on CNN whether it's time to call for a ceasefire, Durbin replied, "I think it is." "At...
Israel Says 16 Soldiers Killed in Ground Invasion So Far
The Israeli military has said 16 Israeli soldiers have been killed fighting in Gaza since Israel launched its invasion of the besieged enclave. Clashes were reported in several parts of the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday as the Israeli military claimed it broke...
Some Foreign Nationals, Severely Wounded Palestinians Allowed to Leave Gaza
After weeks of enduring a vicious bombing campaign, some dual nationals and severely wounded Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. An Egyptian official told CNN that 361 foreign passport holders and 81 severely wounded...
Sen. Graham Says ‘No Limit’ on How Many Civilians Israel Can Kill
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said on Tuesday that there should be "no limit" on how many civilian casualties Israel incurs in its bombardment of Gaza. Graham made the comments while appearing on CNN after Israel bombed the Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza, killing...
US, Israel Consider Deploying Multinational Force to Gaza After War
The US and Israel are considering establishing a multinational force to occupy the Gaza Strip if Israel successfully eliminates Hamas, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The idea would be to grant temporary oversight of Gaza to countries in the region backed by a force...
US Special Operations Forces are in Israel Helping Locate Hostages
American special operations forces are on the ground in Israel helping locate the hostages Hamas brought into Gaza after the October 7 attack on southern Israel, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday. "We’re actively helping the Israelis to do a number of things," said...
At Least 50 Killed by Israeli Strikes on Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza
Update: There are reports that say the Jabalia refugee camp was struck for a second time on Tuesday. Check Middle East Eye for live updates. Israeli warplanes on Tuesday hammered the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza with airstrikes, killing at least 50 people....
Israel Told US ‘Mass Civilian Casualties’ Were Acceptable Price of Gaza Campaign
During conversations with Israeli officials, it became clear to the Biden administration that Israel believed "mass civilian casualties" were an acceptable price of the bombing campaign in Gaza, The New York Times reported on Monday. The Times report said that Israeli...
Twenty-Six Journalists Killed in Gaza Since October 7
At least 26 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since Israel unleashed its bombing campaign on the besieged enclave in response to the October 7 Hamas attack, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Monday. The majority of the Palestinian...
Leaked Israeli Intelligence Ministry Document Proposes Complete Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
A leaked document drafted by Israel's Intelligence Ministry proposes the ethnic cleansing of the approximately 2.3 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip as a potential solution to Israel's war against Hamas. The document, dated October 13, was published by the...