Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that, after 31 days of relentless Israeli airstrikes, the death toll in the besieged enclave has surpassed 10,000, a total that includes over 4,000 children. The US has cast doubt on the accuracy of the numbers coming from Gaza's...
US to Transfer $320 Million in Precision Bomb Kits to Israel
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the Biden administration is planning a $320 million transfer of precision-guided bomb kits to Israel, a show of support for the Israeli onslaught despite the growing civilian death toll. The report said the...
Israeli Minister Says Dropping Nuke on Gaza Is an Option
Israel's Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu on Sunday said that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was an option for Israel and claimed there are no innocent civilians in the enclave. According to The Times of Israel, Eliyahu said in a radio interview that...
US Official Says Israel Has Not Come Close to Destroying Hamas Leadership
Despite the massive bombing campaign and ground invasion in Gaza, a senior Pentagon official believes Israel has not come close to taking out Hamas's leadership, The New York Times reported Saturday. The report reads: "One senior US defense official, who spoke on...
Pentagon Says US Is Flying Drones Over Gaza to Look for Hostages
The Pentagon has acknowledged that the US is flying drones over Gaza to help Israel locate hostages, demonstrating deep US involvement in the war. "In support of hostage recovery efforts, the US is conducting unarmed UAV flights over Gaza, as well as providing advice...
Blinken Heads to Israel to Discuss War With Netanyahu
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war in Gaza and what will come afterwards if Israel is successful in rooting out Hamas. US officials told Axios that Blinken will discuss the idea of...
Dick Durbin Becomes First US Senator to Call for Gaza Ceasefire
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...