Senior US officials have concluded that a Gaza ceasefire deal will likely not be reached before President Biden's term comes to an end on January 20, 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. For months, Biden administration officials have claimed that a...
Report: Israel Notified US Before Blowing Up Pagers But Gave No Details of What Was Planned
Before thousands of pagers blew up in Lebanon on Tuesday, Israel informed the US that it was preparing an operation in the country but didn't say what it was, CNN reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The sources said that Israeli Defense...
Israeli Ministers, MKs Urge Netanyahu To Expel Palestinian Civilians From Northern Gaza and ‘Cleanse’ the Area
A group of 27 Israeli ministers and members of the Israeli Knesset have sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him to expel Palestinian civilians from northern Gaza and impose a complete siege to "cleanse" the area. The Israeli ministers and...
UN General Assembly Calls for End to Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Territories
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for an end to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The resolution passed in a vote of 124-14, with 43 nations abstaining. The resolution affirmed an advisory...
Gallant Says Israel’s Focus Has Turned North as Part of ‘New Phase in the War’
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that the focus of Israel's military operations was shifting to the north as part of a "new phase in the war." His comments came after Israel detonated thousands of Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon,...
Israel Detonates Thousands of Hezbollah Walkie-Talkies, Killing at Least 20
On Wednesday, Israel blew up thousands of two-way radios used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, killing at least 20 people and wounding 450. Lebanon's official news agency also reported that solar energy systems blew up in Beirut and in the south, wounding one girl. The...
Israeli Forces Kill 20 More Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli forces killed 20 Palestinians and injured 54 in the previous 24-hour period, bringing its death toll since October 7, 2023, to 41,272 and the number of wounded to 95,551. "The Israeli occupation committed two...
US Insists It Was Unaware of Israel’s Plans To Blow Up Pagers in Lebanon
The US claimed on Tuesday that it was unaware of Israel's plans to blow up thousands of pagers inside Lebanon, an attack that killed at least nine people and wounded thousands. State Department spokesman Matt Miller insisted the US "was not aware of this operation and...
Israel Kills 26 More Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that Israeli forces killed 26 Palestinians in Gaza in the previous 24-hour period and injured 84, bringing its death toll since October 7 to 41,252 and the number of wounded to 95,497. "The Israeli occupation committed three...
Lebanon: 12 Killed, 2,800 Wounded By Israeli Sabotage Attack That Exploded Hezbollah Pagers
Updated at 7:40 am Eastern Time on 9/18/24 At least 12 people have been killed, and 2,750 have been wounded in Lebanon after pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded at the same time in a coordinated Israeli attack. Pagers also exploded in Syria, where unconfirmed...