On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled three foreign military aid bills for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, totaling over $95 billion in spending. The three bills match roughly with the $95 billion foreign military aid bill that was passed by the...
Report: Iran Attack Delays Israel’s Invasion of Rafah
Iran's reprisal attack on Israel has delayed Israeli plans to invade the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, CNN reported on Monday, citing Israeli sources. The sources said that the Israeli Air Force was set to drop leaflets on Rafah on Monday to tell the more than 1...
White House Says It Opposes Standalone Israel Military Aid Bill
The White House said on Monday that it opposes the idea of a bill that would give additional military aid to Israel without funding Ukraine and Taiwan. "We are opposed to a standalone bill that would just work on Israel, as we’ve seen proposed. We would oppose a...
Israel Has Destroyed Nearly All Buildings in Gaza ‘Buffer Zone’
Israel has destroyed nearly every building in Gaza along the Strip's border with Israel to create a "buffer zone," a plan that will result in Israel taking a significant chunk of Gaza's territory. A report from the United Nations Satellite Center found that Israel has...
Israeli Forces Kill Five Palestinians Trying To Return to North Gaza
Five Palestinians were killed and 52 were wounded on Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd trying to return to northern Gaza, The Associated Press reported, citing officials at the Awda Hospital in central Gaza. Thousands of displaced Palestinians...
Report: Israel Tells US It Has No Choice But To Respond to Iran
Axios reported on Monday that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that Israel has no choice but to respond to Iran's missile and drone attack, which came in retaliation for Israel's bombing of Iran's consulate in Damascus....
UN Says No Improvement in Aid Access in Northern Gaza
A UN official overseeing relief efforts in Gaza said aid access has not improved in the northern part of the Strip and pushed back on Israel's claims that the UN was to blame for the difficulty in distributing the aid. Jamie McGoldrick, a UN humanitarian coordinator,...
Speaker Johnson Says House Will Vote on More Israel Aid This Week
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday that he will bring a bill to provide Israel with more military aid to the floor for a vote this week in response to Iran's attack, which came in retaliation for Israel bombing Tehran's consulate in Damascus. "House...
Israel’s Missile Defense Against Iran Attack Estimated to Cost Over $1 Billion
The activation of Israeli air defenses in response to an overnight Iranian drone and missile attack likely cost over $1 billion, according to Brig. Gen. Reem Aminoach, former financial advisor to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff. The Iranian attack,...
US Commander Arrives in Israel To Discuss Potential Iranian Attack
The head of US Central Command, Gen. Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel on Thursday to coordinate on a potential Iranian attack that might come in retaliation for Israel's bombing of Iran's consulate in Damascus. Kurilla was expected to meet with Israeli Defense...