Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the US would defend Israel if it faces attacks in response to its airstrike in Beirut that targeted a Hezbollah commander and the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas's political bureau who was...
State Department Won’t Call Israeli Rape of Palestinian Prisoners a War Crime
The State Department on Tuesday refused to label Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian prisoners as a war crime. Said Arikat, a reporter for Al Quds, asked State Department spokesman Vedant Patel about the Israeli soldiers who were detained for raping a Palestinian...
Israeli Police Detain Soldiers Suspected of Raping a Palestinian, Sparking Protests
On Monday, Israeli military police detained Israeli soldiers who were suspected of raping a Palestinian prisoner at the notorious Sde Teiman prison in southern Israel. Israeli media reported that the Palestinian prisoner was transferred from Sde Teiman to a hospital...
Erdogan Says Turkey Could ‘Enter’ Israel Like It Did in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh
On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to threaten military intervention against Israel, saying Turkey could "enter" Israel as it did in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. "We must be very strong so that Israel can't do these ridiculous things to...
Netanyahu Postpones the Evacuation of 150 Sick and Wounded Children from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed the evacuation of 150 sick and wounded Palestinian children from Gaza to the UAE, Israeli media reported on Sunday. A source told Haaretz that Netanyahu made the decision in response to the killing of 12 Arab Druze...
Druze Mourn 12 Children Killed by Rocket in Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights
On Sunday, members of the Arab Druze community in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights mourned 12 children who were killed when a rocket hit a soccer field in the village of Majdal Shams a day earlier. Israel has pinned the blame for the rocket strike on Hezbollah,...
Netanyahu Holds Separate Meetings With Biden and Harris at the White House
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday held separate meetings with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House as Israel is looking to clinch more US support for its genocidal campaign in Gaza. While meeting with Biden, Netanyahu...
Israel Delays Sending a Delegation to Qatar for Hostage Talks
Israel has postponed the planned departure of a delegation to Qatar for negotiations on a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas, angering family members of Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza. The delegation was set to travel on Thursday but now won't be sent until next...
In Congressional Address, Netanyahu Slams American Protesters and Receives Standing Ovation
Updated at 7:13 pm Eastern Time on July 24, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday delivered an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday and spent a good portion of his speech attacking Americans who have been protesting Israel's...
Ben Gvir Again Declares Jewish Prayer Is Allowed at al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli Minister of National Security Ben Gvir said Wednesday that Jews were allowed to pray at al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, a position that breaks from the decades-long status quo at the compound, known as Temple Mount to the Israelis. Under the status...