Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected an outline for a potential hostage deal with Hamas that was drawn up by Israel's Mossad spy agency, the Shin Bet security agency, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). According to The Times of Israel, the proposal...
Israel’s Ben Gvir Says Israeli Military Should Shoot Palestinian Women and Children
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir said on Sunday that Israeli forces should shoot Palestinian women and children in Gaza if they get too close to the Israeli border. "We cannot have women and children getting close to the border... anyone who gets...
Israel Proposes Creating US-Funded Tent Cities to Evacuate Rafah
Israel has proposed creating US-funded tent cities in Gaza as part of an evacuation plan for Rafah as Israeli forces are preparing to invade the city, Egyptian officials told The Wall Street Journal. It's estimated that 1.5 million Palestinians are packed into Rafah,...
Israeli Minister Blocks US Flour Shipments Into Gaza
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is blocking a US-funded flour shipment into Gaza that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously vowed would be allowed into the Strip, Axios reported on Tuesday. Officials said that Netanyahu personally made the commitment...
Sen. Van Hollen Calls Israelis ‘War Criminals,’ Votes to Send Them $14 Billion in New Military Aid
In an impassioned speech on the Senate floor on Monday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) called the Israelis "war criminals" for intentionally withholding food from Gaza as children are starving. But on Tuesday morning, Van Hollen voted "yes" on a $95 billion foreign...
Senate Passes $95 Billion Military Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
The Senate on Tuesday morning passed the $95 billion foreign military aid bill that includes money for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan after a rare overnight session where Republican opponents of the legislation argued against it. The bill passed in a vote of 70-29, with...
CIA Chief Burns Heads to Egypt for Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Talks
CIA Director William Burns is headed to Egypt, where he will meet with Egyptian and Qatari intelligence officials to discuss work on a potential hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Israel has been resisting the idea of more hostage negotiations since Hamas' latest...
Dutch Court Orders Government to Halt Delivery of F-35 Parts to Israel
A Dutch court ruled on Monday that the Netherlands must halt the export of spare parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel since they're likely to be used to kill civilians in Gaza. The Netherlands hosts a warehouse of US-owned F-35 parts and exports them to countries...
EU’s Top Diplomat Slams US for Continuing to Arm Israel
Josep Borrell, the European Union’s top foreign policy official, took a swipe at the US on Monday for claiming it's concerned about civilian casualties in Gaza while still supplying weapons to Israel to support the slaughter of Palestinians. Borrell was referencing...
Biden Not Reconsidering ‘Unequivocal’ Support for Israel’s Gaza Slaughter
President Biden has no plans to alter his policy of "unequivocal" support for Israel's slaughter in Gaza despite claiming in private conversations that he's frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, NBC News reported on Monday. Sources told NBC that...