A former US military intelligence analyst has warned that Israel is risking a major war in Lebanon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political survival. Former US Army Maj. Harrison Mann resigned from the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency earlier this year...
Israeli Generals Want Truce in Gaza, Putting Them at Odds With Netanyahu
Israel's top generals want a ceasefire in Gaza even if it keeps Hamas in power, putting them at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The report, which cited current and former security officials, said one...
Report: Israel Plans To Invade Lebanon in the Second Half of July
The German newspaper Bild reported on Monday that Israel is planning to invade Lebanon in the second half of July as Israeli forces and Hezbollah continue to trade fire across the border. The report, which cited diplomatic sources, said Israel would launch the assault...
US Sends Amphibious Assault Ship To Show Support for Israel Amid Lebanon Tensions
The US has deployed an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East to demonstrate support for Israel amid soaring tensions on the Lebanon-Israel border. The Pentagon announced that the USS Wasp arrived in the eastern Mediterranean Sea last week. The deployment comes...
Israel Orders New Khan Younis Evacuation, Signaling It Will Re-Invade
Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate from the eastern portion of Khan Younis, signaling its forces are preparing to re-invade the southern Gaza city, which has mostly been destroyed by the previous Israeli assault. Many of the over one million Palestinian...
US Military Again Removes Pier From Gaza Coast Due to Weather
The US military has again removed the pier it built off the coast of Gaza due to seas it cannot handle, and the floating structure will be towed to the Israeli port of Ashdod, the Pentagon announced on Friday. Since its construction, the pier has barely brought any...
US Has Sent Israel 14,000 2,000-Pound Bombs Since October 7
The US has given Israel a massive number of heavy munitions since October 7, including 14,000 of the highly destructive MK-84 2,000-pound bombs that have been repeatedly dropped on civilians in Gaza, Reuters reported on Saturday. Two US officials told Reuters that the...
Iran Warns Israel of ‘Obliterating War’ If It Launches Full-Scale Attack on Lebanon
Iran's mission to the UN has warned Israel that a full-scale attack on Lebanon would result in an "obliterating war" that could involve all of Iran's allies in the region. The mission wrote on X that it believes Israel's recent threats against Lebanon could be...
Report: US Thinks Israel Is Rushing Into War With Hezbollah With No Clear Strategy
The Biden administration is concerned that the violence on the Israel-Lebanon border could soon escalate into a full-blown war and that Israel is rushing into the conflict without a clear strategy, Axios reported on Wednesday. US officials told Axios that the...
Biden Says There Will Be No Gaza Ceasefire Deal Soon
President Biden said on Thursday that he doesn't expect a Gaza ceasefire deal to be reached anytime soon as the Israeli slaughter and starvation of Palestinians continues. According to The Associated Press, Biden was asked at the Group of Seven summit if he thought a...