A US government-funded hunger monitor has concurred with the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) that famine is taking place in the Gaza Strip. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net), which has historically been funded by the US...
Israeli Military Bombs Yemen’s Capital Sanaa For Second Time This Week
The Israeli military bombed the Yemeni capital of Sanaa for the second time within a week on Thursday as the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have continued their attacks on Israel in response to the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli officials claimed...
UN Security Council Extends Lebanon Peacekeeper Mandate, But Calls for Its End in 2026
While the Trump Administration had been considering using its veto power to prevent the extension of the UN mandate for the UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, the Security Council ultimately voted once again to extend the mandate through 2026. At the same time,...
Israeli Ground Troops Raid Damascus Airbase
Following up on the deadly Israeli drone strikes against Kiswah, in the southern part of metro Damascus, Israel conducted an overnight raid of an old airbase there, with dozens of IDF troops arriving via helicopters and spending over two hours in the base. The troops...
Israeli Attacks and Starvation Kill 75 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks have killed 71 Palestinians and wounded 339 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. On top of the violent deaths, the Health Ministry said that it recorded...
Poll: 60% of Americans Oppose Additional Military Aid to Israel, 50% Believe Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza
Most Americans oppose additional US military aid to Israel, and half say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The poll asked registered US voters if they "support or oppose the United States sending more military...
Gaza City Orthodox Church in Israeli Evacuation Zone
The St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City is in the red zone of an Israeli military evacuation map that was published online, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday, as the IDF is moving forward with its plans to conquer the city and forcibly displace...
Israeli Drones Attack Metro Damascus, Killing at Least Eight Syrian Soldiers
Military tensions between Israel and Syria continue to grow precipitously, with a new flurry of Israeli drone strikes against the Kiswah, a suburb of the capital city of Damascus. The strikes killed at least eight Syrian soldiers and wounded others. The attack,...
Israeli Attacks and Starvation Kill 86 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Israeli forces killed 76 Palestinians and wounded 298 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. On top of the violent deaths, the Health Ministry said that it recorded 10 more...
US Envoy Barrack Cuts Tour of South Lebanon Short in Face of Protests
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack continues to make headlines in Lebanon. Yesterday, it was for lambasting Lebanese journalists as “animalistic” at a press conference in Beirut, and today it was during his planned tour of southern Lebanon. Barrack helicoptered into...