Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that Hezbollah must be pushed back from the Israeli border, and if it's not achieved through diplomatic means, Israel will take military action. The comments suggest Israel is considering opening a second front in...
Senate Republicans Block $111 Billion Military Aid Bill Over Border Dispute
Senate Republicans blocked a motion to advance a massive $111 billion spending package that includes military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan over a partisan dispute on border issues. The effort failed in a vote of 49-51, with every Republican voting against the...
US Not Considering Leveraging Aid to Israel to Limit Civilian Casualties
Despite the soaring civilian deaths in Gaza, the Biden administration is not considering using any of the leverage it has over Israel to get the Israeli military to change its tactics, Reuters reported on Tuesday. US officials say they're expressing concern privately...
Netanyahu Says Israeli Military Will Maintain Open-Ended Occupation of Gaza After War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed on Tuesday that he wants Israel's military to maintain an open-ended occupation of the Gaza Strip after the current war. "Gaza must be demilitarized. And in order for Gaza to be demilitarized, there is only one...
House Passes Bill That States ‘Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism’
The House on Tuesday passed a resolution that says "anti-Zionism is antisemitism," the chamber's latest piece of legislation conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. The resolution, which is presented as a resolution condemning antisemitism, passed in a vote...
Congress Reviews Plan to Facilitate Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians From Gaza
Israel Hayom reported last week that some members of Congress have reviewed a plan to condition US aid to Arab countries on their willingness to accept refugees from Gaza, which would facilitate the Israeli goal of cleansing the territory of Palestinians. The proposal...
Israel Expands Ground Operations in Gaza, Says War in South Will Be as Big as North
The Israeli military said Sunday that its ground operations have expanded to every part of the Gaza Strip and vowed its assault on the south will be just as big as it was in the north. "It will be no less powerful than [the operations in northern Gaza], it will have...
Iran Says Two IRGC Members Killed by Israeli Airstrikes in Syria
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said two of its members stationed in Syria as advisors were killed by Israeli airstrikes, The Associated Press reported Saturday, citing the IRGC's website. The Syrian news agency SANA reported that Israeli airstrikes...
IDF Chief Tells Blinken That Gaza Campaign Will Take More Than a Few Weeks
Gen. Herzi Halevi, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff, met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday and said Israel's military operations in Gaza will take "more than a few additional weeks," Axios reported. Blinken's visit to Israel marked his...
Report Details How Israel Intentionally Targets Civilians in Gaza
A report from +972 Magazine published on Thursday detailed how Israel is intentionally targeting civilians in Gaza as part of its war strategy even when Israeli forces know strikes will kill young children. The report, which cited current and former Israeli...