French President Emmanuel Macron was in Israel on Tuesday and said the US-led anti-ISIS coalition based in Iraq and Syria should also fight Hamas. "France is ready for the coalition, which is fighting in Iraq and Syria against ISIS, to also fight against Hamas,"...
Netanyahu Says Monday Strikes on Gaza Were Hardest Yet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of Israeli soldiers on Tuesday that the strikes Israel launched on Gaza on Monday were the hardest yet. "We are striking our enemies with tremendous force," Netanyahu said, according to his office. "Yesterday,...
Pentagon Expects ‘Significant Escalation’ of Attacks on US Troops Over Gaza War
A Pentagon official told reporters on Monday that the military is preparing for a "significant escalation" of attacks on US troops stationed in the Middle East due to President Biden's support for Israel's onslaught in Gaza. The comments came the same day US Central...
US Sends Military Advisors to Israel, Including 3-Star General
The US has sent military officers to Israel to serve as advisors amid preparations for an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, demonstrating the deep US involvement in Israel's war. Leading the officers is Lt. Gen. James Glynn, a three-star Marine Corps general who...
White House Says Israel Will Decide on Gaza Strategy
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday that Israel will decide on its Gaza strategy in response to media reports that said the US was urging a delay to the ground invasion of Gaza. The New York Times reported that the US advised...
Blinken Rejects Idea of Gaza Ceasefire Despite Massive Child Casualties
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rejected the idea of the US calling for a ceasefire in Gaza when confronted with the massive number of child casualties in Israel's onslaught. "UNICEF says 1,524 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip during these...
Israeli Military Says Soldier Killed During Raid Into Gaza
The Israeli military said Sunday that one Israeli soldier was killed and three were injured by an anti-tank missile during a raid into the besieged Gaza Strip. The statement from the Israeli military came as the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said on...
Israel to Consider Civilians ‘Terrorist Accomplices’ If They Stay in North Gaza
The Israeli military has told Palestinian civilians living in north Gaza that if they don't evacuate to the south, they will be considered "an accomplice in a terrorist organization," The warning was made in threatening leaflets dropped by Israeli drones on Saturday....
Israeli Official Vows to Wipe Iran ‘Off the Face of the Earth’ If Hezbollah Enters War
An Israeli official has vowed that Iran would be "wiped off the face of the earth" if Hezbollah opens up a northern front for Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire along the Lebanon-Israel border since the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. There...
US Sends More Air Defenses to Middle East as Escalation Risk Rises
On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the US was sending more air defense systems to the Middle East as US forces in the region are coming under attack due to President Biden's backing of Israel's onslaught on Gaza. Austin blamed the escalations on...