Israel attacking civilian targets without warning has become almost de rigueur in Lebanon these days. Overnight, however, the surprise attacks reached a new level, with Israel leveling an 8-storey apartment building in Central Beirut with a bunker buster bomb. The...
On Thursday, the House passed a bill that would give the Treasury Department the power to revoke the tax-exempt status of any non-profit it deems a "terrorist supporting organization," legislation that's designed to target pro-Palestine and antiwar groups and...
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks killed at least 71 Palestinians and wounded 176 in the previous 24-hour period as Israeli strikes continued to pound targets across the Strip. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli strikes in northern Gaza early...
There are still hopes for a ceasefire in the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, but the death toll continues to rise as large numbers of airstrikes continue across that nation. Nowhere is this more starkly apparent than in eastern Lebanon, in the vicinity of the city of...
Yesterday, Israel attacked the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The initial death toll was 36, making it already one of the deadliest strikes in years. That toll has only continued to soar as rescue efforts continue, however, and the latest figure is at least 108 were...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday formally issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for their role in the genocidal war on Gaza. The ICC said it was issuing the arrest...
The Senate on Wednesday night voted down resolutions introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block several weapons transfers to Israel, but the effort received more support from Democrats than expected. Eighteen senators -- Sanders, Sen. Angus King (I-ME), and 16...
On Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reiterated that Israel wants the "freedom to act" in southern Lebanon as part of any ceasefire deal, a position that's a non-starter for Hezbollah. "In any agreement we will reach, we will need to keep the freedom to...
Update on 11/20/24 at 8:43 pm EST: Al Jazeera reported that Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed at least 88 Palestinians early Thursday morning Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli attacks killed at least 13 Palestinians and wounded 84 over the...
In one of the deadliest Israeli attacks on Syria in over a year, Israeli warplanes attacked the ancient city of Palmyra today. Syrian state media has reported so far that 36 were killed and at least 50 were wounded in the strike. The airstrikes hit residential...
