Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday declared that "we're in a religious war" and called for Israel to "level" the Gaza Strip, home to over 2 million people, including about 1 million children. "We're in a religious war here. I am with Israel. Do whatever the hell...
Rep. McCaul Confirms That Egypt Warned Israel Before Hamas Attack
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Wednesday that Egypt warned Israel of a potential attack three days before Hamas launched its incursion into southern Israel, confirming earlier reports. "We know that Egypt has warned the...
US, Israeli Lawmakers Call for Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
Lawmakers in the US and Israel have called for the mass slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack on southern Israel that has killed at least 1,000 Israelis. So far, Israeli retaliation has killed 900 Palestinians, a number that's growing amid...
Egypt’s Border Crossing With Gaza Closed Off as Palestinians Have Nowhere to Flee
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza has been closed off as Palestinians have nowhere to flee amid relentless Israeli airstrikes that started in response to the Hamas attack on southern Israel. The Israeli military on Tuesday revised a recommendation for...
Netanyahu Tells Biden ‘We Have to Go’ Into Gaza, Rules Out Negotiations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Biden in a phone call on Sunday that Israel had to launch a ground invasion into the besieged Gaza Strip and ruled out the idea of negotiations, Axios reported on Monday. "We have to go in. We can't negotiate...
Pentagon Offers Israel Support for Extracting Hostages from Gaza
The US military has offered Israel assistance in extracting hostages that Hamas has taken into Gaza, Pentagon officials told the media on Tuesday. According to Task & Purpose, the US offer includes help planning and intelligence support, not US troops on the...
US Scrambles to Get More Arms to Israel, Ukraine
As Israel has declared a "complete siege" on Gaza in response to the Hamas attack on southern Israel, the US is scrambling to get more weapons in the hands of the Israelis. According to The Washington Post, the Biden administration is considering combining its request...
Israel Says It Has No Evidence Iran Was Involved in Hamas Attack
On Monday, Israeli officials said they had no evidence that Iran was involved in the Hamas attack on southern Israel after a report from The Wall Street Journal claimed Iranian officials helped plot the operation. "We have no evidence or proof" that Iran was involved,...
Sen. Schumer Lectures Xi on China’s Response to Israel-Hamas Fighting
Sen. Chuck Schumer used a rare meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to lecture him about China's response to the Hamas attack on southern Israel, saying he was "disappointed" with Beijing's neutrality. "I urge you and the Chinese people to stand with...
Blinken Deletes Tweet Encouraging Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas
Secretary of State Antony Blinken deleted a tweet where he said he was "encouraging" efforts to push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Blinken made the post on X after he spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday. "I encouraged Türkiye's...