Despite the massive bombing campaign and ground invasion in Gaza, a senior Pentagon official believes Israel has not come close to taking out Hamas's leadership, The New York Times reported Saturday. The report reads: "One senior US defense official, who spoke on...
Pentagon Says US Is Flying Drones Over Gaza to Look for Hostages
The Pentagon has acknowledged that the US is flying drones over Gaza to help Israel locate hostages, demonstrating deep US involvement in the war. "In support of hostage recovery efforts, the US is conducting unarmed UAV flights over Gaza, as well as providing advice...
House Passes $14.3 Billion in Military Aid for Israel
The House on Thursday passed a bill to provide Israel with $14.3 billion in military aid, a strong show of support for the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which has killed over 9,000 people so far. The Republican-authored bill would cut funds from the Internal Revenue...
Blinken Heads to Israel to Discuss War With Netanyahu
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war in Gaza and what will come afterwards if Israel is successful in rooting out Hamas. US officials told Axios that Blinken will discuss the idea of...
Dick Durbin Becomes First US Senator to Call for Gaza Ceasefire
Twenty-seven days into Israel's brutal bombing campaign, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) became the first member of the US Senate to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Asked in an interview on CNN whether it's time to call for a ceasefire, Durbin replied, "I think it is." "At...
US Rep. Mast, a Former IDF Soldier, Denies There Are ‘Innocent Palestinian Civilians’
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), a former member of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), dismissed the idea there are "innocent Palestinian civilians" in a debate on the House floor. "I would encourage the other side to not so lightly throw around the idea of innocent Palestinian...
Israel Says 16 Soldiers Killed in Ground Invasion So Far
The Israeli military has said 16 Israeli soldiers have been killed fighting in Gaza since Israel launched its invasion of the besieged enclave. Clashes were reported in several parts of the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday as the Israeli military claimed it broke...
Sen. Graham Says ‘No Limit’ on How Many Civilians Israel Can Kill
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said on Tuesday that there should be "no limit" on how many civilian casualties Israel incurs in its bombardment of Gaza. Graham made the comments while appearing on CNN after Israel bombed the Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza, killing...
Report: Netanyahu Lobbied EU to Pressure Egypt to Accept Refugees from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied European leaders to pressure Egypt into allowing Palestinian refugees into its territory from Gaza, Financial Times reported on Monday. The report, which cited people familiar with the talks, said the discussions...
Blinken Says US Needs to Fund Wars in Ukraine, Gaza Because of China
Biden administration officials are arguing that the US needs to fund the wars in Ukraine and Gaza to send a message to China in their pitch for Congress to authorize a massive $105 billion spending package that includes military aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan....