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....
US Special Operations Forces are in Israel Helping Locate Hostages
American special operations forces are on the ground in Israel helping locate the hostages Hamas brought into Gaza after the October 7 attack on southern Israel, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday. "We’re actively helping the Israelis to do a number of things," said...
At Least 50 Killed by Israeli Strikes on Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza
Update: There are reports that say the Jabalia refugee camp was struck for a second time on Tuesday. Check Middle East Eye for live updates. Israeli warplanes on Tuesday hammered the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza with airstrikes, killing at least 50 people....
Israel Told US ‘Mass Civilian Casualties’ Were Acceptable Price of Gaza Campaign
During conversations with Israeli officials, it became clear to the Biden administration that Israel believed "mass civilian casualties" were an acceptable price of the bombing campaign in Gaza, The New York Times reported on Monday. The Times report said that Israeli...
House Republicans Unveil $14.3 Billion Bill for Israel
House Republicans on Monday unveiled a piece of legislation that would provide Israel with $14.3 billion in military aid, a strong show of support for Israel's onslaught in Gaza. The bill would cut $14.3 billion from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay for the...
Leaked Israeli Intelligence Ministry Document Proposes Complete Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
A leaked document drafted by Israel's Intelligence Ministry proposes the ethnic cleansing of the approximately 2.3 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip as a potential solution to Israel's war against Hamas. The document, dated October 13, was published by the...