Last week, US officials requested that Israel stop attacking Lebanon, as is required under the November ceasefire. It appears they’re not doing that, but beyond previously being involved in a proposal to create a depopulated “Trump zone” in southern Lebanon, Israel is...
Israeli Double-Tap Strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital Kills Journalists and Rescue Workers
The Israeli military on Monday massacred 20 Palestinians, including five journalists, in an attack on Gaza's Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis that involved a double-tap strike on rescue workers. According to The Associated Press, the initial strike...
Report: Smotrich Told IDF Chief That Anyone Who Doesn’t Evacuate Gaza City Can ‘Die of Hunger or Surrender’
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has told the head of the Israeli military that anyone who remains in Gaza City after an IDF evacuation order can "die of hunger or surrender," The Times of Israel reported on Saturday, citing a TV report from Israel's Channel...
Eighteen Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza Over Three Days Due to Israeli Siege
Gaza hospitals have recorded 18 more malnutrition deaths in Gaza over the past three days, according to press releases from Gaza's Health Ministry, as Palestinians continue to starve due to the US-backed Israeli siege. In its latest release on Sunday, the Health...
Lebanese President Hasn’t Been Informed of Planned ‘Trump Economic Zone’ in South
Last week it was reported that the US was asking Israel to stop attacking Lebanon, and that their plan for the region included creating a “Trump economic zone” in southern Lebanon along the border with Israel. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, however, says he hasn’t...
Mike Huckabee Claims Israeli Settlements in the Occupied West Bank Are Not Illegal Under International Law
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claimed in an interview on Thursday that Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank were not illegal under international law, comments that came after Israel approved a major expansion of settlements. Huckabee told...
Netanyahu Says Israel To Take Over Gaza Regardless of Whether Deal Is Reached With Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview released on Thursday that Israel will take over the Gaza Strip whether or not Hamas agrees to a ceasefire deal. The interview with Sky News Australia appears to have been recorded before Hamas had publicly...
Israeli Forces Kill 70 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks killed 70 Palestinians and wounded 356 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip amid IDF plans to significantly escalate its genocidal war. The Israeli military...
Israeli Drones Pound Southern Lebanon, One Killed and at Least Seven Wounded
On Thursday, Israel launched a number of airstrikes against southern Lebanon. As they so often do, the IDF claimed they were attacking “Hezbollah infrastructure” in the attacks, a claim reported without scrutiny by Israeli media outlets. The reports suggest that the...
Report: Pentagon To Spend $3.5 Billion Replenishing Munitions It Used Defending Israel
The Pentagon is planning to spend at least $3.5 billion replenishing weapons it has used defending Israel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report cited budget documents "prepared through mid-May," meaning the $3.5 billion doesn't include the cost for the US-Israeli...