Israel's ambassador to the UN has lashed out at UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for saying the Hamas attack on southern Israel "did not occur in a vacuum" and demanded his resignation. "It is important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a...
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday that Israel will continue to hurt "innocent civilians" in its onslaught on Gaza. "This is war. It is combat. It is bloody, ugly and it's going to be messy and innocent civilians are going to be...
The Pentagon said Tuesday that US troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 13 times within a week as the US is backing Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said between October 17 and 24, troops in Iraq came under...
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Israel on Tuesday and said the US-led anti-ISIS coalition based in Iraq and Syria should also fight Hamas. "France is ready for the coalition, which is fighting in Iraq and Syria against ISIS, to also fight against Hamas,"...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of Israeli soldiers on Tuesday that the strikes Israel launched on Gaza on Monday were the hardest yet. "We are striking our enemies with tremendous force," Netanyahu said, according to his office. "Yesterday,...
A Pentagon official told reporters on Monday that the military is preparing for a "significant escalation" of attacks on US troops stationed in the Middle East due to President Biden's support for Israel's onslaught in Gaza. The comments came the same day US Central...
The US has sent military officers to Israel to serve as advisors amid preparations for an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, demonstrating the deep US involvement in Israel's war. Leading the officers is Lt. Gen. James Glynn, a three-star Marine Corps general who...
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday that Israel will decide on its Gaza strategy in response to media reports that said the US was urging a delay to the ground invasion of Gaza. The New York Times reported that the US advised...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rejected the idea of the US calling for a ceasefire in Gaza when confronted with the massive number of child casualties in Israel's onslaught. "UNICEF says 1,524 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip during these...
The Israeli military said Sunday that one Israeli soldier was killed and three were injured by an anti-tank missile during a raid into the besieged Gaza Strip. The statement from the Israeli military came as the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said on...
