Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that Israeli attacks across the Strip killed at least 31 Palestinians and wounded 79 over the previous 24-hour period. The ministry counts the casualties based on the number of dead and wounded that arrive at hospitals. "There are...
HTS Leader Julani Says Syria Won’t Be Used as a ‘Launchpad’ To Attack Israel
The leader of the al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which is leading Syria following the regime change that ousted Bashar al-Assad, has said Syria would not become a "launchpad" to attack Israel. "We do not want any conflict, whether with Israel or anyone else,...
US Says It Launched Airstrike on Houthi ‘Command and Control Facility’ in Yemen
US Central Command said Monday that it launched an airstrike on Yemen, claiming to target a Houthi "command and control" facility in the capital Sanaa. "On Dec. 16 Yemen time, US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a precision airstrike against a key command...
Israeli Airstrikes on Western Syria Cause Massive Blast
Israel launched heavy airstrikes against targets in western Syria's Tartus region overnight Sunday into Monday, causing massive explosions, including one so big that it registered as a 3.1 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. A correspondent for Al Mayadeen...
Israeli and Hamas Officials Say a Hostage Deal Is Close
According to media reports on Monday, both Israeli and Hamas officials have said they feel that a hostage deal that would involve a temporary ceasefire in Gaza is close to being reached. Israeli media reported that Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told Knesset...
Israeli Attacks Kill 52 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that Israeli attacks killed at least 52 Palestinians and wounded 203 in the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. Strikes on Monday included an Israeli attack on the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza....
Israeli Attack on School-Turned-Shelter in Southern Gaza Kills 20
On Sunday night, an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza killed at least 20 Palestinians, including children, as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the strike hit a UN-run school...
Israel Launches Dozens More Airstrikes in Syria, HTS Says It Doesn’t Want Conflict
Israel launched dozens of airstrikes in Syria overnight Saturday into Sunday despite the new de facto leader of the country, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, saying his group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) was not interested in a conflict with Israel. According to Al Jazeera,...
Israel To Expand Settlements in Occupied Golan Heights
On Sunday, the Israeli government approved a plan to surge the settler population of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which comes after Israeli troops captured more land inside Syria following the downfall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The plan will...
Despite Talk of a ‘Nuclear Leap,’ Little About Iran’s Enrichment Program Has Changed
This week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) offered it’s latest secret assessment to member states about the status of Iran’s civilian nuclear program, including its enrichment of uranium. As usual, aspects of this assessment were quickly leaked, and...