Israel is considering hitting Iran's civilian nuclear facilities during the US presidential transition period, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The report cited an Israeli official familiar with the thinking inside the Israeli security cabinet who said the handover...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least 40 Around Ancient Lebanese City of Baalbek
Over a week ago Israel imposed a full evacuation order on the entire eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, a city which has seen constant human habitation for roughly 11,000 years. Scores have been killed in and around the city since then, and attacks have been ongoing in...
Report Details Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Beit Lahia, Northern Gaza
A report from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published on Wednesday detailed the situation in Beit Lahia, a city in northern Gaza near the Israeli border where Israeli forces are implementing an ethnic cleansing campaign. At the beginning of October, Israel ordered...
Netanyahu Congratulates Trump, Says They Discussed ‘Iranian Threat’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory against Vice President Kamala Harris and said the two discussed the "Iranian threat." According to a statement released by Netanyahu's office, the...
At Least 30 Killed in Israeli Attack on Central Lebanon Town of Barja
Late on Tuesday, Israel carried out airstrikes against the town of Barja, about 18.5 miles south of the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The attacks came without warning, hitting an apartment building and killing and wounding many civilians. Fifteen were reported killed...
Report: US Warns Iraq Not To Allow Iran To Attack Israel From Iraqi Territory
The Biden administration has warned the Iraq government that if it allows Iran to attack Israel from its soil, the US won't stop Israel from striking Iraq, Axios reported on Tuesday. The report said US and Israeli intelligence believe that Iran is preparing to launch...
Israel Launches New Attacks on West Syrian City of Qusayr
Israeli airstrikes against targets in Syria are becoming an almost daily occurrence, with another round of strikes reported today in the city of Qusayr, along the border with neighboring Lebanon. The outskirts of Qusayr came under attack on Friday, killing 10 people,...
Israeli Strike on Home in Northern Gaza Kills 25, Including 13 Children
An Israeli strike on a home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, killed at least 25 Palestinians, including 13 children, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Tuesday. Medical sources told WAFA that people are still missing under the rubble, meaning the death toll...
Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Gallant
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who was recently calling for Israel to make "painful concessions" to reach a hostage deal with Hamas. "Unfortunately, over the past months, the trust between...
State Department Spokesman Cracks Joke About Israel’s Starvation Blockade on Gaza
State Department spokesman Matt Miller on Monday made a joke and laughed when pressed about Israel failing to meet US requests to allow more aid into Gaza as it's imposing a starvation blockade on the northern part of the Strip. The Biden administration sent a letter...