Israel’s Smotrich said the new measures are part of his effort to ‘kill a Palestinian state’ A group of eight Muslim countries issued a statement on Monday strongly condemning a raft of measures approved by the Israeli cabinet on Sunday to tighten Israel’s grip on the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which are explicitly […]
The troops will augment a “small team” of US forces that have already deployed to the country The Pentagon is sending 200 troops to Nigeria in the coming weeks to train the country’s military to fight Islamist militants, US officials told media outlets on Tuesday, as President Trump continues to […]
Jack Lew, who served as President Biden’s ambassador to Israel, stopped a memo from reaching senior Biden administration officials in early 2024 that described north Gaza as an “Apocalyptic Wasteland” with dire shortages of food and medical aid, Reuters reported on Friday. The cable was drafted by USAID staff and was based […]
Israeli officials have made clear they have no intention of withdrawing from Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has framed US envoy Steve Witkoff’s announcement about the start of “Phase Two” of the US’s Gaza deal as largely symbolic, as the situation on the ground in the besieged Palestinian territory hasn’t changed. […]
Far too little food and other types of aid are entering Gaza, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing aid agencies, as Israel continues to violate a key part of the ceasefire deal. Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel pledged to immediately allow the “commencement of full entry of humanitarian aid and relief” at a minimum […]
The Trump administration has authorized the CIA to take covert action inside Venezuela, including lethal operations, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, as the administration’s push toward regime change heats up. President Trump later confirmed that he authorized the covert action and said the US was considering attacks on Venezuelan territory. […]
At least two Palestinians were killed in Gaza City, and one was killed in Khan Younis on Tuesday Israeli forces continued to kill Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday despite the ceasefire deal that was signed last week, as Israel has issued warnings against approaching the “yellow line,” referring to the […]
The US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to “support and monitor” the Gaza ceasefire deal, The Associated Press reported on Thursday, citing US officials. The officials said that US troops are being deployed as part of a team that will include partner nations, NGOs, and other private companies. US Central […]
The report from Bloomberg cites documents from May, meaning the bill doesn’t include the bill for the 12-Day War, which occurred in June 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,” […]
Just 24% of Ukrainians want to keep fighting, a near complete reversal of public opinion since 2022 Gallup released a new poll on Thursday that found 69% of Ukrainians favor a negotiated end to the war with Russia as soon as possible, while just 24% want to keep fighting until “victory,” a […]