Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, but it quickly ran into a wall of opposition from top House Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson. The proposal could be the best chance for President Joe Biden to resupply […]
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U.N. Court orders Israel to prevent genocide
In an interim judgment, the United Nations’ International Court of Justice on Friday ruled that Israel must take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza, but it stopped short of ordering an immediate cease-fire in Israel’s war with Hamas. The ICJ ruled that it has jurisdiction to consider the landmark case brought by South Africa against […]
US teenager shot in the head by Israeli forces
Tawfik Abdeljabbar, 17, Palestinian-American teenager from Georgia was shot and killed Friday by Israeli troops in the West Bank, Palestinian officials told Reuters. The 17-year-old boy was shot during clashes with Israeli forces, the victim’s uncle told Reuters. A State Department spokesperson would only confirm to CBS News that a U.S. citizen had died in […]
100 days in and no solutions yet to Gaza war
In the 100 days since Oct. 7, the day that fighters from the militant group Hamas burst across Israel’s southern border, Israeli officials have vowed not to stop fighting until Hamas has been destroyed. The attackers killed 1,200 people and took about 240 individuals hostage, according to Israel — shaking the country’s sense of security […]
Netanyahu says war will go on for many months
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for “many more months,” pushing back against persistent international cease-fire calls after mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the besieged enclave. Netanyahu thanked the Biden administration for its continued backing, including approval for a new emergency weapons […]
Biden bypasses Congress to sell Israel weapons
The Biden administration decided for the second time in December to approve the emergency sale of weapons to Israel to help it fight Hamas in Gaza. The State Department announced on Friday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that he had made a second emergency determination to cover over $147.5 million in equipment […]
IDF soldiers shoot & kill three Israeli hostages
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced Friday afternoon that Israeli troops had mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages after mistaking them for enemy combatants during an operation in the Gaza neighborhood of Shejaiya. “This is an area where the soldiers encountered many terrorists, including suicide bombers,” Hagari said, calling the deaths of the hostages a […]
Biden bypasses Congress, sells Israel munitions
Going around Congress, the Biden administration said Saturday it has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip. The move comes as President Joe Biden’s request for a nearly $106 billion aid package for […]
Senate Republicans say no to Ukraine aid pkg
Senate Republicans voted to prevent the Senate from starting debate on a $110 billion national security finding, including money for Ukraine and Israel, over demands that Democrats include immigration policy measures in the package. Lawmakers have privately hoped that the public failure will help them reset the troubled negotiations on a broader security bill ahead […]
Israel and US knew Hamas was planning attack
In the wake of blockbuster new reporting that Israel was aware Hamas was planning a major terror attack more than a year in advance, American officials are continuing to assess that information while Israel plans to conduct its own investigation after fighting ends with Hamas, officials said Sunday. “All of these questions, we’re going to […]
Fighting resumes in Gaza as cease-fire breaks
The ceasefire in Gaza ended Friday morning after Israel said Hamas fired rockets into Israel and it responded with airstrikes in the territory, following a weeklong pause in the fighting during which hostages were exchanged for Palestinian prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that Hamas violated the terms of the ceasefire […]
US warns Israel to ‘Back Off’ in next Military Op
The Biden administration is issuing urgent warnings to Israel over the next phase of its military operation in Gaza, saying a campaign in the south of the strip must not be carried out to the same level of destruction as took place in the north of the territory. The administration is proposing that Israel agrees […]