Phase one of the deal is due to expire this Saturday The Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal is on the “brink of collapse” due to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hardening his stance, an Israeli source has told the Israeli news site Walla, according to The Times of Israel. Netanyahu has delayed the release of over 600 Palestinians who were […]
The Ukrainian leader said President Biden and Congress agreed to provide aid to Ukraine as grants, not loans On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back on the terms of the rare earth minerals deal that the Trump administration wants him to sign, insisting Ukraine was not in debt to the US. President Trump has previously said […]
Israeli tanks are now operating in the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that the Israeli military has forcibly displaced 40,000 Palestinians in the northern occupied West Bank and that they couldn’t return home as the IDF will be operating in the area over the next year, raising fears of a […]
Trump suspends NED funding. The NED is a US-funded organization set up in the 1980s that meddles in elections around the world in the name of ‘promoting democracy’ The Trump administration has frozen funding to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a US-funded organization that meddles in elections and pushes regime change around the world […]
Trump and his officials have hinted a military option against Iran is on the table if a deal isn’t reached. This has significant implications for Israel and the broader region. The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that Israel will likely attempt to bomb Iran in the coming months, a move that would risk a major war in […]
The secretary says Ukraine needs ‘robust security guarantees’ that won’t involve a NATO troop deployment Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday dismissed the idea of NATO membership for Ukraine as part of a peace deal with Russia and said the goal to restore Ukraine to its pre-2014 borders was “unrealistic.” Hegseth made the comments while addressing […]
According to Haaretz, the Israeli delegation heading to Qatar for negotiations will not advance to the second phase of the agreement. Israeli sources have told Haaretz that they believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to sabotage the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal and that Israeli negotiators headed to Qatar will not advance the agreement to its second phase. “It’s […]
The sanctions are a response to the arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu and his former defense minister. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its investigations into Israeli war crimes. Trump sanctioned officials of the Hague-based court during his first term in office over an ICC […]
The sanctions come after Trump signed an order to reinstate his so-called ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran. The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions meant to target Iranian oil shipments to China, which came after the president signed an executive order to reinstate the so-called “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran of his previous administration. President Biden […]
The deal will be funded by US military aid and includes 1,000-pound bombs and armored bulldozers. The Trump administration has asked congressional leaders to approve a new $1 billion weapons transfer to Israel that will be funded by US military aid, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. This arms transfer is part of a broader push […]