Israelis are encouraging the war cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to open a new front in the north to ensure that Hezbollah is no longer able to threaten Israel. This means the war will last months, at least.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday rejected demands by Hamas for a ceasefire that included the release of 1,500 Palestinian Arabs convicted of murder.
The New York Times reports that the Biden administration will promote a plan to recognize a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza that’s “viable” and “could never threaten Israel.” In other words, a plan neither side will accept.
The US launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria over the weekend against target linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and Iran-backed militias. At least 40 people were reportedly killed in a move that is likely to escalate hostilities in the region.
THE U.S. MILITARY reportedly bombed 85 sites overnight linked to Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.
At least six KC-135 tankers have been deployed overseas, possibly to assist in strikes against Iran-backed groups responsible for the deadly attack on a US outpost in Jordan last weekend.
At least nine nations have paused funding for the UN agency for refugees in Gaza after a report that at least a dozen UN employees took part in the attack on Israel October 7.Continue Reading
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Three American soldiers were killed and 34 others injured in a suicide drone attack early Sunday at a military outpost in northeastern Jordan, raising the possibility of more direct involvement by the US in the proxy war between Iran and Israel.
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