FIRST ON FOX: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday proposed a six-prong plan for how the U.S. should strategize amid Israel’s war with Hamas while calling out former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and others who have not offered “a pragmatic path forward.” “The Hamas-led attacks on Israel were …
Read More »Israel-Hamas war: Five American aid workers leave Gaza for Egypt through Rafah crossing, hundreds remain
At least five Americans were among the group of civilians who fled Gaza for Egypt on Wednesday, U.S. officials say. All five U.S. citizens – who are the only known Americans to leave Gaza today – were aid workers. The U.S. State Department says that it will give instructions to …
Read More »Israel releases video of fiery attack on Hezbollah 'terrorist target'
Israel’s military has shared a video purportedly showing a fiery attack on a Hezbollah “terrorist target.” The Israeli Air Force wrote on X that the attack happened overnight, with footage depicting a fireball emerging following an airstrike. Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon, has been engaging in border skirmishes with …
Read More »Dem champions possible Israel-Hamas hostage deal ahead of Thanksgiving, but staunchly rejects cease-fire calls
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., championed news of a possible deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas ahead of Thanksgiving, but rejected calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. Coons, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made clear that there is a difference a cease-fire in Gaza …
Read More »Washington Post issues correction after wrongly reporting a U.S.-brokered deal to pause Israel-Hamas conflict
The Washington Post inaccurately reported that the United States brokered a deal to pause conflict between Israel and Hamas for five days to free women and children hostages in Gaza, but issued a correction after being called out by the White House National Security Council. On Saturday, the Washington Post …
Read More »Timeline of decades-long Israeli-Arab, Palestinian conflict
Israel’s first war with neighboring Arab countries began on the same day the Jewish state was re-established on May 14, 1948. While Jewish sovereignty ended 2,000 years earlier, in the year 70 A.D. at the hands of the Roman conquest, there has been a continuous Jewish presence in the land …
Read More »Israel's use of AI in Hamas war can help limit collateral damage 'if executed properly,' expert says
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have used artificial intelligence (AI) to improve targeting of Hamas operators and facilities as its military faces criticism for what’s been deemed as collateral damage and civilian casualties. “I can’t predict how long the Gaza operation will take, but the IDF’s use of AI and …
Read More »Israeli hostage briefly escaped Hamas before locals handed him back to terrorists: family
One of the recently released Hamas hostages had previously escaped imprisonment and survived for days in the rubble of Gaza before locals recaptured him, according to a report. “He tried getting to the border. But he didn’t have the capacity to understand where he was or where he needed to …
Read More »State Department bypasses Congress to clear tank ammunition sale to Israel: 'Vital to US national interests'
President Biden’s State Department said Saturday it approved the sale of $106.5 million worth of tank ammunition to Israel amid the war against Hamas in a deal that bypasses Congress. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has approved a possible foreign military sale to the government of Israel of 120mm M830A1 …
Read More »Senior Hamas official threatens Blinken, says America must 'pay the price' for Gaza blood: report
A top Hamas official has called for violence against the allies of Israel, specifically attacking American and British “interests” as a price for the deaths of Gaza citizens. “When (Secretary of State Antony) Blinken is justifying the killing of women and children, the sons of our nation should say to …
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