Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected a US-backed peace plan for Gaza, stating Israel will not withdraw from current positions until Hamas is completely disarmed. The statement contradicts terms proposed by the Board of Peace and threatens to derail Trump administration efforts to broker a Gaza settlement.
Israeli forces continued airstrikes in Gaza for a second consecutive day on Sunday, killing between 13 and 17 Palestinians according to various reports, even as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in implementing last year's ceasefire agreement. Israeli officials indicated there is no deal to halt military operations.
The head of US European Command warned the Pentagon he may no longer be able to sustain current support for Israel's air defense due to insufficient naval resources, particularly a shortage of Navy destroyers used to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his 'Board of Peace' has reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Gaza. The announcement marks a significant development in efforts to address the security situation in the territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington for meetings with President Trump, marking a departure from their previously warm relationship as he faces a cooled American reception and seeks support on Iran policy after making limited concessions in Gaza and Lebanon.
Rep. Haley Stevens and former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed faced off in a contentious Democratic Senate primary debate, sparring over Israel policy, AIPAC funding, and their contrasting approaches to politics as the race enters its final stretch.
Uganda's parliament voted Thursday to approve the potential deployment of its military to the Gaza Strip as part of a multinational security force proposed under U.S. President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan. Morocco has also pledged troops for the mission.
A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement faces collapse after both nations exchanged retaliatory strikes, while a Wall Street Journal investigation revealed Iranian attacks caused more extensive damage to U.S. military facilities than previously disclosed, prompting a reassessment of American military presence in the Middle East.
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have struck notably different tones on U.S. policy toward Iran and Israel, with Vance championing a fragile Iran ceasefire agreement while Rubio emphasizes Israel's right to self-defense. The public split reveals competing foreign policy camps within the Republican administration.
A US federal judge overturned sanctions imposed on UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese, who had been sanctioned after recommending war crimes prosecutions over Gaza. Judge Richard Leon wrote that 'Albanese has done nothing more than speak.'
