Hamas leader suggests civilian deaths are ‘necessary sacrifices’ in war with Israel: Report
Yahya Sinwar, the military leader of Hamas, reportedly suggested civilian deaths are “necessary sacrifices” amid its war with Israel in a message to the terrorist organization’s leaders in Doha, Qatar. The war between Hamas and Israel, much of it taking place within Gaza and the West Bank, has resulted in thousands of civilian deaths. Many […]
Civilian Deaths from Rafah Strike ‘Awful’ But Hamas Hides Behind Civilians, Kept Munitions There
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” broadcast Wednesday, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) said that the Israeli attack on the Rafah tent camp that killed civilians was “terrible,” but that Hamas was hiding behind them and “there was a pile of munitions there that exploded. Hamas was hiding munitions there, which exacerbated the damage.” Fetterman said the civilian […]
Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists Claim Attacks on Three Civilian Ships, Two U.S. Destroyers
Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen claimed responsibility on Monday for missile attacks on three civilian ships in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, and a drone attack on two US destroyers in the Red Sea. The UK Maritime Trade Office (UKMTO) said on Tuesday it had received reports of heavy damage to a cargo ship […]
State Department criticizes Israel’s attempts at ‘mitigating civilian harm’ in Gaza war: report
The US State Department on Friday criticized Israel for using US-supplied weapons in a manner that could be “inconsistent” in “reducing civilian harm” in the Gaza war. “Israel has had to face extraordinary military challenges,” the report, sent to Congress on Friday and obtained by FOX News Digital, said. “They are using people as human […]
Netanyahu says Biden’s vow to withhold weapons from Israel would result in civilian casualties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says in a new interview that President Biden’s pledge to withhold weapons from Israel will force the Jewish state to use less accurate weapons, resulting in civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip. He said it would be. “We’re making an incredible effort, doing everything we can to displace people. But […]
Biden honors Democratic allies with highest civilian award at White House
President Biden on Friday awarded the nation’s highest civilian awards to 19 people, many of them Democratic allies. The White House has announced the list of recipients for the annual Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, including former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Vice President Al Gore, […]
Pentagon admits 2023 airstrike killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader
This was discovered by the U.S. military during an internal investigation.Misidentified Al Qaeda target and civilian Mr. Lufti Hasan Mast. (Mast) was instead struck and killed,” according to a statement from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) regarding the findings. The investigation also concluded that the attack was “conducted in accordance with the laws of armed conflict […]
US admits to killing civilian it misidentified as al Qaeda target
U.S. Central Command acknowledged on Thursday that troops targeted and killed a Syrian civilian who had been “misidentified” as an al Qaeda target a year ago. U.S. forces carried out the strike in northwest Syria on May 3, 2023, and shortly thereafter, there were reports that the individual who had been killed was a civilian, […]
How Israel can secure Rafah without devastating the civilian population
The Biden administration wants Israel to agree to multiple weeks of ceasefire with Hamas. It hopes that this will buy time to build political pressure on Israel to bring to an end its offensive against the terrorist group. Biden wants the war done because of three factors: Palestinian civilian casualties, associated diplomatic pressure on the […]
There Are ‘Too Many Civilian Casualties’ in Israel’s War, ‘The Number Needs to Be Zero’
On Friday’s MSNBC show “Morning Joe,” White House National Security and Communications Advisor John Kirby said Hamas doesn’t care about the Palestinian people and that if it did, “they’d have weapons.” They will abandon them, step aside, and they will ignore them.” He said, “We will release those hostages,” but they rejected the offer to […]