WHO says 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza fighting will allow for polio vaccine drive to begin Sunday
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that a “humanitarian pause” in the fighting in Gaza will allow a polio vaccination drive to begin on Sunday. The goal of the campaign is to vaccinate 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip amid the virus outbreak, said Rick Pieperkorn, a senior WHO official in the Palestinian Territories. […]
Biden approved Gaza pier construction in face of internal opposition: Report
Biden pushed ahead with Gaza pier construction despite warnings, watchdog says Fox News contributor Gen. Keith Kellogg examines the latest news on Middle East tensions and reacts to former President Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery on the third anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal. The Office of Inspector General for the United States Agency for […]
Biden Signed Off On Chaotic Gaza Aid Pier Despite Warnings It Would Likely Backfire, Investigation Finds
President Joe Biden has given the green light to the construction of the now-infamous Gaza aid jetty, despite warnings that the project could fail, according to a research report released on Tuesday. The $230 million floating dock, built by the U.S. military in May at the request of the Biden administration to serve as a […]
IDF Soldiers Rescue Arab Muslim Israeli Hostage from Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released photos on Tuesday of the rescue of hostage Kaid Farhan al-Qadi, 52, from a Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip. Breitbart News reported: Israel said on Tuesday that a special operation by Shayette 13, Israel's equivalent of the U.S. Navy SEALs, had rescued a Bedouin Israeli Arab hostage, Kaid […]
Israel announces rescue of 52-year-old hostage from Gaza
Israeli authorities said Tuesday that one of the hostages kidnapped during an Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel has been rescued. The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IDF) In a post Social media platform X reported that Kaied Farhan al-Qadi, 52, had been rescued from Hamas custody. The army said his health was stable and he […]
Middle East crisis live: UN says aid work in Gaza disrupted after Israel orders evacuation of Deir al-Balah area | Israel-Gaza war
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature A top U.S. commander said the near-term risk of a broader war in the Middle East had been somewhat mitigated by Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah exchanging fire without further tension, but that Iran, which is considering attacking Israel, still posed a major […]
Oil prices rise with no Gaza ceasefire in sight – Investing.com
Investing.com — Oil prices rose in Asian markets on Monday, continuing a rebound from the previous day’s trading as media reports showed no progress towards a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and hostilities continued in the region. Oil markets also rose on optimism about lower U.S. interest rates after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s comments […]
Harris tries to thread Israel, Gaza needle with anti-Israel agitators a constant presence at DNC
Chicago As anti-Israel activists have been protesting outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC) for the past four days, Vice President Kamala Harris finally addressed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in her speech on the convention’s final night. “On the Gaza war, President Biden and I are working around the clock because now is the time to get […]
Ralph Nader Blasts Democratic National Convention over Gaza
Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Thursday slammed the Democratic National Convention over Gaza. Nader said in a written statement on X/Twitter: At AIPAC’s insistence, the Democratic National Convention rejected requests from some delegates and outside protesters to give a Palestinian-American pediatrician who had returned from Gaza a few minutes to explain the horrors of […]
Judy Woodruff issues apology following Trump Gaza comments
Judy Woodruff, a senior correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, apologized on Wednesday after comments about former President Trump’s role in negotiating the Gaza ceasefire drew criticism. “Former President Trump reportedly had a call with the Israeli prime minister urging him not to make a deal right now because he believes it would favor the Harris […]