Whole forests have been sacrificed since the stunningly swift military advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (”ISIL”) to provide enough newsprint for the debate over who bears responsibility for the current debacle in Iraq. Inevitably, analysts are rearguing George W. Bush’s decision to overthrow Saddam Hussein, …
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Lebanon stands at a crossroads. After decades of Iranian manipulation and Hezbollah’s stranglehold on the country, President Donald Trump has a historic opportunity to help the Lebanese people reclaim their nation while advancing key American interests. But success requires clarity about what must happen first. The international community has spent …
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Protests continued Monday as groups took to the streets to support Palestinians and to condemn Israel over retaliatory airstrikes and military operations after a surprise deadly attack by Hamas against Israeli civilians over the weekend. Despite U.S. support for Israel, an important ally in the Middle East, in the wake …
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Israeli soldiers said they found an ISIS flag among the belongings of a Hamas operative, drawing a connection between the two terrorist groups. ISIS, also ISIL or the Islamic State, is a terror group that rose to prominence in 2014 when it declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria. It …
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The United States will accelerate its humanitarian assistance into Gaza, including food, fuel and medical supplies, with the first of three relief flights beginning this week, Fox News has learned. The U.S. military will be sending a series of items, which also include supplies to help Palestinians survive the upcoming …
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With the help of Israel’s specialized canine unit, Oketz, soldiers discovered and raided a tunnel built by Hamas terrorists in the southern part of Gaza City, an IDF spokesperson said on Friday. Video released by the IDF in an X post Friday showed the military’s four-legged unit hard at work. …
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday called on Middle East nations to use their influence over extremist groups in the region to contain the conflict in Gaza and prevent “an endless cycle of violence.” Blinken spoke late in the day after he met with top Turkish and Greek …
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The White House revealed Tuesday that President Donald Trump “immediately directed” his special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to informQatar of the “impending attack”by Israel. Israel’s military targeted senior Hamas leadership in Doha, launching what it described as a “precise strike.” Khalil al-Hayya and Zaher Jabarin were the …
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas received a warm and extended round of applause from world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly during a speech in which he slammed Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza, insisted his party is ready to take over security and governance of the Gaza Strip — and …
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Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is an organization that most assume is focused on delivering much needed aid and supplies in harsh environments without bias or favor. However, one of the organization’s former leaders is criticizing how MSF has handled the situation in Gaza, going so far …
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