[ad_1] Israeli leaders were debating Tuesday how best to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend airstrike, officials said, weighing a set of options calibrated to achieve different strategic outcomes: deterring a similar attack in the future, defusing its American allies and avoid an all-out war. Iran’s attack on Israel, an immense bombardment that included hundreds of … Read more
[ad_1] For people in eastern Ukraine, where nightly Russian drone strikes overwhelm overwhelmed army air defenses, the response by Western allies to Iran’s airstrike on Israel this weekend produced uncomfortable comparisons. The armies of the United States, Britain, France and others intervened to help Israel defend itself against an attack by more than 300 Iranian … Read more
[ad_1] Members of a United Nations commission said Tuesday that Israel was obstructing their efforts to investigate possible human rights violations on Oct. 7 and the ensuing war between Israel and Hamas. But they said the commission had still shared large amounts of evidence with the International Criminal Court. “We have faced not only a … Read more
[ad_1] For people in eastern Ukraine, where nightly Russian drone strikes overwhelm overwhelmed army air defenses, the response by Western allies to Iran’s airstrike on Israel this weekend produced uncomfortable comparisons. The armies of the United States, Britain, France and others intervened to help Israel defend itself against an attack by more than 300 Iranian … Read more
[ad_1] A Lebanese money changer hit by US sanctions for his alleged role as a financial intermediary between Hamas and Iran was found shot to death in a villa on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon’s state news agency reported. Lebanon’s Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi, speaking to a Lebanese television network on Sunday, said initial findings … Read more
[ad_1] President Mike Johnson said Monday that he planned this week to advance a long-stalled national security spending package to help Israel, Ukraine and other American allies, along with a separate bill aimed at appeasing conservatives who are have vehemently opposed backing Kiev. Johnson’s announcement, which came after he had agonized for weeks over whether … Read more
[ad_1] The huge barrage of Iranian weapons fired at Israel this weekend turned the long shadow war between the countries into a direct confrontation, raising fears that the countries’ old paradigm of trading carefully measured blows had been replaced by something more overt. , violent and risky. But on Monday, Israel had yet to respond … Read more
[ad_1] President Mike Johnson said Monday that he planned this week to advance a long-stalled national security spending package to help Israel, Ukraine and other American allies, along with a separate bill aimed at appeasing conservatives who are have vehemently opposed backing Kiev. Johnson’s announcement, which came after he had agonized for weeks over whether … Read more
[ad_1] Moments after Israel and its allies shot down a volley of Iranian missiles and drones this weekend, many began to wonder what the latest exchange between Israel and Iran would mean for the war in the Gaza Strip. The Iranian attack was retaliation for what was widely believed to be an Israeli attack this … Read more
[ad_1] Iran’s long-awaited retaliation for Israel’s assassination of top military leaders produced an aerial display of fire in the skies over Israel and the West Bank. But in important ways, military analysts say, it was just that: a highly choreographed spectacle. The more than 300 drones and missiles that passed through Iraqi and Jordanian airspace … Read more