The Biden administration is adamant that no U.S. personnel will set foot in Gaza when it starts delivering humanitarian aid from a floating dock, but a proposal for workers from other nations to deliver the aid carries security risks, say one former and two current administration officials. The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the White House push to get aid to the enclave’s hungry population via a floating dock. U.S. military officials have told NBC News that the first time they heard that...
By: Micaela Burrow, Daily Caller News Foundation Department of Defense (DOD) officials did not appear to discuss a watchdog report warning of the Afghan Air Force’s guaranteed collapse if the U.S. withdrew its forces from Afghanistan, according to documents obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Center to Advance Security in America (CASA)
In a significant reversal, the Biden administration Monday allowed passage of a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza — the first such call to emerge from the world body in more than five months of conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. The U.S. decision to abstain — instead of issuing a veto — marked the strongest testament to date of Washington's mounting impatience with Israel's conduct during the war, as relations between the allies have begun to sour. It is almost...
The United States called for a vote Friday on a U.N. resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza is “imperative.”
At least 9 acres were scorched on a Pike Township property after someone fired an incendiary-effect shotgun round — known as dragon’s breath — fire officials said.
Russia and China on Friday blocked a resolution in the U.N. Security Council that called for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
The rift between Israel and the United States widened dramatically Monday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off a trip by a top-level delegation to Washington to protest the U.S. failure to block a new U.N. Security Resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in the war.
A U.S.-led resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza failed to pass in the United Nations Security Council on Friday as Russia and China, who are permanent members, voted against the measure. Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s ambassador to the U.N., said the resolution was exceedingly politicized and contained an effective green light for Israel to mount a military operation in Rafah. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., responded by saying that Russia...
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, March 26, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Governor of Idaho has weighed in after racist incidents allegedly targeting University of Utah Women’s Basketball players in the area to compete in the NCAA Tournament, hosted in its Spokane location by Gonzaga University. An investigative task force released a statement on the case, saying […] The post Idaho governor, other state officials decry ‘racist’ incidents against U of U women’s basketball team members first appeared on...
The U.N. Security Council voted to pass a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. The post Netanyahu Cancels Planned Diplomat Trip to Washington After U.S. Allows U.N. Cease Fire Resolution first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
After the U.S. abstained from voting against a United Nations cease-fire resolution in the Israel-Hamas war, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that they were canceling a planned delegation to Washington, D.C.
The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level delegation in the strongest public clash between the allies since the war began.