Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we witnessed firsthand the breakdown in our supply chains when federal, state, and local entities had to compete with one another for simple personal protective equipment. It was a terrifying glimpse into a future situation that has the potential to be mimicked on a larger, more dangerous scale. This realization showed … Continued
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the Biden administration will ask Congress for $75 million in additional aid to the Palestinians. Blinken says that $5.5 million will be for immediate relief in Gaza following recent hostilities between Israel and Hamas, as well as $32 million in additional humanitarian aid. Blinken says he has … Continued
On his first visit to Israel as secretary of state, top United States diplomat Antony Blinken affirmed on Tuesday President Joe Biden’s “personal” commitment to Israel’s security and said the US would take a lead role in the “urgent humanitarian reconstruction in Gaza” to ensure a better future for all sides. “Leaders on both sides” … Continued
JERUSALEM—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on a Middle East mission on Tuesday that Washington would rally support to rebuild Gaza as part of efforts to bolster a ceasefire between its Hamas terrorist rulers and Israel. But Blinken made clear that the United States intended to ensure that Hamas, which it regards as a terrorist organization, … Continued
The Department of Justice (DOJ) seized $90,000 from a Utah man who sold footage of Ashli Babbitt being shot during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, according to court filings filed by federal prosecutors. John Earle Sullivan, a political activist who reportedly attended Black Lives Matter protests last year and who allegedly agitated rioters inside the Capitol, was … Continued
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be traveling to the Middle East this week in an effort to reiterate the United States’s relationship with Israel and strengthen the one with Palestinian leaders. President Joe Biden said on Monday that Blinken will reiterate the administration’s “ironclad commitment to Israel’s security” and that he will “continue” the “efforts to rebuild ties to, and … Continued
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement after eleven days of back-and-forth rocket attacks that have captured the world’s attention and polarized Americans. The Israeli security cabinet agreed on the ceasefire early Friday morning local time on the basis of what one official called “quiet in exchange for quiet” in comments to Reuters… (Excerpts … Continued
The foreign ministers of Germany, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia visited Israel Thursday in a show of solidarity as fighting continues with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. They toured sites hit by rockets from Gaza, met ministers and attended briefings. “I am speechless after I witnessed the destruction and terror that Israel has experienced,” said … Continued
TEL AVIV—Israel fired artillery at targets in Lebanon on Wednesday after four rockets were launched toward Israel from Lebanese territory, the Israeli military said. Israel’s missile defenses intercepted one of the projectiles and “the rest most likely fell in open areas,” the military said. The rockets caused air raid sirens to blare in the northern Israeli city of Haifa … Continued
President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he wants a “significant de-escalation” in the fighting between Israel and Hamas by Wednesday, according to a White House readout. “The two leaders had a detailed discussion on the state of events in Gaza, Israel’s progress in degrading the capabilities of Hamas and other terrorist elements, and ongoing diplomatic … Continued
According to a recent report, the hackers behind the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, which caused a gas shortage along the East Coast, received $90 million in bitcoin ransom payments from 47 victims over the past nine months. CNBC reports that DarkSide, the hacker group behind the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, received a total of $90 … Continued
The White House declined Tuesday to insist on an immediate cease-fire amid the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas, deferring to a previous statement that President Biden generally supports a cease-fire. “The president’s objective is clear, which is that he wants to see an end to the violence on the ground and to the suffering of the Israeli and the … Continued
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