Antiwar activist says Republican lawmaker knocked her phone from hand during protest
A GOP congressman appears to slap the phone out of an antiwar protester’s hand while in the US Capitol, footage of the incident reveals.
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Bill Burr Slams Bill Maher Over Cease-Fire Stance: ‘Why Am I F**king Listening To You?’
Bill Burr isn’t impressed by Bill Maher’s vehement stance against ongoing college protests.
White House says Palestinians ‘living in hell’ but says no genocide in Gaza
The White House on Monday condemned the conditions in which Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to live after seven months of Israel’s war against Hamas. But a spokesperson stopped short of saying the high civilian death rate amounts to a genocide.
Ex-British PM Tells BBC News Anchor That The Network Should Call Hamas ‘Terrorists’
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron strongly suggested to a BBC news anchor on Sunday that the network should call Hamas “terrorists.” (Watch the video below.)
US is ‘helping Israel target Hamas leaders’ in hopes of limiting invasion of Rafah
The Biden administration is sharing intelligence with Israel to help it target Hamas leadership and conduct other combat operations in the hope of limiting the invasion of Rafah, according toThe Washington Post.
Israel Pushes Deeper Into Rafah and Battles a Regrouping Hamas in Northern Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Sunday and battled Hamas in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared months ago but where militants have regrouped.
Netanyahu defies ally Joe Biden and says Israel will ‘fight with fingernails’ if US stops arms supplies
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country is willing to “stand alone” and “fight with our fingernails” in the war on Gaza, a thinly-veiled rebuttal to ally Joe Biden’s warning that the US could stop supplying him with arms.
US officials deny knowledge of plan to transfer control of Rafah crossing to private American security firm
US officials have played down their knowledge of Israel’s plans formilitary operations in Rafah, the last haven in Gaza for refugees fleeing the Israeli military siege which has devastated the northern part of the territory.