Bogota’s top diplomat says Israel’s ambassador should ‘apologize and leave’ after harsh words for the Latin American country’s president Colombian Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva said Monday that Israel’s ambassador in Bogota Gali Dagan should “apologize and leave the country” after criticizing the position taken by President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on the IDF-Hamas conflict in…
The next stages of the operation against the Palestinian enclave might be “different” from what’s expected, the military has said The widely expected Israeli ground offensive in Gaza might not happen, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hecht suggested on Tuesday. The country’s military is preparing for the next phase of its operation, although…
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington’s direct economic aid is what enables Kiev’s forces to fight The ability of Ukraine’s armed forces to effectively fight Russia is dependent on US economic assistance, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed in an interview with Sky News on Monday. “I’ve been to Ukraine and I can tell you that…
The White House has been working on a package that would combine aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, the newspaper said Israel has requested $10 billion in emergency assistance from the US, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing three unnamed officials. The White House and members of Congress are working on a package…
Japan Airlines concluded that two planes couldn’t safely carry the excessively large athletes in addition to the required fuel Japan’s flagship carrier, Japan Airlines, was forced to lay on a short-notice extra flight last week after determining that two of its planes were at risk of exceeding weight limits due to the large numbers of…
Beijing said it will send humanitarian aid to the region as the violent escalation between Israel and Hamas continues China is concerned about the consequences of Israel’s siege of Gaza, and has announced it is sending humanitarian aid to those in need in the region, according to Beijing’s permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang…
The US president condemned Hamas’s “brutal terrorist attack” as he announced a Wednesday wartime trip to Israel An Israeli ground offensive in Gaza will likely only take place after US President Joe Biden concludes his visit to the country, news website Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday. The German outlet cited anonymous sources as suggesting that…
Steve Bell’s work was reportedly deemed to be perpetuating an anti-Semitic trope British newspaper The Guardian has ended its four-decade working relationship with cartoonist Steve Bell, who said his work criticizing the Israeli government’s stance on Gaza was rejected for using a supposedly anti-Semitic trope. “The decision has been made not to renew Steve Bell’s…
Reports claim the man who killed two Swedish football fans on Monday was injured in a shootout with officers Brussels police have detained a suspect believed to have killed two Swedish football fans in an Islamic extremist attack, local media have reported. He was shot in the chest during a firefight, after an hours-long manhunt….
Separate plans are also underway for a potential “support” mission in Israel The Pentagon has sent 2,000 marines and sailors to waters off Israel’s coast as part of a “show of force” in the region, CNN reported, citing unnamed US officials. The move comes amid continued fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants, which has claimed…