The U.S. burned through missiles during its recent war with the Houthis, its defense of Israel during the Iranian attack, and its support for Ukraine, leading to a Senate committee calling for an additional $7.3 billion to be added on top of the earlier $9 billion request for the production of ammunition.
The Ukrainian military launched a drone attack against soft targets in Russia—including two major oil refineries on Saturday night attacks that killed three, according to reports.
The U.S. Senate proved once again last week that there are not enough Palestinians for Israel to starve and kill that would prevent Washington from supporting the effort.
The Israeli government last week handed out ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) and other equipment to assist with the expanding “settler movement” in the country that has been running roughshod over the West Bank as much of the world’s attention has been focused on the genocide unfolding in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to intensify his military’s operation inside Gaza under the auspices of retrieving the remaining 50 hostages still held by Hamas, as pressure mounts inside Israel for him to end the genocide.
Israelis are beginning to ask themselves: How much is too much in Gaza?
In January, just days before Donald Trump was to be inaugurated, a ceasefire was announced that was to include phases—breathing hope into the president-elect’s claim that he was going to be a president for peace.
Nineteen former security officials in Israel—from ex-IDF officials to Mossad directors—released a video that said the military operations inside Gaza should have come to a conclusion and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government should agree to a permanent ceasefire with Hamas to end the war in return for the remaining 50 hostages.