U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who has been a major war hawk during the Ukraine War, uncharacteristically called for a ceasefire in the early hours after Hamas carried out a major offensive on multiple fronts across Israel that has jolted the region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin showcased how Russia’s relationship with Israel has taken a hit in recent years by not condemning the high-profile Hamas attack from last weekend and not picking up the phone to contact Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Shortly after Hamas carried out a major military attack on Israel, Western countries pinned blame on Iran, despite having no concrete evidence that Tehran was involved and early reports that Iranian leaders were just as surprised about the attack as Tel Aviv.
News reports out of Gaza said those looking to flee the Israeli bombardment after last week’s Hamas attack learned quickly that there was nowhere to go and they were stuck there—hoping to find refuge inside the city’s main hospital or UN schools.
Videos emerged on social media last week that showed Israeli forces using white phosphorus in their bombing campaign over Gaza.
It has been a challenging few years between Democrats and Jewish voters in the U.S. given the rise of The Squad and other progressive members of Congress who tend to consider the plight of Palestinians more than their establishment peers.
Major cities around the world clamped down on pro-Palestinian protests amid the latest uptick in violence in Israel and Gaza.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli airstrikes in Syria as a “gross violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic and the basic norms of international law.”
A newly released poll out of Israel found the majority of Jewish Israelis say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must resign at the end of the war in Gaza.
Many Arab social media users had a different take on what the Western media and politicians described as a well-organized “surprise terror attack” by Hamas last week, and referred to it instead as a “prison break.”