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The House on Thursday blocked a War Powers Resolution meant to end US support for Israel’s war in Lebanon, as Israel’s occupation and destruction campaign in southern Lebanon continues despite several ceasefire announcements. Continue reading “House Blocks Bill Meant To End US Support for Israel’s War in Lebanon”
On Wednesday, Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) introduced a bill in the House calling for a change in the US-Israel relationship that’s based on a plan put forward by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading “US Congressman Introduces Bill To Change US-Israel Relationship Based on Netanyahu’s Plan”
The House on Wednesday passed a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Trump to end his war with Iran as the US continues to enforce a blockade on Iranian ports and trade attacks with the Iranian military despite a nominal ceasefire. Continue reading “House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution”
By Lylla Younes – Drop Site News
BEIRUT, Lebanon—When Lebanon and Israel announced a ceasefire agreement on April 16, Nasreen Abd Elaal and her husband and four children packed their few belongings and departed the public school in Marj al-Zuhoor where they had taken shelter—for the last time, they hoped. They returned the next day to their home in Ain Arab, a small village nestled in the plains near the southern border, where they run a small butcher shop and corner store. That same day, Israeli forces entered the village and established a curfew, warning local residents not to leave their homes after dark, before setting up a checkpoint on the exit road leading south. Continue reading ““You Either Leave Right Now or You Die”—Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of a Village in Lebanon”
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday that Iran would be in a “direct confrontation with the enemy” if Israel doesn’t halt its attacks in Lebanon.
Ghalibaf made the comments in a post on X recounting a conversation he had with Nabih Berri, the speaker of Lebanon’s parliament and leader of the Amal Movement, a Shia political faction that’s largely aligned with Hezbollah. Continue reading “Ghalibaf Says Iran Will Be in ‘Direct Confrontation’ With Israel If It Doesn’t Halt Attacks on Lebanon”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Israel Lobby wants to revamp US aid to Israel by permanently ensnaring the Pentagon in a “partnership” with the Jewish state involving opaque contracts and minimal oversight and accountability, the Quincy Institute reports. Continue reading “Israel Lobby Seeking to Revamp U.S. Aid as ‘Partnership’ Immune to Political Shifts”
By Michelle Witte – The Gray Zone
A US official told Reuters on Wednesday that the US military launched another round of airstrikes in Iran, an attack that risks plunging the region back into full-scale war. Continue reading “US Launches Another Round of Airstrikes Against Iran”
As Israeli forces launch new ground offensives further northern into southern Lebanon, the IDF has also issued a flurry of evacuation notices in the already occupied southern areas, and the ensuing airstrikes against those areas left at least 31 killed and 40 others wounded, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Continue reading “At Least 31 Killed, 40 Wounded in Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon”
DEIR QANOUN AL-NAHR, Lebanon—An excavator stood on top of what used to be a house in Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr, in southern Lebanon, moving broken concrete from one side of the crater to the other. Rescue workers in fluorescent vests pried away the rubble with their hands. Ahmed Hariri, a paramedic and photojournalist was among them. Continue reading “Israel Is on a Killing Spree of Paramedics and Rescue Workers in Lebanon”
In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed, Wafiq Safa, a senior Hezbollah official and former head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, discusses Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel in Southern Lebanon, and provides new details on resistance operations, its intelligence capacity, and how he believes it has forced Israel into a costly stalemate that exposes the limits of Israeli military power. Safa argues that any US-backed attempt to disarm Hezbollah would be illegitimate and could trigger civil war, noting that Hezbollah sees itself as part of a broader regional front that includes Iran and other anti-Israel forces. Continue reading “VIDEO: Hezbollah leader to The Grayzone—Israel-First Trump ‘turned America into a joke’”
House Republicans on Thursday canceled a vote on a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump’s war against Iran as it became clear they didn’t have the votes to defeat the measure. The delay means that the House won’t take up the bill until after lawmakers return from their Memorial Day recess. Continue reading “House Republicans Block Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution That Was Expected To Pass”
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir on Wednesday sparked global outrage by posting a video showing the mockery and abuse of activists who were abducted by Israeli forces while attempting to bring aid to the besieged Gaza Strip via boat as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Continue reading “Israel’s Ben Gvir Sparks Outrage With Gaza Flotilla Activist Abuse Video”
By José Luis Granados Ceja, Ryan Grim, and Murtaza Hussain – Drop Site News
Over the weekend, the U.S. leaked “intelligence” to the news organization Axios claiming that Cuba had obtained some 300 Iranian drones and was making plans to attack the United States. Further down in the Axios article, the reporting clarified that the plans only existed in case of a United States attack. But the article served its purpose, and was shared by Cuban-American politicians in South Florida as a rationale to launch a war. Continue reading “Cuba Girds for Invasion as Trump Launches Raúl Castro Indictment Amid Punishing Blockade”
Israeli drone strikes against southern Lebanon have killed at least six people this morning and wounded at least three others. The Health Ministry has indicated at least 22 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours, increasing the overall toll since the Israeli invasion began in March to over 3,040 killed. Continue reading “22 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Lebanon in the Last 24 Hours”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Israel Lobby, working in tandem with President Trump, on Tuesday night succeeded in unseating Rep. Thomas Massie after dropping at least $15.5 million on the primary race for Kentucky’s 4th district. Continue reading “Israel Lobby Ousts Thomas Massie From Congress in Most Expensive Primary Race in History”
By José Luis Granados Ceja – Drop Site News
President Donald Trump’s brazen intervention in November 2025 in the Honduran presidential election to openly call for a vote for the National Party’s Nasry Asfura came as a surprise to many both inside and outside Honduras. Given Trump’s emphasis on the need to combat so-called “narco-trafficking” groups in Latin America, his decision to simultaneously pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted in March 2024 in a New York court of a series of drug-trafficking related charges, raised even more questions. Continue reading “Hondurasgate: Key Leaked Audio Files, Revealing U.S. Intervention in Honduras, Found Authentic “With Moderate Confidence””
President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday that he has decided to “hold off” on a plan to attack Iran on Tuesday due to requests from the US’s Gulf Arab allies. Continue reading “Trump Says He Decided To ‘Hold Off’ on Plans To Attack Iran on Tuesday Due To Request From Gulf Arab Allies”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is fighting to hold onto his seat in Congress in the face of record spending from the Israel Lobby and an onslaught of attacks from President Trump. Continue reading “Thomas Massie vs. The Israel Lobby”
‘D-Day’ for Meta layoffs is quickly approaching, as the Facebook and Instagram owner will slash 10% of its global headcount – or about 8,000 employees – in the initial round as it swaps headcount for GPUs.
Former Meta employee Adel Wu described the current situation on X, saying her millennial and Gen Z friends still at the tech company are currently “either just waiting, hoping to get laid off or extremely anxious because the job is their lifeline.” Continue reading “D-Day For “Huuuge” Meta Layoffs Looms As AI Job Apocalypse Accelerates”