The U.N. General Assembly supported a Palestinian-drafted resolution on Wednesday demanding Israel cease its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. The resolution calls for Israeli military forces to withdraw from “occupied Palestinian territories” and for all Israeli settlers to evacuate. The vote in the United Nationss 193-member assembly was 124-14, with 43 abstentions. It […...

In mid-July, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks were “inside the 10-yard line.” Two weeks ago, he said nearly 90% of the Gaza ceasefire deal is agreed” upon. On Wednesday, the top U.S. diplomat said the negotiations are now “a question of political will.” His comments represent the progress the mediators have […]

Explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, Hezbollah officials and state media said Wednesday, reporting walkie-talkies and even solar equipment being targeted a day after hundreds of pagers blew up. At least nine people were killed and 300 were wounded, the Health Ministry said.

The second wave of carnage comes a day after thousands of exploding pagers used by the group left almost 3,000 people injured and a dozen dead, including civilians and children.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is demanding an investigation into whether any U.S. resources went toward Israels coordinated explosion of Hezbollah pagers.

A legal expert warns that Israel's departure from the West Bank could allow Iran to step in and establish a control similar to the Hamas presence in Gaza.

"This attack clearly and unequivocally violates international humanitarian law and undermines US efforts to prevent a wider conflict," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.

"This attack clearly and unequivocally violates international humanitarian law and undermines US efforts to prevent a wider conflict," Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said.

The decision to launch Wednesday's follow-up attack, which saw thousands of Hezbollah walkie-talkie radios explode, was reportedly also sped up over concerns that the terrorists would ditch the devices following the pager attack.

The United States voted against a U.N. resolution that sets a 12-month timeframe to end Israels illegal occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza.The post Most of the World Agrees Israels Occupation of Palestine Must End. The U.S. Is Fine With It. appeared first on

The Lebanese Hezbollah has suffered an unfortunate couple of days. The terrorist group figuratively and literally dropped the ball. On Tuesday, Israel’s Mossad intelligence service detonated preplanted explosives hidden in thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah operatives. On Wednesday, it detonated preplanted explosives hidden in thousands of Hezbollah operatives’ walkie-talkies. Nearl...