Hamas operatives used phone lines installed in tunnels under Gaza to plan Israel attack over 2 years, sources familiar with intelligence say
CNN — Intelligence shared with the United States suggests a small cell of Hamas operatives planning the deadly surprise attack on Israel communicated via a network of hardwired phones built…
Middle East still in turmoil after Biden’s Israel visit with Netanyahu
CNN — President Joe Biden left for home after seven hours in the Israeli war zone with an increasingly tense Middle East in worse shape than when he arrived. Biden…
Biden facing a difficult diplomatic mission as he travels to Israel
CNN — President Joe Biden is on his way to Israel for one of the most complicated diplomatic trips of his presidency, an extraordinary high-stakes trip to a region gripped…
President Joe Biden will visit Israel, US Secretary of State Blinken says
CNN — President Joe Biden will make an extraordinary wartime visit to Israel this week as he seeks to demonstrate staunch support for the country as it works to eliminate…
Lloyd Austin and Anthony Blinken pledge fulsome support for Israel as concerns about expected Israeli ground offensive grow
CNN — The Biden administration underlined its public and fulsome show of support for Israel Friday as two of its most senior national security officials visited the Middle East ahead…
Trump’s turn against Israel offers stark reminder of what his diplomacy looks like
CNN — Donald Trump’s inflammatory and artless comments about Hamas’ horror in Israel emphasize the defining characteristic of his attitude toward foreign policy and his entire political world view: It’s…
Republicans must overcome deep splits to choose a speaker as Israel crisis exposes failure to govern
CNN — House Republicans must mend gaping splits in their conference if they are to succeed in picking a new speaker – as dangerous global crises in Israel and Ukraine…
Pressure to fill House speaker vacancy builds as crisis unfolds in Israel
CNN — The House speakership drama enters a new week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas. Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as speaker…
Blinken says US working to verify reports of several Americans dead and missing in Israel
Washington CNN — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the US is “working overtime” to verify reports of missing and dead Americans overseas after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack…
House lawmakers discuss how to address intelligence briefings on Israel without speaker
CNN — House lawmakers are scrambling to determine whether acting Speaker Patrick McHenry can participate in a so-called Gang of Eight intelligence briefing on the unfolding crisis in Israel, a…