Author: Lara Jakes
Mike Huckabee, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Questions Palestinian State Policy
The suggestion by the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, would represent a sharp departure from decades of U.S. foreign policy.
Goal to Spend 5 Percent on Militaries Splits NATO Allies
The U.S. defense secretary expressed optimism that allied countries would increase their defense budgets, a demand of President Trump’s.
Israel Says It Made Record Weapons Sales Abroad While Fighting War
The exports show how Israel is pursuing new markets as its forces battle on multiple fronts.
Drone Attacks Are the New Front in War. Can NATO Keep Up?
Assaults in Russia and Ukraine have shown major military powers that they are unprepared for evolving forms of warfare, and need to adapt.
Israel Orders Evacuation of Much of Northern Gaza, Warning of Dangerous Combat
As more Gazans fled their homes in the north, international demands grew louder for Israel to allow an urgent and massive injection of aid to stave off famine in the territory.
Europe Wants to Arm Ukraine, but It’s Losing a Race Against Time
President Trump’s insistence that the United States do less toward securing Europe means that allies, scrambling to arm themselves, have less to give to Ukraine.
Drones Complicate the Fight Between India and Pakistan
India has said it identified Turkish drones used by Pakistan; Pakistan said it identified Israeli drones used by India. Neither of those reports could be independently verified.
Israel Downs Drone as Houthis Vow to Continue Tit-for-Tat Strikes
The Israeli military said it had intercepted an unmanned vehicle a day after President Trump said the U.S. would step back from conflict with the Iran-backed group.