The steady stream of U.S. officials visiting Israel continued with the arrival of Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, just after Vice President JD Vance left, and Vance was preceded by Trump mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Some have wondered why so many visits were crammed into one week, but as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted, these are "days of destiny."
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas succeeded in surprising one of the world's strongest armies and renowned intelligence agencies. A new book examines how the invasion caught Israel and much of the world off-guard.
Vice President JD Vance wraps up his three-day visit to Israel on Thursday, just hours before Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to arrive for meetings with Israeli leaders.
Vice President JD Vance is examining the situation on the ground in Israel, looking for ways to advance President Trump's peace plan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, welcomed Vance and his wife, Usha, at the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday.
The phrase "War is Hell" has resonated since U.S.General William Tecumseh Sherman said it to military cadets 14 years after the Civil War. Israeli combat engineer Lt. Col Levi Davis experienced the hell of war firsthand in Gaza. He had just been married two months when Hamas' attack on October 7th plunged him into combat.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel Tuesday for talks about the second phase of President Trump's Gaza peace deal, while U.S. mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are here to press for the completion of the plan's first phase. Vance and his wife, Usha, arrived for a three-day visit.
President Trump insists the Gaza ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is still holding, despite a Hamas attack this weekend. However, some belleive the plan could be in danger of falling apart.
The FBI has accused a Louisiana resident of participating in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, then lying about his past and fraudulently obtaining a visa to live in the U.S.
Hamas continues to defy President Trump and other leaders by keeping control of its weapons, executing fellow Gazans, and refusing to give up the bodies of most of the deceased hostages. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, some Christian leaders are signaling that it's time for an end to hostilities with Israel.
President Trump announced that Israel can resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to uphold the ceasefire deal. The terror group has declined to return the bodies of all the remaining hostages, which Israel sees as a clear violation of the agreement.