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A new Quinnipiac survey finds 60 percent of respondents are against more support for Israel, the highest figure since the Oct. 7 attacks.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said the U.S. planned to settle the war before the end of the year, though Israel showed no signs of halting its deadly campaign.

Israel's military has concluded six Hamas members were killed in a strike on in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea told the Security Council on Wednesday.

A group of 17 US senators has written to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, condemning an Israeli attack last week that killed several Al Jazeera journalists, and urging the US to pressure Israel to grant foreign media access to Gaza and protect journalists there.

American voters’ opposition to additional military aid to Israel is the highest it’s been since late 2023, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. In the poll, 32

Famine in Gaza must be stopped immediately,” the statement reads. “Time is of the essence. The humanitarian emergency must be addressed without delay and Israel must reverse course.” It warns that the use of starvation as a weapon of war is banned under international humanitarian law.

Yaakov Katz, former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, on why Israel so underestimated Hamas threat, what the U.S.-Israel relationship means and more.

The United States and Israel are working on high-powered lasers to counter the missile threat, but these weapons are still a long way off. Meanwhile, Iran has hypersonic missiles now.

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East and Russia Steve Witkoff blamed Hamas for holding up a truce. He projected a deal by the end of the year.