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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak landed in Tel Aviv late Wednesday night to begin a 48-hour diplomatic foray to the Middle East.

Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) hastened to social media in the hours after a deadly explosion wracked a Gaza Strip hospital on Tuesday, pointing her finger at Israel as the perpetrator.

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was amongst the first to rush to blame Israel for a deadly explosion at the Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday.

President Joe Biden opened his visit to Israel on Wednesday vowing to show the world the U.S. stands alongside the Jewish people in their fight against Hamas terrorists while assessing the deadly explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital as appearing to have been carried out “by the other team” and not the Israeli military.

President Joe Biden touched down in Israel early on Wednesday morning, arriving in the wake of an explosion at a hospital in Gaza the Palestinian Hamas terror group blamed on Israel, and that Israel said was caused by an errant rocket fired by terrorists.

Hamas international relations chief said the terrorist group’s plan was never to target civilians when its forces invaded Israel on October 7.

King Abdullah II of Jordan informed a meeting Tuesday with German Chancellor OIaf Scholz in Berlin neither Jordan nor Egypt would be willing to take in any refugees fleeing the Gaza Strip after Hamas terrorists used the West Bank as a base to attack Israel.

A cinema in London’s West End set to host the debut of Kevin Spacey’s new film Control — one of the actor’s first roles since he was acquitted of sexual assault charges — has canceled the movie’s premiere.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will land in Israel on Tuesday for a visit designed to show further support to the Jewish state.

Torture, rape, murder, and a host of other physical atrocities. These are just some of the gruesome details revealed by military forensic teams mobilised by Israel in the wake of last week’s Hamas terrorist attack on the Jewish state.

Left-wing actor John Cusack joined a pro-Palestinian march in Chicago and later vented his fury at what he sees as a peaceful people suffering under a “brutal occupation” from “invading” Israeli usurpers.

The U.S. is guilty of perpetuating violence across world for generations and Palestinians have been killed by Israel, an “occupier” for 75 years now actively bombing civilians, the executive director of left-wing lobby group Gen-Z for Change, Elise Joshi, has warned.

Hundreds of foreigners were murdered, wounded or taken hostage Saturday in Hamas’s horrific terrorist attack on Israel that has also left many missing in the days since.

The United Nations on Thursday rushed to issue an emergency appeal for $294 million to address “the most urgent needs” in the Gaza Strip as Israel fights for its very life against Hamas terrorists who call the region home.

Justin Bieber’s effort to address Israel’s fightback against Hamas terrorists saw the Canadian singer post a “Praying for Israel” graphic late on Wednesday only to hastily take it down after critics noted it came with a photo of the Gaza Strip.

Syria’s two main airports were taken out of service Thursday by simultaneous Israeli missile strikes, Syrian state media said, in the first such attack since Hamas terrorists launched their assault on Israel.

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) on Wednesday decried the standard of Republicans who surround him in Congress, lamenting “America is not sending their best and brightest, you know, to Washington, DC.”

Germany became the first European country to offer direct military aid to Israel on Thursday while vowing to crack down on Hamas terrorist supporters at home.

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi called Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on Wednesday to discuss the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel in the first telephone call between the two leaders since Tehran and Riyadh resumed ties.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reported former CIA and NSA Director Michael Hayden to the Capitol Police on Tuesday over the former general’s suggestion on social media the lawmaker be removed from the “human race.” 

Hundreds of foreign nationals in Israel have been reported murdered, missing or abducted by Hamas terrorists following the deadly invasion from the land, air and sea on Saturday.

Israel’s act of self defense in laying siege to Hamas terrorists and their supporters in the Gaza Strip was declared a “prohibited” act Tuesday by the U.N. human rights chief.

Members of the Jewish community in Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, were warned Monday to stay home and avoid being identified while supporters of the Palestinian terror group Hamas marched through the Central Business District to gather at the iconic Opera House.

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will host an “All Out for Palestine” rally in New York’s Times Square on Sunday, gathering in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel that has claimed more than 500 lives and left several thousand more injured.

An Egyptian policeman reportedly opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on Sunday morning, shooting dead two alongside one Egyptian, according to Egypt’s Interior Ministry.

Up-and-coming country superstar and rapper Jelly Roll can add four more awards to his growing list of achievements after conquering the People’s Choice Country Awards on Thursday night.

Legal rights for all inhabitants of the animal kingdom have been formally recognised in the Southern California city of Ojai after a council vote Tuesday night.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken embraced the creative soul of Muddy Waters on Wednesday to help launch a global initiative to elevate music as a diplomatic tool, picking up a guitar and singing the American blues legend’s iconic ‘Hoochie Coochie Man’ at the state department.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will face a federal judge for the first time Wednesday to answer his latest bribery charges as a swelling chorus of Democratic senators voice their demands for his resignation.

U.S.-supplied Abrams main battle tanks destined for Ukraine use against Russia will burn, the Kremlin warned Tuesday, forecasting long-range ATACMS missiles will also meet the same fate.

Former NHL player Nic Kerdiles, the onetime fiancé of reality TV star Savannah Chrisley, died on Saturday. He was 29. The ex-Chrisley Knows Best star confirmed his passing as his cause of death was made public.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni admitted Saturday she had hoped to do “better” on controlling the illegal migration now flooding across the Mediterranean to land on Italy’s shores.

President Joe Biden is struggling to connect with Americans across a variety of critical issues as former President Donald Trump enjoys a commanding 10-point lead over his anticipated rival for the White House in 2024, polling released Sunday shows.

The first tranche of President Joe Biden’s long-promised M1 main battle tanks for Ukraine will arrive in theater next week, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was assured Thursday during a White House meeting.

Australian-born media titan Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of the board of both Fox Corp., and News Corp. the company said on Thursday.

How much Taylor Swift can you bear? If you’re an Australian academic, your answer would probably be “too much is never enough” following news Thursday a world-first, three-day international symposium on “the impact of Taylor Swift” is scheduled for an Australian university next year.