Israel Hamas war

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would not have secured the release of hostages. ?We made clear throughout negotiations we could not support an unconditional ceasefire that failed to release the hostages. Because, as this council has previously called for, a durable end to the war must come with the release of the hostages,? Deputy US Ambassador Robert Wood said following the veto Wednesday. Hussain-Abdul Hussain with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza and the October 2023 attacks that triggered Israel?s offensive in the Palestinian territory.

An Israeli civilian researcher and an IDF soldier were killed, with two others wounded, during a gun battle with Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon earlier today. The incident, which has sparked a high-level investigation, occurred during an unauthorized entry into the region by the group. Alex Traiman, Jewish News Syndicate, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and new Defense Minister Israel Katz met with troops at an undisclosed location in Gaza on Tuesday, where they announced financial rewards and a way out of the territory for Palestinians who helped to release the remaining hostages. Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder & CEO of the MirYam Institute, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, describing the effort as the most serious yet to end the fighting. Professor John Strawson with the University to East London joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that constitutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday. Israel, in response, accused the organization of using rhetoric that is "completely false and detached from reality". The report is the latest in a series from aid groups and international bodies warning about the dire humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave. Ken Gray, distinguished lecturer in terrorism at the University of New Haven, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to the press following a North Atlantic Council Meeting at NATO's headquarters during his one-day visit in Brussels for Ukraine talks with NATO chief, European Union diplomacy boss and Ukraine's Foreign Minister. The United States wants real and extended pauses in fighting in Gaza so assistance can get to people who need it, but the best way to help people would be to end the war, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. "Israel, by the standards it set itself, has accomplished the goals that it set for itself," Blinken told reporters during a visit to Brussels. "This should be a time to end the war."

The Israeli military carried out at least five airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday, after Israel's defence minister ruled out any ceasefire in Lebanon until Israel's goals had been met. Dr. Asaf Romirowsky, Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss the breaking news.

Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday. Five people were treated at hospitals and dozens were arrested after the attacks, which were condemned as antisemitic by authorities in Amsterdam, Israel and across Europe. Mark Chandler, a former senior defense intelligence official, joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss the latest details.

Tufts University Professor Alon Burstein joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss the Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel and the IDF killing Hashem Safieddine, a top Hezbollah commander.