JERUSALEM, Israel – Tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, as Iranian-backed Houthi rebels hit three commercial ships in the Red Sea with ballistic missiles. A U.S. warship patrolling the region shot down three Houthi drones in a skirmish that lasted for hours.
There were no injuries, but the U.S. is vowing to consider all appropriate responses.
Meanwhile, in southern Gaza, the military is expanding the ground offensive to “all areas of the Gaza Strip,” according to Israeli Defense Forces Chief Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari. He added that wherever Hamas operates, Israel will find them.
Israel’s Channel 12 reports U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his most recent visit, linked American military support to certain conditions, including proof that the I.D.F. plans to take into consideration the civilian population in Gaza, reduce civilian evacuations from their homes to a minimum, and provide more safe areas for non-combatants.
Speaking in the MIddle East, Vice President Kamala Harris took a critical line, saying, “Too many Palestinians have died.”
Also, Progressive Senator Bernie Sanders, representing the leftists within the Democratic party, said they are finished with “asking nicely,” and he called on the Biden team to use its “substantial leverage” with Israel to make
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