Israel faced growing pressure Sunday to scale back its relentless military campaign against Hamas while American warships once again clashed with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, as the U.S. and its allies raced to contain multiple interconnected conflicts raging across the Middle East.
Israel faced intense pressure Sunday to scale back its military campaign against Hamas, with powerful European officials calling for a "sustainable cease-fire" in the Gaza Strip and U.S. leaders expected to privately press Jerusalem to wind down the current phase of its operation.
American Christians are closely following the Israel-Hamas war, with the majority favoring the defeat of Hamas and negotiations leading to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, a recent poll shows.
A new survey found that 72 percent of Palestinians say Hamas was quite right in attacking Israel on that fateful October 7 day, and more than 90 percent don't believe the Hamas terrorists committed any war crimes, such as torture and killing of women and children. Palestinians, people of peace? There's a laugh.
Israel's defense minister said Thursday it will take "more than several months" to destroy Hamas, predicting a drawn-out war even as his country and its top ally, the United States, face increasing international isolation and alarm over the devastation from Israel's campaign in Gaza.