Kyle Anzalone

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel was prepared to send Lebanon back to the “ Stone Age ” with a massive bombing campaign. The White House desperately tries to avert a major war in the Middle East but is not making progress.

The Ukrainian leader said his country was losing too many soldiers and civilians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly upset with Vice President Kamala Harris's remarks after the two met in Washington. After the meeting, Harris said it was time for a ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu claims her statement set back any potential agreement with Hamas.

On Thursday, the State Department said that Edmundo González Urrutia won Sunday's presidential election. The Venezuelan election agency announced that President Nicolas Maduro had won a third term.

The State Department is set to release $ 3.5 billion in Foreign Military Financing to Israel. The massive transfer of funds comes as the White House is asking Israel to investigate claims of rape in its detention centers for Palestinians.

On COI #655, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news from Ukraine, Israel, and Venezuela.

Israel says it recovered the bodies of six hostages , including one American-Israeli, in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the hostages were murdered by Hamas, showing the Palestinian group does not want to make a ceasefire deal and prisoner swap.

On COI #668, Kyle Anzalone updates the latest news from Ukraine and Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the UN during his remarks at the 79th General Assembly summit on Friday. He called the body a swamp of antisemitism while saying Israel needed to defend itself on seven fronts.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant explained on Friday that Tel Aviv is planning to ramp up its military operations in Lebanon. The remarks followed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting a US and French proposed ceasefire to halt the fighting on Israel's northern border.