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Nikki Haley Makes Solidarity Visit to Southern Israel Communities Attacked on Oct. 7
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon visiting southern Israel on May 27, 2024. Photo: Provided
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley toured southern Israel on Monday to see firsthand the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks and express solidarity with Israelis affected by the deadly massacre.
The former Republican presidential candidate visited Kibbutz Nir Oz, located near the Gaza border, where Hamas terrorists launched their assault on Oct. 7, and also the site of the Supernova music festival in Re’im, where a memorial has been erected for the victims of the Hamas attacks. Haley, who was accompanied on the tour by Knesset member and former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, also met with a survivor of the Oct. 7 attacks, military and security personnel, and the Mayor of Sderot Alon Davidi during her visit to the city.
Haley, who has been a staunch supporter of Israel, described the attacks on Oct. 7 as “pure evil.”
“To my Israeli brothers and sisters I say we hear you, we see you, we hurt with you, and we mourn every single life lost,” said the former South Carolina governor in a statement. “For those families who have hostages taken we won’t stop fighting until everyone returns home. Don’t listen to the media bites you hear. America is with you. October 7th hurt us all.”
She also urged Americans to support Israel’s ongoing military campaign against Hamas terrorists, saying, “This should not just be personal for Israelis. It should also be for Americans because Israel is fighting America’s enemies.”
“This is not going to go away by some policy agreement,” she added. “It will only go away when we acknowledge the truth. So pick a side. My side is the one where we speak for those who can no longer speak and fight for those who can no longer fight.”
Danon applauded Haley’s “unwavering support” for Israel, as well as her “clarity and commitment to standing against the forces of evil are truly commendable.” He added that just like Israel’s “resilient” citizens, Haley acknowledged that, “with or without world support, we have no option but to persevere and fight for victory, the complete eradication of Hamas and the return of our hostages.”
“We remain resolute in our determination to ensure the safety and security of Israel and its people,” he said.
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Kurdish-led SDF Say Five Members Killed During Attack by Islamic State in Syria
Islamic State slogans painted along the walls of the tunnel was used by Islamic State militants as an underground training camp in the hillside overlooking Mosul, Iraq, March 4, 2017. Photo: via Reuters Connect.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Sunday that five of its members had been killed during an attack by Islamic State militants on a checkpoint in eastern Syria’s Deir el-Zor on July 31.
The SDF was the main fighting force allied to the United States in Syria during fighting that defeated Islamic State in 2019 after the group declared a caliphate across swathes of Syria and Iraq.
The Islamic State has been trying to stage a comeback in the Middle East, the West and Asia. Deir el-Zor city was captured by Islamic State in 2014, but the Syrian army retook it in 2017.
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Armed Groups Attack Security Force Personnel in Syria’s Sweida, Killing One, State TV Reports
People ride a motorcycle past a burned-out military vehicle, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, July 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Armed groups attacked personnel from Syria’s internal security forces in Sweida, killing one member and wounding others, and fired shells at several villages in the violence-hit southern province, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported on Sunday.
The report cited a security source as saying the armed groups had violated the ceasefire agreed in the predominantly Druze region, where factional bloodshed killed hundreds of people last month.
Violence in Sweida erupted on July 13 between tribal fighters and Druze factions. Government forces were sent to quell the fighting, but the bloodshed worsened, and Israel carried out strikes on Syrian troops in the name of the Druze.
The Druze are a minority offshoot of Islam with followers in Syria, Lebanon and Israel. Sweida province is predominantly Druze but is also home to Sunni tribes, and the communities have had long-standing tensions over land and other resources.
A US-brokered truce ended the fighting, which had raged in Sweida city and surrounding towns for nearly a week. Syria said it would investigate the clashes, setting up a committee to investigate the attacks.
The Sweida bloodshed last month was a major test for interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, after a wave of sectarian violence in March that killed hundreds of Alawite citizens in the coastal region.
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Netanyahu Urges Red Cross to Aid Gaza Hostages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he spoke with the International Red Cross’s regional head, Julien Lerisson, and requested his involvement in providing food and medical care to hostages held in Gaza.