During his visit to the White House on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump that he had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The US is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade and build new military bases for Israel. The total cost of the facilities could exceed $1 billion.

At least five Israeli military facilities were damaged in Iranian strikes during last month’s 12-day war, including a base housing the IDF’s top intelligence unit, according to satellite images obtained by the Telegraph.

A Palestinian militia opposed to Hamas and reportedly tied to the Islamic State is actively cooperating with Israel, its leader now admits.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has said it will attempt to break the Israeli siege of Gaza with another ship. Last month, the FFC vessel ‘Madleen’ was seized by Israeli forces before it could reach the starving people of the Strip.

The number of Palestinians who have been murdered while seeking aid in Gaza has climbed to 750 in just over a month. Currently, only the US-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is allowed by Tel Aviv to distribute aid in the Strip. Human rights groups say the GHF is a tool of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

One of the top human rights organizations has concluded that Israel is using starvation as a means to commit genocide, in partnership with a US-based agency.

A shipment of Patriot interceptors bound for Ukraine was halted for a “capability review” by Washington after the missiles had already reached Poland. The Patriot missile defense system is viewed as essential military hardware by Kiev.