Iron Dome missile defense system
US military aid to Israel US lawmaker proposes bill to formalize US policy towards Palestine  

The bill comes a day after the US congress approved USD 1 billion additional funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, despite proposals to cut its military aid to Israel

US Congress comes up with new COVID relief plan, but leaves much to be desired

The relief package will be the second-largest of its kind since the passing of the CARES Act in March, but is too little and too late for millions who have been pushed closer to poverty and instability by the pandemic

Gaza airstrikes Israel kills one in airstrikes on Gaza, 144 injured in weekly protests including 53 children

Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza after 10 rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza. A 27-year-old man was killed in the air strikes, which targeted Hamas bases and installations