Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to send “an international protection force” to Gaza to counter Israeli Defense Forces operations against Hamas.
Iran’s role in Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be ‘overlooked,’ say Mideast experts
“Amid nuclear negotiations that will soon yield the Islamic Republic a massive windfall, the Biden administration is on the cusp of indirectly providing Hamas with the cash it needs to replenish its rocket supplies,” said Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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(May 12, 2021 / JNS) The escalating conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is one of the first major policy tests for the Biden administration.
Despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s hope to shift foreign policy away from the Middle East to deal with threats from China and Russia, it is now being confronted with the difficult reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined products pipeline in the U.S. and a major supplier of gasoline and jet fuel to the East Coast and a number of southern states, shut down after a ransomware attack Friday, the company said in a statement Saturday.
Colonial Pipeline retained FireEye/Mandiant to manage the investigation, according to a spokesperson from the cybersecurity company. DarkSide ransomware is responsible for the compromise, the FBI confirmed in a statement to Cybersecurity Dive Monday.
By Sunday, the company restored some smaller, lateral lines between terminals and delivery points, but the main lines remained shut off. Colonial Pipeline is in the process of restoring service to other laterals, it is awaiting clearance from authorities.
North Korea Is China s Weapon | Opinion On 5/10/21 at 7:00 AM EDT
On April 30, the Biden administration revealed how it will handle North Korea. Americans should not be optimistic. Our policy will not focus on achieving a grand bargain, nor will it rely on strategic patience, White House Press Secretary Jen Psakisaid to reporters on Air Force One, indicating that President Biden had rejected both Obama-style neglect and Trump-style engagement.
In words that could mean anything or nothing at all, Psaki referred to consultation with allies and partners at every step along the way, practical progress and a calibrated practical approach that is open to and will explore diplomacy.
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Dive Brief:
Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined products pipeline in the U.S. and a major supplier of gasoline and jet fuel to the East Coast and a number of southern states, shut down after a ransomware attack Friday, the company said in a statement Saturday.
Colonial Pipeline retained FireEye/Mandiant to manage the investigation, according to a spokesperson from the cybersecurity company. DarkSide ransomware is responsible for the compromise, the FBI confirmed in a statement to Cybersecurity Dive Monday.
By Sunday, the company restored some smaller, lateral lines between terminals and delivery points, but the main lines remained shut off. Colonial Pipeline is in the process of restoring service to other laterals, but will only restore service when authorities deem it safe.