Defense Secretary denies texting war plans to journalist
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Defense Secretary denies texting war plans to journalist
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denies texting war plans to a Journalist. The Editor-in-chief for the Atlantic says he was included in a secure text thread that discussed war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen. This was reported by the magazine in a story posted online Monday. The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be authentic.” However, Hegseth denied texting war plans when speaking to journalists on Monday. Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said the material in the text chain “contained operational details of forthcoming strikes on Iran-backed Houthi-rebels in Yemen, including information about targets, weapons the U.S. would be deploying, and attack sequencing." Goldberg says 2 hours after he received the details of the attack on March 15, the U.S. began launching a series of airstrikes.
Israeli strikes on Gaza killed 23 people overnight
Palestinian medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 people in the Gaza Strip overnight into Tuesday. The dead include three children and their parents, who were killed in a strike on their tent near the southern city of Khan Younis. Israel resumed heavy bombardment of Gaza last week, shattering the ceasefire that had halted the 17-month war. Israel’s campaign in Gaza has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 113,000, according to the Health Ministry, which does not say how many were civilians or combatants. Israel says it has killed around 20,000 militants.
US talks with Russians about ceasefire after meeting Ukrainians
U.S. negotiators are working with Russian representatives on a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine. Monday's meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, came a day after the U.S. held separate talks with the Ukrainian team. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of undermining efforts to reach a pause in the 3-year-old war. Last week, both countries agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with their leaders. A major sticking point is what targets would be off-limits to strike. While the White House said “energy and infrastructure” would be covered, the Kremlin declared the agreement referred more narrowly to “energy infrastructure.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants to see railways and ports protected.
Trump administration invokes “state secrets privilege”
The Trump administration has invoked a “state secrets privilege” and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg tried to turn a plane around in mid-air so he could offer the suspected gang members due process.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denies texting war plans to a Journalist. The Editor-in-chief for the Atlantic says he was included in a secure text thread that discussed war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen. This was reported by the magazine in a story posted online Monday. The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be authentic.” However, Hegseth denied texting war plans when speaking to journalists on Monday. Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said the material in the text chain “contained operational details of forthcoming strikes on Iran-backed Houthi-rebels in Yemen, including information about targets, weapons the U.S. would be deploying, and attack sequencing." Goldberg says 2 hours after he received the details of the attack on March 15, the U.S. began launching a series of airstrikes.
Israeli strikes on Gaza killed 23 people overnight
Palestinian medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 people in the Gaza Strip overnight into Tuesday. The dead include three children and their parents, who were killed in a strike on their tent near the southern city of Khan Younis. Israel resumed heavy bombardment of Gaza last week, shattering the ceasefire that had halted the 17-month war. Israel’s campaign in Gaza has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 113,000, according to the Health Ministry, which does not say how many were civilians or combatants. Israel says it has killed around 20,000 militants.
US talks with Russians about ceasefire after meeting Ukrainians
U.S. negotiators are working with Russian representatives on a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine. Monday's meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, came a day after the U.S. held separate talks with the Ukrainian team. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of undermining efforts to reach a pause in the 3-year-old war. Last week, both countries agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with their leaders. A major sticking point is what targets would be off-limits to strike. While the White House said “energy and infrastructure” would be covered, the Kremlin declared the agreement referred more narrowly to “energy infrastructure.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants to see railways and ports protected.
Trump administration invokes “state secrets privilege”
The Trump administration has invoked a “state secrets privilege” and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg tried to turn a plane around in mid-air so he could offer the suspected gang members due process.
