Middle East crisis live: hundreds join anti-Hamas protest in Gaza

Demonstrators in Beit Lahia called for an end to the war with Israel, shouting ‘Hamas out’, amid the IDF’s intense bombing campaignUS president Donald Trump defended his embattled national security adviser on Tuesday and said the leak of highly classified military plans was “the only glitch in two months”, as scrutiny intensified into how top US officials shared operational details for bombing Yemen in a group chat.In an interview with NBC, the president said, “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man,” as Democrats called for an investigation into the sharing of the plans for this month’s major airstrikes in Yemen on the Signal app. Later on Tuesday, during a meeting with ambassadors, Trump said his administration would investigate the incident but claimed “there was no classified information” shared on Signal.It was one of Michael’s people on the phone. A staffer had his number on there.”We are looking into and reviewing how the heck he got into this room.” Continue reading...

Mar 26, 2025 - 10:53
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Middle East crisis live: hundreds join anti-Hamas protest in Gaza

Demonstrators in Beit Lahia called for an end to the war with Israel, shouting ‘Hamas out’, amid the IDF’s intense bombing campaign

US president Donald Trump defended his embattled national security adviser on Tuesday and said the leak of highly classified military plans was “the only glitch in two months”, as scrutiny intensified into how top US officials shared operational details for bombing Yemen in a group chat.

In an interview with NBC, the president said, “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man,” as Democrats called for an investigation into the sharing of the plans for this month’s major airstrikes in Yemen on the Signal app. Later on Tuesday, during a meeting with ambassadors, Trump said his administration would investigate the incident but claimed “there was no classified information” shared on Signal.

It was one of Michael’s people on the phone. A staffer had his number on there.”

We are looking into and reviewing how the heck he got into this room.” Continue reading...