News Roundup & Comment

The -Round-Up- brought the following stories and more to listeners this week-----Israeli and U.S. leaders reacted to what some are calling an unprecedented call by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for new elections in Israel. Schumer wants elections so Israeli citizens can replace the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.----The Israeli Defense Forces aided an international, non-profit organization in evacuating nearly 70 orphans from Gaza and transferring them to safety in Bethlehem in the biblical region of Judea and Samaria. ----The Israeli Cabinet convened earlier today to discuss the response of Hamas who is shifting their demands in a new hostage swap offer. ----The Biden administration is poised to issue a fresh sanctions waiver for Iran that will grant them access to upwards of ten billion dollars in frozen assets.----With all of his influential critics dead, jailed or in exile, Russian President Vladimir Putin was due to win a controversial presidential contest cementing his role as the nation's longest running leader since Joseph Stalin.----Leaked Kremlin documents have shown that it wants Putin to win 80- of the vote on a high turnout and to prove that Russians support his war in Ukraine.----Ukrainian drone attacks halted 3 oil refineries deep within Russian territory in an assault Russian President Vladimir Putin said was aimed at disrupting the presidential elections. ----A drone attack in Odessa, Ukraine, resulted in the tragic deaths of 12 individuals including a Baptist pastor's daughter and grandson. ----On Tuesday the White House announced a 300 million dollar military aid package for Ukraine.