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Ben Wolfgang

Ben Wolfgang

Ben Wolfgang is a National Security Correspondent for The Washington Times. His reporting is regularly featured in the daily Threat Status newsletter.

Previously, he covered energy and the environment, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2016, and also spent two years as a White House correspondent during the Obama administration.

Before coming to The Times in 2011, Ben worked as political reporter at The Republican-Herald in Pottsville, Pa.

He can be reached at bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Ben Wolfgang

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Israeli officials were outraged Wednesday over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' comment that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel “did not happen in a vacuum,” calling it justification for terrorism. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Resentment brews over Israeli plans for Gaza; U.N. leader denies taking Hamas’ side

Animosity between Israel and other global players boiled over Wednesday as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "shocked" by allegations that he tried to justify Hamas' slaughter of civilians, while other prominent world leaders declared that the Iran-backed Palestinian militant group is a collection of freedom fighters, not a terrorist organization. Published October 25, 2023

Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli strike on the Zaroub family house in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct.24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Israel faces backlash as it weighs campaign against Hamas

Israel faced a fierce backlash from its critics and public admonitions from its friends Tuesday as the strong global support for its military mission to crush Hamas splintered amid the rising civilian death toll and human suffering in the Gaza Strip. Published October 24, 2023

Palestinians look for survivors of the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

‘Enough is enough’: Israel faces backlash as death toll in Gaza mounts

Israel faced fierce criticism Tuesday from the Arab world and public admonitions from European leaders about its war against the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas, as Palestinian casualties mount in the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem acknowledges that "strategic considerations" have forced a delay of its long-awaited ground invasion. Published October 24, 2023

Mourners gather around the graves of Sgt. Yam Goldstein and her father, Nadav, during their funeral in Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Yam and her father were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 at their house in Kibbutz Kfar Azza near the border with the Gaza Strip. The rest of the family are believed to be held hostage in Gaza. More than 1,400 people were killed and some 200 captured in an unprecedented, multi-front attack by the militant group that rules Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel losing its window for ground attack on Gaza

Israel's window of opportunity to launch a decisive ground assault on Hamas Palestinian militants seemed to narrow Monday amid reports of growing impatience in Jerusalem over the long-awaited offensive, while the Biden administration privately advised Israel that waiting a bit longer could result in the safe return of more hostages held in the Gaza Strip. Published October 23, 2023

Parts of the wreckage of a drone are laid out on the ground near the Ain al-Asad airbase, in the western Anbar province of Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Two explosives-laden drones targeting the base housing U.S. troops were engaged and destroyed by defensive capabilities at the base on Tuesday, a coalition official said. (International Coalition via AP)

U.S. troops injured in Iraq after three drones attack

Three drones targeted U.S. troops stationed in Iraq on Wednesday, Pentagon officials said, with some American forces reportedly being evaluated for brain injuries suffered during the attacks. Published October 18, 2023

Wounded Palestinians sit on the floor at the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Israel-Hamas war escalates; civilian suffering grows

Israel ramped up airstrikes Tuesday against Hamas targets in Gaza and warned that any Hezbollah fighters approaching the northern border with Lebanon "will be killed," while fears mounted in Washington over danger President Biden may face on his high-stakes trip to the region. Published October 17, 2023

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Israel has been striking targets throughout Gaza since a bloody, cross-border attack by Hamas militants killed over 1,300 Israelis on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israel says it killed Hamas leader who led Oct. 7 attacks; thousands flee Gaza

An airstrike killed a Hamas leader who commanded the deadly Oct. 7 terrorist assault that killed more than 1,300 Israeli civilians, Israeli officials said Saturday, while thousands of residents raced to get out of an increasingly chaotic and dangerous Gaza Strip ahead of a possible full-scale ground incursion. Published October 14, 2023

Palestinians fleeing from northern Gaza to the south after the Israeli army issued an unprecedented evacuation warning to a population of over 1 million people in northern Gaza and Gaza City to seek refuge in the south ahead of a possible Israeli ground invasion, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Israel launches first ground raids in Gaza

Israel on Friday confirmed its troops carried out their first ground raids in the Gaza Strip against Hamas targets, as the Israeli military prepares for what looks to be a much larger incursion after it warned more than 1 million Gaza residents to flee the northern section of the strip immediately. Published October 13, 2023