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Netanyahu calculates upsetting Trump is his least-bad option
Middle East
August 10, 2026
Netanyahu calculates upsetting Trump is his least-bad option
On tricky issues, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s preference is to kick the can down the road. If he must…
FM reaffirms Egypt’s support for Palestinian legitimate rights
Egypt
August 6, 2026
FM reaffirms Egypt’s support for Palestinian legitimate rights
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s steadfast support for the Palestinian people and…
Israel to “continue to thwart any threat” from Gaza, official says
Middle East
August 4, 2026
Israel to “continue to thwart any threat” from Gaza, official says
Amid efforts by the US and the Board of Peace to get Israel to halt strikes in the Gaza Strip,…
Israel’s response to Trump’s Gaza peace plan: Silence from Netanyahu and a weekend of deadly strikes
Middle East
August 4, 2026
Israel’s response to Trump’s Gaza peace plan: Silence from Netanyahu and a weekend of deadly strikes
More than three days after US President Donald Trump unveiled an agreement to disarm Hamas as the next phase of…
Israeli strike leaves huge crater at Gaza hospital amid uncertainty over Trump plan
Middle East
August 1, 2026
Israeli strike leaves huge crater at Gaza hospital amid uncertainty over Trump plan
Israeli strikes on Gaza left a huge crater at a hospital less than 48 hours after US President Donald Trump…
Trump announces a breakthrough in Gaza – but there are major caveats. Here’s what we know
Middle East
August 1, 2026
Trump announces a breakthrough in Gaza – but there are major caveats. Here’s what we know
On the face of it, US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Hamas, and all other armed groups in Gaza, have…
Egypt supports any pathway leading to a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
Egypt
July 23, 2026
Egypt supports any pathway leading to a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Alaa Moussa reaffirmed Cairo’s steadfast support for any path leading to a complete Israeli withdrawal from…
Israel’s far-right openly boasts of resettling Gaza as election looms
Middle East
July 21, 2026
Israel’s far-right openly boasts of resettling Gaza as election looms
With elections looming in October, Israel’s right wing is turning the push to rebuild Jewish settlements in Gaza into a…
Over 100 House Democrats vote to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, reflecting growing schism in party
Middle East
July 16, 2026
Over 100 House Democrats vote to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, reflecting growing schism in party
More than 100 House Democrats voted to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel — an ultimately unsuccessful…
Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government as US-brokered ceasefire plan stalls
Middle East
July 7, 2026
Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government as US-brokered ceasefire plan stalls
Hamas announced on Monday that it will dissolve its government in Gaza, a move that experts say puts pressure on…