In the years before the October 7 attack, there was a power struggle over strategy inside Hamas. Israel’s refusal to engage with any Palestinian leaders who insisted on ending the occupation handed ...

Happening this afternoon at the Pentagon, Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa is visiting SecDef Pete Hegseth ...

In place of a coherent strategy or vision, Trump’s approach to the Middle East is driven by dramatic gestures, symbolic ...

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The Israeli army has announced the establishment of a new corridor in Gaza — the third such axis Israel has carved across the ...

So let’s be honest: the Arab world does not want the Palestinians—not in their countries, not as citizens, and often not even ...

As the war intensified, Azerbaijan found itself on the frontlines of regional geopolitics, caught between its alliance with Israel and strained ties with Iran ...

Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of ceasefire talks in Doha since July 6, discussing a ...

An Israeli proposal to force much of Gaza’s population into a small enclave is now overshadowing negotiations over a truce.

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