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A picture taken from northern Israel, along the border with southern Lebanon on March 4, 2024, shows smoke billowing following Israeli bombardment on the Lebanese village of Markaba. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

لبنان، وليس غزة، هو الذي قد يشعل فتيل حرب إقليمية مع تصاعد التوتر بين إسرائيل وحزب الله

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Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, talks to the media after a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at the US Capitol, Washington, March 4, 2024.

Analysis

بينما يغضب نتنياهو، يرحب البيت الأبيض بغانتس، ويطرح النهج الإقليمي تجاه أزمة مساعدات غزة

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Masked Palestinian protesters walk near flaming tires during clashes with Israeli forces following a rally in solidarity with Gaza by supporters of the Fatah and Hamas movements, in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on October 13, 2023. AFP correspondents and a security official reported clashes after rallies in solidarity with war-battered Gaza in Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarm, Hebron and other cities and towns, with the Palestinian Red Crescent reporting dozens wounded across the West Bank, some cr

Analysis

مع غليان غزة، يتصدر الانهيار الداخلي في الضفة الغربية مخاوف إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة عشية شهر رمضان

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Analysis

إسرائيل تضرب حزب الله بشكل أعمق في لبنان، لكن الحرب الشاملة "لم تصل بعد"

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Analysis

يستسلم نتنياهو للضغوط الأمريكية بشأن محادثات باريس لكنه لا يزال ملتزما بالحرب

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TOPSHOT - Muslims celebrate in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque after the morning Eid al-Fitr prayer, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in Old Jerusalem early on May 2, 2022. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

هل يستطيع نتنياهو منع بن جفير من تقييد الوصول إلى الأقصى في رمضان؟

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) exits after testifying in a hearing at the Magistrate's Court, Rishon Lezion, Jan. 23, 2023.

Analysis

يسعى نتنياهو إلى تأجيل محاكمة الاحتيال قبل الإدلاء بشهادته التي قد تضر

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Palestinians inspect the damage amid the rubble of a building where two hostages were reportedly held before being rescued during an operation by Israeli security forcess in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on February 12, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel announced on February 12 the rescue of two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where the Hamas-run health ministry said "around 100" Palestinians including children were killed in heavy overnight air

Analysis

إنقاذ الرهائن يمنح نتنياهو الوقت بينما تستعد إسرائيل لحرب أطول في غزة

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - MAY 25: (ISRAEL OUT) In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the first leg of his four-day trip to the Middle East, on May 25, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel. The Secretary of State will also travel to Ramallah to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as well as travelling to Egypt and Jordan.

Analysis

نتنياهو يريد "النصر الكامل" فهل سيكلف ذلك التطبيع السعودي والدعم الأمريكي؟

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcome Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu during an arrival outside the West Wing of the White House on September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. The foreign affairs minister is in Washington to participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Analysis

هل ينتظر نتنياهو ترامب بينما يقوم بن جفير الإسرائيلي بتخريب بايدن؟

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Smoke billows during Israeli shelling on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila near the border with Israel on January 31, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group in Gaza. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

هوشستاين يعود إلى إسرائيل: هل يستطيع التوصل إلى وقف لإطلاق النار في لبنان إلى جانب وقف إطلاق النار في غزة؟

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JANUARY 30: An Israeli soldier passes by a wall with photos of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on January 30, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israeli prime minister's office referred to as "constructive" the recent high-level talks on a proposed pause in fighting in Gaza, as well the release of Israeli hostages held there. The potential deal, which is being brokered by Qatar and Egypt, would also entail the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and other conditions. (Phot

Analysis

تفاؤل حذر بشأن الاتفاق بين إسرائيل وحماس لكن نتنياهو غير حاسم

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