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Netanyahu scrambles as Gulf states push Trump to sanction Israel over Doha strikes

In an unusual move reflecting the difficult position Netanyahu placed the administration in, the United States supported a United Nations Security Council statement on Thursday condemning the Israeli strike.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Funeral prayers are held at the Mohammed bin Abdulwahab Mosque in Doha, on Sept. 11, 2025.

Qatari emir attends Hamas members’ funeral in Doha after Israeli strikes

The funeral for the Hamas members and the Qatari corporal killed in the Israeli strikes was held at a prominent mosque in Doha.

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EU Commission chief seeks sanctions, partial trade freeze on Israel: What to know

The proposal comes in response to Israel’s actions in Gaza, but divisions among the EU’s 27 member states make it uncertain whether the measures will be adopted.

TOPSHOT - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (R) visit the scene of a shooting at the Ramot road junction in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on September 8, 2025. Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on September 8, killing five people and wounding several others. Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said there were five victims dead in the shooting attack, updating an earlier toll of four. Police

Analysis

Trump fumes, Hamas scoffs: Will Israel’s Qatar strikes backfire?

While the targeted Hamas leaders' fate is unknown, it is clear that the United States is unhappy with Tuesday’s strike and that Qatar will distance itself from mediating a Gaza ceasefire deal.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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Spain recalls Israel envoy, imposes sanctions as rift over Gaza deepens: What to know

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a press conference at the Spanish Embassy in Beijing on April 11, 2025, after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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Israeli activist Gershon Baskin conveys US truce plan to Hamas

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (L) and Israeli peace activist and hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin (R) after Shalit's release in 2011.

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By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Analysis

Inside Israel's Yemen operation that decapitated Houthi leadership

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UAE president meets Saudi crown prince ahead of UN Palestine conference

HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, in Riyadh, on Sept. 3, 2025.

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The USS Gerald R. Ford, the 'world's largest warship,' is seen at anchor in Faliro Bay, Athens, Greece, as part of its summer deployment, on July 28, 2023 (Photo by Nikos Libertas / SOOC / SOOC via AFP) (Photo by NIKOS LIBERTAS/SOOC/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

In Israel-Hamas war, Russia's leverage erodes, outflanked by US naval power

Against the background of the possible entry of pro-Iranian forces into the Israeli-Gaza conflict, Moscow lacks even symbolic means of deterrence.

Anton Mardasov

By Anton Mardasov

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Hamas political leader Ismael Hanniyeh in Istanbul in February 1, 2023

Analysis

Eying Gaza mediator role, Turkey cools Hamas ties, Erdogan restrains rhetoric

Ankara has politely shown the door to Hamas leaders staying in Turkey, according to two sources, as it walks a diplomatic tightrope, careful not to jeopardize its recent thaw with Israel while maintaining support for the Palestinian cause.

Fehim Tastekin

By Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

SOUTHERN ISRAEL - OCTOBER 21: An IDF soldier jumps off the front of a tank on October 21, 2023 in Southern Israel. Today marks two weeks since the kibbutzim and communities around the Gaza border, as well as the Super Nova party a were attacked by Hamas militants. As Israel prepares to invade the Gaza Strip in its campaign to vanquish Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a deadly attack in southern Israel on October 7th, worries are growing of a wider war with multiple fronts, including at th

Day 15 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Saturday, Oct. 21

US President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Thursday on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

On Israel-Hamas war, Biden puts Iran on notice as it bides its time

The US president linked Russia and Hamas in their desire to "annihilate" neighboring democracies, and their relationship with Iran; Israel rethinks deterrence; Biden foreshadows a post-war future.

A woman draped in a Palestinian flag prepares to hurl stones toward Israeli forces during clashes with them at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Ramallah near the Israeli settlement of Beit El on October 20, 2023, as battles continue between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

West Bank on verge of explosion as Israel-Hamas war rages into week 3

The West Bank was tense even before the Hamas-Israel war amid the emergence of armed groups and almost daily Israeli raids in Palestinian cities and towns.

A Jewish man and a child walk through the Hara Kebira, the main Jewish quarter in the resort island of Djerba, near the Ghriba synagogue following a shooting spree by a police officer on the southern Tunisian island on May 10, 2023. Tunisian authorities were investigating the shootings that claimed five lives and sparked mass panic during a Jewish pilgrimage at Africa's oldest synagogue today. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Tunisia’s Jews on edge after crowd torches synagogue amid Gaza protests

History of heated rhetoric and reaction to Israel's war against Hamas may spill over to the small local Jewish population.

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Israel’s defense chief says Gaza ground incursion is second in 3-phase war plan

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the first phase is ongoing, and the second phase will consist of a ground invasion.

People carry placards bearing pictures of missing persons as they protest for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, outside the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv on October 19, 2023.

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Hamas releases two US hostages held in Gaza after Qatari mediation

The US and Israeli governments confirmed that Hamas released an American mother and daughter who were kidnapped during the group's Oct. 7 attacks.

Palestinian Orthodox attend Palm Sunday mass at a church in Gaza City on April 9, 2023.

Jerusalem’s Orthodox Patriarch: Israeli strike on Gaza church a ‘war crime’

The Saint Porphyrius Church, in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City, was built in 1150 by crusaders and is considered the oldest active church in the Gaza Strip.

TOPSHOT - Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza on October 11, 2023. Israel kept up its bombardment of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on October 11, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a political rival announced an emergency government for the duration of the conflict that has killed thousands. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Hezbollah 'recalculating' Israel's deterrence after Hamas attack, US aid

Some military experts believe Hamas' attack and the scope of proposed US military assistance to Israel point to a vulnerability that is making Israel's opponents rethink their positions.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Children light candles during a solidarity vigil organized by Lebanon's Press Photographers Syndicate and the Ajial Social Communication Center, at the Ramlet al-Bayda beach in Beirut on October 22, 2023 in memory of killed Lebanese Journalist Issam Abdallah and in support of Palestinians amid the the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)

Day 14 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Friday, Oct. 20

US President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2023. President Joe Biden will deliver a rare Oval Office speech October 19, 2023 urging Americans to back military aid for Israel and Ukraine at what he calls a perilous moment for democracy around the globe. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden links Hamas, Putin as he pledges ‘unprecedented’ Israel support

In a rare Oval Office address, President Joe Biden said he would request from Congress emergency funding for war-torn Israel and Ukraine.