Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Turkish Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin gives a press conference following talks with Sweden and Finland over their bids to join NATO at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on May 25, 2022. - Turkey on May 25 said the NATO accession process for Sweden and Finland would not move forward unless they addressed Ankara's security concerns, in talks with delegations from both Nordic states. NATO member Turkey has opposed the applications of Sweden and neighbouring Finland over what it considers leniency t

Turkey arrests two over alleged Mossad espionage ties: What to know

Turkish authorities accuse the suspects of providing intelligence for more than a decade, including technical data on communications equipment and attempting to infiltrate technological supply chains.

Diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates President Anwar Gargash (C) react on stage with Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe (R) during the World Governments Summit in Dubai on February 3, 2026. Spain will seek to ban social media for under-16s to protect them from harmful content such as pornography and violence, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on February 3, in the latest such move by governments. Australia established a world first i

On eve of talks, UAE's Gargash throws weight behind Iran-US deal

Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, spoke at a panel discussion at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, where he discussed the latest developments in Gaza, Iran, Sudan and Yemen.

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As phase 2 looms, Netanyahu insists no Turkish or Qatari troops in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Tuesday address that his country would not completely withdraw from the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the ceasefire, which the Trump administration is pushing to advance.

Truck carrying aid enters Gaza through the border crossing on Oct. 12, 2025, in Rafah, Egypt.

Israel recovers final Gaza hostage, Rafah crossing set to reopen: What to know

The Rafah crossing is expected to allow Palestinians to exit and reenter the Gaza Strip, primarily for those seeking medical treatment.

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Under fire at home over Board of Peace, Netanyahu hints Trump could OK Gaza war restart

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Trump's Board of Peace faces first test: Disarming Hamas

Palestinian Hamas militants secure the area as Egyptian workers, accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, search for the last two remaining bodies of hostages from under the rubble of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern of Gaza Strip on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Putin offers $1B in frozen assets for Gaza Board of Peace — will US unfreeze them?

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Middle East leaders join Trump’s Board of Peace despite mandate concerns

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Hamas gains support, little else in battle with Israel

Many Gazans are now questioning what they first celebrated as a victory for Hamas.

Supporters of the Shiite Hezbollah movement watch as the movement's leader Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech on a screen in the southern city of Nabatieh, Lebanon, Jan. 12, 2020.

Israel fears Hamas, Hezbollah coordinating attacks

The IDF worries about the simultaneous speeches this week of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas Gaza commander Yahya Sinwar, as both groups could launch simultaneous and coordinated attacks against Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for the fallen of the Altalena at the Nachalat Yitzhak cemetery in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, on May 26, 2021.

Netanyahu blasts UN right council's probe as 'shameful'

The UN Human Rights Council voted on Thursday to establish a “Commission of Inquiry” to investigate rights violations in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

A Palestinian worker inspects the damage at a factory in Gaza's industrial area, on May 25, 2021, which was hit by Israeli strikes prior to a cease-fire ending 11 days of deadly violence between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement which runs the enclave.

A look at which countries have pledged money to Gaza

Egypt and Qatar are leading the pack, each pledging to provide $500 million in aid to Gaza.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 24, 2021.

Egypt seeks long-term deal between Israel, Hamas

Egypt, which brokered last week's cease-fire that ended hostilities and between Israel and Hamas and also hosted Palestinian reconciliation talks earlier this year, hopes it can help put in place a long-term truce.

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UAE ramps up diplomacy following Israel-Hamas conflict

'There is no worse tragedy than that of Palestine over last 100 years,' Emirati political analyst Abdulkhaleq Abdulla told Al-Monitor.

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Israel summons French ambassador over Le Drian's 'apartheid' remarks

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s comments were “far from the reality."

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UN rights chief warns Israel's Gaza strikes could be war crimes

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for Israel to allow for independent investigations into its latest escalation with Hamas.

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell holds a press conference after attending a conference on the plight of Venezuelan refugees and immigrants, Brussels, Belgium, May 26, 2020.

Why EU falls behind US on Palestine-Israel issue

The EU has long played an active role in seeking an end to Israeli-Palestinian hostilities. Why has it lost this role?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrive for a joint press conference, days after an Egypt-brokered truce halted fighting between the Jewish state and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, May 25, 2021.

Is two-state solution back on Israel’s agenda?

Israel’s leadership must understand that as far as the Biden administration is concerned the two-state solution is back on the agenda.

Members of Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, march in Gaza City on May 22, 2021, in commemoration of senior Hamas commander Bassem Issa who was killed along with other militants in Israeli airstrikes last week.

Hamas to try collaborators in military courts, claiming legality

Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, is seeking the formation of military field courts under a PLO law to try collaborators accused of spying for Israel during the latest escalation round between the two sides.

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, Jerusalem, May 25, 2021.

Israel sets conditions for talks with Palestinians via Egypt

Reports say Israel is interested in the Egyptian initiative for indirect talks with Hamas, but conditions Hamas on advancing the return of Israeli captives and bodies of soldiers held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.