Iran war deepens Gaza crisis as prices soar, aid falters Gazans fear that Israel could exploit the wider regional war to reenter Gaza, especially as buffer zones along the border continue to expand and civilians are targeted to keep them away. By Daoud Kuttab In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics
'Apartheid': Arab countries including UAE, Jordan decry new Israeli law A group of foreign ministers struck out at a new Israeli law requiring the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism in military courts. Palestine
Settler violence spike exposes Israeli government rift with military Knesset member Ram Ben-Barak of centrist Yesh Atid told Al-Monitor that the government must permit the use of administrative detention for extremist settlers to curb the violence. Israel
Analysis India's Modi arrives in Israel as fears grow of US-Iran conflict The Indian prime minister’s visit highlights growing cooperation on defense, AI, drones and regional trade, while signaling closer diplomatic coordination. By Rina Bassist In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs
Analysis Why Turkey’s exclusion from Gaza force may be a strategic blessing By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security
In policy shift, White House links Israel-Saudi normalization to Palestinian statehood By Jared Szuba In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military
What is Hizb ut-Tahrir, anti-Israel Islamist group banned in the UK? The international Islamist group has been banned across the Middle East and is known for espousing antisemitism. Palestine
Second Israeli soccer player in Turkey dropped over Gaza hostages post Karzev’s departure comes amid rising Turkish-Israeli tensions against the backdrop of the war in Gaza. Turkey
Mexico, Chile call on ICC to investigate Israel over Gaza war As the International Court of Justice investigates South Africa's complaint, Mexico and Chile are also calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes against Palestinians. Israel
Analysis 'Hallucination' or realpolitik? Netanyahu's long shot at Israel-Saudi normalization Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still hopes to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia after rejecting US proposals for Palestinian control of Gaza and the West Bank. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
EU Parliament calls for conditional Gaza cease-fire if hostages released, Hamas dismantled For the first time since Oct. 7, the European Parliament called on Israel to stop fighting in Gaza, but also said that a cease-fire should be accompanied by the release of all abductees and the dismantling of Hamas. Israel
Davos 2024: Israel’s Herzog says 'coalition of nations' should take charge in post-war Gaza The Israeli president admitted that a plan hadn’t been finalized, but insisted that plenty of talks were going on. Israel
Israel's Netanyahu tells US he opposes Palestinian state after Gaza war Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that he will not succumb to American pressure to end the war, and that he intends to continue until all of Israel's goals are fulfilled. Israel
Pakistan conducts strikes inside Iran as China, Turkey call for restraint The region is already at a boiling point as the Israel-Hamas war continues to reverberate across the Middle East, with attacks in Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Iran
Davos 2024: Blinken says Palestinian statehood could help isolate Iran The US secretary of state called former President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal "a big mistake." Iran
How Iran chose easy targets in Iraq's Erbil to avoid Israeli reprisal As the Islamic Republic and its hardcore loyalists chanted in triumph, debates heated up as to whether the attack was meant only for domestic propaganda and flexing about a promised "revenge" that seemed to have been exacted on the wrong, easy target. Iran
Blinken says stay on the job as federal employees protest Gaza The organizers behind Tuesday’s “Day of Mourning” said federal employees at more than two dozen agencies planned to take off work to protest the administration's handling of the Gaza war. Israel
