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Displaced Palestinian children carry buckets and scoop water from a flooded area outside their tents at a displacement camp in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on November 7, 2026. Gaza's Government Media Office reported that heavy rain flooded at least 70,000 tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip within 12 hours. (Photo by Mohammed Al Qumsan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Trump’s Gaza plan under fire as Israel restricts flood aid

More than a year after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire to end the war in Gaza, Israel continues to restrict the delivery of shelter materials and rubble-clearing machinery.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

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

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang listens as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, on Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington.

Explainer

What does Nvidia CEO’s resignation mean for the Middle East’s AI buildout?

Jensen Huang’s sudden resignation amid an explosive espionage scandal has thrown the future of the world’s most valuable chipmaker into uncertainty, potentially creating fallout that could buffet the Middle East's technology sector at a crucial moment.

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Eisenkot meets Netanyahu in bid to avoid Iran strikes

Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a security briefing amid opposition concerns that the government could launch a military operation against Iran.

Silvia Casadei / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images

France, US push rival UNIFIL plans ahead of Lebanon mandate expiry

With the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon due to expire in six weeks, France and the United States are advancing sharply different proposals for the country's future after UNIFIL's departure.

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France denies entry for Israeli settler leader: What to know

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Explainer

From Oct. 7 inquiry to blocking Netanyahu: Eisenkot's bloc maps out Knesset agenda

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) casts his ballot, next to his wife Sara

Analysis

Trump officials look past Netanyahu, push Eisenkot to form government quickly

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

Explainer

Uphill battle: Gadi Eisenkot's 3 paths to forming Israel's next government

Former Israeli army chief of staff and Yashar Party leader, Gadi Eisenkot, greets supporters

Samuel Wendel

Senior Analyst, Middle East Business & Tech

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Jack Dutton

Chief Business Correspondent

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Ben Caspit

Israel Columnist

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

Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Rina Bassist

Associate Editor (Israel)

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

People stand still as a two-minute air raid siren is sounded marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in Jerusalem April 28, 2014. Israel on Monday marked the annual memorial day commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during World War Two. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CONFLICT) - RTR3MVOX

Alternative Holocaust ceremonies draw young Israelis

Young Israelis prefer the alternative Holocaust ceremony over the state one, where suffering is not reclaimed by Jews only and the trauma is a basis on which to rebuild the society.

Children play at the Hagar pre-school and kindergarten in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba January 29, 2009. The school, which was closed for three weeks during the fighting in Gaza, is located within the range of rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza. Beersheba was the target of several rocket strikes during the conflict. But this school is attempting to bridge some of the cultural chasms which split the region. 25 of the school's pupils are Jewish and 25 are Arab. Picture taken January 29,

Are preschoolers ready to learn about the Holocaust?

The new initiative by the Education Ministry to introduce the Holocaust into the preschool curriculum has provoked a heated debate as to whether its motives are educational or nationalist.

Israeli soldiers stand in formation before the opening ceremony of the annual Holocaust Memorial Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem April 27, 2014. Starting Sunday evening, Israel marks the annual memorial day commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during World War Two. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY) - RTR3MTXI

Israelis unmoved by Abbas Holocaust statement

It's best to leave the Holocaust out of politics.

Holocaust survivors pray during their Bar Mitzvah ceremony at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City October 22, 2012. On Monday a group of sixteen males survivors of the genocide celebrated the traditional Jewish coming of age ceremony, normally marked at the age of 13. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) - RTR39FSB

Holocaust survivors feel abandoned by Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allocates huge resources to the Iranian nuclear threat, which he qualifies as "a second Holocaust," but is facing criticism for not doing enough to assist elderly Holocaust survivors.

A Palestinian boy looks out through the window of his house at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City April 22, 2014. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) sent a delegation to Gaza on Tuesday to negotiate unity with militant group Hamas for the first time since their 2007 conflict, potentially boosting Fatah leader and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's position. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) - RTR3M9M9

Palestinian street doubtful of Fatah-Hamas reconciliation

The latest Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement has yet to convince the Palestinian public that this is the deal that will end the internal division.

U.S. President Barack Obama waves after addressing Israeli students at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem March 21, 2013. Obama appealed directly on Thursday to the Israeli people to put themselves in the shoes of stateless Palestinians and recognise that Jewish settlement activity in occupied territory hurts prospects for peace. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3FA2G

The myth of Obama’s failure in the Middle East

US diplomacy is actively engaged on all fronts in the region, while the president’s critics offer no feasible alternatives.

Flowers are seen after being placed beside the names of World War Two Nazi concentration camps during a ceremony entitled "Unto Every Person There is a Name," marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, April 28, 2014. Israel on Monday marked the annual memorial day commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during World War Two. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CONFLICT) - RTR3MWTB

Israel has moral duty to recognize Armenian genocide

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israelis must rethink their stance on the Armenian genocide and act out of a moral imperative, not political considerations vis-a-vis Turkey.

Palestinians wave national flags as they celebrate after an announcement of a reconciliation agreement in Gaza City April 23, 2014. The Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas's Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) agreed on Wednesday to implement a unity pact, both sides announced in a joint news conference. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3MBX7

Abbas goes big with Hamas deal; the Temple Mount fault line

PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas plays the Hamas card; watch out for the "Hebronization" of the Temple Mount; Al-Monitor launches Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish newsletters.

The Palestinian trend in Israeli cuisine

Modern Palestinian restaurants are flourishing in Israel with dishes inspired by the medieval Muslim empire, reflecting a growing interest in Islamic and Arabic culture.

People dance at a gay party in a Tel Aviv night club January 20, 2012. Less than an hour away but a world apart from traditional places of pilgrimage in the Holy Land, Israel's free-wheeling city of Tel Aviv has become a Mediterranean hotspot for gay tourism. Picture taken January 20, 2012. REUTERS/Nir Elias (ISRAEL - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL) - RTR2WRZE

Violence, alcohol take toll on Israeli youth

The stabbing to death of a youth in a nightclub this week has shaken the Israeli public, revealing a society exposed to harsh violence and alcohol abuse.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas listens to remarks about the Middle East peace talks at the State Department in Washington, September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR2HU8I

Former Israeli minister says public brainwashed about Abbas

In an interview with Al-Monitor, former Labor Minister Ephraim Sneh rejects the claim that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is not a partner for peace, saying the Israeli public has undergone Goebbelsian-style brainwashing.

Senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmed (L), head of the Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh (C) and senior Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouq hold their hands after announcing a reconciliation agreement in Gaza City April 23, 2014. The Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas's Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) agreed on Wednesday to implement a unity pact, both sides announced in a joint news conference.REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3MC27

Israel should give Palestinian reconciliation a chance

The Fatah-Hamas reconciliation took Israel and others by surprise, and while intelligence sources are skeptical about the move, it should be given a chance because Hamas might be ready to enter the negotiating tent.