Trump’s Gaza plan stalls as Hamas resists disarmament The militant group appears to be stalling as the mediators push it to accept a US-backed disarmament proposal. United States
Israel's Netanyahu suing New York Times over column on Palestinian rape Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar rejected New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof's accusations of systematic sexual abuse and rape of Palestinian prisoners, calling the claims a "blood libel." United States
Newsletter: Palestine Palestine elections chief: Vote ‘transparent’ despite war, restrictions In an exclusive interview, Rami Hamdallah defended the transparency of recent Palestinian local elections while outlining the political and logistical barriers to voting in Gaza and East Jerusalem. By Daoud Kuttab In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics
EU ministers agree to sanction violent West Bank settlers: What to know European foreign ministers have agreed to sanction extremist West Bank settlers, but are still discussing the list of names. Israel
Feature Gazans show cautious hope ahead of first local elections in 20 years By Rasha Abou Jalal In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Analysis On eve of Palestinian local elections, competition in short supply By Daoud Kuttab In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics
Interview Olmert: Only Israel-Lebanon deal can curb Hezbollah, occupation 'unviable' Ehud Olmert Former Israeli prime minister
'Quietly complicit': second US official quits over Biden’s Gaza war handling Tariq Habash, a Department of Education political appointee, said he could no longer represent an administration that “does not value all human life equally.” Israel
Over 1 million people displaced to Gaza’s Rafah since war began With nearly two million people displaced in the Gaza Strip, a UN relief agency has called out Israel for subjecting the Palestinians to collective punishment. Palestine
US braces for escalation as Hezbollah weighs Israel retaliation Israel's suspected killing of Saleh al-Arouri, a senior Hamas member based in Lebanon, has raised fears of more spillover from the war in Gaza. Israel
Interview Salam Fayyad says he is not part of Gaza ‘day after’ talks The former Palestinian prime minister told Al-Monitor that any discussion of post-war rule in Gaza "must be based on national consensus." Salam Fayyad Former Palestine Prime Minister
Analysis Who is Saleh al-Arouri, top Hamas official killed in Beirut? Saleh al-Arouri played a large political and military role in Hamas, and his death may elicit a strong response from Hezbollah. By Adam Lucente In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change
Prospects dim for post-war Palestinian economic recovery David Rosenberg In Tel Aviv, reporting on business and tech
With confidence at all-time high, can China emerge as Mideast peace broker? China is riding a wave of support since its Iran-Saudi agreement, but experts say the Palestinian-Israeli brokerage is a different matter. Israel
