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Summarising the Israeli government’s position on Iran

‘If we can have a coup, great. If we can have people on the streets, great. If we can have a civil war, great. Israel couldn’t care...

[VIDEO] Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for...

Julia Frankel & Menelaos Hadjicostis AP / May 20, 2026 JERUSALEM – Israeli forces on Tuesday intercepted all remaining vessels from an activist flotilla attempting to...

Breakaway Somaliland moves closer to Israel with Jerusalem embassy

Amr Salahi The New Arab / May 20, 2026 The unrecognised state of Somaliland, which is officially an Islamic country, announced that it will establish its...

The Ellisons’ pro-Trump [pro-Israel] media monopoly threatens democracy

Dan Dinello Informed Comment / May 20, 2026 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and CBS News were sacrificed to satisfy Donald Trump‘s childish vindictiveness. This...

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 19, including children and women,...

AP / May 20, 2026 BEIRUT – Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children,...

‘The door to the future of Gaza is still closed’: Trump’s...

Cate Brown, Emma Graham-Harrison & Julian Borger The Guardian / May 20, 2026 Diplomatic impasse and lack of progress on the ground has left countries that...

How Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran’s steel industry

Ahmad Baydoun, Chris Osieck & Nilo Tabrizy New Lines Magazine / May 20, 2026 Satellite imagery, geolocated footage and 3D reconstruction show how strikes on two...

‘We don’t know when the bulldozers will come’: Palestinians fear expulsion...

Agnese Boffano The New Arab / May 20, 2026 Israel's far-right finance minister has ordered plans to expel Palestinians from Khan al-Ahmar amid fears of ethnic...

Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as...

Matthew Lee & Farnoush Amiri AP / May 19, 2026 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he...

Trump says he’s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at...

Michelle L. Price AP / May 19, 2026 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for...

Hezbollah drones limiting 80% of Israeli army operations in Lebanon

Sarah Khalil The New Arab / May 19, 2026 Israeli media says Hezbollah’s explosive drones are restricting up to 80% of Israeli army operations in southern...

Video and satellite photos show Iran war oil spill on Persian...

Jon Cambrell AP / May 19, 2026 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A mysterious attack on an Iranian oil refinery during the Iran war caused an...

[Israel’s Trojan horse] The UAE’s image as a Middle Eastern haven...

Jon Gambrell AP / May 19, 2026 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates for decades has advertised itself as a haven for international...

Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich says ICC is seeking his arrest

Reuters / May 19, 2026 Smotrich vows to retaliate by waging ‘war’ on Palestinian Authority and orders evacuation of a West Bank village. Jerusalem – Israel’s...

Briefing Note – Iran Crisis – Monitor #6

International Crisis Group / May 19, 2026 In this weekly update, Crisis Group experts take stock of developments in the Middle East war and the...

‘It fails under testing, but it’s what we have’: ban forces...

Mohamed Solaimane The Guardian / May 18, 2026 With Israel blocking imports of building materials, those rebuilding in Gaza are recycling ruins to make new homes. Khan...

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