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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...

Israeli army claims it killed senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon

Middle East Monitor / August 16, 2026 The Israeli army claimed on Sunday that it killed Abu Hassan Alaa, a senior commander of the Lebanese...

[VIDEO] Israeli forces raid Hebron, force Palestinians to close shops

Middle East Monitor / August 16, 2026 Israeli forces on Saturday forced Palestinian shopkeepers to close their shops during a raid in the occupied West...

Trump was ‘joking’ about declaring Strait of Hormuz US territory: US...

Middle East Monitor / August 15, 2026 US President Donald Trump was “joking” when he said he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a US...

US Reaper losses mount as Iran war reshapes drone warfare

Sam Hamad The New Arab / August 15, 2026 US Reaper losses in the Iran war expose the cost of high-end drones as Washington expands cheaper,...

Palestinians in Qusra say they have faced attack by militant Jewish...

Pesha Magid Reuters / August 15, 2026 JERUSALEM – Families on the outskirts of Qusra, the West Bank village where Palestinian homes have been under siege for nearly...

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 in worst toll since...

William Christou The Guardian / August 15, 2026 Rescue services search for survivors and bodies after airstrikes hit homes in Ansar and Deir al-Zahrani. Eleven people have...

Israel’s greatest fear is FPV drones in the hands of West...

Robert Inlakesh The Palestine Chronicle / August 15, 2026 If the West Bank resistance gets their hands on FPV drones, this means small teams can run...

‘De facto annexation’: Israel moves settlement enforcement from army to police

TPC Staff The Palestine Chronicle / August 15, 2026 Israel is preparing to transfer law enforcement powers over illegal West Bank Jewish settlements from the military...

Hamas to hold Gaza leadership vote as Amoudi emerges favourite

Diaa al-Kahlout The New Arab / August 15, 2026 Doha – Hamas will hold internal elections in Gaza next week, with Ali al-Amoudi emerging as the...

Gaza starvation: why Israel’s supporters are misrepresenting UNICEF study

Peter Oborne & Irfan Chowdhury Middle East Eye / August 14, 2026 Data showing lower malnutrition levels in the enclave should be cheered - but these...

Trump threatens to declare Strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United...

Maya Yang The Guardian / August 14, 2026 Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signalled new policy position, not clear. Donald...

Paper tiger: the US trillion-dollar war machine

Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J. S. Davies Consortium News / August 14, 2026 With its unwinnable war on Iran, the U.S. urgently needs to rethink the illegal...

US has lost roughly 25 percent of its Reaper drones in...

MEE Staff Middle East Eye / August 14, 2026 The US has depleted critical standoff munitions and interceptors as it wages war on Iran. The US-Israeli war...

Netanyahu brands Britain an ‘Islamic republic’ as it prepares Israel sanctions

Elis Gjevori Middle East Eye / August 14, 2026 The Israeli prime minister attacks London despite years of British arms sales, intelligence sharing and diplomatic protection. Israeli...

[disregard] Trump says USS Lincoln’s record time at sea during Iran...

Konstantin Toropin & Aamer Madhani AP / August 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring nearly nine...

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