Category: Middle East

Wed 06 August 2025: Egypt has initiated training for hundreds of Palestinians to take on security responsibilities in the Gaza Strip as soon as a ceasefire deal is brokered with Israel, according to a report from Israeli media. An article in the Israeli magazine Epoch detailed Egypt’s comprehensive plan to regain control of Gaza, explaining […]

Tue 05 August 2025: The group’s letter says the Israeli army has already achieved its objectives and the release of Israeli captives can be achieved only through a deal. More than 600 former Israeli security chiefs have urged United States President Donald Trump to bring an end to Israel’s war on Gaza as deaths of […]

Tue 05 August 2025: Netanyahu’s war cabinet set to approve military operations across entire enclave, according to Israeli media. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to announce plans to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, Israeli media have reported. Netanyahu’s decision will see the Israeli military expand its operations across the entire enclave, including areas […]

Mon 04 August 2025: An opinion poll on Sunday revealed a sharp decline in public trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his government, and the army, Anadolu reports. A survey by the Institute for National Security Studies, a Tel Aviv-based research institution, showed that 76% of Israelis have lost trust in Netanyahu’s government, which has been […]

Mon 04 August 2025: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed Monday to apply justice as he marked the 5th anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. In a statement shared by the Lebanese presidency on X, Aoun described the Aug. 4, 2020 blast – one of the world’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions – as “a major crime […]

Sun 03 August 2025: The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Saturday it will not give up its arms unless an “independent, fully sovereign” Palestinian state is established. The statement came following reports by the Israeli daily Haaretz citing a recording attributed to US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff: “Hamas has said that they are prepared […]

Sat 02 August 2025: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday urged the international community to act swiftly to prevent the mass death of children in the Gaza Strip, where conditions continue to deteriorate amid Israel’s ongoing war, Anadolu reports. “Today, I want to keep the focus on Gaza, because it’s in Gaza where the suffering is […]