Al-Monitor Staff Al-Monitor Staff Palestine | Apr 8, 2024 Netanuyahu says date set for Rafah operation as Cairo talks enter new round The Israeli prime minister's announcement came as the US dialed up pressure on Hamas to accept a cease-fire proposal tabled by CIA Director Bill Burns in Cairo over the weekend. Gulf | Apr 3, 2024 White House postpones top delegation to Saudi Arabia on Israel normalization US national security adviser Jake Sullivan's visit to Saudi Arabia has been postponed due to an injury. Washington Pulse | Mar 27, 2024 State Department staffer resigns over Biden's handling of Gaza Annelle Sheline is the second State Department official to publicly resign since Oct. 7, citing the erosion of US credibility on human rights in the Middle East as a result of the war. Lebanon | Mar 20, 2024 Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt rank least happy countries in Middle East The Middle East and North Africa are the two regions where “happiness has fallen at every age.” Mar 15, 2024 G7 nations warn Iran against sending ballistic missiles to Russia The United States and allies are warning of new economic sanctions should Tehran equip the Russian military with ballistic missiles amid the war in Ukraine. Israel | Mar 5, 2024 Israel's Gantz meets Austin, Blinken on 'unauthorized' Washington visit The Biden administration is sending a signal to Netanyahu by leveraging its longstanding ties with Gantz, as it seeks to close the gap with Israeli leadership over its approach to its war in Gaza. Palestine | Feb 29, 2024 Gaza in numbers: 30,000 dead, 80% displaced, half million on brink of famine As the war in Gaza enters its sixth month, Palestinians face violence at aid distribution points, with possibility of famine ‘almost inevitable,’ UN Palestine | Feb 29, 2024 US defense chief: Over 25,000 Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza The Pentagon quickly walked back Austin’s comment. ‘We cannot independently verify these Gaza casualty figures,’ a US defense official said. Gulf | Feb 16, 2024 US designation of Houthis as terror group comes into effect The Houthi struck a Panama-flagged tanker ship in the Gulf of Aden with a missile as Washington restored its terror designation on the group in a bid to clamp down on its attacks on commercial shipping. Turkey | Feb 7, 2024 Turkey's manufacturer of Bayraktar drones is building plant in Ukraine The Baykar CEO said “nothing” could impede the construction process for the joint Turkish-Ukrainian drone factory, dismissing security risks. Pagination Show more Latest News Israel destroys dozens of Bedouin homes in Negev desert Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 8, 2024 Empty streets and 'fear' in Gaza's Rafah since Israeli incursion by Ahlam Afana with Louis Baudoin-Laarman in Jerusalem | AFP | May 8, 2024 Biden threatens to stop arm shipments if Israel invades Rafah by Shaun TANDON, W.G. DUNLOP | AFP | May 8, 2024 See more Podcasts Is this the Golden Age of Turkish Defense Deals? The negotiating details holding up a cease-fire deal Turkey’s former PM Davutoglu, who met Hamas leaders this week, outlines their demands for peace See more
Palestine | Apr 8, 2024 Netanuyahu says date set for Rafah operation as Cairo talks enter new round The Israeli prime minister's announcement came as the US dialed up pressure on Hamas to accept a cease-fire proposal tabled by CIA Director Bill Burns in Cairo over the weekend.
Gulf | Apr 3, 2024 White House postpones top delegation to Saudi Arabia on Israel normalization US national security adviser Jake Sullivan's visit to Saudi Arabia has been postponed due to an injury.
Washington Pulse | Mar 27, 2024 State Department staffer resigns over Biden's handling of Gaza Annelle Sheline is the second State Department official to publicly resign since Oct. 7, citing the erosion of US credibility on human rights in the Middle East as a result of the war.
Lebanon | Mar 20, 2024 Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt rank least happy countries in Middle East The Middle East and North Africa are the two regions where “happiness has fallen at every age.”
Mar 15, 2024 G7 nations warn Iran against sending ballistic missiles to Russia The United States and allies are warning of new economic sanctions should Tehran equip the Russian military with ballistic missiles amid the war in Ukraine.
Israel | Mar 5, 2024 Israel's Gantz meets Austin, Blinken on 'unauthorized' Washington visit The Biden administration is sending a signal to Netanyahu by leveraging its longstanding ties with Gantz, as it seeks to close the gap with Israeli leadership over its approach to its war in Gaza.
Palestine | Feb 29, 2024 Gaza in numbers: 30,000 dead, 80% displaced, half million on brink of famine As the war in Gaza enters its sixth month, Palestinians face violence at aid distribution points, with possibility of famine ‘almost inevitable,’ UN
Palestine | Feb 29, 2024 US defense chief: Over 25,000 Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza The Pentagon quickly walked back Austin’s comment. ‘We cannot independently verify these Gaza casualty figures,’ a US defense official said.
Gulf | Feb 16, 2024 US designation of Houthis as terror group comes into effect The Houthi struck a Panama-flagged tanker ship in the Gulf of Aden with a missile as Washington restored its terror designation on the group in a bid to clamp down on its attacks on commercial shipping.
Turkey | Feb 7, 2024 Turkey's manufacturer of Bayraktar drones is building plant in Ukraine The Baykar CEO said “nothing” could impede the construction process for the joint Turkish-Ukrainian drone factory, dismissing security risks.
Empty streets and 'fear' in Gaza's Rafah since Israeli incursion by Ahlam Afana with Louis Baudoin-Laarman in Jerusalem | AFP | May 8, 2024
Biden threatens to stop arm shipments if Israel invades Rafah by Shaun TANDON, W.G. DUNLOP | AFP | May 8, 2024