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Gazans recount how they are dealing with death and destruction

Hana Salah | Palestine | May 14, 2021

Has war on Hamas given Netanyahu a political lifeline?

Week in Review | Israel | May 14, 2021

Turkish vaccinated tourism video provokes anger

Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | May 15, 2021

Hamas scrambles to learn how Israel killed its military leaders hiding in secret locations

Rockets launched toward Israel from the northern Gaza Strip and response from the Israeli missile defense system known as the Iron Dome leave streaks through the sky on May 14, 2021, in Gaza City, Gaza.

Rasha Abou Jalal | Palestine | May 14, 2021

Despite Gaza rockets, Israelis most concerned over internal Jewish-Arab rift

An Israeli police car burns after an Arab Israeli demonstration following the funeral of Mousa Hassouna in the central city of Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, May 11, 2021.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | May 14, 2021

Lawmaker says Iran missing 200,000 vaccines

Al-Monitor Staff | May 13, 2021

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Jerusalem and West Bank unrest generated by Netanyahu’s policies, says Eran Etzion

On Israel with Ben Caspit | May 11, 2021

Insights

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An undated image of New Rafah City under construction

Egypt to complete construction of New Rafah City

New Rafah City is becoming a reality in northern Sinai, giving displaced Rafah residents hope for a new and secure life and Egypt a chance to better fight the Islamic State in the border area with the Palestinian Gaza Strip.

Amr Emam | Egypt | May 17, 2021

A picture taken on Nov. 5, 2015, during a tour with the Libyan coastguard shows the Central Bank of Libya in the capital, Tripoli.

Rifts plague Libya’s central bank

George Mikhail | Egypt | May 16, 2021

Al Aqsa, Jerusalem unite Palestinians again

Daoud Kuttab | Palestine | May 16, 2021

Crypto fever grips Turkey despite risks, new regulations

Diego Cupolo | Turkey | May 16, 2021

Palestinian women from the murabitat shout slogans during a protest against Jewish groups visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Jerusalem, Sept. 20, 2015.

Palestinian women in Jerusalem in crossfire of Israeli Police, settlers

Mai Abu Hasaneen | Palestine | May 16, 2021

Gaza under fire, testimonies from under the shelling

Hadeel Al Gherbawi | Palestine | May 15, 2021

Rockets launched from Syria land in Israel amid Gaza conflict

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | May 15, 2021

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A member of the Israeli security forces fires tear gas at Palestinian protesters, during confrontations with them in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on May 14, 2021.

Seven Palestinians killed in West Bank as violence spreads

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 14, 2021

IDF claims three rockets fired from Lebanon toward Israel

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | May 13, 2021

Hamas open to halting hostilities with Israel, Russia says

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 13, 2021

Egypt's Sisi approves plan to widen, deepen Suez Canal after stuck ship

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 13, 2021

Erdogan wants to 'teach a deterrent lesson' to Israel

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 12, 2021

Protests, violence break out in mixed Jewish-Arab cities of Israel

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | May 11, 2021

Mixed reactions from Congress to Jerusalem conflict

Al-Monitor Staff | Washington Pulse | May 10, 2021

Fire breaks out at Kuwait's largest oil field

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 10, 2021

Locals watch as the the stricken Kuzma Minin is towed out to sea in Falmouth on Dec. 18, 2018 in Cornwall, England.

Russian ship gets stuck near Caspian en route to Iran

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 10, 2021

Syrian state media: Israeli helicopter attacks near border

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 10, 2021

Intel: UN finds undeclared chemical weapons stockpile in Syria

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | May 7, 2021

Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians in West Bank following attack

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 7, 2021

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A member of a mission from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is seen in a photo released May 11 in front of recently discovered tombs in Sohag.

Egypt unearths 250 rock tombs in Sohag

Ahmed Gomaa | Culture | May 16, 2021

A NASA security helicopter flies past the Vehicle Assembly Building on launch day at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States, May 26, 2020.

NASA engineer from Gaza following escalation with concern

Hana Salah | Culture | May 14, 2021

Bicycling program for women finds both supporters, critics in Gaza

Rasha Abou Jalal | Culture | May 10, 2021

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Gazans recount how they are dealing with death and destruction

Has war on Hamas given Netanyahu a political lifeline?

Turkish vaccinated tourism video provokes anger

Hamas scrambles to learn how Israel killed its military leaders hiding in secret locations

Despite Gaza rockets, Israelis most concerned over internal Jewish-Arab rift

Lawmaker says Iran missing 200,000 vaccines

How Sheikh Jarrah became a flashpoint in latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Press watchdog calls on Israel to avoid harming journalists in Gaza

Israeli ground troops deployed near Gaza border

WATCH: Israeli air force shoots down Hamas drone

FEATURED PODCAST

Ebtesam Al-Ketbi discusses the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, the Abraham Accords, the Iran talks, UAE diplomacy in the Horn of Africa, and more

FEATURED PODCAST

Jerusalem and West Bank unrest generated by Netanyahu’s policies, says Eran Etzion

Insights

Egypt to complete construction of New Rafah City

Rifts plague Libya’s central bank

Al Aqsa, Jerusalem unite Palestinians again

Crypto fever grips Turkey despite risks, new regulations

Palestinian women in Jerusalem in crossfire of Israeli Police, settlers

Gaza under fire, testimonies from under the shelling

Rockets launched from Syria land in Israel amid Gaza conflict

News

Seven Palestinians killed in West Bank as violence spreads

IDF claims three rockets fired from Lebanon toward Israel

Hamas open to halting hostilities with Israel, Russia says

Egypt's Sisi approves plan to widen, deepen Suez Canal after stuck ship

Erdogan wants to 'teach a deterrent lesson' to Israel

Protests, violence break out in mixed Jewish-Arab cities of Israel

Mixed reactions from Congress to Jerusalem conflict

Fire breaks out at Kuwait's largest oil field

Russian ship gets stuck near Caspian en route to Iran

Syrian state media: Israeli helicopter attacks near border

Intel: UN finds undeclared chemical weapons stockpile in Syria

Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians in West Bank following attack

Culture

Egypt unearths 250 rock tombs in Sohag

NASA engineer from Gaza following escalation with concern

Bicycling program for women finds both supporters, critics in Gaza

Videos

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