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JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands and speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on the day of Trump's address on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein - Pool/Getty Images)

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إيران وغزة: لماذا قد يأتي دعم ترامب لنتنياهو بشروط؟

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Israeli troops stand guard on the dividing line between the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and Syrian, near Majdal Shams, July 16, 2025.

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«المشكلة والحل»: مكالمة نتنياهو وشرع تكشف معضلة إسرائيل في سوريا

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A giant electoral poster for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party with the slogan "no surrender" is displayed on the facade of a building in Tel Aviv on Sept. 29, 2026

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في محاولة لكسب ود السعودية، قد يشن نتنياهو هجوماً على اليمن قبل الانتخابات

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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA - OCTOBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up an appearance at a campaign rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds on October 05, 2026 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Trump is campaigning for incumbent U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Gov. Jim Pillen ahead of the November midterm elections. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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صفقة أم حرب؟ إسرائيل تخشى تداعيات الخطوة التالية لترامب بشأن إيران

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the state memorial ceremony for the third anniversary of Oct. 7 attack, at Mount Herzl military cemetery, Jerusalem, Oct. 5, 2026.

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بعد ثلاث سنوات من 7 أكتوبر، يختبر تمسك حماس بغزة "النصر الكامل" لنتنياهو.

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Abraham Accords signing

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كيف يكشف هجوم فلاي دبي عن ثغرات في العلاقات الأمنية بين إسرائيل والإمارات؟

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after speaking during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on Sept. 24, 2026.

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تفاصيل مساعي نتنياهو الحثيثة لعقد لقاء مع محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس الوزراء الإماراتي

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ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images

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هل يستطيع نتنياهو تحويل عزلة إسرائيل في الأمم المتحدة إلى قوة داخلية؟

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ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images

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لماذا ينأى نتنياهو بنفسه عن ترامب قبل الانتخابات الإسرائيلية

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on as he attends a trade agreement signature ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris on August 24, 2026. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

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كيف يستغل نتنياهو تهديد الحوثيين في مساعي التطبيع السعودية السرية

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Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, brandish their weapons during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026. The country relapsed into war in July after years of calm, drawn into the regional conflict triggered by the US-Israeli offensive against Iran that began at the end of February. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP via Getty Images)

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ونظرًا لافتقارها إلى الردع، تعارض المؤسسة الأمنية الإسرائيلية الهجمات على الحوثيين.

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TOPSHOT - Explosions from projectile interceptions by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system are pictured over Tel Aviv on February 28, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with Israel's public broadcaster reporting that the Iranian supreme leader had been targeted, as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states and Israel. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

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إسرائيل تستعد لهجوم إيراني مع اشتداد الضغط الاقتصادي الذي يمارسه ترامب على طهران

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