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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 14: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks during a press conference at the Israeli Parliament on November 14, 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel. Lieberman has announced his resignation as Defense Minister of Israel as a protest against the cease-fire Israel agreed to with Hamas following recent heavy rocket fire targeting Israel from Gaza Strip. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

Intel: How Israeli defense minister’s resignation is shaking up Israel, Hamas

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Abdullah al-Khawlani puts roses on the grave of his son, Waleed, who was killed by last month's Saudi-led air strike that killed dozens including children in Saada, Yemen September 4, 2018. His other son, Hafidh, who survived the strike, looks on. Picture taken September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Naif Rahma - RC164F27C730

Intel: Why cease-fire deal won’t stop Yemen’s suffering

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Al-Monitor Staff

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a rally marking the 30th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RC1E83709490

Intel: What’s behind latest US sanctions and bounties on Hezbollah and Hamas

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A view shows the remains of Hamas's TV station building that was destroyed by Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem - RC17CE86FB10

Intel: Why Israel and Hamas aren’t itching for a fight

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Al-Monitor Staff

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) celebrate the first anniversary of Raqqa province liberation from ISIS, in Raqqa, Syria Ocotber 27, 2018. REUTERS/Aboud Hamam - RC1C0393FB70

Intel: How the return of the Kurds changes the Syria fight

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A view of a part of the presidential compound after it was hit by air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC1A54A70AE0

Intel: Why the US will stop supporting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

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Houthi followers demonstrate to show rejection to an offer by the Saudi-led coalition to pay compensations for victims of an air strike in Saada, Yemen September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Naif Rahma - RC1B734F6900

Intel: Why the US thinks designating Houthis as terrorists could help peace in Yemen

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Al-Monitor Staff

Saudi army artillery fire shells towards Houthi movement positions at the Saudi border with Yemen April 15, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000060379

Intel: How Saudi Arabia is looking past the US for arms

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A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar, 300km (186 miles) east of the Strait of Hormuz January 17, 2012. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: SOCIETY) - GM1E81I0EX501

Intel: Why the US is allowing India to develop an Iranian port

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MANAMA, BAHRAIN - DECEMBER 07: (L-R) Prime Minister of Bahrain, Sheik Halifa; Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said al Said; King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia; British Prime Minister, Theresa May; King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; Vice president and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Bahrain's Crown Prince, Sheikh Salman bahrain; Gen

Intel: Why the UK won’t Brexit the Gulf

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Intel: Why Washington is putting a bounty on Kurdish insurgents

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Al-Monitor Staff

Smoke rises after an air strike during fighting between members of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria, August 15, 2017. Zohra Bensemra: "Access to the frontline of the battle for Raqqa in Syria was more limited than during the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Raqqa’s battle was different also from Mosul’s because we saw very few civilians who managed to escape. We didn’t have daily access. We were often posted in buildings used as a command base or observation point. From ther

Intel: Why the Pentagon is warning of an Islamic State ‘resurgence’

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Al-Monitor Staff