Newsletter: Daily Briefing Trump says Hormuz to reopen after ‘very good’ Iran talks Turkey submits draft law that would bring PKK peace; UN says Iran executed at least 56 people since March; and more. By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Gaza family buries 112 recovered from war rubble after Israeli strike In early July, Gaza’s Government Media Office said that more than 2,700 families have been erased from the civil registry after all their members were killed by Israeli military action. Palestine
Analysis Netanyahu’s Gaza double game: Back Trump, reassure Israel’s right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to both give the impression that Israel retains total freedom of action in Gaza while allowing the Board of Peace to move ahead with President Donald Trump’s peace plan. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Analysis How Hamas disarmament deal may test Iran's regional strategy A possible Hamas decision to disarm would represent more than a Gaza development, testing Iran's decades-old strategy of projecting power through regional allies. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Hamas says Israel must withdraw first after Trump announces Gaza deal By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Iran warns Trump against seizing frozen assets By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
WEF Dreams And Palestinian Realities The rosy picture that US and Israeli officials are trying to portray at the World Economic Forum is viewed skeptically by a grieving couple who were unable to see the wife's dying mother. Palestine
Israeli, Palestinian Business Leaders Seek to Break Impasse A new peace initiative will be presented at the World Economic Forum in Jordan this weekend, May 24-26. Palestine
Kerry Pursues 'Resumed Negotiations' Palestinian reconciliation must precede an Israeli-Palestinian settlement. Palestine
Kerry’s 'Shawarma Diplomacy' Wins Mixed Palestinian Response US Secretary of State John Kerry’s unscheduled detour in the West Bank to buy a shawarma sandwich has given rise to speculation about his motives. Palestine
The Israel-Egypt-Hamas Triangle in the Sinai The threat posed by Salafists and other jihadists in the northern Sinai has resulted in Hamas, Egypt and Israel recognizing their mutual interests. Palestine
Memo to John Kerry: 'Two-State Solution' Bankrupt Kilometers of fine roads testify to the fact that illegal outposts in the West Bank flourish under the auspices of the Israeli government. Palestine
Gaza Prisoner's Wife Impregnated Via Sperm Smuggled From Jail With many married Palestinian prisoners unable to have children because they are separated from their wives, some are resorting to in-vitro fertilization after smuggling their sperm samples from prison. Palestine
Jerusalem Eviction Postponed, Offering a Glimmer of Hope The Shamasneh family, residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in east Jerusalem, are facing eviction under Israeli laws that allow Jewish residents to take back property owned prior to 1948. Palestine
Durrah's Father: My Son Is Dead At the site of Muhammad al-Durrah's grave, his father Jamal recounts his son's final moments, rebuking Israeli claims that he was not killed by Israeli gunfire. Palestine
New Palestinian Movement Calls for One-State Solution Frustrated at the lack of progress, Palestinians of various backgrounds have joined to create a movement that explicitly calls for a single democratic state in historic Palestine. Palestine
Washington Relaxed About Prospect Of Erdogan Visit to Gaza US President Barack Obama seems confident that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won’t upset the Turkey-Israel rapprochement. Palestine
Six Nautical Miles Not Enough For Gaza Fishermen Israel's announcement to re-extend Gaza's fishing zone from three to six nautical miles comes at the end of the lucrative sardine season and does not promise relief for fishermen. Palestine
