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Israeli soldiers arrive in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which has faced escalating Israeli settler violence over the past month, on Aug. 29, 2026.

Analysis

随着以色列定居者袭击事件不断升级，特朗普却避免公开向内塔尼亚胡施压。

最近，以色列占领的约旦河西岸发生了一系列针对巴勒斯坦人的袭击事件，以色列定居者烧毁了巴勒斯坦人的房屋、清真寺和农田。

Elizabeth Hagedorn

由 Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Fighters supporting the Aden-based internationally recognized Yemeni government gather during a vigil along the Red Sea shore in Khokha, in Yemen's western Hodeidah province, on July 20, 2026, calling for a resumption of hostilities with the Houthi group currently controlling the capital, Sanaa.

也门西部胡塞武装冲突升级，导致13名政府军士兵丧生：你需要了解什么

胡塞武装在也门西部发动大规模攻势，造成至少13名政府军士兵死亡。

A flare fired by the Israeli military lands over the highlands of the area of Ali al-Taher as seen from nearby Marjayoun (Marjeyoun) in southern Lebanon on June 14, 2026.

阿里·塔赫尔山脊为何成为以色列和真主党冲突的爆发点

以色列加强了对这座战略山丘周围的空袭和地面行动，试图将真主党赶出去。

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以色列将在下次会谈前释放5名黎巴嫩囚犯：你需要了解哪些信息

以色列方面表示，被拘留者是“平民，他们不是恐怖组织的成员，也没有参与恐怖主义活动，因此没有理由继续将他们关押在以色列”。

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法国警方在湖中发现一把枪，并调查其是否与2012年伊拉克一起家庭谋杀案有关。

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美国扩大对伊朗的军事行动，袭击油轮

A women stands overlooking the water as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 10, 2026, off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran.

伊朗誓言继续采取军事行动，与美国的敌对行动再度升级。

In this picture obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim on September 2, 2026 a destroyed vehicle is pictured at the site of an overnight strike in Kuhestak, Sirik County, in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on September 2, 2026. Iranian forces said on September 2 that they launched attacks on US military targets in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and other countries in the region, vowing "severe" consequences for renewed American attacks on the Islamic republic. (Photo by Masoud Moha

习近平十年来首次访问埃及，开罗卷入中美人工智能争端

Vehicles drive beneath a large screen displaying portraits of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Cairo on Aug. 31, 2026.

Lebanese Minister of Economy Amin Salam (R) vists the port of the capital Beirut, as a corner of the silos which were destroyed in a massive explosion on August 4, 2020, burns on July 14, 2022. - The fire at the port's blast-hit grain silos, at risk of collapse due to severe damage, ignited at the start of the month because of fermentation of remaining grain stocks paired with rising temperatures. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

黎巴嫩前经济部长阿明·萨拉姆因贪污罪被捕

此次逮捕发生在这位前央行行长因贪污和洗钱等罪名被捕近一年之后。

Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' DEM Party attend a rally for the Turkish Municipal elections to be held on March 31, in Esenyurt Square in Istanbul, on Feb. 25, 2024.

被监禁的库尔德工人党领导人奥贾兰“可能”在和平谈判期间会见土耳其政界人士

此次潜在会谈将是自 1999 年阿卜杜拉·奥贾兰被捕以来双方首次直接接触。

A Sudanese army officer walks near an armoured vehicle seized after their capture of a base used by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries after the latter group evacuated from the Salha area of Omdurman, the twin-city of Sudan's capital, on May 26, 2025. Sudan, Africa's third largest country, has been ravaged by more than two years of war between the army and the RSF. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced 13 million and created what the United Nations describes as the

利比亚冲突后苏丹军队撤出边境地区：需要了解的情况

苏丹军队在与哈利法·哈夫塔尔领导的利比亚军队发生冲突后撤出了动荡的边境地区，哈夫塔尔被指控支持苏丹准军事快速支援部队。

A view of Iran's domestically made satellite launch vehicles (SLVs) and missiles in the Museum of Holy Defense in Tehran, Iran on April 17, 2025. The term "Holy Defense" is used to refer to Iran-Iraq war that took 8 years. (Photo by AO / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by AO/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

随着特朗普对协议“失去信心”，伊朗威胁该地区的美国基地

几十年来，美国一直在中东各地设立军事基地，其中规模最大的（按人员数量计算）是卡塔尔的乌代德空军基地。

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a swearing-in ceremony for Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Analysis

特朗普对伊朗的耐心可能已经耗尽

关注“让美国再次伟大”阵营和鹰派阵营之间的分歧可能忽略了更大的问题；特朗普一直在举办有关伊朗外交和战略的大师班。

Andrew Parasiliti

由 Andrew Parasiliti

圣战极端主义抬头，伊朗处决9名“ISIS武装分子”：你需要知道什么

尽管伊朗长期以来一直声称通过已故将军卡西姆·苏莱曼尼发起的战役彻底消灭了伊斯兰国，但近年来该国一直在努力应对该激进组织的致命复苏。

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they make their way to a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on July 20, 2022.

在海湾压力下，阿巴斯告诉马克龙“哈马斯将不再统治加沙”

近几周，随着加沙战火不断蔓延，加沙与以色列的协议仍未达成，阿巴斯加强了反哈马斯的言论，但哈马斯拒绝解除武装。

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives at the 6th European Political Community summit on May 16, 2025, at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania.

土耳其与欧盟暂停三年防务谈判：需要了解的信息

安卡拉寻求在欧盟安全中发挥更大作用，共同安全与防务政策谈判经过三年多的中断后再次举行。

Peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ride in armoured vehicles during a patrol along the border with Israel by the village of Kfar Kila in south Lebanon on June 4, 2025. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

联黎部队遭受袭击，黎巴嫩称已拆除 500 个军火库

黎巴嫩总理表示，自以色列与真主党战争结束以来，黎巴嫩南部军队已拆除了500多个军火库。他的声明恰逢总统约瑟夫·奥恩访问约旦，这是他最近一次访问该地区，旨在重振阿黎关系。

The US Central Command Commander General Michael Kurilla speaks at the 18th IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain's capital on Nov. 19, 2022.

美国将军称以色列袭击伊朗将危及该地区的军队

即将离任的美国中央司令部将军迈克尔·埃里克·库里拉表示，如果外交手段无法遏制德黑兰的核浓缩活动，他已向特朗普政府提供了“广泛的军事应对方案”。

US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack meets Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa in Damascus, on May 29, 2025.

Interview

特朗普特使称，美国认为叙利亚总统沙拉面临被暗杀的风险

美国叙利亚问题特使汤姆·巴拉克还讨论了下一步制裁解除的措施、叙利亚与以色列的关系以及特朗普政府为什么不参与“国家建设”。

Tom Barrack

Tom Barrack

US special envoy for Syria

US President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance (R) meet with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 4, 2025.

Analysis

美国等待伊朗回应，以色列军方准备“下令”发动袭击

如果德黑兰决定拒绝华盛顿提出的新核协议，总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡将必须做出自己的决定：是否打击伊朗。

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense