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Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid (L) speaks to outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, during a meeting at the Knesset (parliament), in Jerusalem on June 30, 2022. - Final approval of the parliament dissolution bill was initially expected by midnight but was postponed to June 30 as coalition and opposition lawmakers sparred over last-minute legislative details, several sources familiar with the parliamentary said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

贝内特和拉皮德能否团结以色列反对派，推翻内塔尼亚胡？

在以色列下次选举前六个月，反对派领导人纳夫塔利·贝内特和亚伊尔·拉皮德决定以反内塔尼亚胡的竞选组合参选。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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Analysis

海湾地区的“铁穹”：伊朗战争如何使阿联酋与以色列的防务关系投入运作

此次部署是该系统在以色列境外首次用于实战，标志着阿联酋与以色列的关系正从政治正常化转向军事协调。

Francesco Schiavi

由 Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Soldiers from Iran's land, navy, air force and special forces parade on the occasion of National Army Day in Tehran, capital of Iran on April 18, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

伊朗如何在停火掩盖其战略调整的同时重建其遭受重创的军队

伊朗正利用脆弱的停火协议，通过重新部署和逆向工程来恢复元气，为再次发生冲突做好更全面的准备。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

如果没有退出策略，以色列将面临气焰嚣张的真主党，在伊朗问题上的选择也将十分有限。

尽管唐纳德·特朗普总统仍未决定是否再次打击伊朗，但以色列军队却在黎巴嫩泥潭中越陷越深，真主党也得到了加强。

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

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特朗普致电祝贺伊拉克候任总理扎伊迪：你需要了解哪些信息

Iraq's prime minister-designate, Ali al-Zaidi, at Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's office on April 28, 2026.

随着霍尔木兹海峡对峙加剧，特朗普在伊朗战争中面临三条道路。

This photo obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim shows an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boat allegedly taking part in an operation to seize ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, on April 21, 2026.

伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊发出挑衅信号，威胁美国，但同时呼吁海湾国家支持伊朗。

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土耳其就法国在塞浦路斯部署军队一事向法国发出警告：你需要了解什么

Members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), from the British Army's 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, No. 2 Company, patrol along the buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the divided capital Nicosia on Feb. 17, 2026.

A F18 Hornet fighter jet pilot takes off from the deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on May 8, 2018.

Analysis

“撤退的机会”：美国的压力能否促成加沙协议并遏制伊朗对以色列的袭击？

拜登政府和加沙战争调解人希望停火能够促使以色列和伊朗领导人停止全面战争。

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

Somali and Turkish foreign ministers

埃塞俄比亚与索马里将于下周在土耳其举行第二轮会谈

土耳其为两国提出的框架建议旨在确保埃塞俄比亚进入红海的通道，同时确保索马里的领土完整。

People take part in a march called by Palestinian and Lebanese youth organizations in the southern Lebanese city of Saida on August 5, 2024, to protest against the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh (portrait) and a Hezbollah military commander.

世界大国努力避免对以色列进行报复，但伊朗却表现出反抗态度

与四月份提前发出袭击电报不同，伊朗此次对即将对以色列发动袭击的细节守口如瓶。

Erdogan and Thani

卡塔尔埃米尔访问土耳其，推动缓和局势和加沙谈判

卡塔尔埃米尔访问土耳其之际，哈马斯政治领袖被杀后，地区国家正在加大力度防止该地区发生更大范围的冲突。

Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gather near a US Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) during a joint military exercise with forces of the US-led "Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve" coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group in the countryside of the town of al-Malikiya (Derik in Kurdish) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on Sept. 7, 2022.

叙利亚阿拉伯部落与 SDF 部队之间的冲突对美国构成挑战

在伊朗即将对哈马斯领导人被杀作出回应之际，该地区的紧张局势加剧，而伊朗支持的阿拉伯部落与美国支持的库尔德人领导的叙利亚民主力量之间发生了冲突。

TOPSHOT - (L-R) Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organisation and political party Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on July 23 hailed an agreement by 14 Palestinian factions to set up an "interim national reconciliation government" to govern Gaza after the war. (Photo by Pe

Analysis

哈马斯改组限制中国，叶海亚·辛瓦尔巩固权力

伊斯梅尔·哈尼亚并不是北京的盟友，但近年来，他和哈马斯的政治派别成为扩大中国在巴以冲突中外交影响力的桥梁。

Joyce Karam

由 Joyce Karam

Egyptian army vehicles are deployed along the border with the Gaza Strip on July 4, 2024 in el-Arish, in the north Sinai Peninsula, amid continuing battles between Hamas and Israel in Palestinian besieged territory. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

内塔尼亚胡称，埃及西奈半岛而非卡塔尔的武器走私助长了哈马斯

总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡对《时代》杂志表示，多年来他批准卡塔尔向哈马斯提供经济援助并不是该组织变得强大到足以攻击以色列的原因。

Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani addresses the United Nations Security Council during an emergency meeting on April 14, 2024 at U.N. Headquarters in New York City. The U.N. Security Council convened for the meeting at the request of Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan after Iran's attack on Israel. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

伊朗称加沙停火是“优先事项”，美国认为协议“比以往任何时候都更接近达成”

在伊朗发表停火声明之际，华盛顿正加紧努力达成协议，以避免伊朗对以色列的报复以及潜在的地区战争。

Ballistic missile Zelzal is launched during the second day of military exercises, codenamed Great Prophet-6, for Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards at an undisclosed location on June 28, 2011.

埃及要求航空公司避开伊朗，该地区准备对以色列发动袭击

预计伊朗将对以色列发动袭击，以报复哈马斯领导人伊斯梅尔·哈尼亚在德黑兰被暗杀，此举将导致伊朗领空航班暂停和安全警告。

Israeli tanks move toward Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip, May 29, 2024.

美国称停火谈判已进入“最后阶段”，哈马斯任命辛瓦尔为新领导人

加沙哈马斯领导人叶海亚·辛瓦尔被提名为该组织政治局主席并不意味着停火和释放人质谈判的大门已经关闭。

WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - JULY 18: French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for the European Political Community Summit at Blenheim Palace on July 18, 2024 in Woodstock, England. At the 4th European Political Community Summit, Europe’s leaders will focus on energy, infrastructures, connectivity, cybersecurity, countering disinformation and migration. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Analysis

法国努力在黎巴嫩-以色列危机中站稳脚跟并发挥作用

法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙加强了与中东领导人的接触，试图防止该地区局势升级，但迄今为止，尚未派外交部长前往贝鲁特。

Rina Bassist

由 Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

The coffin of Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr is flanked by Hezbollah reservists.

真主党首领誓要对以色列的袭击作出回应“无论后果如何”

过去一周，以色列的袭击导致真主党一名高级指挥官死亡，哈马斯领导人伊斯梅尔·哈尼亚在一次疑似以色列的袭击中被暗杀，该地区一直处于紧张状态。