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An elections employee tapes a poster with instructions to voters ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 21, 2026.

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加沙民众对20年来首次地方选举抱有谨慎的希望。

加沙中部城市代尔巴拉赫即将举行近二十年来的首次市政选举。

Rasha Abou Jalal

由 Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (L) disembarks from an airplane upon his arrival at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut on Jan. 23, 2025.

在黎巴嫩，沙特阿拉伯奉行低调的外交策略，而特朗普则力推与以色列关系正常化。

近几日，沙特阿拉伯在黎巴嫩展开了密集的外交斡旋，旨在促成与以色列延长停火协议。

A young man stands in the entrance of tunnels that were used by the ISIS and the Assad's regime for fighting. Tadamon, Syria, February 7, 2025. (Photo by Raghed Waked / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by RAGHED WAKED/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

叙利亚逮捕塔达蒙大屠杀凶手阿姆贾德·优素福：你需要了解什么

阿姆贾德·优素福出现在一段视频中，据称他在 2013 年杀害了数十名平民，他是最新一位被叙利亚新政府抓获的阿萨德政权成员。

CORLU, TURKEY- MARCH 2: A B model of Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA (Assault Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) in the sky on March 2, 2022 in Corlu, Turkey. (Photo by Baykar Press Office/dia images via Getty Images)

土耳其Baykar公司首次测试K2集群自杀式无人机：你需要了解什么

Baykar 测试了其 K2 和新型巡航无人机，这些无人机具有人工智能驱动的集群能力，即使在 GPS 信号受到干扰的情况下也能运行。

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以色列担心特朗普试图通过与黎巴嫩达成协议来抵消伊朗方面的失误。

US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa (R) holds a signed "Make America Great Again" hat while (L-R) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad listen to US President Donald Trump speak during a meeting with Lebanon Ambassador to the US and Israel Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026. US President Donald Trump met Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a

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

黎巴嫩向被以色列杀害的记者阿迈勒·哈利勒告别：你需要了解什么

Amal Khalil, a veteran correspondent for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, in the southern Lebanese border village of Jebbayn in 2024.

Analysis

巴勒斯坦地方选举前夕，竞争严重不足

Women read instructions to voters ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 21, 2026.

Daoud Kuttab

由 Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

伊拉克什叶派阵营因马利基问题出现分歧，推迟总理选举，截止日期临近：你需要了解什么

Qais al-Khazali (L), head of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq group, stands along with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki after casting their ballots at a polling station in Baghdad on Nov. 11, 2025.

Smoke rises as Israel targets the notorious Evin Prison in north of Tehran, Iran, on June 23, 2025.

伊朗清空埃文监狱，以色列袭击致多人死亡

伊朗称其在袭击后转移了囚犯，而特朗普则指责双方违反了停火协议。

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on June 24, 2025, to attend the NATO's Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

特朗普对以色列和伊朗违反停火协议感到“不满”

在特朗普愤怒反应之后，以色列缩减了对伊朗的计划打击，以报复伊朗昨晚在停火后发射导弹。

In this frame grab taken from a video, missiles and air-defense interceptors illuminate the night sky over Doha after Iran launched an attack on US forces at Al Udeid Air Base on June 23, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.

我们对伊朗对美国在卡塔尔的乌代德基地的报复行动了解多少

伊朗革命卫队周一对美国基地发动了第二大袭击，巴林、科威特、卡塔尔和伊拉克均短暂关闭了领空。

Members of the Petroleum Oils and Lubricants squadron at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing take a break from replacing a 50,000-gallon fuel bladder in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, on Dec. 30, 2002, in Al Udeid, Qatar.

五角大楼：伊朗袭击卡塔尔空军基地未造成美军初步伤亡

伊朗对部分疏散的空军基地进行有限的报复可能会为双方政治领导人提供喘息的机会。

People and rescuers inspect the damage at the site of a reported suicide attack at the Saint Elias church in Damascus' Dweila area on June 22, 2025.

叙利亚教堂爆炸事件引发人们对 ISIS 将利用伊朗-以色列战争取得进展的担忧

随着两以战争吸引全球大国的参与，叙利亚的安全真空可能会让 ISIS 重新抬头。

Smoke rises as fire burns, in an alleged site of IRGC's missile launch targeted by Israel on the mountains of Shiraz, Iran, June 21, 2025.

从库姆到吉兰，伊朗与以色列的战争持续不断，超过 500 人在伊朗被捕

伊朗当局对涉嫌为以色列情报部门工作的人员发起了新一轮逮捕行动，自周日两以战争爆发以来，伊朗各地已有数十人被拘留。

Smoke rises after a reported Israeli strike on a building used by Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, Tehran, Iran, June 16, 2025.

以色列扩大对伊朗的袭击，袭击福尔多核设施和埃文监狱：需要了解的情况

以色列周一称，其袭击目标是德黑兰埃文监狱的入口，该监狱关押着许多伊朗政府的反对者。

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土耳其因涉嫌威胁埃尔多安而入狱记者法提赫·阿尔泰利

土耳其最受欢迎的记者之一法提赫·阿尔泰利因涉嫌威胁埃尔多安而被捕，引发媒体团体的愤怒。

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is briefed by Professor Alon Chen, President of the Weizmann Institute of Science, as he visits the facility's site which was hit by an Iranian missile barrage, in the central city of Rehovot on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

美国袭击后，欣喜若狂的内塔尼亚胡推动伊朗政权更迭，可能引发“无政府主义”

伊朗总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡对美国袭击伊朗欣喜若狂，但专家警告称，此次袭击可能并未完全摧毁德黑兰的核项目。

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

An Iranian woman lifts a national flag during a rally protesting the US attack on Iran in Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 22, 2025.

伊朗警告称，美国“现在必须等待”回应，淡化核损害

伊朗伊斯兰共和国官员承认，美国的袭击对核设施造成的破坏有限，并誓言将对美国和以色列发动袭击作为回应。

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JUNE 22: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. President Donald Trump gave an address to the nation last night after three Iranian nuclear facilities were struck by the U.S. military. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

伊朗导弹系统“没有发现我们”：五角大楼称福尔多核设施被摧毁

五角大楼高级将领表示，美国空军有史以来最大规模的 B-2 轰炸机任务涉及多次佯攻——伊朗防空系统未发射一枪。

Commuters drive past an anti-Israel billboard in Tehran, on June 22, 2025. President Donald Trump said the US military carried out strikes on June 22 on three Iranian nuclear sites and that Tehran "must now agree to end this war", following days of speculation over whether the United States would join its ally Israel's bombing campaign. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

沙特、俄罗斯谴责美国袭击伊朗，土耳其表示“深切关注”

包括哈马斯和胡塞武装在内的伊朗支持的代理组织谴责了这次袭击，也门武装分子表示报复只是“时间问题”。