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Israel's domestic turmoil raises serious questions about its long-term survival

In late 2022, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won Israel’s fifth election in the past three years by forming a coalition with far-right religious extremists whose ilk were previously considered beyond the pale in Israeli politics.

The Conversation · Apr 19, 2023

Palestine’s Abbas in Saudi Arabia for King Salman, MBS meetings

Abbas’s visit coincides with the arrival of a delegation from his rival Hamas to Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2023

In First, Iran's President Addresses Palestinians in Gaza

Iran’s president on Friday delivered an unprecedented speech to an annual pro-Palestinian rally in the Gaza Strip — a display of Iran’s importance to the Hamas group that rules the territory. In a virtual address to hundreds of supporters of Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad group gathered at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 15, 2023

‘Saved by a miracle’: Israel rocket attack on Lebanon spurs fears

People in south Lebanon fear a wider confrontation with Israel after cross-border violence.

Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2023

Netanyahu Vows to Restore Security in Israel after Surging Violence

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to restore security "on all fronts" after surging violence that included rocket fire from Lebanon and Syria and two more deaths on Monday. Netanyahu also reinstated the defense minister whose firing he announced last month, AFP said. Heavy clashes, shootings, rocket strikes and a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2023

As tensions escalate in the Middle East, can all-out war be averted?

Violence has again erupted in the Middle East during one of the holiest times of year for both Jews and Muslims.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023

Israel Extends Closure of West Bank, Gaza

The Israeli army on Sunday announced that all crossing points of the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip would remain closed until Wednesday for security reasons.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2023

Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid

It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman infiltrated a posh Beirut neighborhood and shot and killed three top officials from the Palestine Liberation Organization in their apartments

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

Rare rockets from Syria embroil Israel on another front

Rare rocket attacks from Syria embroiled Israel on yet another front after days of escalating regional violence ignited by a clash at a Jerusalem holy site.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2023

Outpouring of grief at funeral of British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank drive by shooting

Maia and Rina Dee were mourned by hundreds of people at a service in Kfar Etzion after days of rocket fire

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023