PM has thrown in his lot with the US president, and reaped great benefits, notably on Gaza and Iran. But he has given up control over much of what happens between now and when Israel head to the polls
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Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel, Egypt explore Gaza’s post-war future in new talks
Israel, Egypt explore Gaza’s post-war future in new talks | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastSenior INSS researcher Ofir Winter posits that Israel and Egypt may update peace agreement to allow both armies to strengthen border…
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Palestinian rights group launches bid to prosecute British-Israeli IDF soldiers — report
Lawyers lodge request to summon individual to UK magistrates court, in effort to prosecute him and others under British law regulating enlistment into foreign armies
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Marco Rubio discusses Gaza deal at military base
Marco Rubio discusses Gaza deal at military base | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastRubio received a security briefing from generals and met with senior IDF officials at US Army headquarters in Kiryat Gat.US Secretary of State Marco…
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UN official recounts scenes of ‘despair’ from Gaza visit
The BBC’s Nick Robinson spoke to Head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Tom Fletcher about his recent visit to Gaza.
Fletcher recounted scenes of “despair and hopelessness” and said driving to Gaza City was…
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Iraq heads to elections marred by violence at sensitive moment for Middle East
Vote comes as PM Sudani faces US pressure to disarm pro-Iran militias; incumbent faces challenge from former premier Maliki, while popular Shiite Sadrist Movement boycotting
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Frustration toward Israel in Trump’s admin grows
Frustration toward Israel in Trump’s admin grows | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastUS Vice President JD Vance delivered a “firm message” to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from US President Donald Trump in Wednesday’s Jerusalem…
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Gaza doctors investigate ‘signs of torture’ on unnamed dead returned by Israel
Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, in Jerusalem
AFPThe bodies of the dead Palestinians were transferred by the Red Cross in refrigerated lorries Out of a single room, with no DNA testing facilities or cold storage units of its own, the…
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Senators grill Trump’s pick for Kuwait ambassador over anti-Israel stances
JTA — After Amer Ghalib became the most prominent Muslim politician in the country to endorse Donald Trump for president last year, he did so on pro-Palestinian grounds. And he was rewarded with a plum position: the administration’s…
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While Foreign Forces Compete for Gaza Predominance, Hamas Is Reviving Its Regime
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance’s leaving Israel, to be replaced with almost no break by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s making sure to receive running reports from the “ground,” are clear signs that the U.S. has…
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