Gallant finally addresses a long-evident truth: Netanyahu is the main obstacle to Israel's victory against Hamas. Meanwhile, Gantz gives him a deadline to state his 'day after' plan for Gaza.
Sustainable peace in the Middle East will depend on Gulf countries normalising ties with Israel and moving toward a two-state solution for Palestine. Arab nations must seize the initiative.
Gaza is a top priority, but a confluence of factors means that now is the time to set up durable systems, including a regional security architecture. It all starts with having a collective Arab vision
In 2023, 281.6 million people, or 21.5% of people in 59 food-crisis countries, faced high acute food insecurity, nearly 24 million more than in 2022.Conflict and insecurity, the implications of…
Since 7 October, Gaza's rulers have gone from trumpeting its Al-Aqsa Flood attack to untrumpeted offers to lay down its weapons and become a political group only. It is a dramatic change of stance.
Netanyahu hopes to extract even greater concessions from Hamas as his invasion coincides with talks in Cairo, where the group agreed to a deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US
In Palestine, a future has unfolded from which all of us need to defend ourselves. We must find new political techniques to avert this nonsensical era of the worst that cannot stop worsening.
Hezbollah's debilitation presents a perfect opportunity to shape Lebanon's political dynamics by turning the army into a better-equipped and more effective US security partner
The arrest of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya in northern Gaza shows that destruction is not the only aim of the occupation; humiliation is also a key component of Israel's war of annihilation
The lack of transparency threatens to derail Syria's aspirations for a democratic and inclusive future, transforming what should be a period of hope and progress into one of missed opportunities
Despite some softening of Cairo's diplomatic position toward Damascus, it is unnerved by the threat of political Islam nearby and the wider ambitions of states such as Türkiye