Mahmoud Abbas's election promise won't bring democracy to Palestinians - opinion
Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, has recently announced that legislative elections will take place on November 28.
· MERIT HABIB MATTA
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Newest first · UTC+11:00From Hamas disarmament to governance in Gaza, the five challenges of the new Gaza plan - analysis
The announcement that Hamas has agreed to a plan for implementing the next stages of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace initiative is potentially a significant diplomatic development in Gaza.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Is the Gaza peace plan progress a major breakthrough? - analysis
A major diplomatic breakthrough appears to have emerged in negotiations over Gaza, with the US-backed Board of Peace announcing Friday, July 31, that Hamas had agreed to a detailed roadmap for implementing the next phases of the Trump administration's Gaza peace initiative.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Seven killed by Israeli strikes today: Palestinian Ministry of Health
The death toll in Gaza since dawn has risen to at least seven people, The Palestinian Civil Defence agency has announced.
· Middleeasteye
Iran executes 20-year-old protestor arrested during anti-regime street demonstrations
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· Geoff Earle
How Trump's shifting feelings and friendships affect world's wars
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· Brad Ryan
Palestinian children among those detained in Israeli West Bank raids
Seven Palestinians, including two children, have been detained by Israeli forces in overnight and predawn raids across the West Bank, according to Palestinian local sources.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Airspace Lockdown Looms: US Warns Americans Get Out Of Mideast As Iran Targets Kuwait Again
There were no Friday night into Saturday morning US attacks on Iran, after President Trump warned he has given an order to hit Iran 'hard' - though didn't disclose a timeline. Friday reports in The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Axios strongly suggested that large US strikes would commence at some point this weekend,…
· Tyler Durden
Lisa Cain Hammerman: The miraculous art of motherhood
Lisa Cain Hammerman still remembers the moment she realized she belonged in Israel.
· RIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
Israel raises alert as officials estimate large-scale American attack on Iran imminent - report
Israeli officials have raised the alert over the possibility of a new escalation of the Iran conflict, with many estimating that the conflict is "on the verge of exploding," N12 News reported on Saturday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
‘Marathon’ shines light on Gaza’s orphaned children and humanitarian crisis
Gaza children run 'marathon' to spotlight growing orphan crisis
· Maram Humaid
Iraq and Turkey sign a pipeline deal to boost crude oil exports
This aerial photo shows the port of Umm Qasr empty of commercial ships and cargo ships, near the city of Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Rahim)
· Qassim Abdul Zahra
Surge una chispa de esperanza en Gaza tras el anuncio de Trump, mientras Israel continúa sus ataques
Una mujer palestina revisa el lugar donde ocurrió un ataque israelí cerca del hospital al-Aqsa en Deir al-Balah, en el centro de la Franja de Gaza, el sábado 1 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Abdel Kareem Hana)
· Toqa Ezzidin
Israel says it killed several Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon
The Israeli military said an Israeli soldier was also injured there despite a ceasefire. Hezbollah has not claimed any attacks since June 20
· Agence France-Presse
Israel says it killed several Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon
The Israeli military said an Israeli soldier was also injured there despite a ceasefire. Hezbollah has not claimed any attacks since June 20
· Agence France-Presse
Uganda unveils Yoni Netanyahu memorial at Entebbe Airport 50 years after rescue operation
A memorial honoring Lt.-Col. Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu was unveiled on Saturday at the old terminal of Entebbe Airport in Uganda, where he was killed exactly 50 years earlier during the historic rescue operation, the Kampala Post reported.
· YOAV ETIEL
UN mission in Lebanon criticises Israeli incursions
The United Nations mission in Lebanon has expressed concern about ongoing Israeli hostilities in Lebanon in violation of ceasefire agreements.
· Middleeasteye
US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East
The warning by embassies including those in the UAE, Qatar, Israel, Oman and Bahrain came after Trump threatened to hit Iran ‘very hard’
· Agence France-Presse
US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East
The warning by embassies including those in the UAE, Qatar, Israel, Oman and Bahrain came after Trump threatened to hit Iran ‘very hard’
· Agence France-Presse
Turkiye and Iraq sign one-year oil pipeline deal amid global shift
Ankara and Baghdad have signed a one-year agreement to keep crude flowing through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline that stretches from Iraq to Turkiye, just days after a top-level visit to Ankara by Iraq’s prime minister.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies
A drone attack sent smoke billowing from a giant Saudi oil facility, the largest such plant in the world. Two gas tankers burst into flames at an Egyptian port near the Suez Canal, a crucial choke point in global trade. Fireballs erupted over Jordan as missiles flew toward a base housing U.S. personnel.
· Farnaz Fassihi
Israel says it killed three Hezbollah fighters despite ceasefire
The Israeli military has claimed that it has killed three Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon in further violation of ceasefire agreements.
· Middleeasteye
A 'unity' government would block the reforms Israel desperately needs - opinion
During every election cycle, a few Israeli politicians wheel out the tested, tired mantra: “boycotts are bad!” Refusing to “sit” with a particular party, refusing to hand it ministries, and refusing to restore it to power after years of failure are presented as unfair, unfriendly, and elitist.
· DAN PERRY
Leftists Now Claim US And Israel Behind The Migrant Invasion Of Spain
A clear pattern is emerging: When the political left or their favorite pet migrants wreak havoc and commit heinous crimes, the immediate canned response from the activist fold is to blame the "right wing" or blame those devious Israelis. Why do they do this? Because it works.
· Tyler Durden
Israeli strikes kill four across Gaza, destroy medical supply warehouse
Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least four Palestinians, with separate attacks hitting medicine warehouses beside a hospital that officials say is a lifeline for the region.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Massive Attack band barred from Singapore
SINGAPORE — British trip-hop band Massive Attack has been barred from performing in Singapore after an investigation found two members unfurled a Palestinian flag during a concert, police said.
· Agence France-Presse
US embassies tell citizens to 'consider departing' Middle East
US embassies across the Middle East have issued security alerts urging American citizens to "consider departing" the region due to "the potential for an unforseen escalation" in the conflict between the US and Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Extremist content creators spread conspiracy theories blaming Israel for Spain's migration crisis
Several anti-Israel accounts posted conspiracy theories during the weekend, blaming Israel for the border disruptions reported in the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla on Thursday, with many citing years-old posts from Yair Netanyahu as "proof" of Israel's involvement.
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN
How war with Iran brought Israel closer to its Middle East neighbors - analysis
A series of diplomatic moves across the Middle East is raising the prospect of new regional arrangements even as the continuing confrontation between Washington and Tehran places governments under mounting military, economic and political pressure.
· GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Settler extremists destroy cars, leave three Palestinians slightly injured in West Bank attacks
Three Palestinians were slightly injured during an Israeli settler extremist attack on the West Bank village of Surif overnight on Saturday, according to an Army Radio report.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas' agreement to disarm raises hope in Gaza
Some Palestinians expressed scant hope on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a deal has been reached for the militant group Hamas to disarm and for Israel to withdraw its forces in Gaza. But many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remained to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory.
· Toqa Ezzidin
Migration Surge on the Spain-Morocco Border
Does Congress Have the Power to Stop the Iran War?2:23
· Jason Horowitz
Iraq's Al Zaidi faces 'impossible' task to disarm Iran-backed militias | The National
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi’s plan to disarm militias outside state control will be “impossible” to carry out given Iran’s tight grip on Baghdad, experts and officials told The National.
· Mina Aldroubi
America In Focus: US economy expands at sluggish pace, mortgage rate hit the highest level in a year
A customer shops at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
· Michelle Chapman
GCC condemns Iranian attacks in Kuwait
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, has criticised Iran, accusing it of attacking civilian facilities in Kuwait.
· Middleeasteye
Trump’s Board of Peace proposal has hit a roadblock amid reconstruction of Gaza Strip
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· Mark Dubowitz, Ben Cohen
Iraq to sign extension of pipeline deal with Turkey | The National
Iraq plans to sign a one-year agreement to continue crude oil flows through a pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. The Opec nation is actively looking for alternative routes to export Iraqi crude as the Strait of Hormuz remains virtually closed due to the US-Iran war.
· Fareed Rahman
‘Living Nostradamus’ claims two 2026 prophecies have come true — and warns of third dark one playing out
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· Ben Cost
UNESCO designates Lebanon's Beaufort Castle, West Bank's Sebastia as World Heritage Sites in Danger
Lebanon’s Mount Amel Castles, the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre, and the historic site of Sebastia in Area C of the West Bank, were designated as World Heritage Sites in Danger by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee during its 48th session in Busan, South Korea over the weekend.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Search for missing prolongs the agony for families in Gaza
Holding photographs of their sons who vanished during the war, mothers in Gaza wait for answers.
· AfricaNews
Spanish minister clashes with Israeli diplomat over migrants entering Ceuta
A Spanish minister has suggested Israel was stirring problems over 60,000 migrants crossing from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta.
· Middleeasteye
As defense ties deepen, Serbia becomes one of Israel's closest allies in Europe
A recent conference at the National Assembly in Belgrade, in which I participated, cast a fascinating spotlight on an under-reported but significant component of Israeli foreign relations: the Jewish state’s flourishing relations with Serbia.
· JONATHAN SPYER
Crude Inventories Have Fallen To "Precariously Low" Levels
U.S. crude inventories fell sharply last week as refineries ramped up production to capitalize on higher fuel prices following renewed conflict with Iran, according to Financial Times.
· Tyler Durden
Iran warns against ‘flames of war’ amid US strike threats on energy sites
War on Iran: Phase II: Day 20
· Maziar Motamedi
Israeli forces destroy two hospital warehouses in Gaza
Gaza's health ministry has condemned the destruction of two medicine warehouses belonging to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital by Israeli forces in Deir al-Balah on Saturday morning.
· Middleeasteye
'We cried instead of celebrating': War and loss shadow Gaza's top students
For most students, the General Secondary Education Certificate, known as Tawjihi in Palestine, marks the end of school and the start of a new chapter.
· Middleeasteye
Two teenagers among seven Palestinians detained in Israeli raids on West Bank | The National
Israeli troops detained seven Palestinians, including two 16-year-old boys, during overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said.
· The National
Tanker carrying natural gas through Strait of Hormuz attacked — as Americans urged to leave Middle East
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· Katherine Donlevy
Trump’s favorite cable news channel is pushing back against his war on Iran
Prominent Fox News hosts have expressed concern, bewilderment and frustration over US objectives in Iran
· Jeremy Barr