Hamas Remains in Control of Gaza: Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on January 28 that “Hamas can never govern Gaza or threaten Israel...
Civilian Hostages to Be Released: Israel and Hamas reached a deal on January 26 that will see the release of Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger, and one other hostage in exchange for the...
Staged Handover: Hamas released four IDF female soldiers to the Red Cross on January 25 who had been abducted from the Nahal Oz military base during the terrorist group’s Oct....
Tentative Rafah Reopening: Pushing back against Arab media reports of a deal to hand over control of the Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border to the Palestinian Authority (PA),...
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which was hammered out in Qatar in the first two weeks of January, began on the morning of January 19. The Israeli government scrambled to approve the framework for the...
As Israelis cease firing and release terrorists to bring hostages home
Iran is experiencing a systemic energy crisis. While many times in the past, Iran has had gas shortages or refined product shortages, this time Iran is undergoing an energy meltdown, with parallel shortages...
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched two ballistic missiles towards Israel on January 18, as Israelis marked the Jewish Sabbath one day before the implementation of the Gaza truce and hostage release deal.
Excerpt Syria has the potential to significantly increase its oil and natural gas production, which can provide energy and government revenue that are critical for its stability and reconstruction....
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in December 2023, Syria is now controlled by an alliance of opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). While there has...
The hashtag “Your turn, dictator” has been widely shared on Egyptian social media in the past two weeks. Modeled after the 2011 rallying cry “your turn, doctor” used against then-Syrian President...
Countries across the Middle East are making moves and preparing for President Donald Trump’s incoming United States administration. Many of the region’s leaders were in power during the first...
It’s not just mass illegal immigration that poses a threat
Hostages in ‘Humanitarian’ Categories Will Be Prioritized for Release: Officials from Israel, Hamas, and Qatar said on January 13 that agreement could be imminent on an initial...
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that if the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, including seven American citizens, are not released before his inauguration on January 20, there will be “hell to...
Remains of Father and Son Recovered in Rafah: The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed on January 10 that it had recovered the body of Israeli hostage Hamza Ziyadne, 22, two days after...
In the most significant U.S. statement on Sudan since the country’s renewed civil war broke out in 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared on January 7 that members of the Rapid Support Forces...
State Department Withholds $95 Million From Egypt: The outgoing Biden administration will withhold $95 million of its foreign military aid to Egypt and redirect it to Lebanon to...
Despite multiple IDF campaigns, Hamas continues to recruit fighters.