Jewish settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during Ramadan

Aref Tufaha & Melanie Lidman AP  /  February 23, 2026 TELL, West Bank – Jewish settlers vandalized a mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Monday,...

Trump team on damage control after Huckabee comments on Israel

Felicia Schwartz POLITICO  /  February 23, 2026 Senior administration officials have called Arab officials to explain that a Huckabee comment that Israel can control much of...

EU diplomats meet Board of Peace director over Gaza’s future

Sam McNeil AP  /  February 23, 2026 BRUSSELS – The European Union’s top diplomats met Monday in Brussels with the director of the Board of Peace...

How the next US-Israeli war on Iran could impact Gaza

Sally Ibrahim The New Arab  /  February 23, 2026 Speaking to The New Arab, Gaza-based political analysts believe that any escalation against Iran would further marginalise...

Iran willing to dilute uranium stockpile as fresh protests erupt

Patrick Wintour The Guardian  /  February 22, 2026 Proposal will be at heart of offer to US as Trump considers whether to attack Iran. Iran is refusing...

Iran prepares nuclear counterproposal as US considers limited military strikes

Oliver Holmes The Guardian  /  February 21, 2026 Trump orders massive buildup of naval forces in Middle East, leading to fears of an imminent war. Iran’s foreign...

Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon kill 8 Hezbollah members, officials say

Fadi Tawil & Bassem Mroue AP  /  February 21, 2026 RAYAK, Lebanon – Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight members of the militant Hezbollah...

Ramadan’s first Friday prayers are held at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

Sam Mednick AP  /  February 21, 2026 TEL AVIV, Israel – Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered under heavy Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound...

Combative Carlson-Huckabee interview reveals US right’s chasm over Israel

Oliver Conroy The Guardian  /  February 21, 2026 Parts of Maga view Israel with suspicion, but US ambassador continues to believe in its divine right to...

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill at least 12 people, intensifying rising regional tensions

AP  /  February 21, 2026 BEIRUT – At least 10 people were killed and 24 wounded — including three children — in Israeli strikes in...