The Israel-Greece-Cyprus axis: a new anti-Turkey alliance ?
Sylvain Henry
The New Arab / February 2, 2026
The deepening trilateral pact blending energy corridors and defence cooperation is reshaping eastern Mediterranean geopolitics, sharpening tensions...
What’s next for Trump’s Gaza plan after Rafah crossing’s reopening ?
Reuters / February 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war was given a boost on Monday with the reopening of...
The new era of Israeli expansionism and the war economy that fuels it
hmed Alqarout
Mondoweiss / February 2, 2026
How Israel’s war-driven economy, regional realignments, and Netanyahu’s push for military independence are ushering in a new period of...
Gaza’s border crossing to Egypt reopens in a key step for truce but only...
Samy Magdy & Josef Federman
AP / February 2, 2026
CAIRO – Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key...
AIPAC’s anxieties
Patrick Lawrence
Consortium News / February 2, 2026
The Israel lobbies’ grip on U.S. politics has slipped beyond restoration since Oct. 7, 2023 due to the...
International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds
Dan Sabbagh
The Guardian / February 2, 2026
Report covering 23 conflicts over last 18 months concludes more than 100,000 civilians have been killed as war...
US envoy Witkoff to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu, Israeli officials say
Reuters / February 2, 2026
JERUSALEM – U.S. President Donald Trump's senior envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Israel for meetings with Prime Minister...
‘No, that is not your job’, say critics after Schumer claims ‘job’ is to...
Jon Queally
Common Dreams / February 2, 2026
“Seventy-five percent of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60%...
Israel agrees to limited reopening of Rafah border crossing in Gaza
Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / February 2, 2026
Tens of thousands of ill and wounded Palestinians await evacuation as diplomatic efforts inch forward.
The Rafah border crossing...
Israeli police detain local officials suspected of pocketing aid sent after October 7 attack
AP / February 2, 2026
JERUSALEM – Israeli authorities on Monday detained a group of local officials and businesspeople that investigators suspect siphoned off millions...
