Iran warns attack on Khamenei would be declaration of war

Lorenzo Tondo & Deepa Parent The Guardian  /  January 18, 2026 President issues warning amid speculation Donald Trump plans to assassinate or remove supreme leader. Iran’s president,...

Hamas to hand over administration of Gaza within days as Israeli bombing continues

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 18, 2026 A source in Hamas said the group urged in a meeting held in Cairo that Israel. Israel continued its violations...

Jordan’s king invited by Trump to join Gaza Board of Peace

Middle East Monitor  /  January 18, 2026 Jordan’s King Abdullah II has received an invitation from US President Donald Trump to join the Gaza Board...

Palestinian Islamic Jihad says ready to cooperate with Gaza’s new administration committee

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 18, 2026 The group said, however, that they have reservations about the peace council announced by the White House...

More countries confirm invites to Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza – $1 billion...

Cara Anna & Josh Boak AP  /  January 18, 2026 At least six more countries said Sunday the United States has invited them to join U.S....

Israeli troops kill Palestinians for crossing vague Gaza ceasefire line that’s sometimes unmarked

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 18, 2026 The line is still unmarked in certain places, and in others was laid nearly half a kilometre...

Ali Shaath begins duties as head of Gaza administration committee, signs mission statement

Middle East Monitor  /  January 18, 2026 Dr. Ali Shaath officially began his duties as head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza...

The new mandate: recolonisation, ‘peace’ boards, and the architecture of erasure

Ranjan Solomon Middle East Monitor  /  January 18, 2026​ In the lexicon of modern geopolitics, language is rarely used to describe reality; more often, it is...

Israeli troops kill Palestinians for crossing a vague ceasefire line that’s sometimes unmarked

Toqa Ezzidin & Julia Frankel AP  /  January 18, 2026 CAIRO – A dividing line, at times invisible, can mean life or death for Palestinians in...

The unbearable weight of escaping Gaza’s destruction

Sara Awad Palestine Deep Dive  /  January 18, 2026 I thought building a new life away from Gaza would feel like a fresh start, but I...