[Palestine’48] ’Israeli hasbara influencer Yoseph Haddad launches political party
Assiah Hamed
The New Arab / August 17, 2026
Palestinian citizen of Israel Yoseph Haddad has launched a political party after becoming a prominent defender of...
Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots
Nick Cleveland-Stout
Responsible Statecraft / August 17, 2026
In just over a week, the Hanover Institute has published at least 100 articles that appear tailor-made to...
‘We will not allow it’: Iran says US bases cannot return to pre-war status
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / August 17, 2026
Iran says US forces will not be allowed to restore their former regional presence as commercial traffic...
Cairo talks expose deepening gaps over Hamas’s future in Gaza
Sally Ibrahim
The New Arab / August 17, 2026
The talks focused on the most difficult issue facing the process: what happens to Hamas and its...
Top US commander visits aircraft carrier
AP / August 17, 2026
The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East praised the leadership of the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln after visiting...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir advocates killing ‘30 to 40’ people in Gaza nightly while speaking to...
Julia Frankel
AP / August 17, 2026
JERUSALEM – An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40”...
[Palestine’48] Israeli authorities issue eviction orders to more than 70 Palestinian families in Lod/Lydda
Middle East Monitor / August 17, 2026
Israeli authorities have issued eviction orders to more than 70 Palestinian families in the Al-Mahatta neighbourhood of Lod/Lydda,...
Hamas accepts second-phase Gaza roadmap, calls for Israeli withdrawal
TNA Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / Augst 17, 2026
Hamas has agreed to a roadmap for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, seeking permanent calm...
Trump welcomes ‘big, bold’ defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan
TNA Staff
The New Arab / August 17, 2026
"Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have recently, and finally, signed the Mecca...
Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza
The Associated Press
The Guardian / August 17, 2026
Trump’s son-in-law and envoy held rare meeting with Hamas chief in Egypt in push for progress on...
