Netanyahu’s biggest rivals join forces for Israel’s next election
Maayan Lubell
Reuters / April 26, 2026
JERUSALEM – Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining...
Latest polling paints dire picture for Israel in U.S. politics
Alison Glick
Mondoweiss / April 26, 2026
Israel’s plummeting popularity has been driven by the Gaza genocide and Iran war, but it has been building for...
Palestinian leader’s loyalists win local elections, including some seats in Gaza
Nidal al-Mughrabi & Ali Sawafta
Reuters / April 26, 2026
CAIRO/WEST BANK – Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials...
Palestinian local elections give some Gazans first chance to vote in years – turnout
Nidal al-Mughrabi & Ali Sawafta
Reuters / April 25, 2026
CAIRO/RAMALLAH – Palestinians voted in local elections on Saturday that for the first time in two decades...
What to know about the Palestinian municipal elections
TNA Staff
The New Arab / April 25, 2026
Palestinians are voting in local elections across the West Bank and parts of Gaza amid destruction, political...
Israeli forces raid Syria’s Quneitra countryside, set up temporary checkpoints
Middle East Monitor / April 25, 2026
Israeli forces raided two areas in the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria on Saturday, setting up temporary checkpoints...
Palestinians are holding local elections, but hardly anyone is running – here’s why that...
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / April 25, 2026
Municipal elections were the last democratic outlet Palestinians had. This year, barely anyone is running, as two years of...
60 former UK ambassadors warn of Israel’s West Bank annexation steps
Middle East Monitor / April 25, 2026
A group of former British diplomats has called on the UK and its allies to take stronger action...
Israeli army warns civilians against returning to southern Lebanon villages despite ceasefire
Middle East Monitor / April 25, 2026
The Israeli army warned on Saturday residents of some southern Lebanese villages not to return, citing ongoing...
US says it’s hunting for explosive mines in latest push to open the Strait...
Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin & David McHugh
The Independent / April 25, 2026
President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy is clearing Iranian mines from the...
