After the ceasefire illusion: why Gaza’s ‘Day After’ still has no buyer ?
Mustafa Fetouri
Middle East Monitor / April 23, 2026
The international community remains fixated on a phantom: Gaza’s “Day After.” While Washington, Cairo, and Doha debate...
Trump Blinks first, extending ceasefire with Iran as Hormuz deadlock continues
Jeremy Scahill
Drop Site News / April 22, 2026
Iran is continuing to demand the U.S. lift the naval blockade as a condition for new talks....
How and why is Israel expanding control over South Lebanon’s border villages
Rita El Jammal
The New Arab / April 22, 2026
Military sources told The New Arab that "Israeli forces have expanded their occupation of border villages...
In Gaza, first local vote in years offers gauge of Hamas popularity
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Ali Sawafta & Haseeb Elwazeer
Reuters / April 22, 2026
GAZA – Palestinians in one of the only Gaza cities not overrun by Israeli ground forces during the...
Israel’s death penalty law deepens injustice for Palestinians
Fadel Abdulghany
The New Arab / April 22, 2026
The author argues that Israel’s new death penalty law deepens an apartheid-like legal system imposed on Palestinians...
Trump announces extension of Iran ceasefire until ‘discussion concluded’
Robert Tait, Jason Burke & Shah Meer Baloch
The Guardian / April 22, 2026
Declaration comes amid intense efforts to bring two sides together in Pakistan...
A history of Israel’s invasions of Lebanon
MEE correspondent
Middle East Eye / April 21, 2026
Israel invaded Lebanon on multiple occasions since 1948 and, most recently, has declared plans to reoccupy large...
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia push EU to suspend Israel pact [EU-Israel Association Agreement]
Agnese Boffano
The New Arab / April 21, 2026
Spain, Slovenia and Ireland are pressing the EU to discuss suspending its trade pact with Israel over...
Israel must take sharply declining US public support seriously, think tank warns
Nadav Rapaport
Middle East Eye / April 21, 2026
Israel's Institute for National Security Studies warns that US support might not last forever.
Tel Aviv – Israel’s...
6 things I wish I knew about the U.S. and Israeli positions on Iran
Daniel Byman
Foreign Policy / April 21, 2026
Key knowledge gaps make it hard to assess how the war will end.
As the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran...
