[U.S. Department of State] Ten day cessation of hostilities to enable peace negotiations between...
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
U.S. Department of State / April 16, 2026
The text of the following statement was agreed to by the Government of...
Trump announces 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon after ‘excellent conversations’
William Christou, Julian Borger & Joseph Gedeon
The Guardian / April 16, 2026
Halt to seven weeks of fighting will be followed by first Israeli-Lebanese summit...
The limits of Israel’s quest for regional dominance
Ali Awadah
The New Arab / April 16, 2026
After three years of a multi-front war across the Middle East, Israel is discovering the constraints of...
Israel will keep occupying Lebanon despite ceasefire
Natasha Lennard
The Intercept / April 16, 2026
Reduced violence is welcome, but the Gaza “ceasefire” has meant continued genocide. We can't let them get away...
Hopelessness and love in an Israeli prison
Toby Lichtig
New Lines Magazine / April 16, 2026
After 33 years, the Palestinian author Nasser Abu Srour is finally free. He speaks to New Lines...
How Israel benefits from funds earmarked for Europe’s war industry
David Cronin
The Electronic Intifada / April 16, 2026
A firm owned by the Israeli weapons giant Elbit Systems is benefiting from a European Union fund...
Why the ceasefire in Lebanon won’t stop Israel’s expansionist ambitions
Dimi Reider
+972 Magazine / April 16, 2026
Israel’s push for buffer zones and ‘natural borders’ suggests the emerging ceasefire is unlikely to halt its ongoing...
No permit, no work, no future: inside the lives of West Bank workers crushed...
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / April 16, 2026
After Israel revoked the work permits of over 200,000 Palestinian labourers following October 7, West Bank families are burning...
Three scenarios for the Gulf states after the Iran war
Andrew Leber & Sam Worby
Carnegie Endowment / April 16, 2026
One is hopeful. One is realistic. One is cautionary.
The Middle East Program in Washington combines in-depth regional knowledge...
The man who represents post-clerical Iran
Menahem Merhavy
Foreign Policy / April 16, 2026
The rise of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr signals the consolidation of a new type of state.
The Islamic Republic of...
