Tehran teemed with Khamenei mourners, but divisions – and demands for change – remain
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / July 7, 2026
Many of the millions who turned out for funeral wanted to show their opposition the killing of their...
Hamas warns of Israeli efforts to create ‘administrative vacuum’ in Gaza
Middle East Monitor / July 7, 2026
Hamas said on Monday that the dissolution of the Gaza government’s emergency committee is part of the arrangements...
Israel plans 40 new Jewish settlement outposts along Jordan border to address eastern security...
Middle East Monitor / July 7, 2026
Israel has completed the establishment of its Eastern Region Directorate, aimed at leading what it described as a...
Rights groups raise concerns over theft during Israeli military raids in the West Bank
Middle East Monitor / July 6, 2026
Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations say they have documented a growing number of incidents in which Israeli...
Israeli, Greek air forces resume joint drills
Middle East Monitor / July 6, 2026
Israeli and Greek air forces have resumed joint military exercises after a long pause over Israeli wars in...
Detained Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya almost unrecognisable after injuries in Israeli jail, lawyer...
Emma Graham-Harrison, Lorenzo Tondo & Sufian Taha
The Guardian / July 6, 2026
Hussam Abu Safiya faces ‘tangible danger to his life’ following 18 months in...
Gulf State Catch-22: time to drop US as chief security guarantor ?
Emma Ashford & Will Smith
Responsible Statecraft / July 6, 2026
To do so would rebuff Washington at a time when rebuilding and recalibrating in the...
Israeli command system identified 850,000 targets in Gaza and Lebanon wars, says supplier
Dan Sabbagh
The Guardian / July 6, 2026
Elbit Systems supplied Tzayad digital army programme to map people, vehicles and other objects in real time.
Israel identified...
Israel wants to build space attack lasers now
Stavroula Pabst
Responsible Statecraft / July 6, 2026
‘We must be the leading country in the world with this capability,’ says Israeli Defense Minister Katz.
As if...
Lebanon says direct damage from Israeli war estimated at $3-4 billion
Middle East Monitor / July 6, 2026
Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said Monday direct material damage from Israel’s war on Lebanon is estimated at...
