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Two IDF soldiers wounded during Hezbollah clash as Israel warns PA of 'all-out war'

IDF kills terrorist who seriously wounded one after hour-long manhunt • IDF, police readiness drills in Eilat for Oct. 7-style attack • IDF kills Hamas Nukhba commander in Gaza City strike

IDF Paratroopers Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip. Pictures released on August 24, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the beach, with vessels in the Strait of Hormuz visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 22, 2026.

Iranian official warns new restricted zone in Strait of Hormuz as Netanyahu threatens Iran's regime

Still from a video of a US strike on an Iranian oil tanker, September 5, 2026.

Iran strike six ships in Strait of Hormuz, reportedly plans coordinated attack on Israel

AN ISRAELI soldier checks the ID of a Palestinian woman at an Israeli checkpoint, on the day Palestinians make their way to the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the first Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Bethlehem, the West Bank, February 20, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas terrorist in Gaza, raids West Bank terror infrastructure


Terra Incognita: Western policy makers, stop being obsessed with ‘solutions’ in the Middle East

The key is to accept that some things are not “solvable” and hybrid structures and new paradigms are a good thing.

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'Interesting things happening' on Mideast peace, Trump tweets

"Spoke yesterday with the King of Saudi Arabia about peace in the Middle-East. Interesting things are happening!"

US President Donald Trump, flanked by White House senior advisor Jared Kushner and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi prince flogged in court-ordered punishment

Lashing comes after another Saudi prince was executed for murder.

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Hot off the Arab press 462625

What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East.

A luggage loading vehicle is driven past Middle East Airlines aircraft at Beirut Airport, Lebanon

Netanyahu: Now is the time for unity government, not announcements of building in settlements

PM holds press conference in wave of terror attacks, vowing to defeat the phenomenon; calls on Herzog to bring his Zionist Union faction into his government.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Octobe 8, 2015

Did disillusionment with Sunnis lead to Persian ascendancy at US State Department?

American policy-makers tend to have an inflated sense of their own influence on the region, one that is fed by the region’s own tendency to scapegoat the US for all its problems.

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Yael's corner: Through the eyes of a deeper truth

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Experts raise speculation over succession after Saudi king falls ill

Prof. Teitelbaum to ‘Post’: Saudi successions are usually smooth. The royal family knows that succession battles can be devastating and will do everything to avoid one.

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud speaks before a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry (not pictured) at his private residence in the Red Sea city of Jeddah

Parting Shot: Yesterday’s news

During my two weeks’ break, one thing became clear: Our national obsession with the news is just that – an obsession.

Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin

WearSheva! Hackathon

A marathon took place last week in Beersheba, but probably not the kind you’re imagining.

WearSheva! Hackathon