Middle East
“We were here during the darkest days. We walked among the ruins and felt immense pain,” Isaac Herzog said.
The military said it has completed the first stage of a five-phase plan to remove weapons from all non-state armed groups.
Jerusalem’s insistence on demilitarizing the south stands in the way of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s ambitions to crush Druze autonomy.
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency also reported that more than 2,000 people have been arrested as nationwide anti-regime demonstrations and strikes spread across the country.
Following political and military tightening of the East Med partnership, observers examine the implications and the role of energy.
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack will mediate the new round of negotiations between Damascus and Jerusalem.
The IDF urged people to cross the frontier solely via official crossing points.
Doha is not a neutral mediator but rather provided Hamas with political sanctuary, financial lifelines, ideological reinforcement and global reach.
Relations between the two anti-Iranian oil producers have soured as their proxies clashed for control of lands in their war-torn southern neighbor.
The military action and conflicting claims from the two states are the most serious and public signs of a rift between the Arab allies, with Saudi Arabia describing the UAE’s actions as “highly dangerous.”
“We are steadfast in commitment to working with regional partners to root out the ISIS threat posed to U.S. and regional security,” stated Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM.
In Israel, it is believed that as long as the Syrian leader attempts to wage a dual struggle against both ISIS and external actors such as Iran, his ability to achieve a decisive victory will remain limited.
