The Middle East’s myriad, complex, often overlapping conflicts continue to evolve—particularly in Turkey and Syria. The decades-long conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group may finally have an end in sight. On February 27, Abdullah Ocalan,…
President Donald Trump’s decision to negotiate directly with Hamas for a cease-fire and hostage-release deal, to keep Israel in the dark about elements of the secret back-channel conversations, and then write a letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Sunday night appointed Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin the next IDF chief spokesman to replace Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari. Defrin has recently been a fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of…
The massive funeral held by Hezbollah for its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on February 23 was intended to convey a clear message: the organization had not been defeated, remained a powerful force in Lebanon’s political landscape, and planned to rebuild with…
President Trump and his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff have threatened a return to war in the Gaza Strip if Hamas doesn’t release its remaining hostages. Israel is already plotting out how that would happen. Israel has drafted plans for…
Israel has drafted a step-by-step plan to escalate pressure on Hamas—including cutting off essential supplies, launching airstrikes, forcing Gazans who returned to the north to evacuate again, and ultimately reentering the Gaza Strip—if the terror group does not release the…
President Donald Trump said he sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader this week expressing interest in negotiating a nuclear deal amid growing concerns the Islamic Republic could develop nuclear capabilities in the near future. “I said I hope you’re…
The Israel Defense Forces and United States Air Force held a joint aerial exercise this week, according to a statement by the military on Thursday. The IDF said that the drill “aimed to strengthen and maintain the long-standing cooperation between…
After Phase I of the Gaza ceasefire expired on March 1, Israel proposed an extension to release additional hostages, which Hamas has reportedly rejected thus far. Israel reportedly is preparing for renewed military operations in Gaza, and it has…
Days after President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, the Trump administration took another step closer to normalizing Moscow’s role on the world stage, with a Bloomberg News report…