Israel calls up 9,000 reservists to Gaza as part of 'exceptional' mobilization Units from three brigades are readying plans for a ground incursion, pending approval by Israel's political leaders Palestine
Syrian refugees’ long walk: why Amal is more than a puppet A giant puppet of a young Syrian girl will travel nearly 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles) from the Turkish-Syrian border to the United Kingdom. Turkey
Intel: Hady Amr back on front lines of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Hady Amr's trip to the embattled region comes as President Joe Biden faces pressure for more active US engagement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel
Israel police brace for more violence from far-right groups Far-right militants are reportedly planning more violence in several Israeli cities that have already been rocked by racially motivated clashes. Israel
WATCH: Israeli air force shoots down Hamas drone Hamas released footage purporting to show new drones that resemble widely exported Iranian models. Palestine
Lawmaker says Iran missing 200,000 vaccines In yet another scandal surrounding Iran's contentious vaccine rollout, a senior lawmaker has said that hundreds of thousands of doses have been misallocated. By Al-Monitor Staff
Street violence terrorizes Israeli cities An Arab man was beaten by an angry mob and a Jewish man was attacked with sticks and rocks in separate incidents Wednesday night. By Al-Monitor Staff
Turkish lira nears record lows as emerging markets struggle Turkish stocks slid and the lira hit a six-month low against major currencies Thursday as higher-than-expected US inflation data weighed on emerging markets. Turkey
Palestinian resistance in Gaza vows to not back down against Israel The Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip followed up on their pledge to attack Israel should it continue its violations against Palestinians in Jerusalem. Palestine
Hamas promises retaliation for Israel killing senior military leaders Israeli strikes have killed a large number of Hamas commanders and destroyed dozens of security, military and police sites in the Gaza Strip. Palestine
Hamas says some Arab dramas promote normalization with Israel An Egyptian series starring Egyptian actor Mohamed Ramadan angered Hamas for portraying the Gaza Strip as a drug den in the 1940s; Hamas also is critical of Ramadan over issues involving Arab states' normalization of relations with Israel. Palestine
Arab-Israeli soccer players offer symbol of coexistence With tensions between Jews and Arabs in Israel reaching sad records, Israeli-Arab soccer players carry the (perhaps heavy) mission of demonstrating coexistence. Israel
Egypt to complete construction of New Rafah City New Rafah City is becoming a reality in northern Sinai, giving displaced Rafah residents hope for a new and secure life and Egypt a chance to better fight the Islamic State in the border area with the Palestinian Gaza Strip. Egypt
Israel, Hamas confrontation spills into diplomatic arena As the Israel-Hamas campaign intensifies, so does the public diplomacy campaign waged by Israel’s Foreign Ministry on the international arena. Israel
Will renewed US diplomacy help solve Nile dam dispute? Washington has renewed its attempts to resolve the dispute over Ethiopia’s controversial Nile dam, with the US envoy for the Horn of Africa making stops in Egypt and Sudan. Egypt
Egypt's Sisi approves plan to widen, deepen Suez Canal after stuck ship The plan includes widening and deepening the area where Ever Given got stuck in March. News Brief
