As Pakistan presses ahead with an all-out diplomatic push to broker a lasting deal between the United States and Iran—one that could finally bring the war to a close—its sudden urgency to act as a go-between is raising pointed questions.

Rising Israeli settler violence and restrictions by both Israeli Occupation Forces and the Palestinian Authority have led Palestinians to revive local guard committees as a form of community self-defense in the West Bank.

Orban’s defeat is framed as a major political shift weakening the global far-right axis and strengthening Hungary’s return toward EU alignment.

Continued Israeli targeting of Gaza police since the October 2025 ceasefire has impacted internal security and daily life and prompted competing efforts and proposals to fill the resulting security vacuum.

Within days of the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran breaking out in late February 2026, streets across West Bank cities filled with lines at gas stations as prices for vegetables and bread surged, and the strain has persisted despite a two-week ceasefire.