In a move that effectively ends the “status quo” arrangement in place at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron since 1967, the Israeli Occupation stripped the Palestinian Waqf of its authority over the site and transferred control to a settler council.

Strikingly, the new Syrian government is using diplomacy to pressure Israel into honoring international agreements governing borders, while steering clear of Tel Aviv’s push to tie de-escalation to normalization.

Twelve days after the Israeli war on Iran erupted, and following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a brokered agreement, both sides rushed to claim victory, prompting widespread debate over who truly came out on top.

The Israeli Occupation’s economy suddenly became a silent battleground, driven by European consumers and some governments increasingly using economic pressure instead of diplomatic complicity.

Iran’s decision to target the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, rather than any other country in the region, came as a major surprise—especially given the strong ties between Tehran and Doha.