Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his plan to establish a “national committee” to investigate the events of October 7, saying it would be “balanced, broad and clean.” Although he compared the move to the US investigation of the September 11 attacks, a review of the facts reveals three significant gaps between the American commission and the model Netanyahu is promoting.
The operation was coordinated with the US and explained as consistent with the ceasefire framework because Haytham 'Ali Tabataba'i continued directing terrorist activity. Israel’s assessment is that Hezbollah will not respond.
Haytham ‘Ali Tabataba’i, defined as "Hezbollah's chief of staff," commanded the organization's special forces in Syria and Yemen, and collaborated with pro-Iranian militias. Already in 2016 he was defined as an international terrorist: "His actions are part of a major effort to cause instability in the region."
The Saudi crown prince’s return to the White House signals a renewed US-Saudi partnership, with talks expected to focus on advanced weapons sales, nuclear cooperation, regional tensions with Iran and Trump’s push to bring Riyadh into the Abraham Accords.
Ron Dermer resigned from the government after many years in which he helped reshape the Middle East, chalked up major diplomatic achievements and consistently kept himself outside the swirl of controversies around Netanyahu. A look back at the milestones: bringing Jonathan Pollard home, the Abraham Accords, and the day he personally shoveled snow to warm relations with Barack Obama.
President Prabowo Subianto positions Indonesia as key player in regional diplomacy, offers peacekeeping force for Gaza while insisting on one firm condition.
According to reports, the strike killed senior Hamas leaders Khalil al-Hayya, Zaher Jabarin, and Nizar Awadallah. Khaled Mashaal was not present. The Israeli Air Force carried out the targeted strike against Hamas’ top leadership at its headquarters in the Qatari capital.
This week, the European powers (E3 countries) intensified pressure, threatening to reimpose international sanctions against Iran. A senior Iranian official called this move an "existential threat," and given the current situation, the possibility of renewed military confrontation in the near future cannot be ruled out.
Scientists document alarming hormone collapse threatening male fertility, energy levels and mental health across an entire generation.
Israel and South Sudan have reportedly been holding talks about relocating Palestinians to country ranked last globally in corruption index. Juba has called such reports "baseless."