Amid pressure from President Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may authorize the reopening of the crossing. If and when that happens, its operating framework would be far more effective from Israel’s perspective than in the past, featuring remote oversight, European screening facilities and a secured entry corridor.
Hundreds of thousands of weapons are smuggled into Israel every year through the Egyptian and Jordanian borders using sophisticated drones and organized smuggling networks, posing what Israeli officials now define as a strategic threat.
Venezuelans across the diaspora have largely been celebrating, but the streets of the Latin American country itself are quiet, apart from long lines for medicine and food. Residents say they do not know what lies ahead for their country.
Still aligned with Iran but no longer dependent on it, the terrorist organization rebuilds funding, transit and political cover through Turkey as Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel face converging pressure.
The extraction of Maduro is more than regime change; it is a calculated message to the Iranian axis. This display of American power is encouraging, illustrating that Trump's barrier of non-intervention policies has fallen – and that action against Iran is entirely within the realm of possibility.
