Tag: Israel

What’s Next for the Houthis in Yemen? (Crisis Group)

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group Yemen expert Ahmed Nagi about what the ceasefire in Gaza means for the...

Iran Update, October 24, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon: The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted at least 18 airstrikes targeting Hezbollah sites and fighters across Lebanon on October 23...

The Challenge of Disarming Hamas (The Soufan Center)

Asked earlier this week at a press conference about whether or not Hamas would lay down its weapons as part of the newly agreed-upon...

What could the Israel-Gaza deal mean for the Middle East? (Hady Amr, Scott R. Anderson, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Itamar Rabinovich, Dafna...

On October 8, 2025, Israel and Hamas agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal regarding the war in the Gaza Strip. Below, Brookings scholars reflect...

What Comes Next for Israel-Hamas Ceasefire? (Mona Yacoubian and Will Todman – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

On October 8, President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his peace deal for Gaza. He...

Trump Achieves Breakthrough Gaza Ceasefire, but a Tough Road Lies Ahead (Steven A. Cook – Council on Foreign Relations)

Israel and Hamas have accepted the first part of a peace agreement that calls for the return of all living Israeli hostages in exchange...

Iran Update, October 9, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Hamas-Israel Ceasefire: Hamas and Israel agreed on October 8 to the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan for peace in the Gaza...

Israel and Hamas just struck a ‘phase one’ deal to return hostages. Is the end of the war near? (Atlantic Council)

The first piece is in place. On Wednesday, Israel and Hamas agreed on the initial phase of a long-awaited peace plan after intense negotiations...

Two years of Gaza-Israel war bring ‘indescribable’ pain, warn aid agencies (UN News)

As the Gaza-Israel war enters its third year, sparked by Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel, the UN is appealing for the release of all...

For Israel, After the Gaza War Comes Politics (Elliott Abrams – Council on Foreign Relations)

As Israel enters its third year of war with the imminent possibility of a truce led by President Donald Trump, it faces a transformed...

Hamas Responds to the Trump 20 Point Plan (The Soufan Center)

President Trump has presented Hamas’ acceptance of key parts of his 20 Point Plan as a major breakthrough toward ending the Gaza war and...

Can the Trump peace plan for Gaza succeed? (Marc Weller – Chatham House)

President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza was devised in close contact with Israel in a way that would just about make it possible...

Egypt, Israel and Palestinian Displacement (H A Hellyer – RUSI)

Earlier this week, US President Trump announced a new proposed ceasefire plan for Gaza, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side in...

The world is failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams warn (UN News)

As Israeli forces continued their push to take full control of Gaza City on Wednesday, reports emerged that another skeletal child whose plight was...

How a UN Security Council resolution could help end the war in Gaza (Thomas S. Warrick – Atlantic Council)

Can the United Nations (UN) Security Council play a useful role in ending the war in Gaza? It would be easy to conclude that...

Will Syria and Israel Reach a Security Deal? (The Soufan Center)

Rumors persist that a potential security agreement is nearing finalization between Israel and Syria, although details remain unclear. Even as the details remain somewhat...