Israel-Lebanon deal may entrench stalemate rather than end war - analysis
At its core is a bargain few see as workable: Hezbollah has flatly rejected disarmament, and no Lebanese government has the power to enforce it.
Middle East
Iran, US to resume peace talks in Doha after setbacks due to strikes, Strait of Hormuz tensions
Witkoff, Rubio face bipartisan scrutiny over US-Iran deal, removal of Tehran’s enriched uranium
Why is Jonathan Conricus chiding Netanyahu, blaming Egypt, and hailing Lebanon deal? - interview
IDF seals 16-kilometer Hamas tunnel where murdered soldier Hadar Goldin's remains were held
The IDF completed a three-month operation to seal a vast Hamas tunnel complex near the Philadelphi Corridor with more than 30,000 cubic meters of concrete.
US believes Israel-Syria normalization chances before Knesset elections 'very slim,' source to Post
The Syrian government's core demand is for Israel to carry out some form of withdrawal from the buffer zone it entered following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas Rafah Brigade defense, counterintelligence chief
Ismail Masri, Hamas’s Rafah Brigade military defense chief, was killed in a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation conducted in Gaza last Tuesday.
Iran indicts Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, anti-regime journalists for ‘inciting’ January protests
According to Salehi, the defendants are accused of "creating the conditions" for the unrest on January 8 and 9, 2026.
Katz's position on Mossad's Kurds vs Iranian regime plan unclear after conflicting statements
Trump vetoed a Mossad plan to support Kurdish forces against Iran, fueling debate over which Israeli and US officials backed the proposal.
Israel officially recognizes Armenian Genocide after decades of diplomatic friction - analysis
Israel’s recognition of the genocide has been decades in the making. It's been a strange aspect of Israel’s history that, for many years, the Armenian genocide was downplayed in official circles.
Press watchdog CPJ reviewing Gaza casualty database over 'journalists' tied to Hamas, PIJ
A Meir Amit Center study from December found that 60% of individuals who identified as journalists and were killed in Gaza were members of or affiliated with terrorist organizations.
Palestinian Authority pushes for digital transactions to ease financial crisis
Under the current restrictions, Palestinian banks can only return physical currency through Bank Hapoalim and the Israel Discount Bank, with a cap of NIS 18 billion annually.
IRGC dismisses claim 20 m. barrels of oil used to promote, fund war effort
Mohebbi’s assertion of Tehran’s responsibility did not touch upon the fact that the IRGC’s oil allocation already tripled last year, security expert Roger Macmillan explained to The Jerusalem Post.
Gulf states' reactions to Lebanon agreement show signs of stability for region - analysis
Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to the President of the UAE, said he sees the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel as a step to restoring Lebanon’s sovereignty.
