Middle East


Gaza Phase II begins: Trump unveils 'Board of Peace,' demands Hamas disarm

Israeli army soldier holding a mounted machine gun in front of destroyed buildings in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City.

Trump told large-scale Iran strikes would not topple Islamic Republic regime, officials tell WSJ

US President Donald Trump at the East Room of the White House on January 15, 2026.

'Hamas is finished': Palestinians divided as US-backed Gaza technocratic committee forms

An Israeli soldier kneels on rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.