Middle East

“Today, the Revolutionary Guards are leading the repression and massacre of Iran's citizens,” Sa’ar said, emphasizing the IRGC’s role in “the spread of terror and instability in the Middle East."

The decree, which includes eight articles, established that “Syrian Kurdish citizens are an essential and integral part of the Syrian people."

Egypt and Turkey issued responses to Trump's invitation, saying that they were considering accepting the offer to join Gaza's Board of Peace.

"Given the ongoing situation and the potential for US military action, there is currently an increased likelihood of misidentification," EASA wrote.

His arrest came nearly a month after top Syrian security officials asked Lebanon to track down and hand over more than 200 officers who fled there after Assad was overthrown.

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: From Tunisia to Syria, the uprisings of 2011 showed how revolutions often give way to chaos or renewed authoritarianism, a lesson Jerusalem cannot ignore as Iran convulses.

There are over 60 million tons of rubble in Gaza, the UN official claimed, enough to nearly fill 3,000 container ships, and enough for everyone in Gaza to be surrounded by 30 tons of it on average.

“As I have said before, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. The people of Gaza have suffered long enough. The time is NOW,” Trump wrote.

US officials caution Trump that military action could escalate tensions without changing Iran's leadership.

“Hamas is finished,” a Palestinian Authority official told The Jerusalem Post. “They understand that they no longer have legitimacy.”