Middle East

Hamas delegation visits Turkey, officials condemn 'genocide' in Gaza

Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claimed Netanyahu was not serious about reaching a ceasefire deal.

Demonstrators attend a protest to express support for Palestinians in Gaza, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in front of the German consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, November 10, 2024.

Iraqi official denies mice and rats ate country’s cash reserves

Mice pull tongues to revive unconscious companions, study finds. Illustration.

Trump eyes bringing Azerbaijan, Central Asian nations into Abraham Accords, sources say

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed wave, after an Abraham Accords signing ceremony at the White House in 2020.

Syria pledges to form committee to investigate clashes in Sweida

Members of Syrian security forces ride on a back of a truck after Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday following two days of clashes, in Sweida, Syria July 15, 2025.

Those recognizing a Palestinian state 'can't even tell you where it is,' Rubio says

“At the end of the day, Hamas is sitting there saying: We’re winning the PR war. We’ve got all these countries lining up on our side of this argument."

JULY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio against backdrop of Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical map.

Trump officials told Congress Israel agreed to match $30 million for GHF, sources say

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US had dispensed $60 million for Gaza humanitarian aid.

JULY 31, 2025ByREUTERS

Truck carrying aid lines up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, July 28, 2025.

IDF bombs largest Hezbollah precision missile factory in Lebanon to block terror org. rebuidling

Katz said, "Any attempt by the terror organization to rehabilitate, to reconstitute itself, or to threaten [Israel] will be answered with uncompromising power."

JULY 31, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Explosion following IDF strike on largest Hezbollah precision missile facility in Lebanon.

Fighting the world, losing the war: IRGC talks big after beatdown by Israel

IRAN AFFAIRS: A wounded tiger is a dangerous beast, and the IRGC, in claiming it was taking on the world, feels backed into a corner.

JULY 31, 2025ByALEX WINSTON

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.

Iranian president says country is on brink of dire water crisis

Faced with resource mismanagement and over-consumption, Iran has faced recurrent electricity, gas and water shortages during peak demand months.

JULY 31, 2025ByREUTERS

REGARDING THE potential renewal of nuclear talks with the US, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian faces criticism internally from conservative and radical-conservative factions, says the writer.

In a first, Arab League countries condemn Oct. 7 attack, call on Hamas to disarm

A range of voices, including France, the Israeli Hostages and Missing Families Forum and liberal pro-Israel pundits, heralded the Arab League’s participation as a remarkable breakthrough.

JULY 31, 2025ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi chairs an extraordinary meeting of Arab League foreign ministers day before the 51st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul, Turkey, June 20, 2025

Inside Syria’s struggles: Jonathan Spyer on conflict, Israel’s strategy, and reintegration

In a conversation with Jonathan Spyer, expert on Syria, we explore the latest flare-ups of violence, Israel's strategic role, and the challenges of reintegrating a fractured nation.

JULY 31, 2025BySHIFRA JACOBS, YUVAL BARNEA