Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-06-13

Updated on June 12, 2026 at 10:45:33 PM GMT

We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of. For this post, we looked at 9 news sites and located 62 current articles out of 370 reviewed.


Today's featured articles are:
Presstv, JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World, Haaretz latest headlines, Middle East Monitor, Mehr News Agency, AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East, Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera.

Article Keywords: drone, drones, military, missile

IRGC strikes 18 US military targets in two missile waves; Fifth Fleet in Bahrain hit by Army drones

The IRGC and the Iranian Army announce a series of coordinated retaliatory military operations targeting US military installations across the region.


Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords:  chin, russia, sanctions

Iran faces off with E3 over snapback sanctions as Russia and China back Tehran

Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.


Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: cia, middle east, palestinian

Palestinian Football Association president criticizes US over delayed visa for World Cup events

Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub criticized the US for failing to grant him a visa to attend World Cup-related events, saying the delay reflects disrespect for FIFA and the unifying role of the sport, Anadolu reports. Rajoub attended the opening match of the FIFA World Cup between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City on Thursday but remains among several accredited partic...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, middle east, nato

Chile Establishes Senate Friendship Group to Strengthen Historic Ties with Palestine

Chile has taken a new step in strengthening its historic relationship with Palestine through the official establishment of the Chile–Palestine Friendship Group in the Senate. The cross-party parliamentary body aims to deepen political, diplomatic, cultural and human ties between the two peoples. As one of the largest parliamentary diplomacy groups in the National Congress, it seeks to reinforce a ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, russia

'They message you at all hours': They moved to Israel before the war. Israeli work culture was its own battle

At a time when Israelis are looking to relocate abroad, young people from Russia, France and England are moving to Israel. But how do you look for job without connections, learn the social norms and 'build everything from zero,' all while running to the bomb shelter?


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 13, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: cia, gaza, israel

Silenced in France: The unjust detention of a pro-Palestine Iranian activist

Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.


Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords:  war , gaza, israel

Gazans grappling with economic problems caused by Israeli war

The economic crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached unprecedented levels.


Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: disinformation, gaza, israel

The fake Gaza charity linked to the anti-left disinformation campaign in France

A network of fake fitness coaches, Vietnamese bots, Facebook ads aimed at Brits - and a bogus 'humanitarian fund' for Gaza. A Haaretz and Libération investigation exposes a digital operation whose infrastructure leads back to BlackCore, the Israeli influence firm under investigation in France


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 11, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, terrorist

IRGC is part of Iran’s national army: Pundit

Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.


Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: military, regime change, venezuela

Washington seeking regime change in Venezuela: Analyst

Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.


Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: drone, drones, middle east

Rights group accuses RSF of killing 23 civilians in drone attacks in Sudan

A Sudanese rights group accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Thursday of killing 23 civilians and injuring 19 in drone attacks in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State in southern Sudan, for a second consecutive day, Anadolu reports. The non-governmental Emergency Lawyers group said RSF drones targeted the state capital late Wednesday, with attacks continuing into Thursday. The group ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, middle east

Haifa man indicted on charges of espionage for Iran, revealing sensitive information during war

According to police reports, the man transferred intelligence to Iranian-linked actors from January to March 2025, including during the recent Israeli-US war with Iran.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east

US-Iran deal to include dismantling of Iranian nuclear program, US official says

The drafted text of the deal, which Pakistani Prime Minister Shagbaz Sharif announced had been agreed upon earlier on Friday, also outlines the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: drone, drones, military

South Korea sentences ex-president to 30 years in prison

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) –A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.


Mehr News Agency
Jun 12, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
Article Keywords:  war , fighting, israel, middle east

The ups and downs that really matter: Why Israel, the US are not fighting the same war - opinion

Militarily, these were masterpieces of intelligence and kinetic execution. Strategically, however, they have exposed a profound, almost catastrophic misunderstanding of our adversary.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, middle east

Why Israel stopped when Trump said stop: Understanding the 12-hour Iran war

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: A startup’s relationship with Google and North Korea’s path to the nuclear bomb offers unexpected insights into this week’s 12-hour war with Iran.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: air force, armed forces, israel, middle east, military

Egypt and Turkey launch joint air force exercises

Egypt and Turkey have begun joint air force exercises at several Egyptian air bases, marking a further expansion of military cooperation between the two countries amid improving bilateral relations. The Egyptian Armed Forces announced the start of the training programme on Thursday, describing it as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen defence cooperation and enhance operational coordination betw...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: israel, palestinian, sanctions

Israel pushes regulations to legalize West Bank farm outposts

Residents of many of the farms take part in the expulsion of Palestinian herding communities, and this week Britain imposed sanctions on the organization that coordinates the farms' activities


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 12, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, middle east

The war inside Israel's reserve families: 'To him, defending the border protects our family'

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Nearly three years after Yitzy Friedman received a call-up notice for the reserves on October 7, his wife, Roni, is still wrestling with the cost of her husband’s decision to serve.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: hamas, hamas, israel, middle east, palestinian

Israel releases Hamas co-founder, father of 'Green Prince,' after more than two years of detention

Yousef is a senior leader of Hamas in the West Bank, having co-founded the group in 1987 along with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and other Palestinian members of the Muslim Brotherhood.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: middle east, russia, syria

Syrian, Lebanese forces discuss strengthening border security

The commander of the Syrian Border Guard Forces, Brigadier General Hassan Abdul Ghani, met a Lebanese army delegation on Thursday led by liaison officer Brigadier General Michel Boutros to discuss issues of mutual interest, particularly border control. The Syrian Ministry of Defence said the meeting focused on strengthening cooperation and coordination between the two sides in combating smuggling ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: israel, middle east, palestinian

Occupier violence in West Bank high on EU agenda, Kallas says

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Friday voiced concern over the deteriorating situation in the occupied West Bank, warning that Israeli occupiers are expanding illegal settlements at an unprecedented pace while violence continues without sufficient accountability, Anadolu reports. “The situation in the West Bank is equally alarming. Illegal Israeli settlements continue to expand at an unprec...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , gaza, israel

'Israel is not at war with you': Netanyahu's odd habit of sweet-talking while bombing

In diplomacy, symbolism and tone matter; insults and arrogance backed by bombs are not easily forgotten. Given Israel's actions in Gaza, the West Bank, and across the region, the last thing Lebanese want is a tone-deaf appeal from Netanyahu


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 11, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east, terrorist

Hezbollah confident any US-Iran deal will include Lebanon, politician says

Hezbollah, a terrorist group founded by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 1982, entered the regional conflict in support of Tehran on March 2.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: brigade , israel, middle east

Blaze destroys Jewish-owned business in North West London, cause unknown

The London Fire Brigade said 25 fire engines and around 150 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze on Oxgate Lane, Brent, which is not far from Golders Green.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: cia, gaza, israel, palestinian, reconstruction

Israeli and Palestinian groups meet in France to support the two-state solution

Foreign ministers and senior officials from dozens of countries are meeting one year after the New York Declaration on Palestinian statehood. The conference will end with an eight-point 'Call for Action' urging a ceasefire, governance reforms, and Gaza's reconstruction


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 12, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: cia, escalation, middle east

Oil prices fall after Trump cancels strikes on Iran

Oil prices fell on Friday, extending losses from the previous session after US President Donald Trump had cancelled plans to launch strikes on Iran, easing concerns about a further escalation in hostilities following reciprocal attacks earlier this week. Brent crude futures fell by $1.21, or 1.3 per cent, to $89.17 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude dropped by $1.23, or 1.4 per cent, to $8...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , middle east, missile, russia, ukrain

Turkish president says region paying ‘heavy economic price’ of attacks on Iran

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that the region is now paying a “heavy economic price” for attacks targeting Iran even before the Russia-Ukraine war has ended. “Before the Russia-Ukraine war has ended, our region is now paying the heavy economic price of attacks on Iran,” Erdogan said at a ceremony marking the reopening of Selimiye Mosque for worship in Turkiye’s western city of...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , gaza, israel, middle east, palestinian

FIFA under fire for silence on targeting of Palestinian athletes

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) has criticised what it described as the silence of the international football governing body, FIFA, over the killing of Palestinian athletes and the targeting of sports facilities during the war in Gaza. According to figures published by the campaign, more than 1,000 Palestinian athletes have been killed since the sta...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: gaza, genocide, hamas, hamas, israel, middle east, palestinian

The Board of Peace extends Israel’s security narrative

While the debate on Hamas refusing to disarm continues, Israel is still killing Palestinians in the background, or in plain sight, depending on which narrative one employs. For Palestinians, the genocide is a reality, while for mainstream media, it is just background noise for news reports. International diplomacy follows the same line as mainstream media, which accepts Israel killing Palestinians...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, escalation, middle east, military

The Kharg gamble could backfire on America

Military tensions in the Persian Gulf have once again reached a dangerously critical point. The fragile ceasefire efforts pursued since April have effectively collapsed following a series of retaliatory exchanges between the United States and Iran. The latest escalation was triggered by the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter by Iranian forces near the Strait of Hormuz. In response, US Central ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: gaza, idf, israel, middle east, terrorist

IDF strikes over 300 Hezbollah sites, kills five Gaza terrorists, captures 50 suspects in West Bank

In addition, the IDF operated to combat smuggling along Israel's eastern and western borders.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: israel, middle east, military

Netanyahu’s Likud drops to lowest level since August 2025, poll shows

Support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party fell to its lowest level in nearly a year, while two leading rivals gained ground in the race for premier, a new Israeli opinion poll published Friday showed, Anadolu reports. According to a survey published by the Israeli daily Maariv, Likud lost three seats compared with the previous poll and would win 22 seats in the 120-member...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: israel, middle east, palestinian

Israeli, Palestinian civil society groups meet in France as two-state hopes dim

By John IrishPARIS, June 12 (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups delivered an appeal in France on Friday to urge the international community not to abandon a two-state solution, as Paris seeks to keep the issue alive amid the Middle East war.


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 12, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords: commanders, idf, israel, middle east, terrorist

IDF announces killing of 10 Hezbollah field commanders, successors

Among the terrorists killed was the commander of Hezbollah’s Nasser Unit, Hajj Salameh. Less than two months after his killing, two of his successors, Mahdi Bazzi and Ashraf Salloum, were killed.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: gaza, israel, palestinian

Displaced Palestinians protest Israeli-made water crisis

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza still spend hours every day walking and waiting to secure small quantities of water.


Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: israel, middle east, sanctions

Italy’s premier backs sanctions on Israeli settlers, Ben Gvir ahead of EU Council

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that Italy supports sanctions against Israeli settlers and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, while calling for broader discussions on relations between the EU and Israel, Anadolu reports. “On this, I would like, for once, a discussion here that goes beyond the emphasis of facile polemics, which certainly generates immediate returns i...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , gaza, hamas, hamas, israel, middle east, palestinian, russia

Israel releases senior Hamas figure, Hassan Yousef

Israeli authorities have released senior Hamas figure Hassan Yousef after more than 31 months in administrative detention, Palestinian sources said on Thursday. Yousef, 70, was released after his detention order had been renewed five consecutive times since his arrest at the start of the Gaza war in October 2023. One of the most prominent Hamas leaders in the occupied West Bank, Yousef has spent m...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: casualties, cia, israel, middle east, military

When children become the primary casualties of wars and conflicts

There is no better place to begin this article than with the words of Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s National Security Minister. During a security cabinet meeting in early June, he called for the abduction of Lebanese women and children as a means to pressure Hezbollah. “Let’s start thinking outside the box about Hezbollah,” he said, urging officials to adopt more aggressive measures, including “abduct...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: fighting, israel, middle east

Trump claims Tehran leaked false details about terms of potential US-Iran deal

Earlier on Friday, Iranian state media site Mehr claimed that a full ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran will include an end to fighting in Lebanon.


JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Article Keywords: israel, military, missile

Satellite imagery shows damage at Israeli airbase after Iranian missile strike

Satellite images have revealed apparent damage at the Israeli military's Ramat David Airbase in northern Israeli occupied territories following an Iranian ballistic missile attack launched in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.


Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Article Keywords: gaza, israel, middle east, palestinian

Israeli, Palestinian groups urge G7 support for two-state solution

Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urged support for a two-state solution, saying "the window of opportunity" was closing, as they met in Paris on Friday.The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of the most right-wing in Israel's history, vehemently opposes the emergence of a sovereign and fully independent Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, and is work...


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 12, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords: middle east, military, missile

Khamenei adviser says US strikes will not alter Iran’s position

A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump following recent American strikes on Iranian targets, warning that military action would not strengthen Washington’s position in ongoing negotiations. Mohsen Rezaei, a member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council and an adviser to the Supreme Leader, made the remarks in a post on X on Thursday. “The reckl...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: crimea, putin, russia, ukrain

Putin admits Ukraine attacks hitting Russian economy, society

Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian refineries, depots and pipelines, as well as fuel supplies in Crimea.


Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Jun 12, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Article Keywords: israel, middle east, palestinian

More Palestinians killed in West Bank since 2023 than in previous 17 years, Oxfam says

More Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces or occupiers in the West Bank between 2023 and the end of 2025 than during the previous 17 years combined, according to an analysis published by international aid organization Oxfam, Anadolu reports. Citing data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Oxfam said that 1,244 Palestinians, including 268 children, were kil...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , middle east, military

Khamenei adviser warns conflict could continue unless US respects Iran’s interests

A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader has warned that tensions between Iran and the United States could persist unless Washington changes its approach towards Tehran and takes Iranian interests into account. In an interview with CNN on Thursday, Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser to the Supreme Leader, said Iran would respond more forcefully to any future US military action and suggested that the fu...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , escalation, idf

Despite talk of a deal, Trump's frustration with Iran may yet trigger a new escalation

If anything pushes Trump to reignite the war with Iran, it will be sheer weariness of Tehran's stalling tactics ■ The IDF is nowhere near a decisive victory in Lebanon, and its current deployment is not even aiming for one


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 12, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: escalation, israel, middle east, military

Can Trump restrain Israel?

The latest exchange between Iran and Israel raises a fundamental question: Who is really driving events in the Middle East – Washington or Jerusalem?  Following Israeli strikes on targets in Beirut, Lebanon, Iran responded with strikes against northern Israel and military facilities around Haifa. Israel then immediately retaliated by attacking Tehran, Tabriz, Karaj and Isfahan. While the ceasefire...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, gaza, hamas, hamas, israel, middle east, palestinian

Israel expanding Gaza ‘yellow line’ to derail ceasefire talks, says Hamas

Palestinian group Hamas said Friday that Israel’s continued movement of the “yellow line” westward inside the Gaza Strip and expansion of control over Palestinian land aim to “blow up the negotiation track and thwart the efforts being made” to consolidate the ceasefire, Anadolu reports. The statement by Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem came as Palestinian factions and mediators held talks in Cairo on ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east

Israel surprised by Trump’s announcement cancelling Iran strikes, says Hebrew media

Israeli media reported on Thursday evening that Israel was surprised by US President Donald Trump’s announcement that planned strikes on Iran had been cancelled, as well as his suggestion that a regional agreement was close, while Israeli sources denied having knowledge of any such deal. Earlier on Thursday, Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that he had cancelled attacks that were plann...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , israel, middle east

Exclusive-UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say

By Andrew Mills, Marwa Rashad and Ahmad GhaddarDUBAI/LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the U.S.-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic.


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 12, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , gaza, israel

Tel Aviv Pride draws over 100,000 as police ban anti–Ben-Gvir slogans

Police blocked people with protest shirts and signs from entering the parade in a move that seems to violate a 2025 court ruling. Last year, Israel's High Court ruled against police's authority to ban signs against the Gaza war and the Netanyahu government


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 12, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: idf, israel, palestinian

'They shot my boy': Palestinian mother whose baby was shot dead by an Israeli soldier never got to say a proper goodbye

Fahed Abu Haykal and his family were driving his mother home in Hebron when they encountered Israeli troops. A bullet fired by one of them passed through Fahed's hand and struck his 7-month-old son Sam in the head. The IDF said the soldier perceived a threat. The baby's mother, Dania, with shrapnel near her heart, believes he knew exactly who he was shooting


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 12, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, middle east, missile

Netanyahu: Israel not party to US-Iran memorandum of understanding

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had spoken with US President Donald Trump about a “memorandum of understanding being prepared with Iran to enter negotiations”. In a statement issued on Thursday, Netanyahu’s office said: “Although Israel is not a party to the memorandum of understanding, the Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for President Trump’s commitment that any final ...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , gaza, israel, middle east

'It's not over yet': Tel Aviv celebrates Pride but war in back of mind

Rainbow flags, colourful floats and Bad Bunny on loudspeakers brought a festive mood to Tel Aviv for this year's Pride march, the first in full form since before the October 7 attack and the war in Gaza."I wanted to come last year, they cancelled it at the last minute, and the previous year too," Orion Tree, a nursery employee who joined the march, told AFP under the blazing sun of the coastal Isr...


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 12, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords: gaza, israel, middle east, military

Report: US military building new base near Gaza border to support post-war plan

The US military has begun constructing a large base near the Gaza border that is expected to serve as a headquarters for military and civilian personnel involved in implementing President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom. The newspaper reported on Wednesday that construction is underway near the Israeli community of Re’im, close to the Gaza Stri...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , air force, middle east

Factbox-Since March, Trump has repeatedly said the Iran war will end soon

By Andy SullivanWASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States has reached a deal to end the war with Iran, but the agreement has not been finalized and he has disputed accounts that it favors Tehran.Since the conflict began on February 28, Trump has repeatedly stated that a deal to end the war is imminent.Here are some examples:• "We have points of, major point...


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 12, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords: cia, israel, palestinian

Hundreds of Palestinians built careers in health care. An Israeli law took them away

In the past year, hundreds of Palestinian imaging technicians have been dismissed due to a law that retroactively revoked recognition of degrees from universities in the Palestinian Authority


Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 11, 2026 - haaretz.com
Article Keywords: drone, gaza, israel, middle east, missile, palestinian

2 Gazans killed, 4 injured in Israeli attacks amid ceasefire violations

Two Palestinians were killed and four others wounded in separate Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, marking a new violation of a ceasefire deal in place since last October, a medical source said, Anadolu reports. The source said a 40-year-old man was killed and another injured in a drone strike in the New Camp area, north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. In Gaza City, a Pa...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , middle east, sanctions

Factbox-Main provisions of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by Trump

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. says it is close to signing a peace deal that would end the three-month-old war with Iran, though terms have not yet been made public.It is not clear at this point how any agreement would stack up against the 2015 deal with Iran, which lifted sanctions in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear activities.


AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 12, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Article Keywords: casualties, israel, middle east, palestinian

Israeli occupier attacks on Palestinians in West Bank ‘higher than any year on record’: UN

The UN on Thursday warned that Israeli occupier attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are occurring at a pace “higher than any year on record,” averaging six incidents per day, causing casualties or property damage, Anadolu reports. Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference that “the number of...


Middle East Monitor
Jun 11, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Article Keywords:  war , cia, war crimes

Iran files war crimes case over US strike on water reservoirs

Iran says a US attack on a drinking water facility in Sirik constitutes a war crime, and that legal prosecution of the attack has begun in both domestic and international judicial authorities.


Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir