Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-10-26
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 10 news sites and located 54 current articles out of 482 reviewed.
Today's featured articles are:
Haaretz latest headlines, Presstv, Mehr News Agency, AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East, Middle East Monitor, IRNA English, JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World, Military Africa, Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera.
IDF forcibly removes 2,231 Palestinians from West Bank city, deputy mayor says
The families were removed from their homes during an operation launched after two soldiers were killed in a shooting near the Palestinian city of Hebron. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel says the forced removals violate international law
Haaretz latest headlines
Oct 25, 2026 - haaretz.com
Exclusive | Baqaei: Regional meetings must address root causes of insecurity in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz
Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, emphasizing the need to examine the root causes of insecurity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz within regional forums, urged European countries—to demonstrate the seriousness of their commitment to diplomacy—to adhere to international law and abandon coercive approaches and illegal sanctions against Iran.
IRNA English
Oct 24, 2026 - en.irna.ir
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Yemen strikes disrupt Saudi military mobilizations
The Yemeni Armed Forces have intensified their operations, targeting Saudi-backed militia mobilizations across the country.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Palestinian resistance hails West Bank retaliatory shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers
A coalition of Gaza-based Palestinian resistance groups hails the retaliatory West Bank shooting operation as a direct response to Israel’s ongoing atrocities.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Collapse and outbreak of civil war waiting for Israeli regime
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – A set of political, economic, social, and security crises has placed the Zionist regime in a situation where the future of its internal stability has become a subject of discussion among analysts more than before.
Mehr News Agency
Oct 25, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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Putin puts Trump ahead of Iran in bid to mediate war
Anton Mardosov, reporting from Moscow, and our correspondent in Tehran assess the limits of Russian influence in Iran; Ben Caspit reports that Netanyahu could force a unity government with an attack on Iran after the elections.
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Oct 24, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Yemen denounces European Parliament’s ‘hypocritical’ push to blacklist Ansarullah
Yahya Ali Ahmed al-Raee, the speaker of the Yemeni House of Representatives, says that the European Parliament’s stance on Yemen is nothing more than a political cover for the war crimes being perpetrated by Saudi Arabia.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Leader urges anti-corruption fight, compensation for US-Israeli war damages
Ayatollah Khamenei urges serious efforts to secure compensation for material and moral damages caused by US-Israeli crimes.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Former chief military prosecutor selected to lead Nukhba prosecutions
The appointment comes as Israel prepares a special military court in Jerusalem to try suspects in the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre and the holding of hostages in Gaza.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Oct 25, 2026 - jpost.com
Hospital delays, curfews as Israeli peace groups condemn displacements of Palestinians in Hebron
The IDF announced that its operation near the military checkpoint at the entrance to Hebron was aimed at locating terrorists and weapons and would include demolitions.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Oct 25, 2026 - jpost.com
Senior Iranian lawmaker threatens to target Israel if Iran comes under attack
The head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee warned Saturday that a “single miscalculation” could render Israel uninhabitable in less than an hour, posting a map marking infrastructure sites across the country, Anadolu reports. “A single miscalculation is all it takes: the occupied lands rendered uninhabitable in under an hour,” Ebrahim Azizi wrote on US soci...
Middle East Monitor
Oct 25, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UK urged to impose ‘full sanctions and political isolation’ of Israel over situation in West Bank
A ruling Labour Party lawmaker on Saturday urged the British government to act on the situation in the occupied West Bank, saying “full sanctions and (the) political isolation of Israel” must be led by the UK, Anadolu reports. “As Netanyahu starts the process of turning the West Bank into a second Gaza our government has to act,” John McDonnell, Labour MP for Hayes & Harlington, wrote on US social...
Middle East Monitor
Oct 25, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions
By Steven ScheerJERUSALEM, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces re-election this week, is drawing criticism from economists and political rivals after suggesting Israel could use cryptocurrency to help shield its economy from potential international sanctions.In an interview with Israel's Channel 10 on Friday, Netanyahu said he was preparing for a scenario in which broad...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Oct 25, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iraqi resistance vows to stand with Iran in case of new US-Israeli aggression
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has pledged to stand with Iran in case of a new US-Israeli war of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Yemen’s health ministry condemns Saudi airstrike on hospital in Ta’iz
Yemen’s Health Ministry has condemned a Saudi airstrike that damaged a maternity hospital in Ta’iz, while the country’s armed forces reported 56 Saudi air and missile attacks on civilian sites across seven provinces in the previous 24 hours.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Israeli army forcibly displaces 1,500 Palestinians in al-Khalil, plans to uproot 2,500 more
The Israeli army has forced around 1,500 Palestinians from 250 families to evacuate their homes in al-Khalil, south of the occupied West Bank, since Friday, and plans to displace another 2,500 in the coming hours.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Palestinian shooting operation in West Bank slap in the face for Netanyahu: Analyst
Political analyst al-Qeeq says the Palestinian shooting operation against Israeli military forces in al-Khalil was a slap in the face for Netanyahu
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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BBC ‘very compliant to Israel,’ offers regime’s narrative on Gaza: Insider
The BBC has been "very compliant to Israel" by promoting the occupying regime’s narrative regarding the genocide in Gaza, a senior BBC broadcaster says.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Hormuz management to never return to pre-war era: Araghchi
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has declared that “nothing will be the same” as before the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran, including the administration of the Strait of Hormuz.
Mehr News Agency
Oct 25, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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Cryptocurrencies cannot circumvent sanctions: Bank of Israel responds to Netanyahu
The Bank of Israel said Saturday that cryptocurrencies cannot be used to circumvent potential economic sanctions in response to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to prepare alternative financial arrangements, according to a media report. The public broadcaster said the central bank’s response followed Netanyahu’s interview on Friday with an Israeli business channel, during which he prop...
Middle East Monitor
Oct 25, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Gaza’s visually and hearing-impaired children miss school due to Israel war
Children in Gaza with auditory and visual challenges often have no access to specialist education.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Oct 25, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Southern Italy faces food shortages as truckers’ protests empty shelves
The US-Israeli war on Iran is disrupting life in southern Italy, with truckers’ protests causing food shortages and threatening essential services.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Israeli army turns Palestinian homes into military posts in West Bank city of Hebron
Israeli forces turned Palestinian homes into barracks and observation posts after forcing residents to leave the city of Hebron on Saturday, day two of a military operation in the southern occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported, Anadolu reports. Troops took over homes in the Khallat Manna and Dahiyat al-Zaytoun areas of southern Hebron to be used as barracks, offici...
Middle East Monitor
Oct 25, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Riyadh airport resumes flights following Houthi attacks
Riyadh's international airport said flights would resume on Sunday after a two-week closure following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital, though the Iran-backed group warned of more to come. The Flight Radar monitoring site showed a plane taking off from Riyadh airport early Sunday, heading to the Saudi city of Jeddah. Saudi Arabia, along with Yemen's int...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Oct 24, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Sudan’s Army Fields 100 Pakistani Mohafiz-V Armoured Vehicles
A convoy of light armoured vehicles rolled through Khartoum on 3 August 2026, and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) had something new to show. The vehicles were Mohafiz-V infantry mobility vehicles, built in Pakistan, and they appeared in public for the first time during a military parade in the capital. Sudanese military sources say about […]
Military Africa
Oct 25, 2026 - military.africa
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Saudi Arabia intercepts drones and missiles as fighting with Yemen's Houthis continues
The coalition said two drones and a ballistic missile were launched towards Riyadh, and a cruise missile towards the southern city of Khamis Mushait. It later said it intercepted ten ballistic missiles fired towards southern Saudi Arabia
Haaretz latest headlines
Oct 25, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran says ‘nothing will be same’ in region after war with US
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that “nothing will be the same” in the region after the recent war with the US and Israel, including the management of the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu reports. “The current war has changed everything. We must acknowledge that new realities have emerged,” Araghchi said in a speech at the Foreign Ministry, as cited by Iran’s Press TV. “The shippin...
Middle East Monitor
Oct 25, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli forces turn al-Khalil homes into military posts amid lockdown
Israeli forces have seized Palestinian homes in al-Khalil for military use, forcibly displacing residents amid escalating raids and mass displacement across the occupied West Bank.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Billionaire Trump backer says Ben-Gvir, Smotrich should not serve in next Israeli government
By Steven Scheer and Alexander CornwellJERUSALEM, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire American investor Bill Ackman on Sunday said that Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich should not serve in Israel's next government, saying the two far-right politicians had caused enormous damage to the country's reputation.The public intervention by the prominent hedge fund manager, who is Jewish, comes just two day...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Oct 25, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Saudi-led coalition intercepts 10 Houthi ballistic missiles targeting southern Saudi Arabia
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Sunday that it intercepted and destroyed 10 ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group from Yemen toward Saudi Arabia’s southern region, Anadolu reports. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said on US social media company X that the missiles were shot down, without giving any details about injuries or damage. His announcement came after he said earlier in...
Middle East Monitor
Oct 25, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Four more years of Netanyahu will finally bring Israel to its knees
The list of looming catastrophes is far longer and far more frightening than just another pointless round of fighting with Iran
Haaretz latest headlines
Oct 25, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran criticizes Europe for contradictory stances on US-Israeli aggression
Tehran, IRNA — Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has criticized Germany and its European partners for their irresponsible and contradictory stances on the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran.
IRNA English
Oct 25, 2026 - en.irna.ir
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The Felon, the Viper, and the Rafale: North Africa’s Air Arms Race
I have watched North African airpower arguments recycle the same claim for two years. Algeria, we are told, has entered the fifth-generation club. Morocco will answer with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Egypt will somehow split the difference with French Rafales and a Turkish stealth project that has not yet left the prototype stage. […]
Military Africa
Oct 24, 2026 - military.africa
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Iran’s readiness and Trump’s election clock: Is another war approaching?
Tehran has warned Washington that that the response to any renewed aggression will be far more painful for the US and its allies as the US approaches its midterm elections and Israel prepares to vote next week.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Terrorists in the West Bank: Settler violence and the excusing hand
The persistent violence from Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied territories of the West Bank has become such common fare it risks becoming banal. Unfortunately, it takes events such as those befalling veteran photojournalist Heidi Levine of The Washington Post and European diplomats to return the attention to something that is not only grotesque but programmatic. On 16th October...
Middle East Monitor
Oct 25, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians, injure three across Gaza Strip
Two Palestinians were killed, and three others were injured in Israeli gunfire and shelling targeting areas of Gaza City and Beit Lahia.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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End to US military aid to Israel ‘only a matter of time’, Netanyahu admits
Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that the end of US military aid to Israel is “only a matter of time.”
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Report: Netanyahu told diplomats to back Argentina's call for Falklands talks
The alleged change in policy comes after Britain introduced sanctions against Israeli products manufactured in the West Bank, as Netanyahu's coalition seeks closer ties with right-leaning governments in South and Central America
Haaretz latest headlines
Oct 24, 2026 - haaretz.com
Could Hormuz become America’s Suez?
In 1956, Britain was forced to abandon the Suez Canal and withdraw from Egypt after a humiliating political and financial defeat. The crisis did not end the British Empire overnight, but it exposed the decline of a power that had dominated much of the world for more than two centuries, in an empire on which the sun famously never set. Britain could still fight wars, but it could no longer act as a...
Middle East Monitor
Oct 25, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Saudis say Riyadh airport partly reopens despite renewed Houthi threats
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said its main airport resumed operations at two terminals on Sunday even as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis vowed to keep striking the facility, which they called a "military target".King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh had halted operations on October 10 following an attack claimed by the Houthis that killed 13 people, the deadliest in the kingdom in more than ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Oct 24, 2026 - al-monitor.com
IDF announces general closure for West Bank Palestinians on Israel's Election Day
The Israeli military said it will ban 'the entry and exit of Palestinian workers' throughout the West Bank and close all land crossings on Tuesday, Israel's Election Day
Haaretz latest headlines
Oct 25, 2026 - haaretz.com
Strike on Gaza university kills three: staff, hospital
An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza City killed three people on Sunday, staff and a local hospital said, while the civil defence agency reported five others killed elsewhere in the territory. Reached for comment on the strike at the Islamic University, the Israeli army said that it was currently under review. Al Shifa hospital reported receiving three bodies and t...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Oct 25, 2026 - al-monitor.com
On Israeli kibbutz, October 7 tears at leftist heritage
Danny Rahamim pauses for a few moments as he thinks about his neighbours here on an Israeli kibbutz just a few hundred metres from Gaza. "I'm probably the most left-wing person here," he said. If that was true before October 7, 2023, when Hamas fighters stormed the border and carried out their unprecedented attack, it is even more true today, as Israel readies to vote i...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Oct 24, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israeli forces raid 400 points in West Bank, 2,200 displaced
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – The Zionist regime's forces have attacked a number of 400 sites in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory, in which, 2,200 Palestinians were displaced.
Mehr News Agency
Oct 25, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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Beirut's $13 chicken sandwich becomes symbol of Lebanon divide
(Refiles to change name in byline from Ahmad Al Kerdi to Emilie Madi)By Nazih Osseiran, Raghed Waked and Emilie MadiBEIRUT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Seven years after Lebanon’s devastating financial meltdown, a debate over a chicken sandwich has exposed an increasingly stark divide between those who can still spend freely and those struggling to get by.
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Oct 25, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Yemeni officials: Saudi Arabia committing war crimes
The human toll of Saudi aggression against Yemen continues to mount, with civilians, including women and children, paying the price for repeated attacks on residential areas.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Qalibaf: UAE’s UN bid aims to 'clear the runway' for ‘Greater Israel’, whitewash genocide
The Iranian Parliament speaker says the UAE’s UN chief nomination aims to pave the way for Israel’s so-called Greater Israel scheme.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Israeli forces continue raids in Al-Khalil for second day
Israeli occupation forces continued their military aggression in the city of Al-Khalil for the second consecutive day, amid a siege of residential neighborhoods and raid, arrest, and forced displacement campaigns.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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How is the US-Israeli war on Iran causing havoc in Europe?
Rising energy costs and protests are sharpening European opposition to renewed US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Oct 25, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Yemeni tribe serves as a pillar of resilience against Saudi threats
As Saudi Arabia fails to achieve its military objectives in Yemen, threats to target gatherings and tribal mobilizations are escalating.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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IRGC warns ‘apocalyptic war’ will reverberate beyond Iran, shape region’s fate
The IRGC spokesman warns that a potential apocalyptic war with the US and Israel could affect the entire region.
Presstv
Oct 25, 2026 - presstv.co.uk
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Disenchanted Netanyahu supporters are prize of Israel election campaign
By Emily Rose and Maayan LubellDIMONA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - In the remote Negev Desert town of Dimona, long a bastion of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, disenchanted voters are going door-to-door campaigning for his top rival, hoping to bring down the veteran prime minister in Israel's election on Tuesday. The ballot is Israel's first since Hamas' October 7, 2023, surprise attack that shook the co...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Oct 25, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Netanyahu fans the flames of war two days before Israel's election
Even a clear opposition victory over Netanyahu is far from certain to bring Israel out of the woods. With major hurdles still ahead, the prime minister shows no sign of leaving the ring without a fight
Haaretz latest headlines
Oct 24, 2026 - haaretz.com
Opposition leader says Netanyahu ‘no longer fit’ to lead Israel
Just days before pivotal Israeli elections, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot said Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “no longer fit” to lead the country, warning that his economic plan to counter potential international sanctions threatens national security, Anadolu reports. On US social media company X, the Yashar party leader accused Netanyahu of turning his attention to “dismantl...