Cease-fire

How are Gazan gangs affecting the strip amid Israel, US election cycles? - analysis

Hamas remains the decisive power as things stall despite efforts from multiple directions to shift the Gaza Strip's status quo.

Palestinians carrying flags, body bags during a funeral ceremony in Gaza City on August 20, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

'We will bring them all home': Netanyahu to convene gov't for Gaza deal vote

 THE WRITER attends a demonstration as she holds a sign with photos of hostages, including two who were released on Sunday and three others who were murdered. The large print on the sign says: ‘How much more blood will be spilled? Screaming out for them.’

Israel at a crossroads: Peace or perpetuating the cycle of violence – opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on October 28, 2024

'We're still in the eye of the storm,' Netanyahu says amid Lebanon ceasefire deal hopes


US, Russia tout Israel's security needs amid concerns of Iran in Syria

Israel remains skeptic over Iran’s manipulation of the Syrian cease-fire.

An IDF soldier stands atop a tank near Alonei Habashan on the Golan Heights, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria

Indefinite agony

The cease-fire agreed upon by the US and Russia is unlikely to bring Syria’s civil war to an end.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov look toward one another during a press conference following their meeting in Geneva, Switzerland where they discussed the crisis in Syria, September 9

Ready for the storm: Israel ensuring Syrian conflict doesn't spill into its borders

War in Syria – and Israeli efforts to ensure it does not spread to the Golan and West Bank are set to continue.

An IDF soldier takes part in drills on the Golan Heights

Syria cessation of hostilities agreement comes into effect

The truce does not apply to Islamic State and al Qaeda affiliate the Nusra Front, and the Syrian government and Moscow have said they will not halt combat against those militants.

A woman makes her way through the rubble of damaged buildings after airstrikes by pro-Syrian government forces in the rebel held town of Dael, in Deraa Governorate, Syria February 12, 2016.

Dr. Ben Carson

The Jerusalem Post

A third intifada or a political process?

The situation on the West Bank is volatile, but persistent reports suggest Israel could conclude a long-term cease-fire with Hamas.

Clashes at Temple Mount

Hamas: Israel has sent us numerous truce offers

None of the proposals were serious says Ziad al-Thatha, a member of Hamas’s political bureau.

Palestinian students supporting Hamas demonstrate in the West Bank city of Hebron

Hamas officials arrive in Qatar to discuss potential long-term truce with Israel

One of the items that could be included in an agreement would be the creation of a detached, floating port in Gaza.

Deputy chairman of Hamas’s political bureau Musa Abu Marzouk talks during an interview in Cairo on August 9.

Kerry and Saudi FM: Yemen truce to begin Tuesday, if Houthi agree

"A ceasefire is not peace...because even the most durable of ceasefires is not a substitute for peace," Kerry says.

US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Saudi King Salman at the Royal Court, Thursday, May 7, in Riyadh

Analysis: France needs an attitude adjustment with regard to extremist elements

Following the terror attacks in Paris last week, it is clear that the French problem is not merely the structure and deficiencies of its security agencies.

Scene of Paris magazine shooting, January 7, 2015