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UNRWA aims to open office in Turkey within weeks, Lazzarini says

UNRWA Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini announced that the agency has signed an agreement with the Turkish government to establish the office.

 UNRWA COMMISSIONER-General Philippe Lazzarini attends a meeting on implementing a two-state solution, in Oslo, last month. The PA has inadvertently admitted that the essential role played by UNRWA in the Middle East is political and not humanitarian, says the writer.
The Arad rifle, distributed by the Defense Ministery and the IDF, to rapid response teams across Israel, January 8, 2026.

Israel rolls out advanced Arad rifle in bid to strengthen border communities

Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026.

Israel's ban on unsupervised reporters in Gaza causes strategic harm to legitimacy - report

A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026.

Knesset advances bill to create national memorial day of Oct. 7 attacks


How to make sense of contradictory messaging on Iran regime change? - analysis

Nation-states, including the US and Israel in the past, often pursue multiple goals and prepare for scenarios that may be contradictory.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the families of Iranians who died during the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran, January 3, 2026.

Court rejects police appeal to reinstate Qatargate restrictions on Netanyahu adviser Urich

The court held that restrictive conditions imposed on Urich in a separate investigation involving the alleged leak of classified documents to the German tabloid Bild remain in force.

Yonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing as part of the 'Qatargate' affair in Lod, August 19, 2025

Twenty five US states file brief against AMP, NSJP for providing material support to Hamas on Oct 7

This brief has been filed in support of a group of survivors of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, family members of those murdered by Hamas, civilians under fire from Hamas’s terror, and others.

Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate at University College London, May 15, 2024.

Bank of America initiates 'buy' on top four Israeli banks, citing post-war momentum

Analyst David Taranto set a price target of 89.5 shekels for Hapoalim, one of Israel's two largest banks, implying an 18% upside to its current price.

 Bank of America DOWN: Should Americans Consider Gold and Silver?

Israeli-backed Palestinian militia says it killed two Hamas operatives in southern Gaza

The militia shared a photo that it said depicted one of the slain men.

Several Hamas terrorists stand guard near a scene as Gazans gather to watch the release of Israeli hostage Agam Berger to a Red Cross team in Jabaliya on January 30, 2025.

Press watchdog: Israel still blocking independent foreign reporting in Gaza despite ceasefire

The Foreign Press Association said the government had failed to present any plan that would allow journalists to operate independently in Gaza or work alongside Palestinian reporters.

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Israel approves 4G mobile upgrade for West Bank Palestinians, rollout expected within six months

The Israeli Communications Ministry said the two Palestinian mobile operators, Jawwal and Ooredoo, and the Swedish infrastructure firm Ericsson signed management agreements.

Different types of 4G, 5G and data radio relay antennas for mobile phone networks are pictured on a relay mast operated by Vodafone in Berlin, Germany April 8, 2019.

Elbit has break through on advanced defense for ground vehicles with sale to Sweden

Selling to BAE Systems Hagglunds will facilitate integration into CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) operated by several NATO member states.

 Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS) by BAE Systems Hägglunds for integration into CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) operated by European NATO member states.

Former Gaza hostage Eli Sharabi speaks on rebuilding life after losing his family, Hamas captivity

Sharabi told the radio station that he misses the everyday moments he once shared with his daughters, who were killed during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023.

Eli Sharabi was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and survived 491 days in Hamas captivity.

IDF Golani soldier injured in southern Gaza in second 'operational accident' in 24 hours

The soldier was injured after falling from a building in the Gaza Strip, according to Army Radio's military correspondent, Doron Kadosh.

The IDF 13th Golani Battalion together with the 7th Armored Brigade seen withdrawing their positions in Gaza, back into Israel October 10, 2025.

Azerbaijan will not send peacekeepers to Gaza, president says

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said he is "not considering participation in hostilities outside Azerbaijan at all," repeating a sentiment shared by Azerbaijan officials last November.

Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, seen at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, July 9, 2025