How will Yahya Sinwar's death change Netanyahu's calculations? Hamas is still invested in maintaining a semblance of control or influence in Gaza, which the Israelis are strongly opposed to ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 15 hours 15h Share
Is the US able to make Israel bow to its demands? The White House wants Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and implement humanitarian ceasefires within thirty days ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 16 hours 16h Share
Yahya Sinwar's killing is an immense victory for Israel Sinwar has been the chairman of Hamas's political bureau since August 2024, after his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh was killed by Israel ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 18 hours 18h Share
Inside the 'next Gaza' It's hard to take someone seriously when they tell you: be extremely careful there, the West Bank is just like Gaza now. Hyperbole, surely, spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 21 hours 21h Share
Israel is facing an alarming murder trend Murder is a crime that happens in every society, but there are alarming trends emerging in Israel. A recent study by the Taub Center for ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 1 day 1d Share
No, Israel isn't an infanticidal regime Even pre-October 7, Israel was talked about as a nation that positively relishes in child death. In July 2023, in an interview with the ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 1 day 1d Share
Closing the Strait of Hormuz would be a strategic mistake for Iran The thinking is that Iran targeting the Strait of Hormuz is particularly likely if Israel were to attack Iranian oil facilities ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
What will free Lebanon from Hezbollah's influence? Lebanon is teetering on the edge of a seismic political shift, facing pressure both from internal factions and external military threats ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 3 days 3d Share
Hezbollah's drone strike won't deter Israel On Sunday night, a single Hezbollah drone managed to inflict more damage on Israel than 200 Iranian ballistic missiles so far ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 3 days 3d Share
What's next for Lebanon? The state within a state inserted by Iran into Lebanon, which goes by the name of Hezbollah, is stronger than the official Lebanese state ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-features-world-news-middle-east / / #news / / 4 days 4d Share