Israel’s strategy in the Middle East is changing: the country is shifting from a targeted response to threats to a systemic containment of all regional players capable of challenging it. After Iran, Turkey has come into focus.
WASHINGTON—“No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me,” US President Donald Trump posted on social media on Wednesday. But the regime’s failure to agree to a deal, he added, will now result in the United States inflicting “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.”
De nouvelles données israéliennes montrent que parmi les citoyens qui quittent le pays, les médecins, les ingénieurs, les professionnels du secteur technologique et les contribuables à hauts revenus, dont dépend l’économie de guerre de l’État d’occupation, sont de plus en plus nombreux.
The clearest example is the recent “Eagles of Civilisation 2026” military exercises with Egypt. The drills demonstrated capabilities that went beyond symbolic military diplomacy. China deployed J-16 fighter aircraft, a YY-20A aerial tanker, a KJ-500 airborne early-warning aircraft, an electronic warfare aircraft, and other support assets to Egypt.
Nablus, occupied West Bank – At Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus, Israeli military vehicles enter the city ahead of groups of Jewish settlers. Roads are closed within minutes. Movement in the surrounding neighbourhoods comes to a halt.
The administration of President Donald Trump has removed the names of some of the world’s most notorious commanders, recruiters and financiers for the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda from its list of specially designated terrorists. Among those relieved of US sanctions this August was Abdullah Muhaysini, a Salafi-jihadi cleric from Saudi Arabia who participated in videotaped massacres of captive soldiers and recruited droves of foreign youth to carry out suicide bombings throughout Syria over the past decade.
The real question, however, is: Unity with whom, and against whom?
Why is Hamas being treated as a legitimate political organization rather than a terrorist group that needs to be disarmed, dismantled, and removed from power?
Egypt, a key ally of the United States, should be asking these questions. Instead, Cairo appears to be doing exactly the opposite.
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Four sources told the BBC the Pentagon has told Iraqi Kurdish leaders it does not plan to renew Peshmerga aid when the security MoU expires Sept. 30—the same day coalition forces are due to leave Iraq.
In FY2026 the Peshmerga (~180,000 troops) received $61 million to counter Daesh; a Pentagon source said some residual support is still under review, and Irbil’s last U.S. base is slated to close with the pullout.
Hegseth’s July line with PM Al-Zaidi is that Iraqi and Kurdish forces will now lead the fight; Washington also cites disarming Iran-aligned militias, while analysts note fewer U.S. troops would be in range of Iranian strikes on Kurdistan.
The US is planning to cut off military aid to Iraqi Kurds, four sources with knowledge of the situation have told the BBC.
Turkey’s continued financial support for Hamas and its provision of safe haven to Hamas terrorists only adds to Israel’s view of Turkey as a hostile actor, an attitude that is not helped by Erdogan’s constant use of anti-Israel rhetoric in political campaigning and official communications. In June, for example, Turkey’s interior minister called for the “liberation of Jerusalem.”
Le 29 janvier 2024, Hind Rajab, six ans, a imploré de l’aide au téléphone pendant trois heures, piégée dans une voiture entourée des corps de sa famille. Un char israélien a ouvert le feu à seulement 13 mètres de distance, dans le quartier de Tal al-Hawa, à Gaza, plongeant la fillette dans un état de choc. Pendant des heures, elle a supplié au téléphone les secouristes du Croissant-Rouge de la sauver, mais l’armée israélienne a refusé d’envoyer une équipe de secours.