President Donald Trump’s upcoming Gulf tour has stirred tensions in Jerusalem, raising concerns that U.S. strategic priorities in the region may be shifting—despite warm rhetoric between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will dissolve the State Department’s Office of Palestinian Affairs (OPA), dismantling a Biden-era initiative that operated independently of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
A Pentagon watchdog report reveals that the former Biden administration's $230 million Gaza pier project resulted in 62 U.S. service member injuries, one death, and $31 million in equipment damage.
Israel's security cabinet has unanimously approved a major expansion of its military operation in the Gaza Strip, confirming plans to assert full control over the territory and intensify efforts to dismantle Hamas.
A ballistic missile launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen struck within the perimeter of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, marking the most direct hit yet on one of the nation’s most critical infrastructures. Israeli officials are now weighing military retaliation—against either Yemen or Iran.
President Trump’s ambassador-at-large, Steve Witkoff, faces growing criticism for his inexperienced and ineffective approach to high-stakes negotiations with Russia, Iran, and Islamist terror groups.
