The Al-Monitor Brief

The Biden administration does not believe Israel is likely to achieve “total victory” in its war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, a group of Israeli settlers attacked a large Jordanian aid convoy in the West Bank and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says over 1,000 Hamas members are being treated in Turkey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal

The United Nations General Assembly voted to grant the Palestinians additional rights in the global institution, a US container ship loaded with aid headed to Gaza from Cyprus and Israel’s presence in the Eurovision Song Contest has triggered protests in the host city. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no

The State Department will soon report to Congress on whether Israel is using US-supplied weapons in compliance with international humanitarian law after missing a May 8 deadline, Iran warns it will change its nuclear doctrine if threatened by Israel and in North Africa, where political speech is harshly policed, fans are showing solidarity with Palestinians in soccer stadiums. See

After Steinmeier’s visit to Turkey, defense deals appear on the horizon as commercial aircraft deals pass. CIA chief William Burns met Wednesday in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the push for a hostage release and cease-fire deal, while negotiations continue in Cairo; the Biden administration paused a munitions shipment to Israel last week over Rafah inc

Houthi rebels on Friday threatened to extend their attacks on Israel-bound shipping to the Mediterranean, International Criminal Court prosecutors warned about "individuals who threaten to retaliate" against the tribunal or its staff and Tunisian journalists and opposition figures have voiced alarm about a surge of prosecutions since President Kais Saied's “fake news” decree. S

Doubts have grown over the fate of an Israel-Gaza cease-fire deal as the week nears a close, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announces $1 billion in aid to Lebanon and retail food chains Starbucks, McDonald's and KFC continue to count their losses from boycotts over the Gaza war. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac

Tuesday brought rising hopes for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal as the world waits for Hamas' response to the latest proposal. Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI has withdrawn its offer to buy the UK newspaper conglomerate Telegraph Media Group, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Tuesday to Jordan and Israel and the ICJ ruled not to grant provisional measures requested by

The United States is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalizes relations with Israel, Israel is preparing for the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior members of his cabinet over alleged war crimes in Gaza and France's top diplomat urged de-escalation between Israel and Hezbollah on

Pro-Palestinian protests have rocked universities across the United States, spreading to over 20 campuses this week. At George Washington University, Al-Monitor talks to students at the pro-Palestine encampment and counter-protesters holding Israeli and American flags. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-

More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Wednesday at two universities in California and Texas, a suspected Israeli drone attack hit eastern Lebanon on Thursday and Turkey’s Central Bank keeps interest rates at 50% despite rising inflation. On a lighter note, Turkey’s endangered Van cats from the province bordering Iran are rebounding. See Privacy Policy at https: