Kifah Zboun

Kifah Zboun
Features This picture shows the empty arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025, after Israel closed its airspace to takeoff and landing. (AFP)

100,000 Israelis Stranded Abroad, Authorities Warn They Should Not Return by Land

Around 100,000 Israelis remain stranded abroad as Israel’s airspace stayed closed amid its ongoing strikes on Iran. Authorities in Tel Aviv fear Iran or its…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
World Smoke rises near Iran’s Abadan refinery on June 14, 2025 (Reuters)

Israel Clears Path for Potential Strike on Iran's Nuclear Sites

Israel's top military officials on Saturday issued a stark warning that the path to Tehran is now “paved,” signaling the possibility of a broader confrontation…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Features US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the White House in April. (dpa)

Alarm in Tel Aviv After Removal of Pro-Israel Officials from Trump Administration

The dismissal of pro-Israel officials in the White House sparked concerns in Tel Aviv as US President Donald Trump’s “America First” sidelines allies and…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Israeli troops aim their rifles during a raid in the heart of the Palestinian city Nablus in the occupied West Bank on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Israeli Forces Raid Money Exchange Companies in West Bank

Israeli forces on Tuesday raided several money exchange companies in what Israeli media described as part of a campaign to disrupt financial networks allegedly…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Photos shared by Palestinians show gridlock at Container checkpoint near Bethlehem (social media, group chats)

Israel Traps West Bank Palestinians Between Checkpoints, Gates

From early morning to late at night, local radio stations in the West Bank offer a service akin to weather or currency updates elsewhere: live “crossings”…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at a cancer center opening in Ramallah on Wednesday (AFP)

Abbas Seeks Direct, Intensive Talks with Hamas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has instructed Fatah and other factions within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to engage in direct and…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants, lift placards and national flags calling on the US to intervene for their release, in front of the US embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, on May 13, 2025, during the visit to Israel of US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Witkoff Says Israel, Hamas Should Benefit from Release of Edan

The US administration is pressuring Tel Aviv to move toward a deal to end the war in Gaza, according to Hamas officials and to Israeli sources not linked to…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Syrian Druze fighters participate in the funeral of those killed in clashes with Syrian government forces in Sweida on Saturday (AFP)

Israel Expands Syria Intervention Under ‘Druze Protection’ Pretext

Israel expanded its involvement in Syria, launching one of its most intense airstrikes in years on Friday night and into Saturday morning. The broad operation…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)