Kifah Zboun

Kifah Zboun
Arab World President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a wide-ranging news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Tuesday (AP)

Trump Reiterates Hamas ‘All Hell’ Threats

The US president-elect has renewed his earlier threat that there will be “hell to pay” if the captives held by Hamas in Gaza are not released by the time he…

Hiba el-Qudsi (Washington) Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World The scene of a shooting attack in the West Bank village of Funduq on January 6, 2025 (AFP)

Israeli Officials Call for West Bank to be Treated Same as Gaza

Israeli officials have warned of changing the security situation in the West Bank, after gunmen opened fire on a bus and surrounding vehicles in the…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to the Air Force Command, accompanied by Defense Minister Israel Katz, earlier this month (dpa)

Netanyahu Dashes Hopes for Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that fighting in Gaza would resume following any hostage deal with Hamas, according to a report on Monday on…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World This photo shows the Hamas chief's residence in Tehran where he was assassinated. (Social media)

Haniyeh’s Assassination: How Did Israel Infiltrate Iran’s Stronghold?

Israel revealed on Sunday new details about the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31. Days after Israeli…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A person inspects damage at the site where a projectile fired from Yemen landed in Tel Aviv on December 21, 2024 (EPA)

Israel’s Retaliatory Responses to Houthis Must Begin by Drawing Intelligence Plan

Israel is considering options to respond to repeated attacks fired from Yemen in the past few days, the latest of which was a Houthi missile strike that…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A Palestinian woman amid the rubble of her home in the Nusseirat camp in central Gaza after an Israeli airstrike. (EPA)

Hamas Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: Gaza Ceasefire Agreement Imminent

A source within Hamas told Asharq Al-Awsat that a ceasefire agreement in Gaza is expected by the end of this week, unless new complications arise. The…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A man hides behind a column as smoke and dust spread as a result of an explosion during an Israeli raid targeting a school in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood on the outskirts of Gaza City on September 1, 2024 (AFP)

Hamas, Fatah Agree to Form Committee to Govern Gaza

A Palestinian source confirmed that Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a body called the Social Support Committee to govern Gaza after the war. The source…

Kifah Zboun (Gaza)
Arab World Settler activists dance at a conference calling for the establishment of Jewish settlements in Gaza, close to the Israel-Gaza border, October 21, 2024. (Jeremy Sharon/Times of Israel)

Smotrich Again Calls For Reduction of Half of Gaza’s Population

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday again called for the occupation of the Gaza Strip and the reduction of its Palestinian population “by half…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)