Kifah Zboun

Kifah Zboun
Arab World Hamas fighters carry bodies after the group said it found the body of an Israeli soldier and was preparing to return it to Israel, in Gaza City. (Reuters)

US Plan for Gaza Force Faces Disagreements on Mission, Structure

Regional and international reactions continued to pour in over a draft resolution the United States plans to present to the UN Security Council, calling for…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington) Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Kataib Hezbollah members in Iraq. (AFP)

Israeli Reports: Tehran Arming Iraqi Shiite Factions in Anticipation of Future Conflict with Tel Aviv 

Tehran is increasing its support for Shiite militias in Iraq in anticipation of a potential future conflict with Israel, according to a report Tuesday on…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah )
Arab World   File photo of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his deputy Hussein al-Sheikh (Fatah media)

Abbas Paves Way for Hussein al-Sheikh to Lead Through Critical Transition

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has cleared the way for his deputy, Hussein al-Sheikh, to temporarily assume the presidency in the event of a vacancy. …

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World US Vice President JD Vance meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the latter’s office in Jerusalem on Wednesday (AP)

US Task Force in Israel to Tighten Direct Oversight of Netanyahu

The administration of US President Donald Trump has stepped up the dispatch of its envoys to Israel in what Israeli media described as “direct oversight” of…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) walks past US President Donald Trump during a summit on Gaza in Sharm El-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (AFP)

Abbas Signals Palestinian Authority’s Readiness for Role in Post-War Gaza  

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ attendance at the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit on Monday sent what diplomats described as a clear signal that the…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A demonstrator wearing a hat reading “Free Palestine” takes part in a rally in support of the Palestinian people in the Canary Islands, southwestern Spain (EPA). 

The Gaza War That Ignited the Long-Deferred Palestinian State Struggle

Two years after October 7, 2023 - a date that altered the trajectory of the Israeli–Palestinian and Arab–Israeli conflicts - the pivotal question still looms:…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A man holds a sign calling for an end to the bombing of children during a protest against Netanyahu in New York on Friday. (AFP)

Trump Shifts Course, Pressures Netanyahu to End Gaza War

The administration of US President Donald Trump has shifted course and started pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring an end to the war on…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Smoke rises from an Israeli strike, as displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Int'l Coalition Proposed to Implement New York Declaration on State of Palestine

Palestinian officials said on Tuesday that an international coalition is taking shape to implement the New York declaration adopted at the United Nations, in a…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)