Kifah Zboun

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Features Israeli settlers use bulldozers to pave a road for a new settlement on the outskirts of the occupied West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah, on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Inside Israel’s Settler State and its Hidden Strategy

For decades, settler attacks in the West Bank were largely concentrated in “Area C,” under full Israeli control. But since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 assault on…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Palestinians in Khan Younis atop an Israeli military vehicle seized during the “al-Aqsa Flood” operation on October 7 (dpa)

Ezzedine al-Haddad: The Last Surviving Hamas Commander of Oct. 7 Attack

With Hamas’ confirmation of the death of Mohammed al-Sinwar, the most senior field commander of its armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, only one prominent…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
World An ultra-Orthodox Jew walks near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City on August 30, 2025 (AFP). 

Israel Moves Toward Imposing Sovereignty in the West Bank, Sanctions on Palestinian Authority

Israel is preparing a series of punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank, including steps to extend sovereignty over parts of…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches along the beach in Gaza City, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Netanyahu Pressing Army to Occupy Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of stopping the occupation of Gaza City and is not pressing ahead to release hostages despite his…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Israeli tanks are seen near the border of the Gaza Strip on Monday. (AFP)

Netanyahu: We Will Not Stop War Until Hamas Lays Down its Arms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened that the war on the Gaza Strip will not stop unless Hamas declares its complete surrender. “The minute…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows Israeli army vehicles driving in the besieged Palestinian territory on July 8, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Following Netanyahu and Trump Statements… PA Says Holds Onto State, Gaza Rule

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said on Tuesday the Israeli plan to block the creation of a Palestinian State and the return of rule to the Gaza…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Israeli security forces stand guard as Israeli settlers tour in the Palestinian side of the old city and market of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on July 5, 2025. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

‘No One Dares’ … First Palestinian Response to Israeli Plan to Separate Hebron from PA

A report published by The Wall Street Journal, and promoted by Israeli media on Sunday, has renewed focus on an Israeli plan dating back more than 60 years…

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Arab World An Israeli soldier stands along the edge of the buffer zone in the Golan Heights (File photo – AFP)

Israel Ties Syria Normalization to Retaining Golan Heights

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said he would not rule out normalizing ties with Syria, but stressed that any such agreement must guarantee continued…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)