Nazir Magally

Nazir Magally
World A combined image of US President Donald Trump, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AFP). 

‘Surprise Strikes’ Loom If US–Iran Talks Collapse

As anticipation grows over the resumption of US–Iran negotiations in Oman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency meeting of Israel’s…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World A resident greets Syrian government forces south of Hasakah, in northeastern Syria, on Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP) 

Israel Fears SDF-Like Agreement in South Syria

As the United States seeks to activate the joint Syrian-Israeli Mechanism Committee and invite it to meet again within the next two weeks, political sources in…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World The Israeli flag, with part of the Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Adumim visible in the background in the occupied West Bank on August 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Scales Back from ‘Major Strike’ on Hezbollah, Opts for ‘Limited Attacks’

Informed sources in Tel Aviv said the Israeli strike on Lebanon on Friday was the response chosen by the military following remarks by Prime Minister Benjamin…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World A fighter from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, affiliated with Hamas, oversees the search for the bodies of Israeli hostages, with the participation of Red Cross personnel, in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Dec. 1, 2025. (EPA) 

Israel Considers Special Military Court to Seek Death Penalty for Hamas Fighters

Israel is weighing extraordinary legal measures that could result in the execution of up to 100 Hamas fighters accused of taking part in the Oct. 7, 2023…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Photo of the meeting between the US Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Israeli Government). 

Barrack Presses Netanyahu to Accept a Turkish Role in Gaza

Hebrew-language media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday in Jerusalem with US envoy Tom Barrack, amid what were described as…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Features Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the buffer zone with Syria on Nov. 19, accompanied by senior defense, foreign affairs, and security officials. (Government Press Office)

A ‘New Syria’ Becomes the Clearest Example of Israel’s Hostility Toward Its Neighbors

On a rainy November night in 2025, as Ramallah groaned under an Israeli military assault just meters from the presidential compound, a senior Palestinian…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Features A destroyed Israeli military vehicle in the town of Beit Jin in rural Damascus near Mount Hermon, Syria, 28 November 2025. (EPA)

Beit Jin Operation: Is the Israeli Escalation Tied to Syria’s Refusal to Cede Land?

As Israel maintains that its troops carried out a deadly raid in the Syrian town of Beit Jin as part of a counterterrorism operation on Friday, analysts said…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Israeli tanks on borders with Lebanon (EPA)

Israeli Debate Renews Over the ‘Inevitability’ of War with Lebanon

Israel “marked” the first anniversary of its ceasefire agreement with Lebanon on Thursday by launching a new wave of airstrikes, bringing the number of…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)