Nazir Magally

Nazir Magally
Arab World A lake near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, with Mount Hermon in the background (AFP)

Golan Spat Exposes One Reason Israel-Syria Talks Stalled

The exchange over the Golan Heights between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the UN General Assembly exposed…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Israeli forces stand in the site where a man was killed in a shooting attack at a spring near the West Bank settlement of Neve Tzuf (AP) 

Israel Steps Ups Military Reinforcements in West Bank Ahead of Yom Kippur

Israeli military on Sunday have ramped up their forces in the West Bank and elevated their operational readiness to the highest alert level across all commands…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World An excavator digs as rescuers search for survivors amidst the rubble following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the village of Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon on September 7, 2026. (AFP)

Israeli ‘Gray Line’ Plan Would See Withdrawal from Most Occupied Lebanese Territory

An Israeli plan has emerged for a withdrawal from most occupied Lebanese territory, with troops remaining two to four kilometers inside Lebanon along what has…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (dpa)  

Reports Accuse Netanyahu of Holding Secret Talks with Hamas in 2014

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held direct contact and negotiations with Hamas behind the security establishment's back in 2014, reports in Tel Aviv…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World A handout photo made available by Israel's Government Press Office (GPO) shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2-R)  meeting with US President Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, (2-L), the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner (L), and Minister Ron Dermer (R), attending the Israeli cabinet meeting in Jerusalem , 09 October 2025  (EPA/Handout)

Tel Aviv Says Kushner Accepts Netanyahu’s Position on Gaza

US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, agreed to the position of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to continue assassinations…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World  The Ali al-Taher heights, overlooking destruction in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Tebnit. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Did the US Give Israel a Green Light to Seize Lebanon's Ali al-Taher?

Political sources in Tel Aviv said Israel’s escalation in South Lebanon over the past three days has Washington's understanding, provided it does not reignite…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Trump and Netanyahu during a news conference in Florida on Dec. 29 last year (Reuters) 

Netanyahu Dispatches Dermer to Washington Hoping to Defuse Tensions

As US officials increasingly believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to retreat from agreements on launching the second phase of…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World US President Donald Trump points at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference in 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Rejects New Hamas Deal, Stays Silent to Avoid Angering Trump

Despite Israel's official silence and its refusal to comment on the understandings reached by mediators and Hamas in Cairo on advancing to the second phase of…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)