#  @MiddleEastMnt Middle East Monitor Middle East Monitor posts on X about middle east, israel, in the, iran the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::81136269/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +37% - [--] Month [-------] +13% - [--] Months [---------] -15% - [--] Year [---------] -70% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::81136269/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +0.86% - [--] Month [---] +94% - [--] Months [-----] +3.20% - [--] Year [-----] -59% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::81136269/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.05% - [--] Month [-------] +0.12% - [--] Months [-------] -0.02% - [--] Year [-------] +0.99% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::81136269/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 57.38% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 12.3% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 6.15% [finance](/list/finance) 4.1% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 1.64% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 1.64% [stocks](/list/stocks) 0.82% **Social topic influence** [middle east](/topic/middle-east) #150, [israel](/topic/israel) #1158, [in the](/topic/in-the) 13.52%, [iran](/topic/iran) #3448, [gaza](/topic/gaza) #310, [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) #1402, [netanyahu](/topic/netanyahu) #756, [palestine](/topic/palestine) #731, [sunday](/topic/sunday) 6.15%, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) 5.33% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@remoispunk](/creator/undefined) [@barlingmascakeb](/creator/undefined) [@mfetouri](/creator/undefined) [@karamnama2](/creator/undefined) [@orgetorix](/creator/undefined) [@sarradanoirr](/creator/undefined) [@spinoza2021](/creator/undefined) [@ciarantierney](/creator/undefined) [@edkins2024](/creator/undefined) [@shafiburfat](/creator/undefined) [@islamandlyfe](/creator/undefined) [@freebangladesh](/creator/undefined) [@hurt_ira](/creator/undefined) [@sue4audleyward](/creator/undefined) [@woodrow17165268](/creator/undefined) [@christi55054502](/creator/undefined) [@zanzagmizazag](/creator/undefined) [@uzora5](/creator/undefined) [@antijihadism](/creator/undefined) [@trufvna](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Israel has informed its Supreme Court that it will not permit the evacuation of critically ill patients from the Gaza Strip to hospitals in the occupied West Bank or East Jerusalem citing what it described as security concerns according to the Hebrew-language newspaper Haaretz. The governments position was submitted on Monday in response to petitions filed by Israeli human rights organisations seeking to compel authorities to allow patients in Gaza to access medical care in West Bank and Jerusalem hospitals. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016417706262855921) 2026-01-28T07:46Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Palestinians who were forcibly displaced from the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps located in the north of the occupied West Bank staged a protest to react to Israel's ongoing military operations in the camps and to demand their right to return to their homes. Palestinians who gathered at Sabit Sabit Square in Tulkarem carried flags and photographs of detainees in Israeli prisons. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016459071990202717 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016459071990202717" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016459071990202717) 2026-01-28T10:31Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "The United States has sent a secret message to Israel regarding its preparations for a possible attack on Iran the Israels Channel [--] reported. According to the channel the US message says that preparations for the attack are expected to be completed within about two weeks and that a suitable opportunity to carry it out could also arise in the coming months. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260128-us-sends-israel-secret-message-outlines-timing-of-possible-attack-on-iran/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016500527241040119) 2026-01-28T13:16Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "The UpScrolled app launched by PalestinianJordanianAustralian developer Issam Hijazi who lost more than [--] of his relatives in the Gaza genocide has seen remarkable success. It is ranked ninth among free apps on Apples App Store one place ahead of TikTok and second in the social networking category as of Monday afternoon. The app has reached fifth place in the United States sixth in Australia and eighth in the UK App Store rankings. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016509191800676833) 2026-01-28T13:50Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "The Foreign Press Association (FPA) said there are no security justifications for Israels continued ban on foreign journalists entering the Gaza Strip after Israels top court again postponed ruling on a petition seeking access Anadolu reports. The statement came after Israels Supreme Court delayed consideration of the associations petition demanding that Israel allow foreign reporters to enter Gaza where about [---] million Palestinians are living amid dire humanitarian conditions. Israel has barred foreign journalists from Gaza since launching its genocidal war on the enclave in October 2023" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016583943017947202) 2026-01-28T18:47Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Gaza Municipality has warned of an escalating water emergency in the city saying a severe shortage is worsening amid a sharp depletion of supplies after damage to a key pipeline. In a statement published on its official Facebook page on Wednesday the municipality said the water pipeline provided by the Israeli water company Mekorot had been disrupted during bulldozing operations carried out by Israeli occupation forces east of the city and was directly damaged cutting a supply line that previously covered around [--] per cent of Gaza Citys current water needs. The municipality said the crisis" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016814407586562524) 2026-01-29T10:03Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements ""In a dramatic geopolitical development this afternoon Iran China and Russia formally signed a comprehensive strategic pact marking one of the most consequential shifts in 21st-century international relations. While the full text of the agreement is being released in stages by the three governments state media in Tehran Beijing and Moscow have acknowledged the ceremony and described it as a cornerstone for a new multipolar order. The pact comes against the backdrop of decades of growing cooperation between these three states. Iran and Russia earlier concluded a 20-year Comprehensive Strategic" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016910493311459400) 2026-01-29T16:25Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "Saudi Arabias Minister of Media Salman Al- Dossary has denied reports claiming that Riyadh refused to receive Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and the UAEs National Security Adviser. In a post on the X platform Al-Dossary said reports suggesting Saudi Arabia rejected a visit by Sheikh Tahnoun were incorrect. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed comes to the Kingdom whenever he wishes without the need for permission. Saudi Arabia is his home and its leadership is his family Al-Dossary wrote. The Saudi denial came after reports spread alleging that Saudi Arabia had refused to" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016919622432272546) 2026-01-29T17:01Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "A new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Israel as the third worst jailer of journalists in the world behind only China and Myanmar in a damning indictment of the states escalating war on press freedom. The CPJs annual global census released this week recorded [---] journalists imprisoned worldwide as of [--] December [----] with authoritarian governments using detention legal harassment and violence to stifle independent reporting and silence dissent. While China and Myanmar retained the top two spots Israels position as the third worst jailer of journalists reflects" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016952032339354097) 2026-01-29T19:10Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "US defense chief warns Iran against nuclear pursuit says US ready to act https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-us-defense-chief-warns-iran-against-nuclear-pursuit-says-us-ready-to-act/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-us-defense-chief-warns-iran-against-nuclear-pursuit-says-us-ready-to-act/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016966049896485316) 2026-01-29T20:05Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Iran China and Russia sign trilateral strategic pact https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-iran-china-and-russia-sign-trilateral-strategic-pact/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-iran-china-and-russia-sign-trilateral-strategic-pact/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016984193968878004) 2026-01-29T21:18Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "EU calls for accountability over settler attacks in occupied West Bank https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-eu-calls-for-accountability-over-settler-attacks-in-occupied-west-bank/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-eu-calls-for-accountability-over-settler-attacks-in-occupied-west-bank/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017150954060259446) 2026-01-30T08:20Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "A former Israeli captive has described harrowing moments during Israels war on Gaza saying he fled alongside a Hamas fighter to survive intense Israeli bombardment that caused nearby buildings to collapse like in an earthquake. Eitan Mor an Israeli soldier who was taken captive during the Oct. [--] [----] events told Israels Army Radio that he experienced repeated Israeli airstrikes while being held in Gaza including attacks that nearly buried him alive. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017159655013679613) 2026-01-30T08:55Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "The head of Israels Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) visited Washington this week to brief US officials on intelligence assessments related to Iran Israeli media reported Thursday. Israels Channel [--] said Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder traveled to the US capital to provide the administration of President Donald Trump with specific intelligence it had requested regarding Iran. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-israels-military-intelligence-chief-briefs-us-officials-on-iran-media/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017166077692613038) 2026-01-30T09:20Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Turkeys Erdogan to travel to Cairo for security economic and Gaza discussions https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-turkeys-erdogan-to-travel-to-cairo-for-security-economic-and-gaza-discussions/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-turkeys-erdogan-to-travel-to-cairo-for-security-economic-and-gaza-discussions/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017168986102812969) 2026-01-30T09:32Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli TV says relative of Shin Bet chief suspected of smuggling goods to Gaza for money https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-israeli-tv-says-relative-of-shin-bet-chief-suspected-of-smuggling-goods-to-gaza-for-money/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-israeli-tv-says-relative-of-shin-bet-chief-suspected-of-smuggling-goods-to-gaza-for-money/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017173240041328765) 2026-01-30T09:49Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "On stage in Barcelona Pep Guardiola once again leveraged his platform to advocate for the children of Gaza at the Act x Palestine charity event. Guardiola has remained vocal for years steadfastly rejecting silence and calling on the world to uphold its responsibility toward Palestine. The gathering united Palestinian artists and activists with Catalan and Spanish voices with all proceeds directed to grassroots and humanitarian efforts in Palestine transforming solidarity into tangible support. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017189596140798224" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017189596140798224) 2026-01-30T10:54Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "The demand is growing to bar the Israeli president from entering Australia next month as a coalition of civil society groups lodged a legal complaint urging authorities to deny Isaac Herzog a visa and open a criminal investigation under Australian law. The complaint was submitted by the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) along with the Jewish Council of Australia and the Hind Rajab Foundation to the attorney general the minister for home affairs and the federal police according to a statement by ANIC that was posted on US social media platform X. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017213287385931792) 2026-01-30T12:28Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "The International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) has received the bodies of [--] Palestinian detainees who were held by Israel and brought them to Gaza. The bodies were placed in vehicles which were accompanied by ICRC teams and were transported to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017233596264714555) 2026-01-30T13:49Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Manchester City manager renews call for action to help Palestinian children in Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-manchester-city-manager-renews-call-for-action-to-help-palestinian-children-in-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-manchester-city-manager-renews-call-for-action-to-help-palestinian-children-in-gaza/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017246896893341965) 2026-01-30T14:41Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "At the Act x Palestine charity event in Barcelona Pep Guardiola appeared wearing a keffiyeh and stated I am not neutral; I am Palestinian. The fundraiser focused on supporting humanitarian and development initiatives for children in Gaza" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017252243586650152) 2026-01-30T15:03Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israel announced Friday it will reopen Gazas Rafah border crossing with Egypt in both directions starting Sunday allowing limited movement of people after two years of closure. The Israeli army said the move comes as part of the ceasefire agreement in the besieged Gaza Strip. In accordance with the ceasefire agreement and the directive of the political echelon the Rafah Crossing will open this coming Sunday (Feb. 1) in both directions for limited movement of people only the army said in a statement. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017263763632635916) 2026-01-30T15:48Z 342K followers, [---] engagements ""Indonesia may commit to paying $1 billion roughly Rp17 trillion to the US-backed Board of Peace (BoP). This is not diplomacy humanitarian aid or peacebuilding. It asks Indonesians to fund the aftermath of destruction caused overwhelmingly by Israel and the United States while creating no mechanism to prevent future violence or hold the aggressors accountable. Rp17 trillion likely drawn from the state budget is staggering. It could pay hundreds of thousands of teachers fund essential services or support major social programs. By comparison it is [--] times larger than Indonesias last UN" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017269696798548345) 2026-01-30T16:12Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "An Egyptian human rights organisation EgyptWide has warned that military-controlled fishing and aquaculture projects in four northern lakes have exacerbated poverty unemployment and human rights violations among local communities contradicting official claims of economic development. In a newly released report focusing on Lake Burullus Lake Mariout Lake Ghalioun and Lake Manzala EgyptWide says the expansion of military-run complexes has entrenched military dominance over the fishing sector while depriving thousands of fishers of their traditional livelihoods. The findings are based on policy" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017323598428475613) 2026-01-30T19:46Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "A pro-Palestinian protest was held in Albanias capital Tirana on Friday Jan. [--] against Prime Minister Edi Ramas recent visit to Israel Anadolu reports. The demonstration organized by civil society groups under the slogan Not in My Name took place in front of the Albanian Parliament building. Protesters voiced opposition to Ramas visit to Israel between Jan. [--] and [--] and expressed solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Demonstration organizer Floriar Arapi said the protest aimed to show that Albanian society stands for peace and justice and does not support policies linked to violence and" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017340008643100963) 2026-01-30T20:51Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "Iran plans to hold joint naval exercises with China and Russia in the northern Indian Ocean region in mid-February Iranian media reported on Saturday amid elevated tensions with the US Anadolu reports. The semi-official Tasnim News Agency said the eighth edition of the joint drills known as the Maritime Security Belt will bring together naval units from the three countries. The exercise will involve units from Irans regular navy and the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) alongside naval forces from China and Russia the report added. The mid-February drills will be" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017626943529603370) 2026-01-31T15:52Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "Israeli forces conducted a raid in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday Jan. [--] utilizing heavy machinery to block streets Anadolu reports. The report said Israel has intensified attacks in the West Bank during two years of genocide in the Gaza Strip with assaults continuing in the form of killings destruction displacement and settlement expansion. According to Palestinian figures Israeli forces and illegal settlers have killed at least [----] Palestinians in the West Bank including East Jerusalem and injured nearly [-----] others since October [----]. The International Court of Justice" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017632122828169343) 2026-01-31T16:12Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "Irans nuclear agency chief Mohammad Eslami says that nuclear weapons have no place in the countrys military doctrine and that Iran is fully capable of defending itself without them Anadolu reports. Eslami made these remarks on Saturday in an interview with a local media outlet emphasizing that Iran does not need nuclear weapons and possesses the necessary deterrence even without a nuclear bomb. Earlier this week US President Donald Trump warned Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions to avoid military confrontation while announcing that a massive naval fleet is currently en route to the" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017666492062703626) 2026-01-31T18:29Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "Israeli forces wounded two Palestinian children during a raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah late Saturday amid a series of separate attacks by illegal Israeli settlers on Palestinian property across the occupied West Bank according to Palestinian sources Anadolu reports. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli troops stormed Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah sparking confrontations with residents during which soldiers fired live ammunition. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the foot while a 16-year-old sustained shrapnel wounds to the shoulder the agency reported. Israeli" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017677762665046206) 2026-01-31T19:13Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Pro-Palestine demonstrators filled the streets of London on Saturday Jan. [--] demanding an immediate halt to British arms sales to Israel and condemning ongoing violations of the Gaza ceasefire Anadolu reports. The crowd gathered at Russell Square before marching to Whitehall the seat of the British government. Protesters directed their anger at the Prime Minister's Office at [--] Downing Street accusing the government of complicity in what they termed a continuing genocide. Demonstrators chanted slogans against both the Israeli and UK governments calling on British institutions and companies to" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017686434916798894) 2026-01-31T19:48Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Newly released documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein show the convicted sex offender and an associate discussed plans to pursue access to Libyas frozen state assets including potential support from former British and Israeli intelligence officials according to an email included in the files Anadolu reports. The correspondence surfaced after the US Justice Department released an additional batch of documents Friday related to the Epstein investigation. The newly highlighted material includes a July [----] email sent to Epstein that outlines what the sender described as financial and legal" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017728091276382620) 2026-01-31T22:33Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "Gulf allies urge restraint as Washington weighs escalation #Opinion by Kurniawan Arif Maspul https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260131-gulf-allies-urge-restraint-as-washington-weighs-escalation/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260131-gulf-allies-urge-restraint-as-washington-weighs-escalation/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017734643278393522) 2026-01-31T23:00Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Bahrain launches emergency alert system amid rising regional tensions https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-bahrain-launches-emergency-alert-system-amid-rising-regional-tensions/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-bahrain-launches-emergency-alert-system-amid-rising-regional-tensions/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017921357435023820) 2026-02-01T11:21Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "At a moment when the Middle East stands on the edge of escalation the decisive voices have already been heard not from Washington but from Riyadh Abu Dhabi Doha and other GCC nations. In the last [--] hours the Gulf has moved from anxious diplomacy to the edge of a direct military crisis as Washington and Tehran traded threats even while back-channel talks and regional mediation intensified. Calmly and deliberately Gulf states have reaffirmed a simple truth: their land airspace and bases will not be used to fuel another war on Iran. This is not an exceptional stance but a consistent one born of" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017921904699674977) 2026-02-01T11:24Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "The leaders of Egypt and Iran discussed Irans nuclear file and efforts to reduce regional tensions during a phone call on Saturday with Cairo stressing the need for diplomatic solutions and warning against military escalation according to the Egyptian presidency. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received the call from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian the presidency said in a statement. The conversation addressed developments related to Irans nuclear program with Sisi expressing Egypts deep concern over rising tensions in the region. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017940992587178052) 2026-02-01T12:39Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "In January [----] protests erupted in Tehrans historic Grand Bazaar quickly spreading to other cities across Iran. What might have seemed at first glance like another episode of unrest was in fact a historic signal: for the first time since the [----] revolution one of the regimes most loyal institutions openly challenged the state. This was not merely an economic protest; it was a striking expression of frustration with a government that many Iranians feel has long prioritised regional ambitions over domestic welfare and coercion over reform. The Grand Bazaar has traditionally been a pillar of" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017952800752476616) 2026-02-01T13:26Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Iraq says [---] ISIS detainees transferred from Syria https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-iraq-says-450-isis-detainees-transferred-from-syria/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-iraq-says-450-isis-detainees-transferred-from-syria/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017960541709611417) 2026-02-01T13:57Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "On Saturday Jan. [--] Palestinian citizens of Israel joined by Jewish supporters rallied in Tel Aviv to protest the rising violence in Arab communities and to accuse the police of complicity and negligence. The demonstrators marched from the Tel Aviv Museum to Habima Square carrying black flags and banners that demanded the confiscation of unlicensed weapons and an end to the bloodshed. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017983439308521603 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017983439308521603" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017983439308521603) 2026-02-01T15:28Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "Israeli army chief expects US attack on Iran within [--] weeks to [--] months https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israeli-army-chief-expects-us-attack-on-iran-within-2-weeks-to-2-months/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israeli-army-chief-expects-us-attack-on-iran-within-2-weeks-to-2-months/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017998968807141509) 2026-02-01T16:30Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israel bans Doctors Without Borders from Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-bans-doctors-without-borders-from-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-bans-doctors-without-borders-from-gaza/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018002395834593781) 2026-02-01T16:43Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India will buy oil from Venezuela instead of Iran adding that China is also welcome to buy oil from Venezuela. Weve already made a deal. India is coming in and theyre going to be buying Venezuelan oil as opposed to buying it from Iran. So weve already made that deal the concept of the deal but China is welcome to come in and buy oil Trump said on Air Force One en route Palm Beach Florida. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-india-to-buy-oil-from-venezuela-not-iran-trump/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018006593187742028) 2026-02-01T17:00Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "Israel on Sunday banned the activities of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Gaza Strip and ordered the organization to leave the enclave by Feb. [--]. Israels Ministry of Diaspora Affairs which oversees dealings with humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza and the West Bank said the decision was taken after the charity refused to submit its staff lists to Tel Aviv. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-bans-doctors-without-borders-from-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-bans-doctors-without-borders-from-gaza/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018014938384511040) 2026-02-01T17:33Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israel orders evacuation of Bedouin community in occupied West Bank https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-orders-evacuation-of-bedouin-community-in-occupied-west-bank/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-orders-evacuation-of-bedouin-community-in-occupied-west-bank/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018015680814305672) 2026-02-01T17:36Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir predicted that the US will launch a military attack against Iran within two weeks to two months local media reported on Sunday. This is a period of uncertainty Army Radio quoted Zamir as saying during a situation assessment meeting. Zamir said he believes that a US strike against Tehran will take place within two weeks to two months. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israeli-army-chief-expects-us-attack-on-iran-within-2-weeks-to-2-months/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018025281098035534) 2026-02-01T18:14Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "AIPAC targets former ally in New Jersey over conditional Israel aid stance https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-aipac-targets-former-ally-in-new-jersey-over-conditional-israel-aid-stance/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-aipac-targets-former-ally-in-new-jersey-over-conditional-israel-aid-stance/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018248526229110853) 2026-02-02T09:02Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian-owned house in the town of Tarqumiyah northwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Sunday Feb. [--] according to local sources. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Israeli forces carried out a raid in the town and demolished a three-storey house citing claims that the structure lacked a permit and was located in what Israel designates as Area C. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018270644584993136 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018270644584993136" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018270644584993136) 2026-02-02T10:29Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "US President Donald Trump on Sunday responded to Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he warned a US strike on Iran would trigger a regional war. Why wouldnt he say that Of course he is going to say that Trump told reporters during his visit to Mar-a-Lago. We have the biggest most powerful ships in the world over there very close Trump said adding Hopefully well make a deal. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-trump-responds-to-irans-khamenei-expressing-hope-to-make-deal/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018284866685612281) 2026-02-02T11:26Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "A limited number of trucks carrying humanitarian aid reached Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday according to local sources. The trucks entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing and then continued towards Khan Younis" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018324773487468926) 2026-02-02T14:04Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "An international legal team representing the Palestinian people has submitted an emergency memorandum to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) explaining that Israeli occupation forces deliberately bombarded and killed unarmed civilians in Gaza as part of a tactical plan to force them to flee towards Egypt ahead of the opening of the Rafah crossing. According to the submission described as emergency memorandum No. [--] the filing argues that the bombardment took place about [--] hours before the planned opening of the Rafah crossing with the alleged objective of" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018352814565515340) 2026-02-02T15:56Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli US navies conduct joint military drill in Red Sea amid tension with Iran https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-israeli-us-navies-conduct-joint-military-drill-in-red-sea-amid-tension-with-iran/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-israeli-us-navies-conduct-joint-military-drill-in-red-sea-amid-tension-with-iran/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018401275759735027) 2026-02-02T19:08Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that an Israeli decision requiring it to end its activities in the Gaza Strip by 28th February would pose a direct threat to patients lives and further worsen an already deteriorating humanitarian situation. In a statement issued on Sunday the organisation said Israeli occupation authorities had ordered MSF to cease operations and leave Gaza entirely by the end of February. MSF described the move as a direct attack on humanitarian and medical work in the Strip saying it would prevent life-saving aid from reaching the population. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018599062979629436) 2026-02-03T08:14Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "This moment marks the arrival of [--] women and children from outside Gaza at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after crossing the Rafah land crossing. They returned from the Arab Republic of Egypt where they had traveled for medical treatment during the war. Today is considered the first day the Rafah crossing has reopened in both directions since its closure in May [----]. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018610488737665347 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018610488737665347" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018610488737665347) 2026-02-03T09:00Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "France issues arrest warrants against [--] Israeli women over genocide complicity in Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-france-issues-arrest-warrants-against-2-israeli-women-over-genocide-complicity-in-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-france-issues-arrest-warrants-against-2-israeli-women-over-genocide-complicity-in-gaza/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018617479426420976) 2026-02-03T09:28Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israels Shin Bet excludes West Bank settler attacks from terrorism classification https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-israels-shin-bet-excludes-west-bank-settler-attacks-from-terrorism-classification/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-israels-shin-bet-excludes-west-bank-settler-attacks-from-terrorism-classification/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018619423905501227) 2026-02-03T09:35Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "The EU on Monday rejected Irans designation of European armies as terrorist organizations and said diplomatic engagement with Tehran must remain part of its foreign policy toolbox. Asked about Irans move to label EU armies as terrorist entities spokesperson Anouar El Anouni told the European Commissions midday press briefing: We reject the announcement of listing of EU armies as such and the accusation of terrorism altogether. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-eu-rejects-irans-announcement-of-listing-of-european-armies-as-terrorist-groups/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018633335002575177) 2026-02-03T10:31Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "A Palestinian woman recounts the severe mistreatment she suffered at the Rafah crossing by Israeli occupation forces including arbitrary detention blindfolding intimidation and the seizure of her personal belongings. She says she was denied food and water as well as childrens toys subjected to threats and coercive interrogation and humiliated throughout her detention. This firsthand testimony sheds light on the cruelty and abuse faced by civilianswomen and children alikewhile attempting to return to Gaza. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018645091703722141" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018645091703722141) 2026-02-03T11:17Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are expected to hold talks in Istanbul on Friday as part of renewed diplomatic efforts over Irans nuclear program according to a report by Axios on Monday. Citing sources familiar with the discussions the report noted that preparations are underway for the meeting while another cautioned that plans remain fluid and have not yet been finalized. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-us-envoy-witkoff-iranian-foreign-minister-expected-to-meet-in-istanbul-for-nuclear-talks-report/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018651103622004803) 2026-02-03T11:41Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "The Israeli and US navies conducted a joint military exercise in the Red Sea the military said on Monday as tensions continued to grow between Washington and Tehran over Irans nuclear program. An Israeli military statement said Sundays drill between destroyer USS Delbert D. Black and Israeli Navy vessels was part of the ongoing cooperation between the Israeli Navy and the US 5th fleet in the Red Sea arena. The army said the US destroyer docked at the Eilat port as part of a pre-planned routine visit and within the framework of the strategic and close cooperation between the two navies and" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018655853222518885) 2026-02-03T12:00Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israels far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Monday that Hamas will be given a two-month ultimatum by US President Donald Trumps Board of Peace to disarm. The Board of Peace will issue a two-month ultimatum to Hamas to disarm Smotrich said in comments carried by the local newspaper Makor Rishon. He said that Israel will not end its war on the Gaza Strip before Hamas is destroyed. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-trumps-board-of-peace-to-give-hamas-2-month-ultimatum-to-disarm-israeli-finance-minister-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018687132676526277) 2026-02-03T14:04Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday attacked the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) over its decision to update its logo to match the Palestinian Authority (PA) emblem. The logo of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) which was presented to Israel was entirely different from the one published this evening Netanyahus office said in a statement according to Israeli media on Monday. Israel will not accept the use of a Palestinian Authority symbol; the Palestinian Authority will have no part in the administration of Gaza it added." [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018703733811507598) 2026-02-03T15:10Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "'Unlawful' Israeli E1 settlement plan would sever northern southern West Bank warns UN chief https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-unlawful-israeli-e1-settlement-plan-would-sever-northern-southern-west-bank-warns-un-chief/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-unlawful-israeli-e1-settlement-plan-would-sever-northern-southern-west-bank-warns-un-chief/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018752077841809728) 2026-02-03T18:22Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israel releases [--] Palestinians from Gaza after months of unlawful detention https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-israel-releases-9-palestinians-from-gaza-after-months-of-unlawful-detention/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-israel-releases-9-palestinians-from-gaza-after-months-of-unlawful-detention/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018770045636153680) 2026-02-03T19:34Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "No one should leave Gaza: Returnees message from Rafah crossing sparks social media debate https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-no-one-should-leave-gaza-returnees-message-from-rafah-crossing-sparks-social-media-debate/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-no-one-should-leave-gaza-returnees-message-from-rafah-crossing-sparks-social-media-debate/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018958767463837980) 2026-02-04T08:04Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Newly uncovered emails dated July [----] reveal disgraced sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein long accused of acting on behalf of Israeli intelligence lobbying for political and financial pressure to be applied against Qatar at the height of the Gulf diplomatic crisis. The email exchange dated 6th July [----] sees Epstein accusing Qatar of terrorism financing describing its leadership as dangerous and demanding that it be made to come out against terrorism and not just say it. He proposes creating a billion-dollar victim fund for terrorism survivors to be administered by the US UK and UN while calling" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2018959279881855264) 2026-02-04T08:06Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "There is little reason for observers to be shocked by the fate that finally caught up with him killed in an operation that remains murky even now. Herodotuss old saying Out of Libya always something new was never a promise of wonder. Rather it was a warning about a land where chaos renews itself endlessly. The new emerging from Libya today is merely a repetition of the same tragedy. His death is not the surprise; the real surprise is that he survived at all after the killing of his father Muammar Gaddafi his brother Mutassim and the flight of the rest of the family. Since [----] Libya has" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019003037100957843) 2026-02-04T11:00Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "After [-----] deaths Israel worries about smoking in Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-after-71000-deaths-israel-worries-about-smoking-in-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-after-71000-deaths-israel-worries-about-smoking-in-gaza/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019014481377178003) 2026-02-04T11:45Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Indonesia may exit US President Donald Trumps Board of Peace if Palestines independence goals are not advanced according to the state-run news agency Antara. President Prabowo Subianto while responding to concerns on the issue during a meeting at the State Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday stated: If we join the BoP we are not obliged to go along when they do not align with our views. Second if no changes can be made he (President Prabowo) is prepared to withdraw from the BoP. That is how I understood his remarks Indonesian Ulema Council Vice Chairman Cholil Nafis told reporters quoting the" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019025001836331308) 2026-02-04T12:27Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent clear messages to US Presidents envoy Steve Witkoff regarding the Gaza Strip. At a highly sensitive time and as the United States seeks to reopen communication channels with Iran Netanyahu met Witkoff in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening. Senior security officials attended the meeting including the head of Mossad the defence minister and the chief of staff. This showed that Israel views the US move as a core security issue rather than a routine diplomatic step. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019051980568527083) 2026-02-04T14:14Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "After more than [-----] Palestinians have been killed nearly [--] per cent of Gazas neighbourhoods destroyed and hundreds of thousands displaced or starving Israel has suddenly discovered a serious threat to the people of the Strip: smoking. Yes smoking. According to Nahum Barnea a columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth the coordinator of operations in the territories who decides what goods enter Gaza has ruled that cigarettes are not humanitarian items because they are harmful to health. The writer sarcastically noted that this wave of humanitarian concern almost moved him to tears. In Gaza where people" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019078390200897568) 2026-02-04T15:59Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Power without purpose: why Texas Muslims are politically absent amid the Gaza genocide by Saleema Gul https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-power-without-purpose-why-texas-muslims-are-politically-absent-amid-the-gaza-genocide/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-power-without-purpose-why-texas-muslims-are-politically-absent-amid-the-gaza-genocide/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019081069836808602) 2026-02-04T16:10Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Syria signs MoU with Chevron Qatari firm to explore oil gas offshore https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-syria-signs-mou-with-chevron-qatari-firm-to-explore-oil-gas-offshore/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-syria-signs-mou-with-chevron-qatari-firm-to-explore-oil-gas-offshore/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019104645214539794) 2026-02-04T17:43Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Red Cross 'outraged' over killing of Palestinian paramedic in Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-red-cross-outraged-over-killing-of-palestinian-paramedic-in-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-red-cross-outraged-over-killing-of-palestinian-paramedic-in-gaza/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019124532884500618) 2026-02-04T19:02Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Entries now open for the 15th annual Palestine Book Awards https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-entries-now-open-for-the-15th-annual-palestine-book-awards/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-entries-now-open-for-the-15th-annual-palestine-book-awards/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019324906392203721) 2026-02-05T08:19Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Texas Governor Greg Abbott has launched investigations into mosques banned shariah law and labelled the nations largest Muslim civil rights organisation the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a terrorist organization. Texas is home to over [------] Muslims one of the largest wealthiest Muslim populations in the US with Houston hosting the states largest community. A [----] Houston Muslim study found that 86% hold college degrees more than half earn over $100K annually and 16% earn 250K or more. #OPINION Saleema Gul Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019330954230157818) 2026-02-05T08:43Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged Israel to withdraw a proposed bill introducing mandatory death sentences for certain terrorist acts warning it would violate international law and disproportionately target Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territor. Mandatory death sentences are contrary to the right to life. By removing judicial and prosecutorial discretion they prevent a court from considering the individual circumstances including mitigating factors and from imposing a proportionate sentence that fits the crime the experts said. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019337784473874870) 2026-02-05T09:10Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sounded more like a populist leader than a former central banker during his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos on [--] January. Bemoaning the fading of the rules-based order Carney delivered a surprisingly blunt speech. The old order is not coming back he declared. We are in the midst of a rupture not a transition. In this new reality he warned quoting Thucydides the strong can do what they can and the weak must suffer what they must. #OPINION Dr Ramzy Baroud Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019346204014837860) 2026-02-05T09:43Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israel cuts water electricity to UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-israel-cuts-water-electricity-to-unrwa-headquarters-in-jerusalem/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-israel-cuts-water-electricity-to-unrwa-headquarters-in-jerusalem/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019351009370189889) 2026-02-05T10:02Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "The Hind Rajab Foundation on Wednesday filed a complaint in the US seeking a criminal investigation into war crimes and genocidal acts by Adi Karni a former Israeli army sergeant during Israels war on Gaza. This U.S. filing follows earlier complaints filed by HRF in multiple jurisdictions including Peru where a formal criminal investigation is already open against Karni for genocide the foundation said in a statement. It added that the HRF has also submitted filings concerning Karni in several other countries as part of its strategy to ensure that jurisdiction is activated wherever he" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019357712606282225) 2026-02-05T10:29Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Former Iraqi parliament speaker rejects Malikis nomination for prime minister https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-former-iraqi-parliament-speaker-rejects-malikis-nomination-for-prime-minister/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-former-iraqi-parliament-speaker-rejects-malikis-nomination-for-prime-minister/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019362381848355136) 2026-02-05T10:48Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Gaza amputee football team names Pep Guardiola honorary coach https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-gaza-amputee-football-team-names-pep-guardiola-honorary-coach/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-gaza-amputee-football-team-names-pep-guardiola-honorary-coach/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019364808093753585) 2026-02-05T10:57Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Morocco evacuated more than [------] people from four provinces after flash floods swept several areas the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. Authorities carried out a phased evacuation of residents from multiple municipalities based on risk levels and expected damage while providing transportation for those affected the ministry said in a statement. As of Wednesday morning a total of [------] people have been evacuated across four provinces it added. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-morocco-evacuates-over-100000-people-from-4-provinces-after-floods/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019372460030808087) 2026-02-05T11:28Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "The "Donkey Flights" Project: Saving Animals While Strangling Gaza by Mustafa Fetouri @MFetouri https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-the-donkey-flights-project-saving-animals-while-strangling-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-the-donkey-flights-project-saving-animals-while-strangling-gaza/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019375037871190441) 2026-02-05T11:38Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Two senior members of Human Rights Watch (HRW) have resigned following the organisations decision to block publication of a major report examining Israels denial of the right of return to Palestinian refugees. Omar Shakir HRWs Israel-Palestine Director and Milena Ansari a Palestinian assistant researcher announced their resignations in protest of what they described as a breach of the organisations internal procedures and principles. Over [------] Palestinians were ethnically cleansed from their homes in [----] during the creation of the State of Israel an event Palestinians refer to as the" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019382637685510486) 2026-02-05T12:08Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Egypt and Turkey sign framework military agreement in Cairo https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-egypt-and-turkey-sign-framework-military-agreement-in-cairo/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-egypt-and-turkey-sign-framework-military-agreement-in-cairo/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019389192162406612) 2026-02-05T12:34Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israel is preparing for the possibility that Yemens Houthi movement could resume missile and drone attacks against it if the United States carries out a military strike on Iran according to an Israeli media report. The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) reported that security officials assess the Houthis would join a direct confrontation between Washington and Tehran fighting alongside Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. According to Kan Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has held special consultations in recent days to assess the Houthi threat. He reportedly instructed" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019394462783332604) 2026-02-05T12:55Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "The Gaza of Will amputee football team in the Gaza Strip has named Pep Guardiola manager of Manchester City as its honorary coach citing his support for the Palestinian people. In a video shared by the team players were seen holding a photograph of Guardiola as the teams captain announced the decision. Guardiola is the honorary coach of the Gaza of Will team he said thanking the Spanish coach for his humanitarian positions and his solidarity with Palestinians particularly those in Gaza. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019404926644810180) 2026-02-05T13:37Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "One Palestinian state on all of Palestine is not the best solution it is the only one by Alain Alameddine https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-one-palestinian-state-on-all-of-palestine-is-not-the-best-solution-it-is-the-only-one/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-one-palestinian-state-on-all-of-palestine-is-not-the-best-solution-it-is-the-only-one/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019406162806837475) 2026-02-05T13:42Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "While Gazas human population remains trapped behind concrete walls and fire a curious evacuation is taking place. Under the banner of the Donkey Flights Project an Israeli organization named Starting Over Sanctuary has been working with the IDF to collect rehabilitate and export Gazas donkeys to sanctuaries in France and Belgium. To the Western donor it is a heartwarming tale of saving the innocent from slavery and abuse. But to the Gazans whose hospitals ambulances and fuel supplies have been pulverized the removal of these animals is the final act of a scorched-earth policy. #OPINION by Dr" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019414258103034229) 2026-02-05T14:14Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "One meeting one shift: Indonesias Muslim organisations change course on the Board of Peace by Dr Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-one-meeting-one-shift-indonesias-muslim-organisations-change-course-on-the-board-of-peace/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-one-meeting-one-shift-indonesias-muslim-organisations-change-course-on-the-board-of-peace/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019420564147016024) 2026-02-05T14:39Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since [----] Francesca Albanese said on Wednesday that Israel has no legal authority to enforce its laws on Palestinians living under occupation. In a post on the X platform Albanese questioned Israels conduct towards Palestinians asking: How then can it torture them to death by hanging Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-un-rapporteur-says-israel-has-no-authority-over-palestinians-and-urges-end-to-impunity/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019425128413528090) 2026-02-05T14:57Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "FBI document: Epstein trained as spy under Ehud Barak and worked for Mossad https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-fbi-document-epstein-trained-as-spy-under-ehud-barak-and-worked-for-mossad/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-fbi-document-epstein-trained-as-spy-under-ehud-barak-and-worked-for-mossad/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019426453885255890) 2026-02-05T15:02Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israels Ministry of Justice said on Wednesday that it has charged [--] people including Israeli soldiers with systematically smuggling goods worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars into Gaza according to a statement from the Israeli Attorney General. The indictment said that some of the accused including army reservists smuggled cigarettes iPhones and batteries into Gaza and were also charged with aiding the enemy during wartime. The statement said the suspects acted while knowing that the goods could reach Hamas and its members. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019433592426819771) 2026-02-05T15:31Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Indonesias presidential palace hosted what looked less like a policy consultation this week and more like a ritual of elite submission. President Prabowo Subianto summoned leaders of the countrys most influential Muslim organisations to discuss Indonesias participation in the United States backed Board of Peace. For nearly four hours senior clerics and organisational chiefs listened to the president outline his reasoning. When they walked out the verdict was swift. They supported the plan. They trusted the assurances. They echoed the language of independence. #OPINION by Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019438125345386870) 2026-02-05T15:49Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israel bulldozed Gaza war cemetery containing graves of British Australian and allied soldiers https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-israel-bulldozed-gaza-war-cemetery-containing-graves-of-british-australian-and-allied-soldiers/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-israel-bulldozed-gaza-war-cemetery-containing-graves-of-british-australian-and-allied-soldiers/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019440880092921979) 2026-02-05T15:59Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Illegal Israeli settlers carried out coordinated attacks across several areas of the occupied West Bank on Thursday uprooting hundreds of olive trees assaulting Palestinian civilians and shepherds and storming villages under the protection of the Israeli army Palestinian sources said Anadolu reports. In the northern Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate illegal settlers uprooted around [---] olive trees in the town of Turmus Ayya. Local sources told Anadolu that the attack targeted agricultural land and the home of a Palestinian family in the towns plain area which has been repeatedly subjected to" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019472659960971451) 2026-02-05T18:06Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Iran does not want the US to attack the country President Donald Trump said Thursday Anadolu reports. "They don't want us to hit them Trump said at the 74th annual national prayer breakfast. "They're negotiating" he added. On the US military buildup in the region he said: You know we have a big fleet going over to Iran. Trump's remarks came ahead of indirect nuclear talks set to be held between Iran and the US in Oman's capital Muscat on Friday. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-iran-does-not-want-the-us-to-hit-them-trump/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019476283650904509) 2026-02-05T18:20Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Thursday about the growing capabilities of the Egyptian army and called for preventing an excessive build-up of military power according to Hebrew media reports. The comments were made during a closed discussion at the Knessets Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee the newspaper Israel Hayom reported. Sources who attended the meeting were quoted as saying that Netanyahu stated: The Egyptian army is building its strength and this needs to be monitored. He added: We have a relationship with Egypt but we must prevent an excessive accumulation" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019720436586586198) 2026-02-06T10:30Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli media have warned of the emergence of a new axis in the Middle East following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogans visits to Egypt and Saudi Arabia and the signing of a series of cooperation agreements with both countries. The newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported that Erdogan arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for an official visit a day after travelling to Riyadh signalling a marked improvement in Ankaras relations with the two Arab capitals. The paper said the development comes at a time when prospects for normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia appear to be declining and" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019728994417930346) 2026-02-06T11:04Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "Egypt has deployed thousands of medical professionals to its eastern border including [-----] doctors specialising in emergency and critical care more than [-----] nurses and [--] rapid response teams the Ministry of Health and Population announced. The doctors affiliated with the Central Administration for Emergency and Critical Care have been placed on immediate standby to manage crises and provide rapid medical intervention in line with developments on the ground and the humanitarian situation at the border. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019733640343634415) 2026-02-06T11:23Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Jeffrey Epstein certainly got around. He moved virally galloping through the cells of the establishment. What was more he was permitted to. Dead and buried the financier convicted paedophile sex trafficker eugenics follower and the man all in power would want to know continues to ruin reputations casting doubt on many relationships and stirring investigations into his correspondents. #OPINION by Dr Binoy Kampmark Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-mandelson-trapped-in-the-epstein-web/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-mandelson-trapped-in-the-epstein-web/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019764344825782478) 2026-02-06T13:25Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Hamas said Israeli escalation through intensified bombardment across the Gaza Strip which it said killed more than [--] civilians including children and a paramedic constitutes a direct continuation of the war of extermination and aggression. In a statement Hamas said the escalation reflects the premeditated intentions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to obstruct implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement particularly by preventing the opening of the Rafah crossing. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019766449108070627) 2026-02-06T13:33Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "The international community ought to be acknowledged for its role in blotting out the meaning of genocide since October [----]. Without global complicity the Geneva Conventions definition of genocide would have retained its relevance. Instead as Israel killed Palestinians world leaders dismissed Palestinian voices calling out the genocide. What veneer would have suited Israel better for its constant denial of its kill toll in Gaza #Blog by Ramona Wadi Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-no-international-reaction-to-israels-admission-of-killing-over-70000-in-gaza/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019773761701003693) 2026-02-06T14:02Z 342K followers, [---] engagements ""Brazil signalled conditional openness to joining a proposed international Peace Council on Gaza with President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva stressing that any such framework must include Palestinian representation to be credible. In a recorded interview with Brazilian news outlet Universo Online (UOL) on Thursday Lula said Brazil would consider participation only if the councils mandate is limited to Gaza and Palestinians are present at the table. Any path that does not include Palestinians cannot be considered a peace committee he said. Lula revealed that he conveyed this position directly to" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019779111191822803) 2026-02-06T14:24Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Leibovitz Was Right: Israel's Extreme Turn Explained 🎙 Palestine This Week unpacking the most important developments in Palestine with insight and context. Watch the full episode from Middle East Monitor featuring Mouin Rabbani via the link in bio or here: 🔗 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-from-jabotinsky-to-epstein-zionism-and-the-cult-of-cruelty-palestine-this-week-with-mouin-rabbani/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-from-jabotinsky-to-epstein-zionism-and-the-cult-of-cruelty-palestine-this-week-with-mouin-rabbani/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019781987234467972) 2026-02-06T14:35Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Egypt and Turkey signed a military cooperation agreement in Cairo on Wednesday in the presence of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The signing took place after talks between the two leaders in the Egyptian capital during which several cooperation agreements were concluded. The most prominent was described as a framework military agreement between the two governments. The agreement was signed by Egypts Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Abdel Meguid Saqr and Turkeys Minister of Defence Yaar Gler. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019786864639504474) 2026-02-06T14:54Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "Twenty-two patients were able to return to Gaza on the fourth day of limited crossings allowed by Israel through the Rafah Border Crossing on Friday Feb. [--]. Hoping to reunite with relatives after months of separation dozens of Palestinians gathered hours in advance outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis where the returnees were expected to arrive. Emotional scenes unfolded when the bus carrying those who had entered Gaza reached the hospital. Families waiting outside celebrated as they reunited with their loved ones embracing one another and shedding tears." [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019792834833043646) 2026-02-06T15:18Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Iran has announced the deployment of one of its newest long-range ballistic missiles the Khorramshahr-4 in what it described as underground missile cities according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. Fars reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled the missile during a ceremony at a newly revealed underground facility belonging to the IRGC Aerospace Force. The missile also known as Khaibar was presented as a central element of Irans strategic missile capabilities. According to the agency its deployment in fortified underground sites signals not only a technical" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019804958929866980) 2026-02-06T16:06Z 342K followers, [----] engagements "Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert recently met former Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan in Abu Dhabi according to a report by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) on Thursday. The broadcaster said the meeting took place away from the public eye without disclosing details of the agenda or issues discussed. Olmert declined to comment when contacted the report added. Dahlan a former senior figure in the Fatah movement was expelled from the party in [----] amid internal disputes. His name has periodically surfaced as a potential successor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019819607490744714) 2026-02-06T17:04Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "Israeli policies and measures directed at Palestinians in the West Bank have steadily intensified since the current right-wing government led by Benjamin Netanyahu came to power at the end of [----]. These policies became more explicit in the aftermath of the 7th October attacks the following year and increasingly actionable with Donald Trumps return to the presidency a shift openly welcomed and endorsed by Netanyahu members of his government and their political base. While these measures are not detached from the structural policies that Israeli authorities have gradually entrenched in the" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019822824840434043) 2026-02-06T17:17Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli forces have continued violating the Gaza ceasefire since the start of its second phase in mid-January killing and wounding Palestinians despite the agreements transition to a new stage. Since the start of the second phase of the ceasefire on Jan. [--] at least [---] Palestinians have been killed and [---] others wounded Anadolu documented based on official data. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019840124607991878 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019840124607991878" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019840124607991878) 2026-02-06T18:26Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "Geneva Academy warns Gaza death toll could top [------] https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-geneva-academy-warns-gaza-death-toll-could-top-200000/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-geneva-academy-warns-gaza-death-toll-could-top-200000/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019847673822724353) 2026-02-06T18:56Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Dr Mohammed Abu Salmiya director of al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza has revealed what he described as shocking details about alleged violations by Israeli forces against the bodies of people killed during the war and later withheld. Speaking to Al Arabi TV Abu Salmiya said medical teams examined bodies that were returned and found them in a very poor condition. He added that there was evidence of organs being stolen from victims who had previously been detained by Israel. He said Israel handed over [--] boxes to the Palestinian side which were later found to contain only skulls describing this" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019856031988232688) 2026-02-06T19:29Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "The disclosure that pieces of the Kiswah the sacred cloth covering the holy Kaaba were shipped to Jeffrey Epstein should not be an investigative curiosity lost among court proceedings. It is a blasphemous scandal that exposes how power operates through violation. According to unsealed correspondence cited in recent reporting multiple pieces of the Kiswah were transferred to Epstein through intermediaries with access to Saudi religious networks. This was not an innocent exchange of art or a cultural misunderstanding. It was a breach that implicates both Epstein and the authorities responsible" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019858939806990556) 2026-02-06T19:41Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "US-Iran talks in Oman end without either side making significant concessions: Report https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-us-iran-talks-in-oman-end-without-either-side-making-significant-concessions-report/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-us-iran-talks-in-oman-end-without-either-side-making-significant-concessions-report/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019860371318726930) 2026-02-06T19:46Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israel has been covertly supporting armed militias operating in the Gaza Strip with money weapons and field protection in an attempt to counter Hamas Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Friday while expressing skepticism over the strategys impact. The newspaper said foreign reports indicate that Israel has supplied the militias with rifles and ammunition alongside logistical assistance such as fuel food vehicles and other supplies. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-israel-secretly-backs-armed-militias-in-gaza-report/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019863200464822328) 2026-02-06T19:58Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "Stuart Casey Maslen head of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights said that as of October [----] Gazas population had declined by more than 10% which would suggest roughly [------] deaths. Speaking to Anadolu about the academys report titled War Watch which covers the situation in Gaza and [--] armed conflicts over the past [--] months Maslen described the situation in Gaza as dramatic. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-geneva-academy-warns-gaza-death-toll-could-top-200000/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019866324319477956) 2026-02-06T20:10Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israels Netanyahu attacks former premier Ehud Barak says Epstein did not work for Israel https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-israels-netanyahu-attacks-former-premier-ehud-barak-says-epstein-did-not-work-for-israel/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-israels-netanyahu-attacks-former-premier-ehud-barak-says-epstein-did-not-work-for-israel/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019868783771521525) 2026-02-06T20:20Z 342K followers, [---] engagements "In their blind support for Israel American Christians are aiding the erasure of their fellow Christian community in Palestine. That is the stark message delivered in a new on-the-ground podcast report by Tucker Carlson filmed on the banks of the River Jordan near the site traditionally believed to be where Jesus was baptised. The episode features Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem Hosam Naoum and Saad Mouasher a Christian Jordanian and chairman of the Jordan Ahli Bank. The podcast has been praised for challenging decades of Israeli-driven propaganda vilifying Palestinians and Muslims. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020084548801892801) 2026-02-07T10:37Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Doctors Without Borders says [--] killed in [--] drone attacks in western Sudan https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-doctors-without-borders-says-10-killed-in-2-drone-attacks-in-western-sudan/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-doctors-without-borders-says-10-killed-in-2-drone-attacks-in-western-sudan/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020090373486571771) 2026-02-07T11:00Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again avoided taking responsibility for the failures surrounding the Oct. [--] [----] events instead shifting blame to the military and previous governments according to Israeli media on Friday. Late Thursday Netanyahu released the responses he submitted to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman regarding the events saying the document was handed over at the end of [----]. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-israels-netanyahu-again-dodges-responsibility-for-oct-7-failures-blames-army-past-governments/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020095010088075409) 2026-02-07T11:19Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "US lawmaker calls for halt to weapons transfers to Israel amid Gaza violence https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-lawmaker-calls-for-halt-to-weapons-transfers-to-israel-amid-gaza-violence/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-lawmaker-calls-for-halt-to-weapons-transfers-to-israel-amid-gaza-violence/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020096955909644366) 2026-02-07T11:27Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "One Sphere Not in the Middle East by Eko Ernada https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-one-sphere-not-in-the-middle-east/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-one-sphere-not-in-the-middle-east/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020107689779400806) 2026-02-07T12:09Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Jeers target US Israeli delegations during Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-jeers-target-us-israeli-delegations-during-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-in-milan/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-jeers-target-us-israeli-delegations-during-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-in-milan/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020112460833829375) 2026-02-07T12:28Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "US plans Board of Peace meeting on Gaza reconstruction Feb. 19: Report https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-plans-board-of-peace-meeting-on-gaza-reconstruction-feb-19-report/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-plans-board-of-peace-meeting-on-gaza-reconstruction-feb-19-report/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020126505238466735) 2026-02-07T13:24Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "US Democratic lawmaker slams Israeli lobbying group for spending in New Jersey primary https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-democratic-lawmaker-slams-israeli-lobbying-group-for-spending-in-new-jersey-primary/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-democratic-lawmaker-slams-israeli-lobbying-group-for-spending-in-new-jersey-primary/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020131760319730104) 2026-02-07T13:45Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Thousands of Houthis gathered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday to condemn Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip in violation of the ceasefire. The ceasefire ended an Israeli offensive that began in October [----] and lasted two years killing nearly [-----] Palestinians and wounding over [------] others while destroying about 90% of Gazas infrastructure. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020137814826823745 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020137814826823745" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020137814826823745) 2026-02-07T14:09Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "UNICEF says at least [--] Sudanese children killed in January https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-unicef-says-at-least-20-sudanese-children-killed-in-january/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-unicef-says-at-least-20-sudanese-children-killed-in-january/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020142218086920704) 2026-02-07T14:26Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the renewed focus on the Epstein files to attack his predecessor Ehud Barak saying that Jeffrey Epstein did not work for Israel. The Jerusalem Post daily reported that Baraks ties to Epstein received extensive media attention after the two met several times in [----] and [----] years after Epsteins first criminal conviction. Photos circulated at the time showed Barak entering Epsteins Manhattan residence in New York. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020150320307786135) 2026-02-07T14:59Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "As American naval forces assemble in the Indian Ocean diplomats started negotiations in Muscat on Friday; the region is standing at the precipice. President Trump buoyed by his recent spectacular success in Venezuela is entering these talks with Iran with demands that can only be described as maximalist. The conditions are so extreme that even the most seasoned diplomats are calling them a dead-on-arrival. #Opinion by Jasim Al-Azzawi Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-trumps-five-impossible-demands-and-the-inevitable-second-strike-against-iran/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020158532864114813) 2026-02-07T15:31Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "Israeli army kills Palestinian man east of Gaza City in violation of ceasefire https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-israeli-army-kills-palestinian-man-east-of-gaza-city-in-violation-of-ceasefire/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-israeli-army-kills-palestinian-man-east-of-gaza-city-in-violation-of-ceasefire/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020162086135865563) 2026-02-07T15:45Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israels actions destabilizing entire region: Iranian foreign minister https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-israels-actions-destabilizing-entire-region-iranian-foreign-minister/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-israels-actions-destabilizing-entire-region-iranian-foreign-minister/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020177504737325330) 2026-02-07T16:47Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "The opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina [----] Winter Olympics on Friday was marked by audible boos from the crowd as delegations from the US and Israel entered the San Siro stadium. US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio led the American delegation. As Vance appeared on the stadiums big screen waving the US flag the crowd responded with jeers according to live coverage of the event. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-jeers-target-us-israeli-delegations-during-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-in-milan/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020179841186669032) 2026-02-07T16:56Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "The White House is planning to host a leaders summit of the Gaza Board of Peace on Feb. [--] to advance the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire and raise funding for reconstruction in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory Axios reported Friday citing US and diplomatic sources. It will be the first Board of Peace meeting and a fundraising conference for Gaza reconstruction Axios quoted a US official. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-plans-board-of-peace-meeting-on-gaza-reconstruction-feb-19-report/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020192365407801700) 2026-02-07T17:46Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that unexploded bombs are still present at nuclear facilities struck by the United States last year Anadolu reports. In statements carried by Irans Young Journalists Club news agency Araghchi said he asked International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi whether there was any law or specific protocol governing visits to nuclear facilities targeted by the US. No there is nothing of that sort Grossi replied as mentioned by Araghchi. The top diplomat said he informed Grossi of the need to establish a protocol prior to" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020513812055531705) 2026-02-08T15:03Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "Retired Israeli Maj Gen Itzhak Brik warned Sunday that Israel could collapse before reaching the 100th anniversary of its founding in [----] citing deep internal divisions and growing international alienation Anadolu reports. Brik made the remarks in an opinion article published by the daily Maariv under the headline "Israel is on the road to destruction and there is only one way to save it. When I try to look ahead I find myself asking: will the State of Israel reach the age of [---] Brik wrote. Israel was established in [----] on land seized by Zionist armed gangs that carried out massacres and" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020522625349636149) 2026-02-08T15:38Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "An undercover FBI informant "became convinced" that Epstein was an Israeli spy according to a document that is among millions of pages released last week by the Justice Department Anadolu reports. The government record recounts the informant known in government-speak as a confidential human source (CHS) recalling that Epstein's attorney Alan Dershowitz told then-US Attorney of the Southern District of Florida Alexander Acosta "that Epstein belonged to both U.S. and allied intelligence services." "CHS shared phone calls between Dershowitz and Epstein during which he/she took notes. After these" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020529164344856580) 2026-02-08T16:04Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements ""Keir Starmers eventual apology to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein is not offered as a matter of genuine conscience but rather as a matter of political expediency. The astonishing confession by the Prime Minister that he was lied to and deceived by Peter Mandelson reveals not naivety but rather a deference to establishment figures which transcends due diligence morality and even political instinct. The latest cache of documents released by the US Department of Justice reveals that Mandelsons friendship with Epstein endured even after the financiers conviction for child sex offenses in 2008." [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020576489989624269) 2026-02-08T19:12Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "The Epstein files are not a call to reform. They are an autopsy report on a world order that has already died we are simply watching the delayed recognition of its death unfold." #Opinion by Dr Zarqa Parvez https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260208-jeffrey-epstein-is-plural-an-autopsy-of-the-liberal-world-order/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260208-jeffrey-epstein-is-plural-an-autopsy-of-the-liberal-world-order/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020617111287328992) 2026-02-08T21:53Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Documents recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice have revealed that billionaire Jeffrey Epstein made donations to the Israeli army and helped fund settlement activities Anadolu reports. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260208-new-documents-reveal-epstein-donated-to-the-israeli-army-and-funded-settlements/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260208-new-documents-reveal-epstein-donated-to-the-israeli-army-and-funded-settlements/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020617386349699272) 2026-02-08T21:55Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Indonesias Vice Foreign Minister Anis Matta arrived in Cairo on 4th February with a schedule that reflected both diplomacy and signaling. His visit did not produce a single headline agreement. Yet it offered a clear view of how Southeast Asias largest country sees its role in a shifting global order and within the Muslim world. The trip began with a meeting at the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo. Officials reviewed current developments and discussed strategic steps to strengthen the Indonesia-Egypt partnership. The relationship gained new weight after President Prabowo Subianto signed a strategic" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020767576452727071) 2026-02-09T07:51Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Norways ambassador to Iraq and Jordan resigns over Epstein links https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-norways-ambassador-to-iraq-and-jordan-resigns-over-epstein-links/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-norways-ambassador-to-iraq-and-jordan-resigns-over-epstein-links/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020793861442818516) 2026-02-09T09:36Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israels security cabinet on Sunday approved a series of new decisions on the occupied West Bank proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz. The measures introduce major changes to how land planning and construction are managed in occupied the territory. According to an official statement issued after the meeting the decisions aim to remove long-standing obstacles in order to speed up the development and expansion of settlements as described by the Israeli government. The package includes cancelling a Jordanian-era law that banned the sale of property in the" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020804631786373294) 2026-02-09T10:19Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Senior Hamas official Khaled Mashaal signals political repositioning without abandoning resistance principles https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-senior-hamas-official-khaled-mashaal-signals-political-repositioning-without-abandoning-resistance-principles/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-senior-hamas-official-khaled-mashaal-signals-political-repositioning-without-abandoning-resistance-principles/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020822440616599816) 2026-02-09T11:29Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney on Monday to commemorate the [--] victims of a fatal attack but his presence was met with nationwide protests that took place throughout the day. While Herzog was in Sydney for the memorial service demonstrations occurred in Melbourne where protesters gathered in multiple locations to voice their opposition to the visit and these gatherings across Australia continued while the president was in the country. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020840059172221119 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020840059172221119" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020840059172221119) 2026-02-09T12:39Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "Israeli media said on Sunday that while US President Donald Trump claims that Iranians really want to reach a deal Tehran is sending the opposite message and raising its tone ahead of the next round of talks. In the Iranian capital a new threatening banner was hung in Palestine Square showing a map of central Israel with the words a barrage of missiles. Israeli media added that the message of the banner put up by the Iranian regime is clear. It said Iran is warning that it would strike cities in central Israel with a barrage of missiles in any future confrontation with Israel. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020846942935187532) 2026-02-09T13:07Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Kuwait adds eight Lebanese hospitals to terrorism list report says https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-kuwait-adds-eight-lebanese-hospitals-to-terrorism-list-report-says/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-kuwait-adds-eight-lebanese-hospitals-to-terrorism-list-report-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020848053968667051) 2026-02-09T13:11Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Senior Hamas figure Khaled Mashaal has the right to resistance while calling for a comprehensive Arab-Islamic strategy and a unified Palestinian vision for the post-war phase in Gaza. Speaking at the 17th Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on Sunday Mashaal warned of what he characterised as a structural threat posed by Israel not only to Palestine but to the wider region and the Islamic world. He urged the development of a broader regional approach and called for a national Palestinian framework to address the period following what he referred to as Operation Decisive Storm including the" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020857150860300489) 2026-02-09T13:47Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills [--] people including a child https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-israeli-strike-in-southern-lebanon-kills-3-people-including-a-child/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-israeli-strike-in-southern-lebanon-kills-3-people-including-a-child/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020863075352449305) 2026-02-09T14:11Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Kuwait has added eight Lebanese hospitals to its terrorism list according to a report by the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai. The paper said the committee responsible for implementing UN Security Council resolutions on combating terrorism and preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction had taken the decision. According to the report the committee may list any individual or entity on its own initiative or at the request of a competent foreign or domestic authority provided there are reasonable grounds to suspect involvement in committing attempting participating in or facilitating a" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020874439659851971) 2026-02-09T14:56Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "An EgyptAir passenger jet made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport on Friday Feb. [--] after reporting smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff according to airport authorities. The Airbus A320neo operating flight MS738 from Istanbul to Cairo declared an emergency to air traffic control prompting Istanbul Airport operator IGA to place Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting teams on standby before the aircraft landed safely on runway 17L under escort. Inspections by IGA ARFF teams found no irregularities and the aircraft later resumed its journey to Cairo after a delay of around three hours" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020881652361138661) 2026-02-09T15:25Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements "EU condemns Israeli decision to expand control in West Bank https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-eu-condemns-israeli-decision-to-expand-control-in-west-bank/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-eu-condemns-israeli-decision-to-expand-control-in-west-bank/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020891990192165301) 2026-02-09T16:06Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Thousands of people took to the streets in several Australian cities on Monday to protest against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog with clashes reported between demonstrators and police. Herzog began a four-day official visit at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as an expression of solidarity with the Jewish community following the [--] December attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney which left [--] people dead. The visit has sparked controversy with activists accusing Herzog of complicity in the war in the Gaza Strip. Protests were held simultaneously in" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021175604708528403) 2026-02-10T10:53Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements ""Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoans visit to Cairo last Wednesday was not an ordinary one; rather it marked a pivotal moment in Turkish-Egyptian relations signalling the formation of a strategic alliance between the two countries. The warm reception extended to the Turkish president by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi carries significant implications pointing to emerging security and military understandings as well as political and economic cooperation agreements between Cairo and Ankara. Cairo appears open to broader cooperation with the Turkish side which has succeeded in" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021180833625772413) 2026-02-10T11:13Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements "Italy evacuated [--] Palestinian children in need of urgent medical treatment along with their relatives in a humanitarian operation. A total of [---] people including the kids and their families were flown to Italy aboard Italian Air Force aircraft (Aeronautica) after departing from Israels Eilat airport late on Monday the Italian Defense Ministry said. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021247748406669765 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021247748406669765" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021247748406669765) 2026-02-10T15:39Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli army detains [--] Palestinians in West Bank raids https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-israeli-army-detains-25-palestinians-in-west-bank-raids/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-israeli-army-detains-25-palestinians-in-west-bank-raids/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021277735847682089) 2026-02-10T17:39Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Instagram has suspended the account of Track AIPAC a widely followed watchdog project that tracks political spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and related pro-Israel lobbying groups. The social media giant cited alleged violations of the platforms intellectual property and trademark rules. The suspension places the account at risk of permanent deletion unless successfully appealed within [---] days. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-instagram-suspends-track-aipac-watchdog-tracking-pro-israel-lobby-spending/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021943920012218737) 2026-02-12T13:46Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "More than [----] Britons served in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) during the GAZ4 genocide it can be revealed. The information was obtained by Declassified via a Freedom of Information request issued to the IDF by lawyer Elad Man from the NGO Hatzlacha. The data outlines the number of people with dual and multiple nationalities who were IDF service members as of March [----]. It shows how [----] British-Israelis and a further [---] people with British Israeli and another nationality served in the IDF amid the annihilation of Gaza. They were among over [-----] IDF soldiers with Israeli and at least one" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2022049679341449492) 2026-02-12T20:46Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "It has become clear that Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government are seeking to leverage their current alignment with the administration of US President Donald Trump a government that strongly backs Israeli policies to cement a reality in Palestine that will be difficult to reverse in the future. #OPINION by Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260212-beyond-oslo-engineering-a-new-reality-in-palestine/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260212-beyond-oslo-engineering-a-new-reality-in-palestine/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2022248719660331307) 2026-02-13T09:57Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the value of salaries in Iran has sharply declined citing his own income as an example of the countrys currency devaluation and reduced purchasing power. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday Pezeshkian said that he previously earned a salary of [----] tomans which he said was equivalent to $6000 at the time. Now as president I receive the equivalent of only about $1000 he said underscoring the impact of inflation and currency depreciation. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2022306441504182314) 2026-02-13T13:46Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the value of salaries in Iran has sharply declined citing his own income as an example of the countrys currency devaluation and reduced purchasing power. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday Pezeshkian said that he previously earned a salary of [----] tomans which he said was equivalent to $6000 at the time. Now as president I receive the equivalent of only about $1000 he said underscoring the impact of inflation and currency depreciation. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2022319393191969218) 2026-02-13T14:38Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "Over [----] Britons served in IDF as [-----] dual and multi-nationals enlisted during Gaza genocide https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260213-over-2000-britons-served-in-idf-as-47000-dual-and-multi-nationals-enlisted-during-gaza-genocide/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260213-over-2000-britons-served-in-idf-as-47000-dual-and-multi-nationals-enlisted-during-gaza-genocide/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2022329676992217601) 2026-02-13T15:19Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Extremist Israeli minister storms Ofer Prison oversees abuse of Palestinian inmates https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260213-extremist-israeli-minister-storms-ofer-prison-oversees-abuse-of-palestinian-inmates/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260213-extremist-israeli-minister-storms-ofer-prison-oversees-abuse-of-palestinian-inmates/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2022337931504140662) 2026-02-13T15:51Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements ""In a moment that exposed the flimsy nature of the government narrative Keir Starmers government suffered a resounding blow from the UK Supreme Court after it struck down the decision to ban the activist group Pal Action and ruled it unlawful. This was not a mere procedural detail; it was a clear political indictment of a path that chose to criminalise the act of standing by and defending a victim. That same path chose also to shield the aggressor and oppressor. This is not a matter of competing narratives or conflicting claims. What is happening in Gaza is a crime of genocide plain and" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2022366402053611937) 2026-02-13T17:44Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements ""The Federal Constitutional Court the highest Court in Germany has spoken. That sentence is the centre of gravity. It signals judicial restraint. It confirms that the Federal Government retains broad discretion in determining how it complies with its constitutional duty to protect fundamental human rights including in the sensitive area of arms exports contributing to a warfare that is deemed genocidal by the United Nations. This assessment is embedded in the legal framework governing German arms exports including the relevant provisions of the War Weapons Control Act and the Foreign Trade" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2022383494794448944) 2026-02-13T18:52Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Iran issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for air navigation on Tuesday due to live-fire military activity in the airspace along the Strait of Hormuz. The notice said live-fire military activity will be conducted in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz as part of military drills. It said military activity will take place between Jan. [--] [--] within a circular area with a radius of five nautical miles. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260127-iran-issues-airspace-notice-for-military-drills-near-strait-of-hormuz/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2016450880879378513) 2026-01-28T09:58Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "Irans foreign minister on Saturday criticized the US military presence in the Persian Gulf saying Washington is attempting to dictate how Tehran conducts military activity near its own borders Anadolu reports. In a statement posted on the US social media company X Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi highlighted the geographic distance between the US and Iran by attaching a map image to his post highlighting the distance between the two countries with the Strait of Hormuz marked to underscore Irans proximity to the strategic waterway. Operating off our shores the US military is now attempting to" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2017930760859304055) 2026-02-01T11:59Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Palestine Action protesters found NOT GUILTY of burglary at Elbit weapons factory in Bristol. The six activists were also not convicted of other charges having spent [--] months in jail awaiting trial. We spoke to one of their mother's last year check it out on YouTube" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019058010429981061) 2026-02-04T14:38Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "Jeffrey Epstein was close to the former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak and trained as a spy under him according to a [----] FBI document based on direct reporting from a confidential human source (CHS). The revelation adds further weight to long-circulating allegations that Epstein a convicted child sex trafficker was compiling Kompromat on behalf of Mossad. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-fbi-document-epstein-trained-as-spy-under-ehud-barak-and-worked-for-mossad/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019439807873560735) 2026-02-05T15:55Z 342.2K followers, 17.3K engagements "An analytical paper issued by the Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now has explained the details and objectives behind recent decisions by Israels Security Cabinet on the occupied West Bank Anadolu reports. In its paper released late Sunday the Israeli movement said the decisions include a series of measures that will allow Israelis to purchase land in the territories almost without limitation and without government oversight. These measures will give a small number of settlers the power to determine political facts on the ground without government intervention and will open the door to an" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020937201874301290) 2026-02-09T19:05Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "A Turkish court on Monday ordered the detention of two people accused of working for Israels intelligence service Mossad. The suspects were named as d Mehmet Budak Derya and Veysel Kerimoglu. After legal procedures were completed before a criminal peace judge at Istanbuls courthouse the court decided to remand both men in custody. The court charged them with obtaining state secrets for the purpose of political or military espionage. Turkeys intelligence service arrested Derya and Kerimoglu on Thursday. Security sources said the arrests took place in Istanbul where the two had been under" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021212580954423796) 2026-02-10T13:20Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "Preparations are underway to receive thousands of Indonesian soldiers who will join the international stabilisation force in the Gaza Strip. According to Israels Kan TV no arrival date has been set yet but the Indonesian force is expected to be the first foreign troops to enter Gaza. The Indonesian troops are expected to be stationed in the southern part of Gaza between Rafah and Khan Yunis. The channel reported that the area is ready although building housing for the soldiers will take several weeks. Estimates suggest the number of Indonesian troops could reach several thousand. Meanwhile it" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021221085635653795) 2026-02-10T13:53Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Saudi Arabia has urged Sudans Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately stop their violations and to uphold their ethical and humanitarian duty by ensuring that aid reaches those in need. The statement was made during a session at the United Nations and international organisations in Geneva on Monday where Saudi Arabias permanent mission took part in an interactive briefing on the human rights situation in Al-Fasher and surrounding areas according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021271296386928656) 2026-02-10T17:13Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Australian police target worshippers on the streets of Sydney Clashes violence and heavy-handed tacticsthis is what protesters against the Israeli President Isaac Herzog faced at Town Hall Square in Sydney. The scenes went beyond pushing and shoving; footage captured officers physically dragging Muslim men from their prayer mats and forcibly preventing them from completing their prayers. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021297319287660742 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021297319287660742" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021297319287660742) 2026-02-10T18:56Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "Germanys top court will rule Thursday on whether a Palestinian civilian from Gaza can legally challenge arms exports to Israela decision that could set a precedent for other cases according to rights groups. The Federal Constitutional Court will decide on a constitutional complaint filed by a Gaza resident who lost his wife and child in Israeli military strikes. The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Palestinian partner organizations are backing the legal challenge. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021305017253154854) 2026-02-10T19:27Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he will present Israels vision for negotiations with Iran during an expected meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White HouseAnadolureports. Speaking to reporters before departing Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv en route to Washington Netanyahu described Israels relationship with the US as exceptional and unprecedented in our history. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-netanyahu-says-he-will-present-israels-vision-on-iran-talks-to-trump-during-us-visit/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021317216164249743) 2026-02-10T20:15Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "National Commission: The occupations annexation plan ends the Oslo Accords https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-national-commission-the-occupations-annexation-plan-ends-the-oslo-accords/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-national-commission-the-occupations-annexation-plan-ends-the-oslo-accords/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021327776284840436) 2026-02-10T20:57Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "France condemned on Tuesday the recent Israeli measures aimed at expanding control over the occupied West Bank as a serious blow to the two-state solution. France strongly condemns the recent decisions by Israels security cabinet aimed at extending Israels control over the West Bank including Areas A and B. These decisions are contrary to international law and represent a dangerous challenge to the Oslo Accords and the Hebron Protocol the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021491408952025310) 2026-02-11T07:48Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is considering the deployment of a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East intensifying pressure on Tehran amid diplomatic talks. We have an armada that is heading there and another one might be going Trump told Axios confirming that he is thinking about an additional deployment. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-trump-weighs-sending-2nd-aircraft-carrier-to-middle-east-amid-talks-with-iran/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-trump-weighs-sending-2nd-aircraft-carrier-to-middle-east-amid-talks-with-iran/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021496306728890743) 2026-02-11T08:07Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Netanyahu may seek Trumps backing for Gaza relocation plan: Hebrew newspaper https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-netanyahu-may-seek-trumps-backing-for-gaza-relocation-plan-hebrew-newspaper/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-netanyahu-may-seek-trumps-backing-for-gaza-relocation-plan-hebrew-newspaper/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021500262091772038) 2026-02-11T08:23Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday signed an order revoking the Israeli citizenship of two Palestinians with Israels public broadcaster saying they will be deported to the Gaza Strip in a first-of-its-kind move. Writing on US social media company X Netanyahu said: This morning he signed the revocation of citizenship and deportation orders for two Israeli terrorists. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-netanyahu-revokes-citizenship-of-2-palestinians-in-israel-orders-deportation-to-gaza/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021512335697883506) 2026-02-11T09:11Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "Two scorpions in a jar: How Trump and Netanyahu's alliance became a cage by Jasim Al-Azzawi https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-two-scorpions-in-a-jar-how-trump-and-netanyahus-alliance-became-a-cage/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-two-scorpions-in-a-jar-how-trump-and-netanyahus-alliance-became-a-cage/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021549685643858342) 2026-02-11T11:39Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Search and rescue efforts were ongoing on Tuesday in the rubble of a residential building targeted by Israel on Nasser Street west of Gaza City where a Palestinian family had been living. Three Palestinians who were killed in the same building as a result of the attack were laid to rest earlier today. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021551793402941799 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021551793402941799" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021551793402941799) 2026-02-11T11:48Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he does not support the annexation of the occupied West Bank by Israel. Earlier a White House source told Axios that the president has opposed and continues to oppose such steps by Israel. In an interview with Axios Trump responded to a question about Israels recent steps in the occupied West Bank by saying: I am against annexation. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-trump-says-he-opposes-israeli-annexation-of-west-bank/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-trump-says-he-opposes-israeli-annexation-of-west-bank/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021559899159662984) 2026-02-11T12:20Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "The Gaza ceasefire - a cunning camouflage by Dr Chandra Muzaffar https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-the-gaza-ceasefire-a-cunning-camouflage/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-the-gaza-ceasefire-a-cunning-camouflage/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021588071913820383) 2026-02-11T14:12Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Today Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump at the White House for the seventh time since Trump was reelected. Ostensibly it is a reunion of old allies; in reality it is a war council of desperate men. As they lean over maps spread across a large table the atmosphere will be thick with the scent of gunpowder and political calculus. The primary agenda is not just a strike against Iran but the preservation of their own legacies and possibly political lives. #OPINION by Jasim Al-Azzawi Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021593055820644762) 2026-02-11T14:31Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has said that Israel is weaker today than ever before insisting that resistance in Lebanon cannot be halted. In remarks addressing domestic and regional developments Qassem said the resistance is constitutionally guaranteed and that no one can stop the resistance in Lebanon. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-hezbollah-chief-rejects-us-israeli-hegemony-and-backs-timely-lebanese-elections/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-hezbollah-chief-rejects-us-israeli-hegemony-and-backs-timely-lebanese-elections/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021603798582476814) 2026-02-11T15:14Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Kuwait should go beyond oil in Indonesia by Dr Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-kuwait-should-go-beyond-oil-in-indonesia/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-kuwait-should-go-beyond-oil-in-indonesia/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021609978830684462) 2026-02-11T15:39Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Online allegations about Israeli organ harvesting have resurfaced after a viral post claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought legal approval in the 1990s to take organs from deceased Palestinians for transplantation. The claim widely shared on social media cites documented admissions concerning the removal of organs without consent at Israels state forensic institute. Those earlier revelations detailed how corneas skin heart valves and bones were taken during autopsies without authorisation a practice Israeli official later acknowledged and said had ended. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021611302376853875) 2026-02-11T15:44Z 342.2K followers, 11.9K engagements "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially joined the Board of Peace on Wednesday ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC Anadolu reports. Netanyahu signed as a member of the board at Blair House the US presidents official guest residence during a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Footage of the signing was posted by media outlets via US social media company X. On Jan. [--] representatives of [--] countries signed the Charter of the Board of Peace on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. The Board of Peace was created" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021623553636851975) 2026-02-11T16:33Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Forty-one Palestinians returned to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday (Feb. 11) reuniting with relatives after being stranded outside the enclave for a long time Anadolu reports. Relatives waited at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis as vehicles carrying the returnees arrived. Emotional scenes followed as families came together after months of separation under Israeli restrictions. Under extremely tight Israeli restrictions Israel reopened the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing on Feb. [--] to allow the passage of people in both directions. Israel has occupied the" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021670464267894816) 2026-02-11T19:39Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "The Israeli army reinforced security along its border with Egypt on Wednesday after small Egyptian civilian trucks approached the frontier fence Israeli media reported Anadolu reports. Channel [--] said the vehicles reached an area roughly [---] meters from the Israeli settlement of Shlomit in the Negev desert around [---] meters from the Egyptian border prompting the military to dispatch additional troops tanks and combat helicopters to the scene. The army said the trucks were carrying civilians and that no security incident had occurred. It added that the deployment was carried out in" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021677533230694541) 2026-02-11T20:07Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there was no concrete result from his closed-door meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but said he insisted on further talks with Iran Anadolu reports. "There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a deal can be consummated. If it can I let the prime minister know that will be a preference" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform after sitting down with Netanyahu for roughly two-and-a-half hours. "If it cannot we will just have to see what the outcome will" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021690089814872310) 2026-02-11T20:57Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Carrie Prejean Boller a former Miss California was removed Wednesday from President Donald Trumps Religious Liberty Commission following a contentious hearing on antisemitism for what she claimed were efforts to force commissioners to affirm Zionism Anadolu reports. Commission Chair Dan Patrick wrote on US social media platform X that the decision to remove Boller was his accusing her of pursuing a personal and political agenda during a hearing Monday. No member of the Commission has the right to hijack a hearing for their own personal and political agenda on any issue Patrick wrote adding" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021697135192748161) 2026-02-11T21:25Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "US completes withdrawal from al-Tanf base in Syria: CENTCOM https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260212-us-completes-withdrawal-from-al-tanf-base-in-syria-centcom/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260212-us-completes-withdrawal-from-al-tanf-base-in-syria-centcom/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2022033256305332511) 2026-02-12T19:41Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Greta Thurnberg was arrested under the Terrorism Act at the Prisoners for Palestine lock-on protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance at Plantation Place [--] Fenchurch Street London. She arrived after the protest began with a sign reading "I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide" This morning two activists covered the front of the building with symbolic blood-red paint using re-purposed fire extinguishers and the pair then locked-on at the front of the building with the intention of drawing attention to Aspen's complicity in Genocide disrupting their business and" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2003432834036371480) 2025-12-23T11:49Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "Texas is home to 600K+ Muslimswealthy educated and concentrated in cities like Houston and Irving. Yet as Israel commits genocide in Gaza their political power remains absent diluted by elite capture and PACs tied to anti-Muslim interests. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-power-without-purpose-why-texas-muslims-are-politically-absent-amid-the-gaza-genocide/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-power-without-purpose-why-texas-muslims-are-politically-absent-amid-the-gaza-genocide/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019425701657813497) 2026-02-05T14:59Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the United States embassy in Manila on Friday to express solidarity with Palestine and Venezuela as part of a Global Day of Action against what they described as American military intervention and imperialism. The protesters carrying Palestinian and Venezuelan flags alongside placards marched toward the diplomatic compound while chanting slogans including "Stop the U.S. war machine" "Free Palestine" and "Death to Imperialism." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019863196065304813 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019863196065304813" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019863196065304813) 2026-02-06T19:58Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Despite a ceasefire the Israeli army targeted a residential area in eastern Gaza City on Friday. The attack targeted a three-story building near the Asqula Junction in the Zaytoun neighborhood. Flames and thick smoke rose from the area after the attack" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2019870855938125924) 2026-02-06T20:28Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements "Rep. Delia Ramirez said on Friday that there is no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and accused the US of enabling continued violence through its military support for Israel. There is no ceasefire in Gaza. US-supplied bombs are still being used to murder Palestinians Ramirez said on US social media company X sharing a report that said Israeli strikes killed at least [--] Palestinians including several children last week in the besieged enclave despite a ceasefire. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-lawmaker-calls-for-halt-to-weapons-transfers-to-israel-amid-gaza-violence/" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2020166257589289431) 2026-02-07T16:02Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements "Japan on Tuesday urged Israel to fully freeze illegal settlement activities after Tel Aviv on Sunday approved measures aimed at altering the legal and civil framework in the occupied West Bank to strengthen Israeli control. Tokyo is deeply concerned that the government of Israel amended a series of measures including real estate transactions in the West Bank and implied acceleration of development of settlements Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Toshihiro Kitamura said in a statement. Read:" [X Link](https://x.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/2021485478856294793) 2026-02-11T07:24Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Israel has informed its Supreme Court that it will not permit the evacuation of critically ill patients from the Gaza Strip to hospitals in the occupied West Bank or East Jerusalem citing what it described as security concerns according to the Hebrew-language newspaper Haaretz. The governments position was submitted on Monday in response to petitions filed by Israeli human rights organisations seeking to compel authorities to allow patients in Gaza to access medical care in West Bank and Jerusalem hospitals. Read:"
X Link 2026-01-28T07:46Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Palestinians who were forcibly displaced from the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps located in the north of the occupied West Bank staged a protest to react to Israel's ongoing military operations in the camps and to demand their right to return to their homes. Palestinians who gathered at Sabit Sabit Square in Tulkarem carried flags and photographs of detainees in Israeli prisons. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016459071990202717 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016459071990202717"
X Link 2026-01-28T10:31Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"The United States has sent a secret message to Israel regarding its preparations for a possible attack on Iran the Israels Channel [--] reported. According to the channel the US message says that preparations for the attack are expected to be completed within about two weeks and that a suitable opportunity to carry it out could also arise in the coming months. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260128-us-sends-israel-secret-message-outlines-timing-of-possible-attack-on-iran/"
X Link 2026-01-28T13:16Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"The UpScrolled app launched by PalestinianJordanianAustralian developer Issam Hijazi who lost more than [--] of his relatives in the Gaza genocide has seen remarkable success. It is ranked ninth among free apps on Apples App Store one place ahead of TikTok and second in the social networking category as of Monday afternoon. The app has reached fifth place in the United States sixth in Australia and eighth in the UK App Store rankings. Read:"
X Link 2026-01-28T13:50Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"The Foreign Press Association (FPA) said there are no security justifications for Israels continued ban on foreign journalists entering the Gaza Strip after Israels top court again postponed ruling on a petition seeking access Anadolu reports. The statement came after Israels Supreme Court delayed consideration of the associations petition demanding that Israel allow foreign reporters to enter Gaza where about [---] million Palestinians are living amid dire humanitarian conditions. Israel has barred foreign journalists from Gaza since launching its genocidal war on the enclave in October 2023"
X Link 2026-01-28T18:47Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Gaza Municipality has warned of an escalating water emergency in the city saying a severe shortage is worsening amid a sharp depletion of supplies after damage to a key pipeline. In a statement published on its official Facebook page on Wednesday the municipality said the water pipeline provided by the Israeli water company Mekorot had been disrupted during bulldozing operations carried out by Israeli occupation forces east of the city and was directly damaged cutting a supply line that previously covered around [--] per cent of Gaza Citys current water needs. The municipality said the crisis"
X Link 2026-01-29T10:03Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
""In a dramatic geopolitical development this afternoon Iran China and Russia formally signed a comprehensive strategic pact marking one of the most consequential shifts in 21st-century international relations. While the full text of the agreement is being released in stages by the three governments state media in Tehran Beijing and Moscow have acknowledged the ceremony and described it as a cornerstone for a new multipolar order. The pact comes against the backdrop of decades of growing cooperation between these three states. Iran and Russia earlier concluded a 20-year Comprehensive Strategic"
X Link 2026-01-29T16:25Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"Saudi Arabias Minister of Media Salman Al- Dossary has denied reports claiming that Riyadh refused to receive Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and the UAEs National Security Adviser. In a post on the X platform Al-Dossary said reports suggesting Saudi Arabia rejected a visit by Sheikh Tahnoun were incorrect. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed comes to the Kingdom whenever he wishes without the need for permission. Saudi Arabia is his home and its leadership is his family Al-Dossary wrote. The Saudi denial came after reports spread alleging that Saudi Arabia had refused to"
X Link 2026-01-29T17:01Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"A new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Israel as the third worst jailer of journalists in the world behind only China and Myanmar in a damning indictment of the states escalating war on press freedom. The CPJs annual global census released this week recorded [---] journalists imprisoned worldwide as of [--] December [----] with authoritarian governments using detention legal harassment and violence to stifle independent reporting and silence dissent. While China and Myanmar retained the top two spots Israels position as the third worst jailer of journalists reflects"
X Link 2026-01-29T19:10Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"US defense chief warns Iran against nuclear pursuit says US ready to act https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-us-defense-chief-warns-iran-against-nuclear-pursuit-says-us-ready-to-act/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-us-defense-chief-warns-iran-against-nuclear-pursuit-says-us-ready-to-act/"
X Link 2026-01-29T20:05Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Iran China and Russia sign trilateral strategic pact https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-iran-china-and-russia-sign-trilateral-strategic-pact/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-iran-china-and-russia-sign-trilateral-strategic-pact/"
X Link 2026-01-29T21:18Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"EU calls for accountability over settler attacks in occupied West Bank https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-eu-calls-for-accountability-over-settler-attacks-in-occupied-west-bank/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-eu-calls-for-accountability-over-settler-attacks-in-occupied-west-bank/"
X Link 2026-01-30T08:20Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"A former Israeli captive has described harrowing moments during Israels war on Gaza saying he fled alongside a Hamas fighter to survive intense Israeli bombardment that caused nearby buildings to collapse like in an earthquake. Eitan Mor an Israeli soldier who was taken captive during the Oct. [--] [----] events told Israels Army Radio that he experienced repeated Israeli airstrikes while being held in Gaza including attacks that nearly buried him alive. Read:"
X Link 2026-01-30T08:55Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"The head of Israels Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) visited Washington this week to brief US officials on intelligence assessments related to Iran Israeli media reported Thursday. Israels Channel [--] said Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder traveled to the US capital to provide the administration of President Donald Trump with specific intelligence it had requested regarding Iran. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-israels-military-intelligence-chief-briefs-us-officials-on-iran-media/"
X Link 2026-01-30T09:20Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Turkeys Erdogan to travel to Cairo for security economic and Gaza discussions https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-turkeys-erdogan-to-travel-to-cairo-for-security-economic-and-gaza-discussions/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-turkeys-erdogan-to-travel-to-cairo-for-security-economic-and-gaza-discussions/"
X Link 2026-01-30T09:32Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli TV says relative of Shin Bet chief suspected of smuggling goods to Gaza for money https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-israeli-tv-says-relative-of-shin-bet-chief-suspected-of-smuggling-goods-to-gaza-for-money/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-israeli-tv-says-relative-of-shin-bet-chief-suspected-of-smuggling-goods-to-gaza-for-money/"
X Link 2026-01-30T09:49Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"On stage in Barcelona Pep Guardiola once again leveraged his platform to advocate for the children of Gaza at the Act x Palestine charity event. Guardiola has remained vocal for years steadfastly rejecting silence and calling on the world to uphold its responsibility toward Palestine. The gathering united Palestinian artists and activists with Catalan and Spanish voices with all proceeds directed to grassroots and humanitarian efforts in Palestine transforming solidarity into tangible support. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017189596140798224"
X Link 2026-01-30T10:54Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"The demand is growing to bar the Israeli president from entering Australia next month as a coalition of civil society groups lodged a legal complaint urging authorities to deny Isaac Herzog a visa and open a criminal investigation under Australian law. The complaint was submitted by the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) along with the Jewish Council of Australia and the Hind Rajab Foundation to the attorney general the minister for home affairs and the federal police according to a statement by ANIC that was posted on US social media platform X. Read:"
X Link 2026-01-30T12:28Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"The International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) has received the bodies of [--] Palestinian detainees who were held by Israel and brought them to Gaza. The bodies were placed in vehicles which were accompanied by ICRC teams and were transported to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City"
X Link 2026-01-30T13:49Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Manchester City manager renews call for action to help Palestinian children in Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-manchester-city-manager-renews-call-for-action-to-help-palestinian-children-in-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260130-manchester-city-manager-renews-call-for-action-to-help-palestinian-children-in-gaza/"
X Link 2026-01-30T14:41Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"At the Act x Palestine charity event in Barcelona Pep Guardiola appeared wearing a keffiyeh and stated I am not neutral; I am Palestinian. The fundraiser focused on supporting humanitarian and development initiatives for children in Gaza"
X Link 2026-01-30T15:03Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israel announced Friday it will reopen Gazas Rafah border crossing with Egypt in both directions starting Sunday allowing limited movement of people after two years of closure. The Israeli army said the move comes as part of the ceasefire agreement in the besieged Gaza Strip. In accordance with the ceasefire agreement and the directive of the political echelon the Rafah Crossing will open this coming Sunday (Feb. 1) in both directions for limited movement of people only the army said in a statement. Read:"
X Link 2026-01-30T15:48Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
""Indonesia may commit to paying $1 billion roughly Rp17 trillion to the US-backed Board of Peace (BoP). This is not diplomacy humanitarian aid or peacebuilding. It asks Indonesians to fund the aftermath of destruction caused overwhelmingly by Israel and the United States while creating no mechanism to prevent future violence or hold the aggressors accountable. Rp17 trillion likely drawn from the state budget is staggering. It could pay hundreds of thousands of teachers fund essential services or support major social programs. By comparison it is [--] times larger than Indonesias last UN"
X Link 2026-01-30T16:12Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"An Egyptian human rights organisation EgyptWide has warned that military-controlled fishing and aquaculture projects in four northern lakes have exacerbated poverty unemployment and human rights violations among local communities contradicting official claims of economic development. In a newly released report focusing on Lake Burullus Lake Mariout Lake Ghalioun and Lake Manzala EgyptWide says the expansion of military-run complexes has entrenched military dominance over the fishing sector while depriving thousands of fishers of their traditional livelihoods. The findings are based on policy"
X Link 2026-01-30T19:46Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"A pro-Palestinian protest was held in Albanias capital Tirana on Friday Jan. [--] against Prime Minister Edi Ramas recent visit to Israel Anadolu reports. The demonstration organized by civil society groups under the slogan Not in My Name took place in front of the Albanian Parliament building. Protesters voiced opposition to Ramas visit to Israel between Jan. [--] and [--] and expressed solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Demonstration organizer Floriar Arapi said the protest aimed to show that Albanian society stands for peace and justice and does not support policies linked to violence and"
X Link 2026-01-30T20:51Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"Iran plans to hold joint naval exercises with China and Russia in the northern Indian Ocean region in mid-February Iranian media reported on Saturday amid elevated tensions with the US Anadolu reports. The semi-official Tasnim News Agency said the eighth edition of the joint drills known as the Maritime Security Belt will bring together naval units from the three countries. The exercise will involve units from Irans regular navy and the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) alongside naval forces from China and Russia the report added. The mid-February drills will be"
X Link 2026-01-31T15:52Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"Israeli forces conducted a raid in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday Jan. [--] utilizing heavy machinery to block streets Anadolu reports. The report said Israel has intensified attacks in the West Bank during two years of genocide in the Gaza Strip with assaults continuing in the form of killings destruction displacement and settlement expansion. According to Palestinian figures Israeli forces and illegal settlers have killed at least [----] Palestinians in the West Bank including East Jerusalem and injured nearly [-----] others since October [----]. The International Court of Justice"
X Link 2026-01-31T16:12Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"Irans nuclear agency chief Mohammad Eslami says that nuclear weapons have no place in the countrys military doctrine and that Iran is fully capable of defending itself without them Anadolu reports. Eslami made these remarks on Saturday in an interview with a local media outlet emphasizing that Iran does not need nuclear weapons and possesses the necessary deterrence even without a nuclear bomb. Earlier this week US President Donald Trump warned Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions to avoid military confrontation while announcing that a massive naval fleet is currently en route to the"
X Link 2026-01-31T18:29Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"Israeli forces wounded two Palestinian children during a raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah late Saturday amid a series of separate attacks by illegal Israeli settlers on Palestinian property across the occupied West Bank according to Palestinian sources Anadolu reports. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli troops stormed Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah sparking confrontations with residents during which soldiers fired live ammunition. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the foot while a 16-year-old sustained shrapnel wounds to the shoulder the agency reported. Israeli"
X Link 2026-01-31T19:13Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Pro-Palestine demonstrators filled the streets of London on Saturday Jan. [--] demanding an immediate halt to British arms sales to Israel and condemning ongoing violations of the Gaza ceasefire Anadolu reports. The crowd gathered at Russell Square before marching to Whitehall the seat of the British government. Protesters directed their anger at the Prime Minister's Office at [--] Downing Street accusing the government of complicity in what they termed a continuing genocide. Demonstrators chanted slogans against both the Israeli and UK governments calling on British institutions and companies to"
X Link 2026-01-31T19:48Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Newly released documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein show the convicted sex offender and an associate discussed plans to pursue access to Libyas frozen state assets including potential support from former British and Israeli intelligence officials according to an email included in the files Anadolu reports. The correspondence surfaced after the US Justice Department released an additional batch of documents Friday related to the Epstein investigation. The newly highlighted material includes a July [----] email sent to Epstein that outlines what the sender described as financial and legal"
X Link 2026-01-31T22:33Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Gulf allies urge restraint as Washington weighs escalation #Opinion by Kurniawan Arif Maspul https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260131-gulf-allies-urge-restraint-as-washington-weighs-escalation/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260131-gulf-allies-urge-restraint-as-washington-weighs-escalation/"
X Link 2026-01-31T23:00Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Bahrain launches emergency alert system amid rising regional tensions https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-bahrain-launches-emergency-alert-system-amid-rising-regional-tensions/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-bahrain-launches-emergency-alert-system-amid-rising-regional-tensions/"
X Link 2026-02-01T11:21Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"At a moment when the Middle East stands on the edge of escalation the decisive voices have already been heard not from Washington but from Riyadh Abu Dhabi Doha and other GCC nations. In the last [--] hours the Gulf has moved from anxious diplomacy to the edge of a direct military crisis as Washington and Tehran traded threats even while back-channel talks and regional mediation intensified. Calmly and deliberately Gulf states have reaffirmed a simple truth: their land airspace and bases will not be used to fuel another war on Iran. This is not an exceptional stance but a consistent one born of"
X Link 2026-02-01T11:24Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"The leaders of Egypt and Iran discussed Irans nuclear file and efforts to reduce regional tensions during a phone call on Saturday with Cairo stressing the need for diplomatic solutions and warning against military escalation according to the Egyptian presidency. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received the call from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian the presidency said in a statement. The conversation addressed developments related to Irans nuclear program with Sisi expressing Egypts deep concern over rising tensions in the region. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-01T12:39Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"In January [----] protests erupted in Tehrans historic Grand Bazaar quickly spreading to other cities across Iran. What might have seemed at first glance like another episode of unrest was in fact a historic signal: for the first time since the [----] revolution one of the regimes most loyal institutions openly challenged the state. This was not merely an economic protest; it was a striking expression of frustration with a government that many Iranians feel has long prioritised regional ambitions over domestic welfare and coercion over reform. The Grand Bazaar has traditionally been a pillar of"
X Link 2026-02-01T13:26Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Iraq says [---] ISIS detainees transferred from Syria https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-iraq-says-450-isis-detainees-transferred-from-syria/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-iraq-says-450-isis-detainees-transferred-from-syria/"
X Link 2026-02-01T13:57Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"On Saturday Jan. [--] Palestinian citizens of Israel joined by Jewish supporters rallied in Tel Aviv to protest the rising violence in Arab communities and to accuse the police of complicity and negligence. The demonstrators marched from the Tel Aviv Museum to Habima Square carrying black flags and banners that demanded the confiscation of unlicensed weapons and an end to the bloodshed. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017983439308521603 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017983439308521603"
X Link 2026-02-01T15:28Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Israeli army chief expects US attack on Iran within [--] weeks to [--] months https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israeli-army-chief-expects-us-attack-on-iran-within-2-weeks-to-2-months/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israeli-army-chief-expects-us-attack-on-iran-within-2-weeks-to-2-months/"
X Link 2026-02-01T16:30Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israel bans Doctors Without Borders from Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-bans-doctors-without-borders-from-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-bans-doctors-without-borders-from-gaza/"
X Link 2026-02-01T16:43Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India will buy oil from Venezuela instead of Iran adding that China is also welcome to buy oil from Venezuela. Weve already made a deal. India is coming in and theyre going to be buying Venezuelan oil as opposed to buying it from Iran. So weve already made that deal the concept of the deal but China is welcome to come in and buy oil Trump said on Air Force One en route Palm Beach Florida. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-india-to-buy-oil-from-venezuela-not-iran-trump/"
X Link 2026-02-01T17:00Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"Israel on Sunday banned the activities of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Gaza Strip and ordered the organization to leave the enclave by Feb. [--]. Israels Ministry of Diaspora Affairs which oversees dealings with humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza and the West Bank said the decision was taken after the charity refused to submit its staff lists to Tel Aviv. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-bans-doctors-without-borders-from-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-bans-doctors-without-borders-from-gaza/"
X Link 2026-02-01T17:33Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israel orders evacuation of Bedouin community in occupied West Bank https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-orders-evacuation-of-bedouin-community-in-occupied-west-bank/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israel-orders-evacuation-of-bedouin-community-in-occupied-west-bank/"
X Link 2026-02-01T17:36Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir predicted that the US will launch a military attack against Iran within two weeks to two months local media reported on Sunday. This is a period of uncertainty Army Radio quoted Zamir as saying during a situation assessment meeting. Zamir said he believes that a US strike against Tehran will take place within two weeks to two months. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-israeli-army-chief-expects-us-attack-on-iran-within-2-weeks-to-2-months/"
X Link 2026-02-01T18:14Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"AIPAC targets former ally in New Jersey over conditional Israel aid stance https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-aipac-targets-former-ally-in-new-jersey-over-conditional-israel-aid-stance/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-aipac-targets-former-ally-in-new-jersey-over-conditional-israel-aid-stance/"
X Link 2026-02-02T09:02Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian-owned house in the town of Tarqumiyah northwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Sunday Feb. [--] according to local sources. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Israeli forces carried out a raid in the town and demolished a three-storey house citing claims that the structure lacked a permit and was located in what Israel designates as Area C. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018270644584993136 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018270644584993136"
X Link 2026-02-02T10:29Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"US President Donald Trump on Sunday responded to Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he warned a US strike on Iran would trigger a regional war. Why wouldnt he say that Of course he is going to say that Trump told reporters during his visit to Mar-a-Lago. We have the biggest most powerful ships in the world over there very close Trump said adding Hopefully well make a deal. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-trump-responds-to-irans-khamenei-expressing-hope-to-make-deal/"
X Link 2026-02-02T11:26Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"A limited number of trucks carrying humanitarian aid reached Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday according to local sources. The trucks entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing and then continued towards Khan Younis"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:04Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"An international legal team representing the Palestinian people has submitted an emergency memorandum to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) explaining that Israeli occupation forces deliberately bombarded and killed unarmed civilians in Gaza as part of a tactical plan to force them to flee towards Egypt ahead of the opening of the Rafah crossing. According to the submission described as emergency memorandum No. [--] the filing argues that the bombardment took place about [--] hours before the planned opening of the Rafah crossing with the alleged objective of"
X Link 2026-02-02T15:56Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli US navies conduct joint military drill in Red Sea amid tension with Iran https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-israeli-us-navies-conduct-joint-military-drill-in-red-sea-amid-tension-with-iran/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-israeli-us-navies-conduct-joint-military-drill-in-red-sea-amid-tension-with-iran/"
X Link 2026-02-02T19:08Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that an Israeli decision requiring it to end its activities in the Gaza Strip by 28th February would pose a direct threat to patients lives and further worsen an already deteriorating humanitarian situation. In a statement issued on Sunday the organisation said Israeli occupation authorities had ordered MSF to cease operations and leave Gaza entirely by the end of February. MSF described the move as a direct attack on humanitarian and medical work in the Strip saying it would prevent life-saving aid from reaching the population. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-03T08:14Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"This moment marks the arrival of [--] women and children from outside Gaza at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after crossing the Rafah land crossing. They returned from the Arab Republic of Egypt where they had traveled for medical treatment during the war. Today is considered the first day the Rafah crossing has reopened in both directions since its closure in May [----]. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018610488737665347 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018610488737665347"
X Link 2026-02-03T09:00Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"France issues arrest warrants against [--] Israeli women over genocide complicity in Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-france-issues-arrest-warrants-against-2-israeli-women-over-genocide-complicity-in-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-france-issues-arrest-warrants-against-2-israeli-women-over-genocide-complicity-in-gaza/"
X Link 2026-02-03T09:28Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israels Shin Bet excludes West Bank settler attacks from terrorism classification https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-israels-shin-bet-excludes-west-bank-settler-attacks-from-terrorism-classification/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-israels-shin-bet-excludes-west-bank-settler-attacks-from-terrorism-classification/"
X Link 2026-02-03T09:35Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"The EU on Monday rejected Irans designation of European armies as terrorist organizations and said diplomatic engagement with Tehran must remain part of its foreign policy toolbox. Asked about Irans move to label EU armies as terrorist entities spokesperson Anouar El Anouni told the European Commissions midday press briefing: We reject the announcement of listing of EU armies as such and the accusation of terrorism altogether. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-eu-rejects-irans-announcement-of-listing-of-european-armies-as-terrorist-groups/"
X Link 2026-02-03T10:31Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"A Palestinian woman recounts the severe mistreatment she suffered at the Rafah crossing by Israeli occupation forces including arbitrary detention blindfolding intimidation and the seizure of her personal belongings. She says she was denied food and water as well as childrens toys subjected to threats and coercive interrogation and humiliated throughout her detention. This firsthand testimony sheds light on the cruelty and abuse faced by civilianswomen and children alikewhile attempting to return to Gaza. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018645091703722141"
X Link 2026-02-03T11:17Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are expected to hold talks in Istanbul on Friday as part of renewed diplomatic efforts over Irans nuclear program according to a report by Axios on Monday. Citing sources familiar with the discussions the report noted that preparations are underway for the meeting while another cautioned that plans remain fluid and have not yet been finalized. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-us-envoy-witkoff-iranian-foreign-minister-expected-to-meet-in-istanbul-for-nuclear-talks-report/"
X Link 2026-02-03T11:41Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"The Israeli and US navies conducted a joint military exercise in the Red Sea the military said on Monday as tensions continued to grow between Washington and Tehran over Irans nuclear program. An Israeli military statement said Sundays drill between destroyer USS Delbert D. Black and Israeli Navy vessels was part of the ongoing cooperation between the Israeli Navy and the US 5th fleet in the Red Sea arena. The army said the US destroyer docked at the Eilat port as part of a pre-planned routine visit and within the framework of the strategic and close cooperation between the two navies and"
X Link 2026-02-03T12:00Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israels far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Monday that Hamas will be given a two-month ultimatum by US President Donald Trumps Board of Peace to disarm. The Board of Peace will issue a two-month ultimatum to Hamas to disarm Smotrich said in comments carried by the local newspaper Makor Rishon. He said that Israel will not end its war on the Gaza Strip before Hamas is destroyed. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-trumps-board-of-peace-to-give-hamas-2-month-ultimatum-to-disarm-israeli-finance-minister-says/"
X Link 2026-02-03T14:04Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday attacked the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) over its decision to update its logo to match the Palestinian Authority (PA) emblem. The logo of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) which was presented to Israel was entirely different from the one published this evening Netanyahus office said in a statement according to Israeli media on Monday. Israel will not accept the use of a Palestinian Authority symbol; the Palestinian Authority will have no part in the administration of Gaza it added."
X Link 2026-02-03T15:10Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"'Unlawful' Israeli E1 settlement plan would sever northern southern West Bank warns UN chief https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-unlawful-israeli-e1-settlement-plan-would-sever-northern-southern-west-bank-warns-un-chief/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-unlawful-israeli-e1-settlement-plan-would-sever-northern-southern-west-bank-warns-un-chief/"
X Link 2026-02-03T18:22Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israel releases [--] Palestinians from Gaza after months of unlawful detention https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-israel-releases-9-palestinians-from-gaza-after-months-of-unlawful-detention/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-israel-releases-9-palestinians-from-gaza-after-months-of-unlawful-detention/"
X Link 2026-02-03T19:34Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"No one should leave Gaza: Returnees message from Rafah crossing sparks social media debate https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-no-one-should-leave-gaza-returnees-message-from-rafah-crossing-sparks-social-media-debate/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-no-one-should-leave-gaza-returnees-message-from-rafah-crossing-sparks-social-media-debate/"
X Link 2026-02-04T08:04Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Newly uncovered emails dated July [----] reveal disgraced sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein long accused of acting on behalf of Israeli intelligence lobbying for political and financial pressure to be applied against Qatar at the height of the Gulf diplomatic crisis. The email exchange dated 6th July [----] sees Epstein accusing Qatar of terrorism financing describing its leadership as dangerous and demanding that it be made to come out against terrorism and not just say it. He proposes creating a billion-dollar victim fund for terrorism survivors to be administered by the US UK and UN while calling"
X Link 2026-02-04T08:06Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"There is little reason for observers to be shocked by the fate that finally caught up with him killed in an operation that remains murky even now. Herodotuss old saying Out of Libya always something new was never a promise of wonder. Rather it was a warning about a land where chaos renews itself endlessly. The new emerging from Libya today is merely a repetition of the same tragedy. His death is not the surprise; the real surprise is that he survived at all after the killing of his father Muammar Gaddafi his brother Mutassim and the flight of the rest of the family. Since [----] Libya has"
X Link 2026-02-04T11:00Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"After [-----] deaths Israel worries about smoking in Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-after-71000-deaths-israel-worries-about-smoking-in-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-after-71000-deaths-israel-worries-about-smoking-in-gaza/"
X Link 2026-02-04T11:45Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Indonesia may exit US President Donald Trumps Board of Peace if Palestines independence goals are not advanced according to the state-run news agency Antara. President Prabowo Subianto while responding to concerns on the issue during a meeting at the State Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday stated: If we join the BoP we are not obliged to go along when they do not align with our views. Second if no changes can be made he (President Prabowo) is prepared to withdraw from the BoP. That is how I understood his remarks Indonesian Ulema Council Vice Chairman Cholil Nafis told reporters quoting the"
X Link 2026-02-04T12:27Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent clear messages to US Presidents envoy Steve Witkoff regarding the Gaza Strip. At a highly sensitive time and as the United States seeks to reopen communication channels with Iran Netanyahu met Witkoff in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening. Senior security officials attended the meeting including the head of Mossad the defence minister and the chief of staff. This showed that Israel views the US move as a core security issue rather than a routine diplomatic step. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-04T14:14Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"After more than [-----] Palestinians have been killed nearly [--] per cent of Gazas neighbourhoods destroyed and hundreds of thousands displaced or starving Israel has suddenly discovered a serious threat to the people of the Strip: smoking. Yes smoking. According to Nahum Barnea a columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth the coordinator of operations in the territories who decides what goods enter Gaza has ruled that cigarettes are not humanitarian items because they are harmful to health. The writer sarcastically noted that this wave of humanitarian concern almost moved him to tears. In Gaza where people"
X Link 2026-02-04T15:59Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Power without purpose: why Texas Muslims are politically absent amid the Gaza genocide by Saleema Gul https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-power-without-purpose-why-texas-muslims-are-politically-absent-amid-the-gaza-genocide/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-power-without-purpose-why-texas-muslims-are-politically-absent-amid-the-gaza-genocide/"
X Link 2026-02-04T16:10Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Syria signs MoU with Chevron Qatari firm to explore oil gas offshore https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-syria-signs-mou-with-chevron-qatari-firm-to-explore-oil-gas-offshore/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-syria-signs-mou-with-chevron-qatari-firm-to-explore-oil-gas-offshore/"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:43Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Red Cross 'outraged' over killing of Palestinian paramedic in Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-red-cross-outraged-over-killing-of-palestinian-paramedic-in-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-red-cross-outraged-over-killing-of-palestinian-paramedic-in-gaza/"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:02Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Entries now open for the 15th annual Palestine Book Awards https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-entries-now-open-for-the-15th-annual-palestine-book-awards/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-entries-now-open-for-the-15th-annual-palestine-book-awards/"
X Link 2026-02-05T08:19Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Texas Governor Greg Abbott has launched investigations into mosques banned shariah law and labelled the nations largest Muslim civil rights organisation the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a terrorist organization. Texas is home to over [------] Muslims one of the largest wealthiest Muslim populations in the US with Houston hosting the states largest community. A [----] Houston Muslim study found that 86% hold college degrees more than half earn over $100K annually and 16% earn 250K or more. #OPINION Saleema Gul Read:"
X Link 2026-02-05T08:43Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged Israel to withdraw a proposed bill introducing mandatory death sentences for certain terrorist acts warning it would violate international law and disproportionately target Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territor. Mandatory death sentences are contrary to the right to life. By removing judicial and prosecutorial discretion they prevent a court from considering the individual circumstances including mitigating factors and from imposing a proportionate sentence that fits the crime the experts said. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-05T09:10Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sounded more like a populist leader than a former central banker during his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos on [--] January. Bemoaning the fading of the rules-based order Carney delivered a surprisingly blunt speech. The old order is not coming back he declared. We are in the midst of a rupture not a transition. In this new reality he warned quoting Thucydides the strong can do what they can and the weak must suffer what they must. #OPINION Dr Ramzy Baroud Read:"
X Link 2026-02-05T09:43Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israel cuts water electricity to UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-israel-cuts-water-electricity-to-unrwa-headquarters-in-jerusalem/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-israel-cuts-water-electricity-to-unrwa-headquarters-in-jerusalem/"
X Link 2026-02-05T10:02Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"The Hind Rajab Foundation on Wednesday filed a complaint in the US seeking a criminal investigation into war crimes and genocidal acts by Adi Karni a former Israeli army sergeant during Israels war on Gaza. This U.S. filing follows earlier complaints filed by HRF in multiple jurisdictions including Peru where a formal criminal investigation is already open against Karni for genocide the foundation said in a statement. It added that the HRF has also submitted filings concerning Karni in several other countries as part of its strategy to ensure that jurisdiction is activated wherever he"
X Link 2026-02-05T10:29Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Former Iraqi parliament speaker rejects Malikis nomination for prime minister https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-former-iraqi-parliament-speaker-rejects-malikis-nomination-for-prime-minister/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-former-iraqi-parliament-speaker-rejects-malikis-nomination-for-prime-minister/"
X Link 2026-02-05T10:48Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Gaza amputee football team names Pep Guardiola honorary coach https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-gaza-amputee-football-team-names-pep-guardiola-honorary-coach/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-gaza-amputee-football-team-names-pep-guardiola-honorary-coach/"
X Link 2026-02-05T10:57Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Morocco evacuated more than [------] people from four provinces after flash floods swept several areas the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. Authorities carried out a phased evacuation of residents from multiple municipalities based on risk levels and expected damage while providing transportation for those affected the ministry said in a statement. As of Wednesday morning a total of [------] people have been evacuated across four provinces it added. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-morocco-evacuates-over-100000-people-from-4-provinces-after-floods/"
X Link 2026-02-05T11:28Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"The "Donkey Flights" Project: Saving Animals While Strangling Gaza by Mustafa Fetouri @MFetouri https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-the-donkey-flights-project-saving-animals-while-strangling-gaza/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-the-donkey-flights-project-saving-animals-while-strangling-gaza/"
X Link 2026-02-05T11:38Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Two senior members of Human Rights Watch (HRW) have resigned following the organisations decision to block publication of a major report examining Israels denial of the right of return to Palestinian refugees. Omar Shakir HRWs Israel-Palestine Director and Milena Ansari a Palestinian assistant researcher announced their resignations in protest of what they described as a breach of the organisations internal procedures and principles. Over [------] Palestinians were ethnically cleansed from their homes in [----] during the creation of the State of Israel an event Palestinians refer to as the"
X Link 2026-02-05T12:08Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Egypt and Turkey sign framework military agreement in Cairo https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-egypt-and-turkey-sign-framework-military-agreement-in-cairo/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-egypt-and-turkey-sign-framework-military-agreement-in-cairo/"
X Link 2026-02-05T12:34Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israel is preparing for the possibility that Yemens Houthi movement could resume missile and drone attacks against it if the United States carries out a military strike on Iran according to an Israeli media report. The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) reported that security officials assess the Houthis would join a direct confrontation between Washington and Tehran fighting alongside Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. According to Kan Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has held special consultations in recent days to assess the Houthi threat. He reportedly instructed"
X Link 2026-02-05T12:55Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"The Gaza of Will amputee football team in the Gaza Strip has named Pep Guardiola manager of Manchester City as its honorary coach citing his support for the Palestinian people. In a video shared by the team players were seen holding a photograph of Guardiola as the teams captain announced the decision. Guardiola is the honorary coach of the Gaza of Will team he said thanking the Spanish coach for his humanitarian positions and his solidarity with Palestinians particularly those in Gaza. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-05T13:37Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"One Palestinian state on all of Palestine is not the best solution it is the only one by Alain Alameddine https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-one-palestinian-state-on-all-of-palestine-is-not-the-best-solution-it-is-the-only-one/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-one-palestinian-state-on-all-of-palestine-is-not-the-best-solution-it-is-the-only-one/"
X Link 2026-02-05T13:42Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"While Gazas human population remains trapped behind concrete walls and fire a curious evacuation is taking place. Under the banner of the Donkey Flights Project an Israeli organization named Starting Over Sanctuary has been working with the IDF to collect rehabilitate and export Gazas donkeys to sanctuaries in France and Belgium. To the Western donor it is a heartwarming tale of saving the innocent from slavery and abuse. But to the Gazans whose hospitals ambulances and fuel supplies have been pulverized the removal of these animals is the final act of a scorched-earth policy. #OPINION by Dr"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:14Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"One meeting one shift: Indonesias Muslim organisations change course on the Board of Peace by Dr Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-one-meeting-one-shift-indonesias-muslim-organisations-change-course-on-the-board-of-peace/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-one-meeting-one-shift-indonesias-muslim-organisations-change-course-on-the-board-of-peace/"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:39Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since [----] Francesca Albanese said on Wednesday that Israel has no legal authority to enforce its laws on Palestinians living under occupation. In a post on the X platform Albanese questioned Israels conduct towards Palestinians asking: How then can it torture them to death by hanging Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-un-rapporteur-says-israel-has-no-authority-over-palestinians-and-urges-end-to-impunity/"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:57Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"FBI document: Epstein trained as spy under Ehud Barak and worked for Mossad https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-fbi-document-epstein-trained-as-spy-under-ehud-barak-and-worked-for-mossad/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-fbi-document-epstein-trained-as-spy-under-ehud-barak-and-worked-for-mossad/"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:02Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israels Ministry of Justice said on Wednesday that it has charged [--] people including Israeli soldiers with systematically smuggling goods worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars into Gaza according to a statement from the Israeli Attorney General. The indictment said that some of the accused including army reservists smuggled cigarettes iPhones and batteries into Gaza and were also charged with aiding the enemy during wartime. The statement said the suspects acted while knowing that the goods could reach Hamas and its members. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:31Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Indonesias presidential palace hosted what looked less like a policy consultation this week and more like a ritual of elite submission. President Prabowo Subianto summoned leaders of the countrys most influential Muslim organisations to discuss Indonesias participation in the United States backed Board of Peace. For nearly four hours senior clerics and organisational chiefs listened to the president outline his reasoning. When they walked out the verdict was swift. They supported the plan. They trusted the assurances. They echoed the language of independence. #OPINION by Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:49Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israel bulldozed Gaza war cemetery containing graves of British Australian and allied soldiers https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-israel-bulldozed-gaza-war-cemetery-containing-graves-of-british-australian-and-allied-soldiers/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-israel-bulldozed-gaza-war-cemetery-containing-graves-of-british-australian-and-allied-soldiers/"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:59Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Illegal Israeli settlers carried out coordinated attacks across several areas of the occupied West Bank on Thursday uprooting hundreds of olive trees assaulting Palestinian civilians and shepherds and storming villages under the protection of the Israeli army Palestinian sources said Anadolu reports. In the northern Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate illegal settlers uprooted around [---] olive trees in the town of Turmus Ayya. Local sources told Anadolu that the attack targeted agricultural land and the home of a Palestinian family in the towns plain area which has been repeatedly subjected to"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:06Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Iran does not want the US to attack the country President Donald Trump said Thursday Anadolu reports. "They don't want us to hit them Trump said at the 74th annual national prayer breakfast. "They're negotiating" he added. On the US military buildup in the region he said: You know we have a big fleet going over to Iran. Trump's remarks came ahead of indirect nuclear talks set to be held between Iran and the US in Oman's capital Muscat on Friday. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-iran-does-not-want-the-us-to-hit-them-trump/"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:20Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Thursday about the growing capabilities of the Egyptian army and called for preventing an excessive build-up of military power according to Hebrew media reports. The comments were made during a closed discussion at the Knessets Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee the newspaper Israel Hayom reported. Sources who attended the meeting were quoted as saying that Netanyahu stated: The Egyptian army is building its strength and this needs to be monitored. He added: We have a relationship with Egypt but we must prevent an excessive accumulation"
X Link 2026-02-06T10:30Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli media have warned of the emergence of a new axis in the Middle East following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogans visits to Egypt and Saudi Arabia and the signing of a series of cooperation agreements with both countries. The newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported that Erdogan arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for an official visit a day after travelling to Riyadh signalling a marked improvement in Ankaras relations with the two Arab capitals. The paper said the development comes at a time when prospects for normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia appear to be declining and"
X Link 2026-02-06T11:04Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"Egypt has deployed thousands of medical professionals to its eastern border including [-----] doctors specialising in emergency and critical care more than [-----] nurses and [--] rapid response teams the Ministry of Health and Population announced. The doctors affiliated with the Central Administration for Emergency and Critical Care have been placed on immediate standby to manage crises and provide rapid medical intervention in line with developments on the ground and the humanitarian situation at the border. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar"
X Link 2026-02-06T11:23Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Jeffrey Epstein certainly got around. He moved virally galloping through the cells of the establishment. What was more he was permitted to. Dead and buried the financier convicted paedophile sex trafficker eugenics follower and the man all in power would want to know continues to ruin reputations casting doubt on many relationships and stirring investigations into his correspondents. #OPINION by Dr Binoy Kampmark Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-mandelson-trapped-in-the-epstein-web/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-mandelson-trapped-in-the-epstein-web/"
X Link 2026-02-06T13:25Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Hamas said Israeli escalation through intensified bombardment across the Gaza Strip which it said killed more than [--] civilians including children and a paramedic constitutes a direct continuation of the war of extermination and aggression. In a statement Hamas said the escalation reflects the premeditated intentions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to obstruct implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement particularly by preventing the opening of the Rafah crossing. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-06T13:33Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"The international community ought to be acknowledged for its role in blotting out the meaning of genocide since October [----]. Without global complicity the Geneva Conventions definition of genocide would have retained its relevance. Instead as Israel killed Palestinians world leaders dismissed Palestinian voices calling out the genocide. What veneer would have suited Israel better for its constant denial of its kill toll in Gaza #Blog by Ramona Wadi Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-no-international-reaction-to-israels-admission-of-killing-over-70000-in-gaza/"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:02Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
""Brazil signalled conditional openness to joining a proposed international Peace Council on Gaza with President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva stressing that any such framework must include Palestinian representation to be credible. In a recorded interview with Brazilian news outlet Universo Online (UOL) on Thursday Lula said Brazil would consider participation only if the councils mandate is limited to Gaza and Palestinians are present at the table. Any path that does not include Palestinians cannot be considered a peace committee he said. Lula revealed that he conveyed this position directly to"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:24Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Leibovitz Was Right: Israel's Extreme Turn Explained 🎙 Palestine This Week unpacking the most important developments in Palestine with insight and context. Watch the full episode from Middle East Monitor featuring Mouin Rabbani via the link in bio or here: 🔗 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-from-jabotinsky-to-epstein-zionism-and-the-cult-of-cruelty-palestine-this-week-with-mouin-rabbani/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-from-jabotinsky-to-epstein-zionism-and-the-cult-of-cruelty-palestine-this-week-with-mouin-rabbani/"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:35Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Egypt and Turkey signed a military cooperation agreement in Cairo on Wednesday in the presence of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The signing took place after talks between the two leaders in the Egyptian capital during which several cooperation agreements were concluded. The most prominent was described as a framework military agreement between the two governments. The agreement was signed by Egypts Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Abdel Meguid Saqr and Turkeys Minister of Defence Yaar Gler. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:54Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"Twenty-two patients were able to return to Gaza on the fourth day of limited crossings allowed by Israel through the Rafah Border Crossing on Friday Feb. [--]. Hoping to reunite with relatives after months of separation dozens of Palestinians gathered hours in advance outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis where the returnees were expected to arrive. Emotional scenes unfolded when the bus carrying those who had entered Gaza reached the hospital. Families waiting outside celebrated as they reunited with their loved ones embracing one another and shedding tears."
X Link 2026-02-06T15:18Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Iran has announced the deployment of one of its newest long-range ballistic missiles the Khorramshahr-4 in what it described as underground missile cities according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. Fars reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled the missile during a ceremony at a newly revealed underground facility belonging to the IRGC Aerospace Force. The missile also known as Khaibar was presented as a central element of Irans strategic missile capabilities. According to the agency its deployment in fortified underground sites signals not only a technical"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:06Z 342K followers, [----] engagements
"Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert recently met former Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan in Abu Dhabi according to a report by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) on Thursday. The broadcaster said the meeting took place away from the public eye without disclosing details of the agenda or issues discussed. Olmert declined to comment when contacted the report added. Dahlan a former senior figure in the Fatah movement was expelled from the party in [----] amid internal disputes. His name has periodically surfaced as a potential successor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:04Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Israeli policies and measures directed at Palestinians in the West Bank have steadily intensified since the current right-wing government led by Benjamin Netanyahu came to power at the end of [----]. These policies became more explicit in the aftermath of the 7th October attacks the following year and increasingly actionable with Donald Trumps return to the presidency a shift openly welcomed and endorsed by Netanyahu members of his government and their political base. While these measures are not detached from the structural policies that Israeli authorities have gradually entrenched in the"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:17Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli forces have continued violating the Gaza ceasefire since the start of its second phase in mid-January killing and wounding Palestinians despite the agreements transition to a new stage. Since the start of the second phase of the ceasefire on Jan. [--] at least [---] Palestinians have been killed and [---] others wounded Anadolu documented based on official data. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019840124607991878 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019840124607991878"
X Link 2026-02-06T18:26Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Geneva Academy warns Gaza death toll could top [------] https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-geneva-academy-warns-gaza-death-toll-could-top-200000/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-geneva-academy-warns-gaza-death-toll-could-top-200000/"
X Link 2026-02-06T18:56Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Dr Mohammed Abu Salmiya director of al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza has revealed what he described as shocking details about alleged violations by Israeli forces against the bodies of people killed during the war and later withheld. Speaking to Al Arabi TV Abu Salmiya said medical teams examined bodies that were returned and found them in a very poor condition. He added that there was evidence of organs being stolen from victims who had previously been detained by Israel. He said Israel handed over [--] boxes to the Palestinian side which were later found to contain only skulls describing this"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:29Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"The disclosure that pieces of the Kiswah the sacred cloth covering the holy Kaaba were shipped to Jeffrey Epstein should not be an investigative curiosity lost among court proceedings. It is a blasphemous scandal that exposes how power operates through violation. According to unsealed correspondence cited in recent reporting multiple pieces of the Kiswah were transferred to Epstein through intermediaries with access to Saudi religious networks. This was not an innocent exchange of art or a cultural misunderstanding. It was a breach that implicates both Epstein and the authorities responsible"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:41Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"US-Iran talks in Oman end without either side making significant concessions: Report https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-us-iran-talks-in-oman-end-without-either-side-making-significant-concessions-report/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-us-iran-talks-in-oman-end-without-either-side-making-significant-concessions-report/"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:46Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israel has been covertly supporting armed militias operating in the Gaza Strip with money weapons and field protection in an attempt to counter Hamas Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Friday while expressing skepticism over the strategys impact. The newspaper said foreign reports indicate that Israel has supplied the militias with rifles and ammunition alongside logistical assistance such as fuel food vehicles and other supplies. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-israel-secretly-backs-armed-militias-in-gaza-report/"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:58Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Stuart Casey Maslen head of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights said that as of October [----] Gazas population had declined by more than 10% which would suggest roughly [------] deaths. Speaking to Anadolu about the academys report titled War Watch which covers the situation in Gaza and [--] armed conflicts over the past [--] months Maslen described the situation in Gaza as dramatic. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-geneva-academy-warns-gaza-death-toll-could-top-200000/"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:10Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israels Netanyahu attacks former premier Ehud Barak says Epstein did not work for Israel https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-israels-netanyahu-attacks-former-premier-ehud-barak-says-epstein-did-not-work-for-israel/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-israels-netanyahu-attacks-former-premier-ehud-barak-says-epstein-did-not-work-for-israel/"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:20Z 342K followers, [---] engagements
"In their blind support for Israel American Christians are aiding the erasure of their fellow Christian community in Palestine. That is the stark message delivered in a new on-the-ground podcast report by Tucker Carlson filmed on the banks of the River Jordan near the site traditionally believed to be where Jesus was baptised. The episode features Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem Hosam Naoum and Saad Mouasher a Christian Jordanian and chairman of the Jordan Ahli Bank. The podcast has been praised for challenging decades of Israeli-driven propaganda vilifying Palestinians and Muslims. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-07T10:37Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Doctors Without Borders says [--] killed in [--] drone attacks in western Sudan https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-doctors-without-borders-says-10-killed-in-2-drone-attacks-in-western-sudan/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-doctors-without-borders-says-10-killed-in-2-drone-attacks-in-western-sudan/"
X Link 2026-02-07T11:00Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again avoided taking responsibility for the failures surrounding the Oct. [--] [----] events instead shifting blame to the military and previous governments according to Israeli media on Friday. Late Thursday Netanyahu released the responses he submitted to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman regarding the events saying the document was handed over at the end of [----]. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260206-israels-netanyahu-again-dodges-responsibility-for-oct-7-failures-blames-army-past-governments/"
X Link 2026-02-07T11:19Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"US lawmaker calls for halt to weapons transfers to Israel amid Gaza violence https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-lawmaker-calls-for-halt-to-weapons-transfers-to-israel-amid-gaza-violence/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-lawmaker-calls-for-halt-to-weapons-transfers-to-israel-amid-gaza-violence/"
X Link 2026-02-07T11:27Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"One Sphere Not in the Middle East by Eko Ernada https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-one-sphere-not-in-the-middle-east/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-one-sphere-not-in-the-middle-east/"
X Link 2026-02-07T12:09Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Jeers target US Israeli delegations during Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-jeers-target-us-israeli-delegations-during-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-in-milan/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-jeers-target-us-israeli-delegations-during-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-in-milan/"
X Link 2026-02-07T12:28Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"US plans Board of Peace meeting on Gaza reconstruction Feb. 19: Report https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-plans-board-of-peace-meeting-on-gaza-reconstruction-feb-19-report/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-plans-board-of-peace-meeting-on-gaza-reconstruction-feb-19-report/"
X Link 2026-02-07T13:24Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"US Democratic lawmaker slams Israeli lobbying group for spending in New Jersey primary https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-democratic-lawmaker-slams-israeli-lobbying-group-for-spending-in-new-jersey-primary/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-democratic-lawmaker-slams-israeli-lobbying-group-for-spending-in-new-jersey-primary/"
X Link 2026-02-07T13:45Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Thousands of Houthis gathered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday to condemn Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip in violation of the ceasefire. The ceasefire ended an Israeli offensive that began in October [----] and lasted two years killing nearly [-----] Palestinians and wounding over [------] others while destroying about 90% of Gazas infrastructure. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020137814826823745 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020137814826823745"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:09Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"UNICEF says at least [--] Sudanese children killed in January https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-unicef-says-at-least-20-sudanese-children-killed-in-january/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-unicef-says-at-least-20-sudanese-children-killed-in-january/"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:26Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the renewed focus on the Epstein files to attack his predecessor Ehud Barak saying that Jeffrey Epstein did not work for Israel. The Jerusalem Post daily reported that Baraks ties to Epstein received extensive media attention after the two met several times in [----] and [----] years after Epsteins first criminal conviction. Photos circulated at the time showed Barak entering Epsteins Manhattan residence in New York. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:59Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"As American naval forces assemble in the Indian Ocean diplomats started negotiations in Muscat on Friday; the region is standing at the precipice. President Trump buoyed by his recent spectacular success in Venezuela is entering these talks with Iran with demands that can only be described as maximalist. The conditions are so extreme that even the most seasoned diplomats are calling them a dead-on-arrival. #Opinion by Jasim Al-Azzawi Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-trumps-five-impossible-demands-and-the-inevitable-second-strike-against-iran/"
X Link 2026-02-07T15:31Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Israeli army kills Palestinian man east of Gaza City in violation of ceasefire https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-israeli-army-kills-palestinian-man-east-of-gaza-city-in-violation-of-ceasefire/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-israeli-army-kills-palestinian-man-east-of-gaza-city-in-violation-of-ceasefire/"
X Link 2026-02-07T15:45Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israels actions destabilizing entire region: Iranian foreign minister https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-israels-actions-destabilizing-entire-region-iranian-foreign-minister/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-israels-actions-destabilizing-entire-region-iranian-foreign-minister/"
X Link 2026-02-07T16:47Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"The opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina [----] Winter Olympics on Friday was marked by audible boos from the crowd as delegations from the US and Israel entered the San Siro stadium. US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio led the American delegation. As Vance appeared on the stadiums big screen waving the US flag the crowd responded with jeers according to live coverage of the event. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-jeers-target-us-israeli-delegations-during-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-in-milan/"
X Link 2026-02-07T16:56Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"The White House is planning to host a leaders summit of the Gaza Board of Peace on Feb. [--] to advance the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire and raise funding for reconstruction in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory Axios reported Friday citing US and diplomatic sources. It will be the first Board of Peace meeting and a fundraising conference for Gaza reconstruction Axios quoted a US official. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-plans-board-of-peace-meeting-on-gaza-reconstruction-feb-19-report/"
X Link 2026-02-07T17:46Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that unexploded bombs are still present at nuclear facilities struck by the United States last year Anadolu reports. In statements carried by Irans Young Journalists Club news agency Araghchi said he asked International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi whether there was any law or specific protocol governing visits to nuclear facilities targeted by the US. No there is nothing of that sort Grossi replied as mentioned by Araghchi. The top diplomat said he informed Grossi of the need to establish a protocol prior to"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:03Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Retired Israeli Maj Gen Itzhak Brik warned Sunday that Israel could collapse before reaching the 100th anniversary of its founding in [----] citing deep internal divisions and growing international alienation Anadolu reports. Brik made the remarks in an opinion article published by the daily Maariv under the headline "Israel is on the road to destruction and there is only one way to save it. When I try to look ahead I find myself asking: will the State of Israel reach the age of [---] Brik wrote. Israel was established in [----] on land seized by Zionist armed gangs that carried out massacres and"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:38Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"An undercover FBI informant "became convinced" that Epstein was an Israeli spy according to a document that is among millions of pages released last week by the Justice Department Anadolu reports. The government record recounts the informant known in government-speak as a confidential human source (CHS) recalling that Epstein's attorney Alan Dershowitz told then-US Attorney of the Southern District of Florida Alexander Acosta "that Epstein belonged to both U.S. and allied intelligence services." "CHS shared phone calls between Dershowitz and Epstein during which he/she took notes. After these"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:04Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
""Keir Starmers eventual apology to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein is not offered as a matter of genuine conscience but rather as a matter of political expediency. The astonishing confession by the Prime Minister that he was lied to and deceived by Peter Mandelson reveals not naivety but rather a deference to establishment figures which transcends due diligence morality and even political instinct. The latest cache of documents released by the US Department of Justice reveals that Mandelsons friendship with Epstein endured even after the financiers conviction for child sex offenses in 2008."
X Link 2026-02-08T19:12Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"The Epstein files are not a call to reform. They are an autopsy report on a world order that has already died we are simply watching the delayed recognition of its death unfold." #Opinion by Dr Zarqa Parvez https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260208-jeffrey-epstein-is-plural-an-autopsy-of-the-liberal-world-order/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260208-jeffrey-epstein-is-plural-an-autopsy-of-the-liberal-world-order/"
X Link 2026-02-08T21:53Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Documents recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice have revealed that billionaire Jeffrey Epstein made donations to the Israeli army and helped fund settlement activities Anadolu reports. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260208-new-documents-reveal-epstein-donated-to-the-israeli-army-and-funded-settlements/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260208-new-documents-reveal-epstein-donated-to-the-israeli-army-and-funded-settlements/"
X Link 2026-02-08T21:55Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Indonesias Vice Foreign Minister Anis Matta arrived in Cairo on 4th February with a schedule that reflected both diplomacy and signaling. His visit did not produce a single headline agreement. Yet it offered a clear view of how Southeast Asias largest country sees its role in a shifting global order and within the Muslim world. The trip began with a meeting at the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo. Officials reviewed current developments and discussed strategic steps to strengthen the Indonesia-Egypt partnership. The relationship gained new weight after President Prabowo Subianto signed a strategic"
X Link 2026-02-09T07:51Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Norways ambassador to Iraq and Jordan resigns over Epstein links https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-norways-ambassador-to-iraq-and-jordan-resigns-over-epstein-links/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-norways-ambassador-to-iraq-and-jordan-resigns-over-epstein-links/"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:36Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israels security cabinet on Sunday approved a series of new decisions on the occupied West Bank proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz. The measures introduce major changes to how land planning and construction are managed in occupied the territory. According to an official statement issued after the meeting the decisions aim to remove long-standing obstacles in order to speed up the development and expansion of settlements as described by the Israeli government. The package includes cancelling a Jordanian-era law that banned the sale of property in the"
X Link 2026-02-09T10:19Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Senior Hamas official Khaled Mashaal signals political repositioning without abandoning resistance principles https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-senior-hamas-official-khaled-mashaal-signals-political-repositioning-without-abandoning-resistance-principles/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-senior-hamas-official-khaled-mashaal-signals-political-repositioning-without-abandoning-resistance-principles/"
X Link 2026-02-09T11:29Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney on Monday to commemorate the [--] victims of a fatal attack but his presence was met with nationwide protests that took place throughout the day. While Herzog was in Sydney for the memorial service demonstrations occurred in Melbourne where protesters gathered in multiple locations to voice their opposition to the visit and these gatherings across Australia continued while the president was in the country. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020840059172221119 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020840059172221119"
X Link 2026-02-09T12:39Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Israeli media said on Sunday that while US President Donald Trump claims that Iranians really want to reach a deal Tehran is sending the opposite message and raising its tone ahead of the next round of talks. In the Iranian capital a new threatening banner was hung in Palestine Square showing a map of central Israel with the words a barrage of missiles. Israeli media added that the message of the banner put up by the Iranian regime is clear. It said Iran is warning that it would strike cities in central Israel with a barrage of missiles in any future confrontation with Israel. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-09T13:07Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Kuwait adds eight Lebanese hospitals to terrorism list report says https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-kuwait-adds-eight-lebanese-hospitals-to-terrorism-list-report-says/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-kuwait-adds-eight-lebanese-hospitals-to-terrorism-list-report-says/"
X Link 2026-02-09T13:11Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Senior Hamas figure Khaled Mashaal has the right to resistance while calling for a comprehensive Arab-Islamic strategy and a unified Palestinian vision for the post-war phase in Gaza. Speaking at the 17th Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on Sunday Mashaal warned of what he characterised as a structural threat posed by Israel not only to Palestine but to the wider region and the Islamic world. He urged the development of a broader regional approach and called for a national Palestinian framework to address the period following what he referred to as Operation Decisive Storm including the"
X Link 2026-02-09T13:47Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills [--] people including a child https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-israeli-strike-in-southern-lebanon-kills-3-people-including-a-child/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-israeli-strike-in-southern-lebanon-kills-3-people-including-a-child/"
X Link 2026-02-09T14:11Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Kuwait has added eight Lebanese hospitals to its terrorism list according to a report by the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai. The paper said the committee responsible for implementing UN Security Council resolutions on combating terrorism and preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction had taken the decision. According to the report the committee may list any individual or entity on its own initiative or at the request of a competent foreign or domestic authority provided there are reasonable grounds to suspect involvement in committing attempting participating in or facilitating a"
X Link 2026-02-09T14:56Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"An EgyptAir passenger jet made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport on Friday Feb. [--] after reporting smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff according to airport authorities. The Airbus A320neo operating flight MS738 from Istanbul to Cairo declared an emergency to air traffic control prompting Istanbul Airport operator IGA to place Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting teams on standby before the aircraft landed safely on runway 17L under escort. Inspections by IGA ARFF teams found no irregularities and the aircraft later resumed its journey to Cairo after a delay of around three hours"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:25Z 342.1K followers, [----] engagements
"EU condemns Israeli decision to expand control in West Bank https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-eu-condemns-israeli-decision-to-expand-control-in-west-bank/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-eu-condemns-israeli-decision-to-expand-control-in-west-bank/"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:06Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Thousands of people took to the streets in several Australian cities on Monday to protest against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog with clashes reported between demonstrators and police. Herzog began a four-day official visit at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as an expression of solidarity with the Jewish community following the [--] December attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney which left [--] people dead. The visit has sparked controversy with activists accusing Herzog of complicity in the war in the Gaza Strip. Protests were held simultaneously in"
X Link 2026-02-10T10:53Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
""Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoans visit to Cairo last Wednesday was not an ordinary one; rather it marked a pivotal moment in Turkish-Egyptian relations signalling the formation of a strategic alliance between the two countries. The warm reception extended to the Turkish president by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi carries significant implications pointing to emerging security and military understandings as well as political and economic cooperation agreements between Cairo and Ankara. Cairo appears open to broader cooperation with the Turkish side which has succeeded in"
X Link 2026-02-10T11:13Z 342.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Italy evacuated [--] Palestinian children in need of urgent medical treatment along with their relatives in a humanitarian operation. A total of [---] people including the kids and their families were flown to Italy aboard Italian Air Force aircraft (Aeronautica) after departing from Israels Eilat airport late on Monday the Italian Defense Ministry said. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021247748406669765 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021247748406669765"
X Link 2026-02-10T15:39Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli army detains [--] Palestinians in West Bank raids https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-israeli-army-detains-25-palestinians-in-west-bank-raids/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-israeli-army-detains-25-palestinians-in-west-bank-raids/"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:39Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Instagram has suspended the account of Track AIPAC a widely followed watchdog project that tracks political spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and related pro-Israel lobbying groups. The social media giant cited alleged violations of the platforms intellectual property and trademark rules. The suspension places the account at risk of permanent deletion unless successfully appealed within [---] days. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-instagram-suspends-track-aipac-watchdog-tracking-pro-israel-lobby-spending/"
X Link 2026-02-12T13:46Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"More than [----] Britons served in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) during the GAZ4 genocide it can be revealed. The information was obtained by Declassified via a Freedom of Information request issued to the IDF by lawyer Elad Man from the NGO Hatzlacha. The data outlines the number of people with dual and multiple nationalities who were IDF service members as of March [----]. It shows how [----] British-Israelis and a further [---] people with British Israeli and another nationality served in the IDF amid the annihilation of Gaza. They were among over [-----] IDF soldiers with Israeli and at least one"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:46Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"It has become clear that Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government are seeking to leverage their current alignment with the administration of US President Donald Trump a government that strongly backs Israeli policies to cement a reality in Palestine that will be difficult to reverse in the future. #OPINION by Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260212-beyond-oslo-engineering-a-new-reality-in-palestine/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260212-beyond-oslo-engineering-a-new-reality-in-palestine/"
X Link 2026-02-13T09:57Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the value of salaries in Iran has sharply declined citing his own income as an example of the countrys currency devaluation and reduced purchasing power. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday Pezeshkian said that he previously earned a salary of [----] tomans which he said was equivalent to $6000 at the time. Now as president I receive the equivalent of only about $1000 he said underscoring the impact of inflation and currency depreciation. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:46Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the value of salaries in Iran has sharply declined citing his own income as an example of the countrys currency devaluation and reduced purchasing power. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday Pezeshkian said that he previously earned a salary of [----] tomans which he said was equivalent to $6000 at the time. Now as president I receive the equivalent of only about $1000 he said underscoring the impact of inflation and currency depreciation. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-13T14:38Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Over [----] Britons served in IDF as [-----] dual and multi-nationals enlisted during Gaza genocide https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260213-over-2000-britons-served-in-idf-as-47000-dual-and-multi-nationals-enlisted-during-gaza-genocide/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260213-over-2000-britons-served-in-idf-as-47000-dual-and-multi-nationals-enlisted-during-gaza-genocide/"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:19Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Extremist Israeli minister storms Ofer Prison oversees abuse of Palestinian inmates https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260213-extremist-israeli-minister-storms-ofer-prison-oversees-abuse-of-palestinian-inmates/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260213-extremist-israeli-minister-storms-ofer-prison-oversees-abuse-of-palestinian-inmates/"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:51Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
""In a moment that exposed the flimsy nature of the government narrative Keir Starmers government suffered a resounding blow from the UK Supreme Court after it struck down the decision to ban the activist group Pal Action and ruled it unlawful. This was not a mere procedural detail; it was a clear political indictment of a path that chose to criminalise the act of standing by and defending a victim. That same path chose also to shield the aggressor and oppressor. This is not a matter of competing narratives or conflicting claims. What is happening in Gaza is a crime of genocide plain and"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:44Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
""The Federal Constitutional Court the highest Court in Germany has spoken. That sentence is the centre of gravity. It signals judicial restraint. It confirms that the Federal Government retains broad discretion in determining how it complies with its constitutional duty to protect fundamental human rights including in the sensitive area of arms exports contributing to a warfare that is deemed genocidal by the United Nations. This assessment is embedded in the legal framework governing German arms exports including the relevant provisions of the War Weapons Control Act and the Foreign Trade"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:52Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Iran issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for air navigation on Tuesday due to live-fire military activity in the airspace along the Strait of Hormuz. The notice said live-fire military activity will be conducted in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz as part of military drills. It said military activity will take place between Jan. [--] [--] within a circular area with a radius of five nautical miles. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260127-iran-issues-airspace-notice-for-military-drills-near-strait-of-hormuz/"
X Link 2026-01-28T09:58Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Irans foreign minister on Saturday criticized the US military presence in the Persian Gulf saying Washington is attempting to dictate how Tehran conducts military activity near its own borders Anadolu reports. In a statement posted on the US social media company X Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi highlighted the geographic distance between the US and Iran by attaching a map image to his post highlighting the distance between the two countries with the Strait of Hormuz marked to underscore Irans proximity to the strategic waterway. Operating off our shores the US military is now attempting to"
X Link 2026-02-01T11:59Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Palestine Action protesters found NOT GUILTY of burglary at Elbit weapons factory in Bristol. The six activists were also not convicted of other charges having spent [--] months in jail awaiting trial. We spoke to one of their mother's last year check it out on YouTube"
X Link 2026-02-04T14:38Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Jeffrey Epstein was close to the former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak and trained as a spy under him according to a [----] FBI document based on direct reporting from a confidential human source (CHS). The revelation adds further weight to long-circulating allegations that Epstein a convicted child sex trafficker was compiling Kompromat on behalf of Mossad. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-fbi-document-epstein-trained-as-spy-under-ehud-barak-and-worked-for-mossad/"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:55Z 342.2K followers, 17.3K engagements
"An analytical paper issued by the Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now has explained the details and objectives behind recent decisions by Israels Security Cabinet on the occupied West Bank Anadolu reports. In its paper released late Sunday the Israeli movement said the decisions include a series of measures that will allow Israelis to purchase land in the territories almost without limitation and without government oversight. These measures will give a small number of settlers the power to determine political facts on the ground without government intervention and will open the door to an"
X Link 2026-02-09T19:05Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"A Turkish court on Monday ordered the detention of two people accused of working for Israels intelligence service Mossad. The suspects were named as d Mehmet Budak Derya and Veysel Kerimoglu. After legal procedures were completed before a criminal peace judge at Istanbuls courthouse the court decided to remand both men in custody. The court charged them with obtaining state secrets for the purpose of political or military espionage. Turkeys intelligence service arrested Derya and Kerimoglu on Thursday. Security sources said the arrests took place in Istanbul where the two had been under"
X Link 2026-02-10T13:20Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Preparations are underway to receive thousands of Indonesian soldiers who will join the international stabilisation force in the Gaza Strip. According to Israels Kan TV no arrival date has been set yet but the Indonesian force is expected to be the first foreign troops to enter Gaza. The Indonesian troops are expected to be stationed in the southern part of Gaza between Rafah and Khan Yunis. The channel reported that the area is ready although building housing for the soldiers will take several weeks. Estimates suggest the number of Indonesian troops could reach several thousand. Meanwhile it"
X Link 2026-02-10T13:53Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Saudi Arabia has urged Sudans Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately stop their violations and to uphold their ethical and humanitarian duty by ensuring that aid reaches those in need. The statement was made during a session at the United Nations and international organisations in Geneva on Monday where Saudi Arabias permanent mission took part in an interactive briefing on the human rights situation in Al-Fasher and surrounding areas according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Read:"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:13Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Australian police target worshippers on the streets of Sydney Clashes violence and heavy-handed tacticsthis is what protesters against the Israeli President Isaac Herzog faced at Town Hall Square in Sydney. The scenes went beyond pushing and shoving; footage captured officers physically dragging Muslim men from their prayer mats and forcibly preventing them from completing their prayers. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021297319287660742 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021297319287660742"
X Link 2026-02-10T18:56Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Germanys top court will rule Thursday on whether a Palestinian civilian from Gaza can legally challenge arms exports to Israela decision that could set a precedent for other cases according to rights groups. The Federal Constitutional Court will decide on a constitutional complaint filed by a Gaza resident who lost his wife and child in Israeli military strikes. The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Palestinian partner organizations are backing the legal challenge. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-10T19:27Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he will present Israels vision for negotiations with Iran during an expected meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White HouseAnadolureports. Speaking to reporters before departing Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv en route to Washington Netanyahu described Israels relationship with the US as exceptional and unprecedented in our history. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-netanyahu-says-he-will-present-israels-vision-on-iran-talks-to-trump-during-us-visit/"
X Link 2026-02-10T20:15Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"National Commission: The occupations annexation plan ends the Oslo Accords https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-national-commission-the-occupations-annexation-plan-ends-the-oslo-accords/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-national-commission-the-occupations-annexation-plan-ends-the-oslo-accords/"
X Link 2026-02-10T20:57Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"France condemned on Tuesday the recent Israeli measures aimed at expanding control over the occupied West Bank as a serious blow to the two-state solution. France strongly condemns the recent decisions by Israels security cabinet aimed at extending Israels control over the West Bank including Areas A and B. These decisions are contrary to international law and represent a dangerous challenge to the Oslo Accords and the Hebron Protocol the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-11T07:48Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is considering the deployment of a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East intensifying pressure on Tehran amid diplomatic talks. We have an armada that is heading there and another one might be going Trump told Axios confirming that he is thinking about an additional deployment. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-trump-weighs-sending-2nd-aircraft-carrier-to-middle-east-amid-talks-with-iran/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-trump-weighs-sending-2nd-aircraft-carrier-to-middle-east-amid-talks-with-iran/"
X Link 2026-02-11T08:07Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Netanyahu may seek Trumps backing for Gaza relocation plan: Hebrew newspaper https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-netanyahu-may-seek-trumps-backing-for-gaza-relocation-plan-hebrew-newspaper/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-netanyahu-may-seek-trumps-backing-for-gaza-relocation-plan-hebrew-newspaper/"
X Link 2026-02-11T08:23Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday signed an order revoking the Israeli citizenship of two Palestinians with Israels public broadcaster saying they will be deported to the Gaza Strip in a first-of-its-kind move. Writing on US social media company X Netanyahu said: This morning he signed the revocation of citizenship and deportation orders for two Israeli terrorists. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260210-netanyahu-revokes-citizenship-of-2-palestinians-in-israel-orders-deportation-to-gaza/"
X Link 2026-02-11T09:11Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Two scorpions in a jar: How Trump and Netanyahu's alliance became a cage by Jasim Al-Azzawi https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-two-scorpions-in-a-jar-how-trump-and-netanyahus-alliance-became-a-cage/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-two-scorpions-in-a-jar-how-trump-and-netanyahus-alliance-became-a-cage/"
X Link 2026-02-11T11:39Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Search and rescue efforts were ongoing on Tuesday in the rubble of a residential building targeted by Israel on Nasser Street west of Gaza City where a Palestinian family had been living. Three Palestinians who were killed in the same building as a result of the attack were laid to rest earlier today. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021551793402941799 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021551793402941799"
X Link 2026-02-11T11:48Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he does not support the annexation of the occupied West Bank by Israel. Earlier a White House source told Axios that the president has opposed and continues to oppose such steps by Israel. In an interview with Axios Trump responded to a question about Israels recent steps in the occupied West Bank by saying: I am against annexation. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-trump-says-he-opposes-israeli-annexation-of-west-bank/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-trump-says-he-opposes-israeli-annexation-of-west-bank/"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:20Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"The Gaza ceasefire - a cunning camouflage by Dr Chandra Muzaffar https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-the-gaza-ceasefire-a-cunning-camouflage/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-the-gaza-ceasefire-a-cunning-camouflage/"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:12Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Today Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump at the White House for the seventh time since Trump was reelected. Ostensibly it is a reunion of old allies; in reality it is a war council of desperate men. As they lean over maps spread across a large table the atmosphere will be thick with the scent of gunpowder and political calculus. The primary agenda is not just a strike against Iran but the preservation of their own legacies and possibly political lives. #OPINION by Jasim Al-Azzawi Read:"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:31Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has said that Israel is weaker today than ever before insisting that resistance in Lebanon cannot be halted. In remarks addressing domestic and regional developments Qassem said the resistance is constitutionally guaranteed and that no one can stop the resistance in Lebanon. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-hezbollah-chief-rejects-us-israeli-hegemony-and-backs-timely-lebanese-elections/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-hezbollah-chief-rejects-us-israeli-hegemony-and-backs-timely-lebanese-elections/"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:14Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Kuwait should go beyond oil in Indonesia by Dr Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-kuwait-should-go-beyond-oil-in-indonesia/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260211-kuwait-should-go-beyond-oil-in-indonesia/"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:39Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Online allegations about Israeli organ harvesting have resurfaced after a viral post claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought legal approval in the 1990s to take organs from deceased Palestinians for transplantation. The claim widely shared on social media cites documented admissions concerning the removal of organs without consent at Israels state forensic institute. Those earlier revelations detailed how corneas skin heart valves and bones were taken during autopsies without authorisation a practice Israeli official later acknowledged and said had ended. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:44Z 342.2K followers, 11.9K engagements
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially joined the Board of Peace on Wednesday ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC Anadolu reports. Netanyahu signed as a member of the board at Blair House the US presidents official guest residence during a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Footage of the signing was posted by media outlets via US social media company X. On Jan. [--] representatives of [--] countries signed the Charter of the Board of Peace on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. The Board of Peace was created"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:33Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Forty-one Palestinians returned to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday (Feb. 11) reuniting with relatives after being stranded outside the enclave for a long time Anadolu reports. Relatives waited at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis as vehicles carrying the returnees arrived. Emotional scenes followed as families came together after months of separation under Israeli restrictions. Under extremely tight Israeli restrictions Israel reopened the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing on Feb. [--] to allow the passage of people in both directions. Israel has occupied the"
X Link 2026-02-11T19:39Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"The Israeli army reinforced security along its border with Egypt on Wednesday after small Egyptian civilian trucks approached the frontier fence Israeli media reported Anadolu reports. Channel [--] said the vehicles reached an area roughly [---] meters from the Israeli settlement of Shlomit in the Negev desert around [---] meters from the Egyptian border prompting the military to dispatch additional troops tanks and combat helicopters to the scene. The army said the trucks were carrying civilians and that no security incident had occurred. It added that the deployment was carried out in"
X Link 2026-02-11T20:07Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there was no concrete result from his closed-door meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but said he insisted on further talks with Iran Anadolu reports. "There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a deal can be consummated. If it can I let the prime minister know that will be a preference" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform after sitting down with Netanyahu for roughly two-and-a-half hours. "If it cannot we will just have to see what the outcome will"
X Link 2026-02-11T20:57Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Carrie Prejean Boller a former Miss California was removed Wednesday from President Donald Trumps Religious Liberty Commission following a contentious hearing on antisemitism for what she claimed were efforts to force commissioners to affirm Zionism Anadolu reports. Commission Chair Dan Patrick wrote on US social media platform X that the decision to remove Boller was his accusing her of pursuing a personal and political agenda during a hearing Monday. No member of the Commission has the right to hijack a hearing for their own personal and political agenda on any issue Patrick wrote adding"
X Link 2026-02-11T21:25Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"US completes withdrawal from al-Tanf base in Syria: CENTCOM https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260212-us-completes-withdrawal-from-al-tanf-base-in-syria-centcom/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260212-us-completes-withdrawal-from-al-tanf-base-in-syria-centcom/"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:41Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Greta Thurnberg was arrested under the Terrorism Act at the Prisoners for Palestine lock-on protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance at Plantation Place [--] Fenchurch Street London. She arrived after the protest began with a sign reading "I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide" This morning two activists covered the front of the building with symbolic blood-red paint using re-purposed fire extinguishers and the pair then locked-on at the front of the building with the intention of drawing attention to Aspen's complicity in Genocide disrupting their business and"
X Link 2025-12-23T11:49Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Texas is home to 600K+ Muslimswealthy educated and concentrated in cities like Houston and Irving. Yet as Israel commits genocide in Gaza their political power remains absent diluted by elite capture and PACs tied to anti-Muslim interests. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-power-without-purpose-why-texas-muslims-are-politically-absent-amid-the-gaza-genocide/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260204-power-without-purpose-why-texas-muslims-are-politically-absent-amid-the-gaza-genocide/"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:59Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the United States embassy in Manila on Friday to express solidarity with Palestine and Venezuela as part of a Global Day of Action against what they described as American military intervention and imperialism. The protesters carrying Palestinian and Venezuelan flags alongside placards marched toward the diplomatic compound while chanting slogans including "Stop the U.S. war machine" "Free Palestine" and "Death to Imperialism." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019863196065304813 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019863196065304813"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:58Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Despite a ceasefire the Israeli army targeted a residential area in eastern Gaza City on Friday. The attack targeted a three-story building near the Asqula Junction in the Zaytoun neighborhood. Flames and thick smoke rose from the area after the attack"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:28Z 342.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Rep. Delia Ramirez said on Friday that there is no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and accused the US of enabling continued violence through its military support for Israel. There is no ceasefire in Gaza. US-supplied bombs are still being used to murder Palestinians Ramirez said on US social media company X sharing a report that said Israeli strikes killed at least [--] Palestinians including several children last week in the besieged enclave despite a ceasefire. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260207-us-lawmaker-calls-for-halt-to-weapons-transfers-to-israel-amid-gaza-violence/"
X Link 2026-02-07T16:02Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Japan on Tuesday urged Israel to fully freeze illegal settlement activities after Tel Aviv on Sunday approved measures aimed at altering the legal and civil framework in the occupied West Bank to strengthen Israeli control. Tokyo is deeply concerned that the government of Israel amended a series of measures including real estate transactions in the West Bank and implied acceleration of development of settlements Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Toshihiro Kitamura said in a statement. Read:"
X Link 2026-02-11T07:24Z 342.2K followers, [---] engagements
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