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The Gulf’s Security Just Became a Market
For seventy years, the defense of the Persian Gulf ran as an American franchise. Oil moved, the Fifth Fleet patrolled out of Bahrain, and the monarchies settled their bill in…
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Israel says Rafah crossing reopening date with Egypt remains uncertain
Tel Aviv (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Israeli authorities stated on Thursday that the specific date for reopening the Rafah crossing…
Hamas frees Israeli hostages under Trump-brokered ceasefire
Gaza (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Hamas released some of its remaining Israeli hostages on Monday, marking an important step toward…
Israel to destroy Hamas tunnels after ceasefire begins
Gaza (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Israel plans to demolish the remaining Hamas tunnel network under Gaza, with US approval, after…
Gazans return home as Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds
Gaza (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - On Saturday, thousands of Palestinians trekked north along the coast of Gaza, returning on foot,…
Donald Trump announces breakthrough in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks
Sharm el Sheikh (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Israel and Hamas have reached an initial agreement on a US-mediated ceasefire plan…
Hamas provides list of Israelis-Palestinians for potential prisoner swap deal
Sharm el-Sheikh (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Hamas announced on Wednesday that it had provided a list of Israeli hostages and…
Hamas criticises ‘unprecedented Arab failure’ for the crisis in Gaza
Gaza (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - The Palestinian group Hamas, on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks that began…
Jordan receives 131 Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel
Amman (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - On Tuesday, Jordan's official news agency announced that Israel deported 131 Gaza flotilla activists to…