The chess game at the UN Security Council ends with the United States vetoing the Russian resolution on Israel (supported by only four votes including the Chinese one), and Russia and China vetoing the American one . On Wednesday the countries of the world gathered at the Glass Palace to …

Israel plans to remove Hamas from power in the Gaza Strip but plans for the long-term governance of the territory are yet undefined and fraught with significant challenges.Israel seeks to avoid a renewed occupation of the Gaza Strip and to cede responsibility for its security and welfare to the Arab …

Iran’s prospects to de-escalate tensions with the United States and its allies have dissipated with Tehran’s threats to intervene directly in the Hamas-Israel crisis.Iran’s regional allies have conducted several attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets in sympathy with Hamas and the Palestinians and may escalate further in the coming days, …