March, 2024

• 22 March

  Israel Betrayed?

  

  It seems clear that the Biden administration would like to see the rapid creation of a Palestinian state or at least a “Palestinian unity government” — unfortunately composed of the Palestinian Authority and the terrorist group Hamas — and, abracadabra, recognize it. The Palestinian leaders have, in fact, been admirably …

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• 22 March

  China’s Middle East diplomat meets Hamas’ Haniyeh in Qatar

  

  China confirmed a meeting between a Foreign Ministry official and Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Doha as Beijing seeks a wider role in the region. China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed a meeting between Chinese diplomat Wang Kejian and the head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in Qatar over the …

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• 22 March

  Israel’s no-state solution and the endurance of Palestine

  

  To understand Hamas’s attack on 7 October and Israel’s subsequent onslaught on the Palestinian population of Gaza, it is necessary to accurately evaluate the underlying historical strategic interests of the Israeli state. In this sense, the ongoing crisis reflects both opposition to, as well as the unsustainability of, Israel’s longstanding …

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• 22 March

  Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian
  Conflict March 14 – 19, 2024

  The southern arena: IDF forces continue operating in the Gaza Strip, focusing on three main areas, the northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City, where the forces returned to Shifa Hospital; the central Gaza Strip, where they are establishing a security buffer zone near the border fence and fighting terrorist operatives …

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• 22 March

  Israel strikes Iranian-linked targets in Syria as Golan Heights come under attack

  

  Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims drone attack on Israeli airbase Israel has struck targets linked to pro-Iranian militias in southern and central Syria in the past 24 hours, members of the Syrian opposition to President Bashar Al Assad said on Monday, in the latest regional violence related to the war …

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• 22 March

  Behind scenes US-Iran talks aim to expand Iraq truce and calm regional conflict

  

  Indirect talks between the US and Iran have attempted to build on an unannounced truce in Iraq to expand it across conflict-hit areas of the Middle East, sources have told The National. Although Washington has not commented on the latest discussions, Iranian state media confirmed the most recent rounds of …

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• 22 March

  Niger Has Cut Military Ties With the U.S. – Why This Is Bad for the Sahel’s Security

  

  Niger – a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world – recently announced it was suspending military cooperation with the United States. For over a decade, Niger has been one of America’s most reliable allies in the Sahel. The Sahel region, …

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• 22 March

  Reported US-Iran Talks Explain Saudi Sitting Out Red Sea Operations

  

  Wafic Safa, a top Hezbollah official, is on an unprecedented visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country that classifies the Iran-backed Lebanese militia as a terrorist organization. The visit came less than a week after The Financial Times reported that Bret McGurk, a senior Biden official, had held …

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• 22 March

  Withdraw U.S. troops from syria and iraq

  

  Key points The war between Israel and Hamas has increased the threat to U.S. troops in the Middle East, particularly for the 3,400 personnel in Syria and Iraq. Since October 7, 2023, dozens of U.S. troops have been injured in attacks perpetrated by Iran-backed Shia militias in both countries, at …

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• 22 March

  US drone attack: Death of US troops ratchets up pressure on Biden

  

  The death of three US servicemen and injuring of many others, turns up the heat in an already febrile region and ratchets up the pressure on the US commander-in-chief, President Joe Biden. This marks the first time American troops have been killed by enemy fire since the Israel-Gaza war erupted. …

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