Israeli security chiefs in Cairo to discuss possible Rafah invasion al-monitor.com/originals/2024… דרך Al-Monitor

Erdogan and Germany's Steinmeier chuckle over doner kebab as ties grow, Ezgi Akın reports
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Israeli security chiefs in Cairo to discuss possible Rafah invasion, rina bassist reports
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Iranian rapper Toomaj sentenced to death over protests support, Adam Lucente reports
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Palestinian militant group Hamas released Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza who is seen alive and saying that the captives are living 'in hell'.
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US slams Smotrich’s ‘reckless’ effort to legalize West Bank outposts, Elizabeth Hagedorn reports
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Some good news 😻🇹🇷 Turkey's famed Van cats see birthrates surge - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

'Cat lovers in Turkey were uplifted by this week’s news that the country’s endangered Van species, hailing from the eponymous province bordering Iran, are multiplying in ever greater numbers,' Amberin Zaman via Al-Monitor 🐈 🫶
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Turkey's famed Van cats see birthrates surge, Amberin Zaman writes al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

'A crackdown on the Amsterdam-based Firat News Agency or Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firate in Kurdish (ANF), which is close to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), stands out as one of Turkey's main potential requests,' writes Ezgi Akın al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

Israel said Wednesday it is 'moving ahead' with its planned operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite international outcry over fears for the 1.5 million Palestinians sheltering there.
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Bahrain's Investcorp, China's CIC launch $1B Sino-Gulf investment platform, @JackvDutton reports
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Saudi Arabia's giga-projects to offer 'testing ground' for British technology, according to the UK Saudi Tech Hub al-monitor.com/originals/2024… via Al-Monitor The Saudi British Joint Business Council

Israel said Wednesday it is 'moving ahead' with its planned operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite international outcry over fears for the 1.5 million Palestinians sheltering there.
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Columbia vows more talks with pro-Palestinian student protests
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Saudi Arabia's giga-projects to offer 'testing ground' for British technology, @JackvDutton reports
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UPDATE: Middle East this a.m
• Biden signs $26B aid to Israel
• Rafah operation looming
• Satterfield out
• North Korea delegation in Iran
• Saudi King gets medical tests
• Germany Prez. in Turkey
• Turkey puts 2 demands to accept Rutte for NATO al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

🇹🇷🇳🇱 ⭐ An excellent analysis by my colleague Ezgi Akın on #Turkey 's quiet diplomacy as #Netherlands PM Mark Rutte seeks the top position in #NATO . Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse #Turkiye #Holland #Dutch

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A must-read:
Al-Monitor's interview with Amos Yadlin - former IDF Intel Chief, former INSS director, Mind Israel founder
All about #IranIsraelConflict

Israel's ex-intel chief: Biden distrusts Netanyahu, Iran escalation unlikely al-monitor.com/originals/2024… דרך Al-Monitor

NEW: Turkey seeks two key demands to support Rutte’s bid to lead NATO al-monitor.com/originals/2024… with insights from from former Turkish diplomats Alper Coşkun & FATİH CEYLAN as well as Dick Zandee of Clingendael Institute