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17 stories from Middle East Affairs.
Husband of Turkish American activist says US investigation stalled two years after her killing
The husband of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank in 2022, said no US investigation has been opened into her death.
UN calls for restraint as Yemen fighting escalates
The United Nations called on Yemen's warring parties to exercise restraint on Friday as fighting escalated across multiple front lines, while also expressing concern over civilian safety in Gaza and the West Bank.
Israeli forces detain Palestinian, settlers vandalize homes in West Bank raids
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian at a checkpoint and raided multiple West Bank towns, while settlers vandalized homes and Israeli authorities seized land, according to Palestinian news reports.
Trump warns of Iran strike as regional tensions escalate
Tensions are mounting across the Middle East as the United States and its allies pursue military and diplomatic responses to recent Iranian actions, while the Pentagon investigates leaks about the conflict.
UN: Israeli settler violence displaced 2,500 Palestinians in West Bank this year
Israeli settler violence has displaced more than 2,500 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank this year, the United Nations said, with half of those forced from their homes being children.
Former Palestinian PM says Israel pursuing "silent annexation" of West Bank
Former Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh says Israel is pursuing gradual annexation of the West Bank despite international opposition, with settlers now comprising over a quarter of the territory's population.
Israeli settlers deploy flags across West Bank in show of control
Israeli settlers have deployed thousands of flags across roads in the occupied West Bank, a tactic local Palestinians say is designed to assert permanent Israeli presence and discourage Palestinian habitation.
Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians in West Bank village raid
At least 76 Palestinians have been killed in 2026 during settler attacks in the West Bank, prompting warnings from the United Nations and international organizations.
Israel issues land seizure orders in West Bank Area A
Israeli authorities have issued orders to seize land in the occupied West Bank, including territory under Palestinian control, according to Amnesty International.
British newspapers debate Israeli settlements, Sudan's migration crisis, and Trump
British newspapers publish commentary on Israeli settlements policy, Sudan's civil war driving migration, and US-UK relations under Trump.
UK plans sanctions on Israeli settlements
Britain's new government will announce economic sanctions and a ban on goods from Israeli West Bank settlements within weeks, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Parliament.
Palestinian leader links settler attack to Israeli policy
Rouhi Fattouh, head of the Palestinian National Council, said an incident in al-Mughayyir where Israeli forces and settlers killed two Palestinians showed that colonial terrorism has become official Israeli policy.
Settler attacks and military checkpoints choke Palestinian olive oil exports
Palestinian olive farmers face diminishing harvests and mounting export obstacles from settler violence, military movement restrictions, and new customs regulations.
Editorial Cartoonist Shadi Offers Takes on Global News
Cartoonist Shadi drew commentary on seven major international and technology stories in a collection published for September 5, 2026.
Israeli military figure attacks rabbi's ban on voting for party with Arab candidate
A retired Israeli general defended an Arab candidate on his new political party after a prominent rabbi said Jewish law forbids voting for a party with a non-Jewish member in a senior position.
Report raises questions about activist's background ahead of deportation hearing
A 101-page report by researchers David Collier and Rachel Feldman questions the accounts given by Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia graduate student facing deportation, claiming his public biography contradicts years of archived social media posts.
Israeli checkpoints and barriers fragment West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Movement restrictions across the occupied West Bank have reached their highest level in two decades, with hundreds of checkpoints, gates and barriers fragmenting Palestinian territory and damaging the economy.