‘Become Our Land’: Smotrich’s Annexation Drive Tests Gaza Ceasefire And International Law

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to occupy and effectively annex around 60% of the Gaza Strip and to annex Lebanese territory up to Israel’s current military deployment lines, remarks that, read alongside reported buffer-zone plans, amount to an explicit push to convert military control into permanent territorial dominion.

IRAN: Blood-Soaked Backpacks And Shattered Lives -The Hidden Truth Of The Minab School Massacre That Killed More Than 85 Girls In A US–Israeli Strike On An Iranian Elementary School, Today.

MINAB, IRAN — In the quiet coastal town of Minab, along the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the walls of the Shajareh Tayyiba girls’ elementary school were once painted with pastel-colored…

IRAN: “The Hour Of Your Freedom Is At Hand” – Trump Launches Major Combat Operations In Iran As Explosions Rock Tehran.

IRAN/US/ISRAEL - In the early hours of February 28, 2026, residents of Tehran awoke to the sound of explosions echoing across the capital. Plumes of smoke rose against the dawn…

GAZA: Israel’s Relentless Assault On Gaza Exposes The Hollow Promise Of Peace, While Six Palestinians Are Killed.

GAZA CITY — In the predawn stillness of the 27th day of Ramadan, the sound of drone motors and subsequent explosions ripped through the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis.…

US/IRAN/ISRAEL: Over the Horizon – Decoding the US Military Buildup in Israel as Diplomacy with Iran Reaches a Precipice.

JERUSALEM / WASHINGTON — The skies over the Middle East have become a barometer of geopolitical pressure, and the needle is firmly in the red. As indirect talks between Washington…

US/IRAN: The Final Piece Of The Puzzle – Decoding The USS Gerald R. Ford’s Arrival Off Israel And America’s Countdown To Confrontation With Iran.

US/IRAN - In a significant escalation of American military posture in the Middle East, the world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has arrived off…

GAZA: The “Emirates City” Project And The Reconstruction Of Gaza.

A significant and highly controversial development is underway in the southern Gaza Strip. Recent reporting by Reuters and other international outlets has confirmed that a Gaza-based contracting firm, Masoud &…

US-ISRAEL/IRAN – The Missile Paradox: Why Iran’s Refusal to Negotiate Its Ballistic Arsenal May Be the Flashpoint That Sinks a Nuclear Deal.

GENEVA/WASHINGTON — As a third round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran convenes in Geneva, attention remains focused on uranium enrichment levels, centrifuge cascades, and breakout timelines.…

GAZA: The Silencing Of Witnesses – Deep Dive Into The Record 129 Journalists Killed In 2025, With Israel Responsible For Two-Thirds.

In what press freedom watchdogs are calling a historic collapse of civilian protection, 2025 has been confirmed as the deadliest year on record for journalists and media workers since modern…

WEST BANK: The Coordinated Assault on Balata and Susya and the Unveiling of Israel’s “Silent Transfer” Policy in the Occupied West Bank.

WEST BANK, Date: February 25, 2026 - The occupied West Bank is witnessing a dramatic and dangerous escalation as the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and illegal Jewish settlers engage in…

GAZA: ‘A Death Sentence’ – How B’Tselem Says Israel’s Destruction Of Gaza Turned Winter Into A Mass Casualty Event, 39 Palestinians Dead.

GAZA - A comprehensive investigation has concluded that the deaths of 39 Palestinians, including 22 children, during the winter of 2025–2026 were not the result of an unavoidable natural disaster,…

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