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​Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the Israeli military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, July 21, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Israeli forces advance into new Gaza area, DRC to ink peace deal with rebels, Chilean crime wave pushes voters rightward

Israeli ground forces have pushed into Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, an area that the IDF has previously largely avoided because it is believed to be where the remaining Israeli hostages are held.

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiles as he prepares to testify in his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv on Dec. 10, 2024.
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Israel strikes Syria, Netanyahu goes to court

Israel has launched over 350 airstrikes this week targeting naval bases, ships, ammunition depots, and weapon facilities across Syria, devastating the Syrian Army’s remaining capabilities, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Israel's next move
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Israel's next move

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: After Iran’s latest strikes on Israel, all eyes are on how Israel will respond and what role the US will play. Ian Bremmer shares insight on these and more.

How October 7th changed Israel and the Middle East
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How October 7th changed Israel and the Middle East

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: One year after the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, Ian Bremmer takes a look at how its repercussions have impacted Israel, the Middle East region, and the world.

​People react inside a damaged residence following an Israeli raid, in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Sept. 6, 2024.
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American woman killed at protest in West Bank

An American woman was fatally shot at a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, the State Department confirmed.

Israelis push Netanyahu for cease-fire after Hamas kills hostages
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Israelis push Netanyahu for cease-fire after Hamas kills hostages

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The largest social dissent we have seen since the October 7 terror attacks, since the war in Gaza has started in Israel. And the proximate reason for this was the Hamas execution of six Israeli hostages in Rafah. It's a big deal; it's a general strike of the largest labor union in Israel. They want an end to the fighting, they want the hostages back, and they want a deal done, and they're tired of the way this war has been prosecuted.

Israel hostage rescue and the worsening human toll
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Israel hostage rescue and the worsening human toll

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Four hostages were rescued by an Israeli Defense Forces operation over the weekend. To get those hostages out, there were between 100 and 300 Palestinians killed. Hamas is keeping these people in civilian homes and among a densely populated civilian area specifically to make it harder for Israelis to rescue them without having large numbers of Palestinian civilians killed. At the same time, Israel has been way too indifferent to civilian casualties.

Biden's Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan is trouble for Netanyahu
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Biden's Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan is trouble for Netanyahu

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Bibi is under a lot more pressure. Benny Gantz, a member of the War Cabinet, is willing to leave. Gives him an ultimatum: If there isn't some plan for what to do with Palestinian governance after the war is over. And Netanyahu has been kicking the can on this, just like he's been kicking the can on under what conditions the war in Rafah will be over.

Israel & Hamas extreme positions move them even further apart
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Israel & Hamas extreme positions move them even further apart

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: As far as the fighting of the war is going, the position of Hamas and the axis of resistance, and the position of the Israeli government literally are not aligned with or supported by anybody at this point on the global stage. And that makes the likelihood of this war going on, and escalating and expanding further beyond its borders.

ICC war crimes charge strengthens Netanyahu's position in Israel
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ICC war crimes charge strengthens Netanyahu's position in Israel

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: How will the ICC's decision to seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu, in addition to Sinwar, play out in Israel? The idea for any Israeli civilian, any Israeli civilian that their country, that their leadership could be somehow put in equivalence to the terrorist organization that attacked them on October 7 is utterly unthinkable. So, the response here is going to be stronger support for the Israeli government inside Israel, stronger support for the Israeli prime minister and defense minister inside Israel.