Making peace with the Palestinians looks much harder than with Iran’s regime or Shias in Lebanon https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/07/03/israels-weird-war-clock-12-days-for-iran-21-months-in-gaza

🇮🇱 Over 100 new immigrants arrived in Israel right after the war—ready to build a new life.

ILTV News Flash - War Day 636 | July 3, 2025

The historical shift that took place in Syria with the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024, necessitated the formulation of a new Israeli policy toward its northern neighbor. Israel’s first move—taken in the early hours following the regime’s collapse—was an offensive military operation, which escalated in order to prevent the capabilities and … Continued https://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypt-syria/

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President Trump eases most sanctions against Syria in a move to reclaim regional leverage, counter Iranian influence, and support allies while seeking to create a more peaceful region. https://www.foxnews.com/world/why-syria-plays-key-role-trumps-plans-middle-east-peace

Norway has moved to increase humanitarian assistance to Syria. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/07/norway-removes-sanctions-syria-what-know

An iconic statue in Aleppo’s central Saadallah Al-Jabiri Square has been destroyed ‘accidentally’ after an attempt to remove it, leading to widespread outrage. https://www.newarab.com/news/destruction-iconic-aleppo-statue-met-outrage-syria

Netanyahu Heads to U.S. — Hamas Under Pressure

Syria's Christian population has been decimated from 1.5 million to under 300,000 since 2011. Yet the global silence reveals devastating double standards. https://www.newsweek.com/west-claims-champion-persecuted-middle-eastern-christians-prove-otherwise-opinion-2093309

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing economic development over nation-building in the Middle East. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/world/middleeast/israel-syria-border-us-barrack.html

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing economic development over nation-building in the Middle East. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/world/middleeast/israel-syria-border-us-barrack.html

The humanitarian crisis in the DRC shows no sign of easing. But for now, charities on the ground are holding the line, continuing to... https://www.borgenmagazine.com/humanitarian-crisis-in-the-drc/

International Relations theory would predict strong opposition from China and Russia to Israel’s assault on Iranian military and nuclear sites. In practice, says Jonathan Roll, other considerations got in the way, and the role of both powers has been minimal. This suggests US influence may be more durable than expected https://theloop.ecpr.eu/where-are-china-and-russia-in-the-israel-iran-conflict/

Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel has committed ’26 bloody massacres’ in the last two days. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/3/israel-kills-more-than-300-palestinians-in-48-hours-as-ceasefire-in-balance

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – A U.S.-backed Israeli campaign to oust Iran’s government met fierce resistance and ended with a ceasefire brokered by international diplomacy. https://en.mehrnews.com/news/233923/Israel-s-War-Gamble-How-the-Iran-Conflict-Shook-the-World

While Erdogan is doing everything to delegitimize Israel, any agreement between Israel and Syria "also undermines Turkey’s strategy," Yanarocak told Maariv. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-859821

Israel’s alleged backchannel diplomacy with Russia reportedly comes amid efforts to define new regional arrangements after halting its strikes on Iran - Anadolu Ajansı https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/israel-holding-secret-talks-with-russia-on-iran-syria-during-ceasefire-report/3620311

Syria’s Alawite communities are in the grip of a fear that their women and girls could be kidnapped and held as sabaya, or sex slaves. After the Assad dictatorship fell, amid revenge attacks by militias loyal to the country’s new rulers, there were reports of abductions for rape and even of forced marriage. Alawite human https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-alawite-women-taken-as-sex-slaves-in-syria/

An Abraham Accords-style breakthrough will only be possible between Syria and Israel if one person—President Trump—brings Netanyahu and al-Sharaa together to seal the deal. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-859815

U.S. halting some military aid to Ukraine, Pentagon announces

Israeli Forces Capture Iranian Terrorist Cell: The Israel Defense Forces announced the capture of an Iran-affiliated cell in southern Syria. The terrorists were apprehended at night... https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/07/02/striking-all-components-of-the-axis-iran-has-built-idf-captures-iranian-operatives-in-southern-syria/

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The elite IDF unit 504 provided intelligence that led to the arrests of multiple members of an Iranian terrorist cell in southern Syria. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-859809