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The Early Phoenix

Iran-Iraq Economic Alliance Grows Despite US Sanctions TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are moving forward with isolation and evacuation preparations in Rafah, Gaza’s last Hamas stronghold, despite international opposition to a ground operation. With the aim of targeting the remaining Hamas battalions, Israel plans to relocate over […]

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Hamas Visits Tehran; Ceasefire Talks Collapse TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES The US State Department dismissed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that a UN resolution for a Gaza ceasefire hampered Israeli hostage release efforts by Hamas. Spokesperson Matthew Miller labeled Netanyahu’s remarks as “unfair,” and said Hamas’s rejection of a proposed agreement

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Biden Abstains as UN Passes Ceasefire Resolution not Linked to Hostage Release TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution calling for a Ramadan ceasefire and the release of all hostages in the Gaza conflict, with the U.S. abstaining from the vote. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Israel Agrees to Prisoner Exchange—Will Hamas Agree? TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Benny Gantz, Israeli Minister-without-Portfolio, has declared that his National Unity Party will exit the government if a controversial haredi conscription law proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passes. Labeling the law’s passage a “red line,” Gantz emphasized its unacceptability even

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Israel Reveals Plan to Evacuate Civilans Ahead of Rafah Operation TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has approved an IDF plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians from “battle zones” in Rafah, thereby clearing the

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U.S., Israel Prepare Conflicting Proposals on Rafah Operation TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES The Biden administration will propose alternatives to a major Israeli offensive in Rafah during upcoming discussions with an Israeli delegation in Washington next week. The U.S. team will propose that the IDF should counter Hamas without significant ground operations,

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Biden Seeks to Prevent Rafah Operation TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES In a significant policy shift, US President Joe Biden expressed opposition to a major Israeli ground offensive in Rafah during a conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 18 March. Biden pressed Netanyahu for a more targeted strategy to avoid civilian

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U.S. & Iran Held Secret Talks Over Red Sea Attacks TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ IRAN The Financial Times revealed that the United States and Iran engaged in secret discussions this year regarding Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Aimed at urging Tehran to use its influence over the Houthis to halt the militant group’s assaults,

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No Gaza Cease Fire, but Palestinians Name New Prime Minister TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plans to appoint Mohammad Mustafa, an economist and close ally, as the next PA prime minister. This move aims to establish a technocratic government in the West Bank and prepare for eventual

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Biden & Netanyahu at Odds Over Gaza War TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES The US intelligence community’s annual threat assessment report to Congress, published on Monday, asserts that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership is endangered by widespread public distrust. The report also criticizes Netanyahu’s military response, which it says has inflicted

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Iran seizes $50 million in Kuwaiti oil, Houthi Missiles Kill Two, and Qaani Affirms Resistance Power TOP HEADLINES: ==================== ★ YEMEN A Houthi missile attack off Yemen’s coast targeted the Barbados-flagged cargo ship True Confidence, resulting in significant damage, at least two deaths, and six wounded. Despite efforts to change course on orders from an

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Jordanian Aid for Gaza Lost at Sea Despite King’s Oversight ============= ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES 1.Rift Grows in Israeli Government Over Ramadan Security Ramadan security challenges in Jerusalem are causing more rift within the Israeli government. After Ben Gavir recent decree to restrict the entry of Palestinians from the West Bank and is pushing for

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Houthi Pirates Levy Unauthorized Fees in Bab el-Mandeb Strait; Gains for Iran Under the Biden Administration Top Headlines:  ======================= ★ YEMEN According to a report released by Sheba Intelligence, European shipping companies have begun paying illegal fees to the Houthi group for the safe passage of their vessels through the Red Sea. This controversial arrangement

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Houthi Rampage, Israeli Strikes in Syria & Lebanon, and Iranian Bid to Liberate ISIS ‘Cubs TOP HEADLINES: ======================= ★ YEMEN Less than 24 hours after the European Union formally launched “ASPEEDS” naval mission in the Red Sea, the Houthis reported striking a French battleship and the French Ministry confirmed by announcing it had intercepted the

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US Bases Attacked; Houthis Persist in Aggression; Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets TOP HEADLINES: =================== ★ LEBANON Israel conducted a series of airstrikes targeting multiple locations across southern Lebanon, including Yaroun, Beit Lif, Ramia, Aytroun, Ghaziyeh, Zahrani, and the outskirts of several other border towns such as Mays al-Jabal and Hula. These attacks were in response

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