On Oct. 7, 2023, the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas (a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, or FTO) led surprise attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip. More than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals (including at...
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While taking a victory lap over a preliminary, limited agreement to end the war with Iran, President Trump criticizes and creates distance from Israel.
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President Trump in 2018 enumerates the behaviors Iran must change to enter a deal replacing the JPOA and thus creates a basis for judging his own negotiations with Tehran.
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Board of Peace Roadmap for Gaza Explained, May 2026
The Board of Peace’s high commissioner for Gaza presents and explains the 15-point plan to fully implement the 20-point ceasefire and reconstruction plan for the Strip.
Board of Peace’s First 6-Month Report on Gaza, May 2026
In its first progress report on the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and recovery efforts, the Board of Peace cites several successes but comes back to the perpetual problem of heavily armed Hamas.
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