Palestinians
Israeli-Palestinian Gaza impasse may prove extended
Israel has somewhat expanded Rafah operations and launched new attacks against Hamas in northern Gaza
IsraelNew aid cutoffs will expand Palestinians’ Gaza famine
Israel’s seizure of the Rafah crossing creates knotty humanitarian problems
PalestiniansEurope’s Palestinian shift will be mainly symbolic
Four EU countries are reportedly preparing to recognise Palestinian statehood on May 21
EUThe Israeli-Palestinian Gaza war is at a crisis point
Israel has launched military operations in Rafah, as Hamas accepts the mediators’ latest ceasefire proposal
IsraelTruce talks manoeuvring may pressure Jordan’s balance
The US secretary of state is visiting, only a day after he last met his Jordanian counterpart in Riyadh
JordanSyria’s fraught Middle East return will hurt refugees
Refugees in Lebanon are being summarily turned out of their homes, with no clear alternatives
SyriaIsrael’s Rafah plans will affect the Lebanon front
Another intense cross-border Israel-Hezbollah exchange comes at a sensitive time in the wider Middle East conflict
LebanonLimits to Russia’s ties with Turkey will persist
Economic ties with Turkey have grown in importance over the past two years, despite significant foreign policy tensions
Turkey
