CIA chief eyes Middle East talks for Gaza hostage deal

US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns plans to meet with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials in coming days for talks on a potential Gaza hostage deal, a source familiar with the matter says. Read more

Israeli Health Minister slams WHO for ignoring Shifa hospital terror

Israeli Health Minister Uriel Bosso has denounced the World Health Organization (WHO) for failing to recognise Hamas’s use of hospitals for terror purposes after the Israel Defense Forces released footage on Sunday proving Hamas activity at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Read more

Blinken blunders and other balagan

For those uninitiated in the nuances of modern Israeli discourse, balagan loosely translated means chaos or fiasco. Read more