Bringing a fair & accurate coverage of the Middle East to the West // Community Guidelines apply: http://middleeastmonitor.com/community/ https://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrspzujj7c2gThe UN on Wednesday warned of "major public health risks" facing civilians in the Gaza Strip, with rodent and ectoparasite infestations reported in 83% of displacement sites assessed earlier this month, Anadolu reports. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-un-warns-of-major-public-health-risks-in-gaza-as-83-of-displacement-sites-report-infestations/29 Jul 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrspzujj7c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrso7vkkus2gIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed to US President Donald Trump a plan to gradually end direct US military aid to Israel over the next decade during their White House meeting on Tuesday, according to Israeli media on Wednesday https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-netanyahu-proposes-phasing-out-us-military-aid-to-israel-over-10-years-report/29 Jul 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrso7vkkus2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrshig3a6c2gFormula 1 will conclude its 2026 season in Europe if the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix cannot take place because of the situation in the Middle East, the sport’s president and CEO Stefano Domenicali said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-f1-season-to-end-in-europe-if-qatar-abu-dhabi-races-cannot-proceed/29 Jul 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrshig3a6c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrsfppga622g"Among the nine killed on July 21, an entire family, including four young children, was wiped out in a single strike. As reports of Israel's daily harvest of Palestinian lives in Gaza multiply, journalists too often neglect to humanize those killed" https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-the-death-count-trap-why-tallying-victims-wont-stop-israels-genocide/29 Jul 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsfppga622ghttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs6xzg5rk2kTrafficking in persons remains one of the most pervasive and devastating crimes of our time. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). #Opinion by Othman Belbeisi Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-instability-in-mena-is-making-migrants-more-vulnerable-to-new-forms-of-trafficking/29 Jul 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs6xzg5rk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs6ttdwo22yWhen Washington buried a war maker by Kurniawan Arif Maspul https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-when-washington-buried-a-war-maker/29 Jul 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs6ttdwo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs6ae2eu22kMore than one hundred British Arab orgainsations and individuals yesterday sent a congratulatory letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the occasion of his assumption of office. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-british-arabs-congratulate-burnham-on-becoming-prime-minister/29 Jul 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs6ae2eu22khttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs64fgvfc2hThe National Commission for Palestinian Popular Action call for restoration of political legitimacy https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-the-national-commission-for-palestinian-popular-action-call-for-restoration-of-political-legitimacy/29 Jul 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs64fgvfc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs5ykre7c2kTwo years after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory unlawful. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-2-years-after-icj-ruling-un-rights-office-says-settler-violence-annexation-in-west-bank-getting-worse/29 Jul 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs5ykre7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs5pza4os2kA US airstrike targeted an area near the western Iranian city of Piranshahr, close to the Iraqi border, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported on Wednesday. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-us-airstrike-targets-border-area-near-western-iranian-city-report/29 Jul 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs5pza4os2khttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs5me4iuc2yCan disability become the next soft power tool in Indonesia-MENA ties? by Dr Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-can-disability-become-the-next-soft-power-tool-in-indonesia-mena-ties/29 Jul 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs5me4iuc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs5hal3522hNearly half of Americans want Netanyahu arrested despite Israel’s multimillion-dollar propaganda drive https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-nearly-half-of-americans-want-netanyahu-arrested-despite-israels-multimillion-dollar-propaganda-drive/29 Jul 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs5hal3522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs536qq4s2kIsrael is paying tens of millions of dollars to seed pro-Israel narratives about Gaza into artificial intelligence systems. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-israel-pays-millions-to-poison-ai-chatbots-with-gaza-propaganda-report-finds/29 Jul 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs536qq4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs4ycypy22yTrump says US will be hitting Iran ‘hard,’ but will ‘let them keep talking’ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-trump-says-us-will-be-hitting-iran-hard-but-will-let-them-keep-talking/29 Jul 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs4ycypy22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs3usdcr22kIsraeli forces detained at least 15 Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and stormed the village of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, where soldiers searched dozens of homes and sealed off the area. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-israeli-forces-raid-village-near-nablus-detain-15-palestinians-across-occupied-west-bank/29 Jul 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs3usdcr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs3dq4lgc2hIraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said Wednesday that at least 20 of its members were killed and 32 others wounded in overnight US-Saudi airstrikes targeting the group’s headquarters in several provinces across the country. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-iraqs-popular-mobilization-forces-says-20-members-killed-in-overnight-us-saudi-airstrikes/29 Jul 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs3dq4lgc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs3buy2us2y14 Arab, Palestinian groups issue urgent appeal to protect Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque amid Israeli escalation https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-14-arab-palestinian-groups-issue-urgent-appeal-to-protect-jerusalem-al-aqsa-mosque-amid-israeli-escalation/29 Jul 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs3buy2us2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs32q6lrc2hIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he plans to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly this September despite calls from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-netanyahu-says-he-will-visit-new-york-despite-mayor-mamdanis-calls-for-his-arrest/29 Jul 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs32q6lrc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs2xgrq4s2kIn international politics, silence can sometimes speak louder than explosions. When two long-standing adversaries such as the United States and Iran pause military strikes. #Opinion by Dr Ismail Adaramola Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-the-us-iran-pause-in-strikes-a-window-for-sustainable-peace/29 Jul 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs2xgrq4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs2kkzjhc2hIraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said on Tuesday that Iraq is capable of supplying up to one million barrels of oil per day to Turkey, highlighting what he described as the growing strategic partnership between the two countries in the energy sector. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-iraqi-prime-minister-says-iraq-could-supply-turkey-with-up-to-1-million-barrels-of-oil-per-day/29 Jul 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs2kkzjhc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs2b5x2ps2yConfronting the occupation's violence strategically by Alain Alameddine https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-confronting-the-occupations-violence-strategically/29 Jul 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs2b5x2ps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrs2ahouok2hThe Palestinian community in Chile has condemned escalating attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-palestinian-community-in-chile-calls-for-international-action-to-stop-israeli-crimes-in-west-bank/29 Jul 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs2ahouok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrrzyqpsak2hPakistan rejects claim it will provide transit for Chinese missile shipment to Iran https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-pakistan-rejects-claim-it-will-provide-transit-for-chinese-missile-shipment-to-iran/29 Jul 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrzyqpsak2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrrzhyv4v22hBritish Arabs congratulate Burnham on becoming prime minister https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-british-arabs-congratulate-burnham-on-becoming-prime-minister/29 Jul 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrzhyv4v22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrrywq56ac2kJibril Rajoub, a member of Fatah’s Central Committee, has called for Palestinian presidential elections to be held before legislative elections. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-fatah-official-jibril-rajoub-calls-for-presidential-election-before-legislative-vote/29 Jul 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrywq56ac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrrygy4urc2h2 years after ICJ ruling, UN rights office says settler violence, annexation in West Bank 'getting worse' https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-2-years-after-icj-ruling-un-rights-office-says-settler-violence-annexation-in-west-bank-getting-worse/29 Jul 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrygy4urc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrrxpa36t22hUS airstrike targets border area near western Iranian city: Report https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-us-airstrike-targets-border-area-near-western-iranian-city-report/29 Jul 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrxpa36t22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrrxbg4qa22kIran has proposed a temporary arrangement with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while a separate Omani proposal backed by Gulf states could give Tehran an unprecedented role in managing shipping through the strategic waterway. Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-iran-proposes-hormuz-shipping-deal-as-gulf-states-back-omani-plan/29 Jul 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrxbg4qa22khttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrrx6baoes2hGCC, Arab countries back Saudi Arabia after drone attacks on oil facilities https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-gcc-arab-countries-back-saudi-arabia-after-drone-attacks-on-oil-facilities/29 Jul 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrx6baoes2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/middleeastmonitor.bsky.social/post/3mrrwntepb22kFor decades, I watched Pakistan’s military relationship with the Middle East unfold largely away from the headlines. Pakistani officers trained Gulf forces, pilots joined joint exercises. #Opinion by Mansoor Qaisar Read: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-beyond-a-muslim-nato-pakistan-and-the-middle-easts-emerging-security-order/29 Jul 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:6b77l3ndzv2o7alhbdfc66zq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrwntepb22k