Iranian Attack Sinks Container Ship in Strait of Hormuz
on October 14, 2026
(Washington Post) Susannah George -
The Singapore-registered container ship GFS Pride was attacked by Iran and sunk while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. All crew members were evacua...
Saudi Arabia Struggles to Stop Houthi Attacks
on October 14, 2026
(New York Times) Neil MacFarquhar -
Saudi Arabia has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in building an advanced military, putting the kingdom among the top 10 nations in terms of arms spendin...
Houthi Strike Hits Building at Saudi Aramco Headquarters
on October 14, 2026
(Wall Street Journal) Summer Said -
Yemen's Houthis struck a building at the headquarters of Saudi Arabia's state oil giant Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran, the heart of the country's oil ind...
Houthis Are Building Advanced Missiles with Chinese Parts
on October 14, 2026
(Wall Street Journal) Laurence Norman -
The Houthis are attempting to produce their own advanced medium-range ballistic missiles using Chinese parts. They brought in a range of components needed to...
Gazans Rage at Hamas for Oct. 7 Gamble
on October 14, 2026
(Ha'aretz) Amira Hass -
"On that accursed day, they pushed Gaza off the edge of the cliff," Gazan writer and poet Ni'ma Hassan wrote on her Facebook page on Oct. 7. A few hours later, she posted ...
Israel Warns of Gaza Aid Crisis as Merchants Strike over Hamas Threats
on October 14, 2026
(Ynet News) Elisha Ben Kimon -
Maj.-Gen. Yoram Halevy, coordinator of government activities in the territories (COGAT), sent an urgent letter Wednesday to Board of Peace Executive Director Nikola...
Poll: Majority of Lebanese Support a Deal with Israel
on October 14, 2026
(Jerusalem Post) Danielle Greyman-Kennard -
According to a poll conducted by Statistics Lebanon published last week, Hizbullah's standing among the country's Shia population has weakened significan...
Colombia Is 10th Country to Open Embassy in Jerusalem
on October 14, 2026
(Times of Israel) Nava Freiberg -
Colombia on Wednesday opened its embassy in Jerusalem, the tenth country to back Israeli sovereignty in the city. Colombia's new president, Abelardo de la Espriell...
In Iran Talks, U.S. Insisting on Nuclear Issue
on October 14, 2026
(Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) Iran Desk -
In the diplomatic track with Iran, according to analyses published in Tehran, the U.S. wants any significant easing of the blockade a...
Hamas Bears Ultimate Responsibility for the Suffering in Gaza
on October 14, 2026
(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Jake Wallis Simons -
Former Israeli minister Ron Dermer explained this week that suffering in war is not in itself proof of genocide. Given the circumstances in which the wa...