February 24th, 2026 - 08:49 GMT
ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled plans for a new strategic alliance aimed at countering what he described as “radical” Shia and Sunni blocs in the Middle East, signaling a potential realignment in regional diplomacy. Speaking at a cabinet meeting ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit, Netanyahu proposed forming a “hexagon” partnership that would include India, Greece, Cyprus, select Arab states, widely understood to include ...
![Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal and acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas [Ma'an]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/344394_Palerstine-Hamas.jpg?itok=O3p88KFA "Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal and acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas [Ma'an]")
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![[Ma'an]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/129773_345x230.jpg?itok=rnP5tTke "[Ma'an]")
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![Recently released Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Khalaf is carried by friends in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 31, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/459816257.jpg?itok=9tTxXeFQ "Recently released Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Khalaf is carried by friends in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 31, 2013. [Getty Images]")
