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 ...
![A Palestinian militant of the Ezzedine al-Qassam brigade. [MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/157855044.jpg?itok=Mk0q-kQG "A Palestinian militant of the Ezzedine al-Qassam brigade. [MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images]")
![Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of peace negotiations with the Palestinians. [Photo by Reuters]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/ppp.jpg?itok=YsLJ2Aw2 "Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of peace negotiations with the Palestinians. [Photo by Reuters]")
![Palestinian militants of the Islamic Jihad hold rocket propelled grenades (RPG) as they take part in a rally against Israel in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, on October 24, 2013. [Photo credit: SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/185719625.jpg?itok=Z-hJQRB_ "Palestinian militants of the Islamic Jihad hold rocket propelled grenades (RPG) as they take part in a rally against Israel in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, on October 24, 2013. [Photo credit: SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images]")
![BELGIUM, Brussels : EU Council president Herman Van Rompuy and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas make a statement on October 23, 2013 after their working session at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/789.jpg?itok=qf1Yjjx3 "BELGIUM, Brussels : EU Council president Herman Van Rompuy and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas make a statement on October 23, 2013 after their working session at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. [AFP]")
