Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel’s recent victory in its conflict with Iran opens a path to expanded peace deals, including the possible addition of Saudi Arabia and Syria to the Abraham Accords.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel’s success in the conflict with Iran has created a “dramatic” opportunity to broaden peace efforts across the Middle East. In a statement, he urged swift action to build on the momentum.
“This victory presents an opportunity for a dramatic widening of peace agreements,” Netanyahu said. “We are working on this with enthusiasm. Alongside the freeing of hostages and defeat of Hamas, there is a window of opportunity that must not be missed. We cannot waste even a single day.”
His remarks came just hours after a report in Israel Hayom claimed that Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed in a phone call earlier this week to accelerate an end to the Gaza conflict—potentially within two weeks. The newspaper, citing an unnamed source, said the plan could involve expanding the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords to include Saudi Arabia and Syria.
Netanyahu’s office declined to comment on the report, but in a press appearance on Sunday he said the weakening of Iran had already begun to reshape the region.
“We have broken the axis,” he said. “This is a huge change and Israel's status is rising, not just in the Middle East but also in the world. This is a tectonic shift.”
The Israel-Iran ceasefire announced by Trump earlier this week has raised hopes among Palestinians of an end to more than 20 months of intense fighting in Gaza. The conflict has left vast areas of the territory destroyed and most residents displaced, with malnutrition now widespread.
With diplomatic momentum building, Netanyahu expressed confidence that Israel is entering a “bright new future” marked by greater stability and international partnerships.
“We will see a bright new future, of security, of prosperity, of hope and of peace,” he said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague to discuss key regional and global issues.
An explosive device detonated on an armoured combat-engineering vehicle in Khan Younis in Gaza, killing seven Israeli soldiers and seriously wounding another soldier on Tuesday (24 June).
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European Union leaders renewed economic sanctions on Russia for another six months on Thursday and reviewed the latest U.S. trade proposals during a summit in Brussels.
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A fire that broke out Thursday evening at the “Azerbaijanfilm” studio in Baku has been brought under control, following an explosion reported in an old pyrotechnics area of the complex.
The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump may push back looming tariff deadlines, signalling flexibility in his approach to ongoing trade talks.
China has started granting export licences for rare earth elements and magnets to companies in the European Union, according to a report by the South China Morning Post, citing EU officials.
Iran launched 18 ballistic missiles late Sunday targeting the U.S. military’s Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American installation in the Middle East.
Iranian missiles struck multiple locations across Israel and neighbouring regions early Friday morning, including a Microsoft office complex, according to emergency responders and local media reports.
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Wizz Air has suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel, and its European services to Amman, Jordan, effective immediately until 15 September due to escalating situation in the Middle East. Also, the air carrier temporarily suspended its flights between Astana, Kazakhstan, and Abu Dhabi.
China has unveiled a mosquito-sized bionic drone designed for covert military operations and battlefield reconnaissance, marking a major advance in micro-robotics and stealth technology as part of the country’s growing focus on next-generation warfare capabilities.
A fire that broke out Thursday evening at the “Azerbaijanfilm” studio in Baku has been brought under control, following an explosion reported in an old pyrotechnics area of the complex.
A key unit at Iran’s South Pars gas field, damaged during Israel’s first strike on the country’s energy infrastructure, has resumed operations just 10 days after the attack.
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Kazakhstan will create six new nature conservation institutions to preserve biodiversity, aiming to increase protected territories to 12.5% of the national area.
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European Union leaders renewed economic sanctions on Russia for another six months on Thursday and reviewed the latest U.S. trade proposals during a summit in Brussels.
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington signed a trade agreement with China the previous day, though no details of the deal have been made public.
A fire that broke out Thursday evening at the “Azerbaijanfilm” studio in Baku has been brought under control, following an explosion reported in an old pyrotechnics area of the complex.
The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump may push back looming tariff deadlines, signalling flexibility in his approach to ongoing trade talks.
China has started granting export licences for rare earth elements and magnets to companies in the European Union, according to a report by the South China Morning Post, citing EU officials.
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