Syria eyes calm, Gaza aid site turns deadly, Trump hosts Gulf leaders—here’s your SOFREP Evening Brief for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

Once a convicted smuggler jailed by Hamas, Yaser Abu Shabab now leads an armed force in Rafah — hailed by some as a symbol of ...

A recent attack against Israeli soldiers in Gaza highlights a Hamas shift to guerilla-stye tactics as the militant group, ...

Yet according to multiple testimonies from Gaza, Hamas is on its last legs. Its military and political leadership has been ...

Israel struck an upbeat note about the prospects for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza on Wednesday, falling in behind US President Donald Trump and his optimism for an ...

Jeff Flake is serious and principled, the kind of leader I would prefer in the Republican Party. But Donald Trump is the ...

Ending Iran’s nuclear ambitions was stage one in realizing a new vision for a war-torn region. Stage two is ending the war in Gaza. Stage three is expanding the Abraham ...

The president wants an end to the war in Gaza so he can make more regional deals in the region. But as much as Jerusalem must defer to him, there ...

Hamas and Israel staked out their positions Wednesday ahead of expected talks on a Washington-backed ceasefire proposal ...

Hamas and Israel staked out their positions Wednesday ahead of expected talks on a Washington-backed ceasefire proposal ...

Hamas and Israel staked out their positions Wednesday ahead of expected talks on a Washington-backed ceasefire proposal ...

US President Donald Trump has voiced confidence that a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed this week after Hamas announced ...