State of Israel

A former official in the Biden administration says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believed the United States would cut off military aid during the Gaza war. The claim, reported by Haaretz, adds to the ongoing debate in Washington and Jerusalem over how far the Biden administration was willing to go in pressuring Israel over its conduct of the war, and why US weapons transfers ultimately continued.

Italian outlet Altrenotizie reports on Canada's arms embargo toward Israel, describing it as applying selectively or inconsistently — 'a variable geometry' embargo. The piece ties the issue to wider debates over Western arms exports amid the Gaza war and the Ukraine conflict, questioning whether stated export restrictions match actual policy practice.

A Wall Street Journal opinion piece argues that the October 7 Hamas attack and the ensuing war in Gaza have not destroyed the Abraham Accords. It points to a New York meeting bringing together the United Arab Emirates, Israel and other partners as evidence that the normalization process between Israel and Arab states is continuing, partly driven by shared concerns over Iran.