Tom O'Connor

"America has found that Israel is putting it in an awkward position before the world," Hamas' Ghazi Hamad told Newsweek.

"When you look only at Gaza, you don't see the big picture is very troubling," IDF Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told Newsweek.

ISIS could "attack U.S. and Western interests abroad in as little as six months with little to no warning," said CENTCOM's head.

"The American people will not accept the continuation of this blind bias towards Israel," a senior Hamas official told Newsweek.

Middle Eastern countries "look to China playing a greater role in deescalating the conflict" in Gaza, one Chinese diplomat said.

"It is time for ordinary Ukrainians to give up their illusions," Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek.

IDF Brigadier General Zion Ratzon said the new Heharim Brigade will operate "on both fronts simultaneously—Lebanon and Syria."

Houthi attacks are "an ongoing concern for all nations that engage in maritime commerce in the region," CENTCOM told Newsweek.

"Maybe it's time for the West to assess the failed strategy adopted and led by the United States," a Yemeni expert told Newsweek.

"These groups are coming together to defend against the overwhelming strength of the Israeli military," one expert told Newsweek.

"There is always room for improvement," Iranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Ensiyeh Khazali told Newsweek.

The exercises follow Iran's calls to establish a "maritime security belt" to counter the U.S and its allies.

Iran's foreign minister declared "a new chapter" in relations between Tehran and Baku during a meeting last week with his Azerbaijani counterpart.

While issuing rare approval, a Hamas official also told Newsweek that the U.S. "is a direct partner in the war against our people."

"We know that they are not going to stay in northeast Syria forever," the Syrian Democratic Council's Sinam Mohamad told Newsweek.

Candidate Afifeh Abedi tells Newsweek she plans "to take on a more specialized role in foreign policy issues and women's issues."

"The Palestinians will not allow extremists to monopolize Al-Aqsa Mosque and the holy city," a Hamas official told Newsweek.

An expert involved in the 2024 Global Diplomacy Index said that diplomacy "has never been a more important element of statecraft."

Even if the IDF manages to kill Hamas' top figures, an official from the group told Newsweek that it "will not stop the battle."

Syria's U.N. Mission told Newsweek that the U.S. military presence in the country is both "illegal" and "illegitimate."

"The Israeli forces have a responsibility to enable humanitarian operations across Gaza," an UNRWA spokesperson told Newsweek.

"Unfortunately, today and yesterday, the U.N. didn't show up to work," IDF Colonel Moshe Tetro told reporters.

"We are adamant: sooner or later peaceful agreements will be achieved," Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek.

"The war is not trending toward a stable stalemate, but toward Ukraine's eventual collapse," a new expert report warns.

"Let the world know: Brother Abu Ibrahim is a brave, solid and visionary national leader," Hamas said.

"Advancement of the international community towards genuine multipolarity is gaining momentum," Russia's ambassador told Newsweek.

"You're seeing now inside of Gaza a more sort of surgical style of operation," an IDF spokesperson told Newsweek.

"We will inevitably face fire with fire," a representative of Ashab al-Kahf told Newsweek.

"Now sirens are sounding in a number of settlements," a Hezbollah spokesperson told Newsweek.

A Kataib Hezbollah representative told Newsweek that the group's drones and missiles "reach anywhere we want at any time we want."