The Take

Brief: Settlers attack Palestinians and diplomats in occupied West Bank, future of UN peacekeeping in Lebanon unclear

This week: 373 days after the declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza, Israel has killed at least 1,511 Palestinians there.   Israeli settlers have carried out more than 300 a

Brief: One year of Gaza 'ceasefire', will US attack Yemen after Saudi airport strike?

This week: One year after the declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza, Israel has killed at least 1,481 Palestinians there.  Saudi Arabia says Yemeni fighters killed 12 people

Brief: US sending more troops to Middle East even as it withdraws from Iraq

This week: 368 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,439 Palestinians in Gaza.  The US is sending more soldiers and ships to the Middle East.  The US has co

Brief: Trump rejects Iran's proposal, why doesn't Gaza have wheelchairs?

This week: 361 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,402 Palestinians in Gaza. Donald Trump rejected an offer from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Isra

Brief: Iran's conditions for peace with US, what is in new US weapons shipment for Israel?

This week: 354 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,390 Palestinians in Gaza.    Iran conveyed its conditions for a ceasefire to the US. Further escalation

Brief: Israel kills family in Gaza, why did Houthis launch offensive?

This week: 347 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,369 Palestinians in Gaza.   Yemen's Houthi movement gained significant ground. Israel continued to viol

Brief: Iran retaliates after US sinks ships, Israeli minister wants ethnic cleansing in Gaza

This week: 340 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,344 Palestinians in Gaza.  Iran and the US continued strikes around the Strait of Hormuz. An Israeli mi

Brief: Israeli pogroms continue in West Bank, more children killed in Gaza

This week: 333 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,313 Palestinians in Gaza.   The UN discussed the plan for Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. Israeli pogrom

Brief: No change in Gaza after Kushner meeting, will Israel escalate in Lebanon?

This week: 326 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,285 Palestinians in Gaza.  A US envoy met with Hamas' leadership. Israeli settlers continue to terroriz

Brief: Settler siege of Palestinian home continues, Israel kills 11 in Lebanon

This week: 319 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,260 Palestinians in Gaza.  Israeli settlers continued their siege of a Palestinian home in the occupied

Brief: Israel escalates in Lebanon after soldiers killed, mass funeral in Gaza

 This week: 312 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,254 Palestinians in Gaza. A mass funeral was held in Gaza. Israel raided Qalandiya refugee camp in the

Brief: As Israel continues striking Gaza, will Hamas disarm?

 This week: 305 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,222 Palestinians in Gaza. The US announced a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza as Israel continued its

Brief: US pauses Iran strikes, Israel continues attacking Gaza

 This week: 298 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,191 Palestinians in Gaza. The US announced a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza as Israel continued its

Brief: US strikes Iran for 8th straight night, Iran kills US soldiers in Jordan

This week:  291 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,100 Palestinians in Gaza. The US continued to strike Iran, killing at least 50 Iranians in the past tw

Brief: US attacks Iran again, Hamas dissolves government in Gaza

This week: 284 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,093 Palestinians in Gaza.  The US attacked Iran multiple times. Israel continued killing Palestinians i

Brief: Iran holds funeral processions for late Ayatollah. Israel-Lebanon ceasefire tested in the south

This week: 277 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,066 Palestinians in Gaza. Iranians gather for funeral processions of the late Ayatollah killed in the I

The path from Gaza to Trump's return

What happened inside the White House after October 7, 2023 changed the course of Israel’s war on Gaza and reshaped the Democratic Party. After three primary elections tha

Mehdi Hasan: Disrupting democracy’s decline

Mehdi Hasan has had a front seat to US and UK politics for decades. With the UK facing yet another change in prime minister a decade after Brexit, and the US looking ahea

Brief: Iran launches retaliatory strikes on US targets. Israel and Lebanon agree on new framework

This week: 270 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1038 Palestinians in Gaza. Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait. Israel and Lebanon ag

Another Take: Qatar’s World Cup, from the inside out

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on October 24, 2022. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been c