Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage of events in the Middle East.Thursday, May 22, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:Follow-ups on the Israeli cabinet's decision to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.Updates on the U.S. push to secure a cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza.11 a.m. Joint parliamentary committees meet with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.11 a.m. Subcommittee for Education, Higher Education and Culture meets under the leadership of MP Halima Kaakour. Israel impedes Gaza aid distribution, shoots at diplomats touring West Bank: According to a U.N. statement published yesterday, Israeli security restrictions have blocked the distribution of the meager aid allowed into Gaza since Monday, widely decried as paling in comparison to the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage of events in the Middle East.Thursday, May 22, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:Follow-ups on the Israeli cabinet's decision to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.Updates on the U.S. push to secure a cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza.11 a.m. Joint parliamentary committees meet with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.11 a.m. Subcommittee for Education, Higher Education and Culture meets under the leadership of MP Halima Kaakour. Israel impedes Gaza aid distribution, shoots at diplomats touring West Bank: According to a U.N. statement published yesterday, Israeli security restrictions have blocked the distribution of the meager aid allowed into Gaza since Monday, widely decried as paling in comparison to...