Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe12:32 AM • August 02 2026 IDTDonald Trump initiated two moves over the weekend aimed at trying to extract the Middle East from its stalemate. According to briefings in Washington, the U.S. president is preparing for a broad resumption of the war with Iran, including strikes on the country's energy infrastructure. It's possible that this would be done with the assistance of Israel or that Iran would attack Israel in response to the American move, drawing it in again into the confrontation. The alert level in the Israeli military remains particularly high, accordingly. At the same time, Trump announced progress in Gaza Strip, in anticipation of the implementation of a program meant to include Hamas' disarmament.In the NewsIDF on High Alert Ahead of Possible Major U.S. Strikes on IranAs Stevens Falters, Michigan Jews Ponder Their Place in the Democratic PartyThe Massacre That Changed an Entire Documentary on Druze in the Golan HeightsOff-duty IDF Soldier Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting Palestinian ChildIDF Reservist Dies by Suicide in Third Such Case in Past WeekRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts