BENNY AVNI

BENNY AVNI

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Benny Avni is the Foreign Editor of the Sun.

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion,…

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Foreign

With Hostage Deal, the ‘World Is Seeing Donald Trump Coming Into Power,’ Senator Barrasso Tells the Sun

A complex pact is reached for the eventual return of all 98 captives, Israelis and Americans, living and dead.

AP/Steve Helber, file
Foreign

Blinken Sees Roles for Many in Post-War Gaza, Except for Israel

‘We must ensure that Hamas is unable to rule the Gaza Strip and that the Palestinian Authority, after its reform, takes over the rule of the Strip,’ the outgoing secretary says. ‘Israelis must abandon the myth that they can carry out de facto annexation’ of Gaza.

AP/Luis M. Alvarez
Foreign

Gaza Hostage Negotiators, Scrambling To Avoid ‘Hell’ Trump Threatens, Are Reportedly Near Deal for Israeli, Yank Hostages

Thirty-three of the 98 hostages would be released in the first of three stages to the deal.

AP/Ohad Zwigenberg
Foreign

Coalition Air Strike, Coordinated With Israel for the First Time Against Houthi Targets, Signals That Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Could Be Next

‘This coordinated attack is a message to Iran,’ a terrorism researcher and former Likud Knesset member, Anat Berko, says.

AP/Osamah Abdulrahman
Foreign

Lebanon, by Electing Its Army Chief as President, May Finally Be Emerging From Under the Yoke of Iran

The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from Israel amid skepticism about Lebanon’s future.

AP/Hussein Malla
Foreign

With Islamist Terrorism on the Rise in Afghanistan and Foes Such as Communist China Gaining Power There, America May Need To Pivot

While the end of America’s involvement in the south Asian country known as the ‘graveyard of empires’ has been celebrated, Washington does not want to repeat the mistake of simply turning its back on Afghanistan.

AP/Saifullah Zahir
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