{"id":95127,"date":"2026-08-02T04:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T09:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95127"},"modified":"2026-08-02T04:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T09:36:22","slug":"news-and-analysis-8-2-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95127","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 8\/2\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A regional official says the proposal announced by Trump &#8230; calls for the U.S. and Iran to return to negotiations &#8230; for reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and halting attacks across the region, including by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-iran-strait-hormuz-israel-gaza-mideast-f4c225f6667d9fd171616304701825a0\">Trump Says He Will Order Halt to Iran Strikes After Parameters Reached for Deal to End War<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes and settler violence continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/8\/1\/israeli-strikes-kill-four-across-gaza-destroy-medical-supply-warehouse\">Israeli Strikes Kill Seven Across Gaza, Destroy Medical Supply Warehouse<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-904259\">Israeli Lawyer Advocates Killing Palestinians to BBC Week After Gilad Farm Deadly Shooting<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-904264\">Settler Extremists Destroy Cars, Leave Three Palestinians Slightly Injured in West Bank Attacks<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The top U.S. general in Europe privately warned the Pentagon this week that he lacks sufficient naval forces to continue protecting Israel from incoming ballistic missiles&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/08\/01\/general-warns-pentagon-he-lacks-sufficient-forces-protect-israel\/\">U.S. General Warns Pentagon He Lacks Sufficient Forces to Protect Israel<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Palestine stands in the intersection of advocacy for genuine equality, the struggle over truth-telling to a biased Establishment, the meaning of freedom, the implications for democracy, and so many &#8216;tactical&#8217; issues of our era&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2026\/08\/book-review-grief-and-resistance-for-palestine\/\">Book Review: Grief and Resistance for Palestine<\/a> (Mondoweiss)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;Basic necessities remain out of reach[,&#8230; [yet,] &#8220;in unexpected ways young Palestinians are adapting through innovation, education and community leadership&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairobserver.com\/region\/middle_east_north_africa\/fo-talks-making-sense-of-what-life-is-like-in-palestine-today\/\">FO Talks: Making Sense of What Life Is Like in Palestine Today<\/a> (Fair Observer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Some analysts warn that Ukraine risks turning two local localized wars into a global conflict by &#8216;merging the battlefields'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/01\/ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-iran\">Laura Loomer, Lindsey Graham and the Deepening Iran Crisis: What\u2019s Behind Trump\u2019s Reset with Zelenskyy?<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the &#8220;<a class=\"js-itid-click\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/07\/27\/trumps-board-peace-lowers-ambitions-peace-plan-lags\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/07\/27\/trumps-board-peace-lowers-ambitions-peace-plan-lags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Board of Peace<\/a> released the text of the <a title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BoardOfPeace\/status\/2083156702250115118?s=20\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BoardOfPeace\/status\/2083156702250115118?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">15-point plan<\/a> Friday, analysts cautioned that there seemed to be a substantial gap between Israel and Hamas on a path forward&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/08\/01\/trump-gaza-deal-hamas-disarms-israel-withdraws-neither-wants-go-first\/\">In Trump Gaza Deal, Hamas Disarms, Israel Withdraws. Neither Wants to Go First<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/2026-Iran-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Iran war<\/u><\/a> has not just rattled the Strait of Hormuz. 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