The deal is likely to shift the balance of power in the region, strengthening Saudi Arabia as a Middle Eastern powerhouse and the first Arab nation to receive the most advanced American fighter jets.

Trump's America First policy strengthens Israel alliance for strategic deterrence against Iran, experts say. How supporting Israel protects U.S. interests abroad.

Pressure to expel Hamas is rising after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged regional governments to join Israel in forcing the group from Gaza, following the U. N.

Donald Trump wrote to Israeli President Isaac Herzog and urged him to legally pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who’s facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

Trump's efforts to get Netanyahu pardoned by Israeli President Isaac Herzog are an attack on Israel's democracy itself.

It was the latest attempt by Trump to intervene in the case on behalf of Netanyahu, raising questions about undue American influence over internal Israeli affairs. Trump also called for a pardon for Netanyahu during a speech to Israel’s parliament last month, when he made a brief visit to promote his ceasefire plan for the war in Gaza.

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