Israel's right-wing government has maintained a diplomatic silence this week as U.S. President Donald Trump fired off a blizzard of announcements that have shaken Israeli assumptions about their country's standing with its most important ally.

A senior Hamas official tells Newsweek that the Palestinian militant group saw "positive" potential in signs of a growing rift between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after offering the U.S. leader a political win in the form of an American hostage release ahead of his Middle East trip.

The dynamics are shifting in the Middle East under a U.S. president who sees the world through a financial lens.

Israeli officials have put a brave face on U.S. President Donald Trump bypassing them on a Middle East trip this week, but his decision to do so is the latest to sow doubt in Israel about where it stands in Washington's priorities.

A senior Israeli official has shared with Newsweek tough language toward Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a policy shift backed by the two men during his visit to Saudi Arabia.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CBS News that he anticipates a deal with Iran by the end of the year, calling it a "very active dialogue in all of my travels in the Middle East."

The new Syrian president courted the White House with multiple offers, including a proposal to build a Trump Tower in his country’s capital, in an effort to diffuse tensions between the U.S. and Damascus.

As Trump strengthens ties with Gulf powers and re-engages regional rivals, Israel watches warily from the sidelines