This week we talk about how the fallout from Gaza is reshaping politics far beyond Palestine. We start with Israel shutting down humanitarian groups and the growing scale of displacement in Gaza and the West Bank, then move to Venezuela and the claim that Israel played a role in pushing the US toward regime change and the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

From there, the conversation widens to how power is being used more openly and aggressively—from Israel’s recognition of Somaliland and talk of relocating Palestinians, to cracks between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, new Arab alliances, and what all of this could mean for the world heading into 2026.