The UN’s ceasefire call will only strengthen Hamas
The UN has passed a draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to last until the end of…
Why Israel targeted Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital
Gaza’s largest hospital, al-Shifa, was once again turned into a battlefield yesterday. Five hours of fighting between Israel and Hamas…
Why a Ramadan ceasefire in Gaza looks unlikely
Hopes for a temporary ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas during Ramadan were dashed over the weekend, when it became…
Netanyahu’s plan won’t deradicalise the Palestinians
Four months after the beginning of the Gaza war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally presented his security cabinet…
Why the US is suddenly calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
In a surprising move, the United States has put forward a draft for a UN Security Council resolution calling for…
Hamas can’t hide behind hospitals anymore
Israeli special forces are operating in Nasser hospital, one of the main hospitals in the city of Khan Yunis, where…
Israel has to invade Rafah if it wants to destroy Hamas
When news broke that Israel planned to start an offensive in the city of Rafah, in the southern part of…
Israel cannot accept Hamas’s hostage deal
Following weeks of stagnation in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas over a deal for the release of Israeli hostages,…
Israel suffers its deadliest day in Gaza
It’s only Tuesday, and already Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has had one of the worst weeks since the war…
The real reason Netanyahu is opposed to a Palestinian state
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Biden administration earlier this week that he objects to the establishment of…
America’s support for Israel has strings attached
On his fourth visit to Israel this week since its war with Hamas started, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
Why everyone is worried about Hezbollah
Hezbollah has escalated attacks against Israel in the last few days. The Iran-backed Lebanese militant organisation started firing missiles into…
Israel has taken a big risk with its Hamas assassination in Lebanon
Israel today killed top Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, in the most significant assassination since the war against Hamas started almost…
Israel’s supreme court verdict spells trouble for Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel’s supreme court has overturned a law passed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government last year that would have limited the power…
Inside the Hamas split over its war with Israel
Hamas leaders based in Qatar have been holding talks with Palestinian officials from Fatah, the political organisation that dominates the…
Why Hamas isn’t willing to strike a deal with Israel
Hamas’s chairman, Ismail Haniyeh, is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials about a new temporary ceasefire deal with Israel.…
How much longer can Netanyahu resist a hostage deal?
Thousands of protestors have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv following the killing of three young Israeli hostages by the Israeli Defence Forces…
Netanyahu has finally realised Russia is no friend of Israel
When Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a 50-minute phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin last weekend, it was…
The IDF’s death toll is rising
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have suffered their deadliest day since the 7 October massacre. Nine soldiers were killed, including…
Israel should think twice before assassinating Hamas’s leaders
Israel knows that airstrikes alone cannot help it to win its war against Hamas. To handicap its enemy, the Israel…
How Hamas’s ceasefire gamble backfired
Hamas’s refusal to negotiate the return of the remaining women still in captivity and an early morning missile attack on…
Hamas has made a mockery of the ceasefire deal
Early this morning, Hamas fired the first shot that signalled the end of its ceasefire deal with Israel, roughly an…
Can Israel’s ceasefire in Gaza hold?
Originally meant to expire on Monday, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been extended by at least two days.…
Why Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire deal
Following days of speculation, the Israeli cabinet last night approved a deal with Hamas for the release of 50 Israeli…
What’s the truth about Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital?
Last week’s military operation in Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital was mired in controversy. According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), the…