Analysis: Has Israel weakened Hamas enough to win the war on Gaza? As 2023 draws to a close, how strong is Hamas after nearly three months of bombardment and ground invasion? Al Jazeera · Dec 30, 2023
Israeli campaign to kill Hamas leaders likely to backfire, say earlier assassination targets ‘It made us fight more,’ says one former Fatah intelligence chief, among those warning strategy could prove counterproductive The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023
Israel says it will open new aid crossing into Gaza Strip Announcement follows pressure from allies in US to alleviate humanitarian crisis in besieged territory The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023
Gulf states press for two-state roadmap after UN vote on Israel-Gaza war UAE and Qatar say they will not again fund Gaza reconstruction without Israeli concession, as US isolation grows The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023
West Bank fighters say Israel war on Gaza inspires more resistance Al Jazeera speaks to Palestinian resistance fighters in the northern city of Tulkarem amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023
Any attempt to run Gaza like the West Bank will fail – and Hamas will benefit The next administration is more likely to appear by default than by design, says Tahani Mustafa, senior Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
Fatah In Freefall As Hamas And Israel Wage War Fatah, the largest Palestinian party, has seen its popularity plunge during the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, from where the Islamists violently ousted rivals Fatah in 2007. International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon mourn, fear for family in war-torn Gaza ‘I’m not sleeping. I cry all night,’ says Fatmeh, whose daughter and grandkids are trapped under Israeli bombardment. Al Jazeera · Dec 1, 2023
A brief history of the US-Israel 'special relationship' shows how connections have shifted since long before the 1948 founding of the Jewish state In his first remarks after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, President Joe Biden affirmed the United States offered “rock solid and unwavering” support to Israel, “just as we have (done) from the moment the United States became the first nation to recognize Israel, 11 minutes after its… The Conversation · Nov 29, 2023
The beginning of the end? The hypothetical future of Palestinian politics Could Hamas’s rival, the PA, return to rule Gaza? Would Palestinians even accept it? Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2023
Prisoner Releases Send Hamas Support Rocketing In West Bank In Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank, long the turf of president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, the green flag of Islamist rival Hamas is flying ever higher thanks to prisoner-hostage exchanges. International Business Times · Nov 27, 2023
Disappointed, disenchanted, defiant: inside the world of the West Bank’s angry armed youths A new generation of young Palestinian militants speak about their beliefs and what drives them to take up the fight The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023
Gaza war: how representative is Hamas of ordinary Palestinians? After more than a month during which Israel has relentlessly bombarded then invaded Gaza with the stated aim of destroying Hamas, Gaza’s health authorities have estimated that more than 13,000 people – mainly civilians and a distressingly high proportion of those children – have been killed. The Conversation · Nov 22, 2023
The day Gaza got an airport and a presidential visit, fueling dreams of statehood It seems hard to fathom today, but 25 years ago, a relatively calm Gaza appeared to be progressing toward a Palestinian state — and President Bill Clinton inaugurated the Gaza International Airport. WEKU · Nov 20, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023 Israel says it will increase military offensive in southern Gaza Apartment block bombed, killing 26, in area Palestinian were urged to flee to for their safety
Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2023 ‘Pipe dream’: Why is the US pushing the Palestinian Authority to lead Gaza? Analysts say talk of the Palestinian Authority governing a destroyed post-conflict Gaza is premature and unrealistic.
France 24 · Nov 12, 2023 Could exiled former Palestinian leader Mohammed Dahlan lead Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war? The former leader of Fatah in Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, has been living in exile in the United Arab Emirates for the past 10 years, where he has become a successful businessman. Born in the Palestinian coastal enclave, Dahlan is a powerful financial force in Gaza and an influential figure in…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023 What are the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict? Recent events are the culmination of a decades-long clash in the disputed region of the Middle East
Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2023 In the midst of Israel’s assault, people of Gaza still don’t want the PA On the streets of the besieged strip, there appears to be little appetite for a Palestinian Authority government.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023 Palestinian Authority would face many challenges in a post-Hamas Gaza Unpopular and incompetent, the West Bank’s leaders have little to offer in a ‘day after’ scenario, despite Antony Blinken’s hopes
The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023 What happens to Gaza the day after the war ends? A reformed Palestinian Authority or a multinational force have been mooted as solutions for security in the territory, but both proposals have met resistance
France 24 · Nov 4, 2023 Can Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’, bring peace to Gaza? Hamas has said that the group would only release all 240 Israeli hostages held in Gaza if Israel agrees to free all Palestinian prisoners. Among those locked up is Marwan Barghouti, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004 for deadly attacks against Israelis. For many Palestinians, their “Nelson Mandela” is a…
France 24 · Nov 3, 2023 Most wanted: The Hamas leaders on Israel’s radar Since the deadly attacks on October 7 that killed more than 1,400 people in southern Israel, Israeli authorities have been targeting Hamas leaders. The militant Islamist group, founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian intifada, has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of…
France 24 · Nov 2, 2023 'We're fighting for our land': West Bank Palestinians decry deadly Israeli raids As Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza rages on, the other part of the Palestinian Territories, the West Bank, is also witnessing deadly violence in recent weeks.
Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2023 Dozens arrested, killed in West Bank and Gaza in Israeli raids overnight Fatah leader arrested in West Bank’s Jenin camp as air strikes and ground assaults continued in Gaza.