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In-depth: Israel's war on Gaza has seen one of the most intense air campaigns since World War Two, razing entire neighbourhoods to the ground, killing thousands, and causing damage that could take decades to repair.
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In-depth: Incendiary language of extermination, ethnic cleansing, and the wholesale destruction of Gaza, including with nuclear weapons, has become part of mainstream discourse in Israel during the war.
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In-depth: While some Palestinian prisoners have been freed from Israeli jails as part of the Israel-Hamas truce deal, thousands more remain behind bars unlawfully - and their number is growing.
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Analysis: Israel has no coherent roadmap for Gaza's future, with the return of the Palestinian Authority, an Arab/international military presence, or an Israeli re-occupation all creating new problems of their own.
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In-depth: Initial forecasts put the cost of Israel's destruction in Gaza at $50 billion, but that figure is likely to rise as the war continues.
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Analysis: Netanyahu's determination to vanquish Hamas, secure the release of hostages, and save his tarnished political legacy belies the real possibility that Israel is fighting an impossible war in Gaza.
Features
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Israel's occupation of Palestinian water in Gaza is a critical, and often overlooked feature of its setter-colonial infrastructure. With Gazans facing a real threat of death by dehydration, we look at the history of the occupation of Gaza's water.
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The ceasefire in Gaza didn’t last, but seven days without experiencing intense Israeli bombardments is certainly welcome. During the seven days when the worst of the violence was stopped, aid was able to get to the desperate people of Gaza, but...
The death toll from the conflict in Gaza passed 14,000 this week. With a ceasefire starting on Friday evening, international diplomacy is happening, but so is the conflict. The recent four-day ceasefire and prisoner swap was negotiated by Qatar and...
Violence in Gaza has continued to intensify. The death toll passed the grim milestone this week, with over 10,000 now killed. In addition to the ongoing violence in Gaza, the West Bank is also seeing an increased level of attacks by Israeli settlers...
The Israeli bombardment of the people of Gaza has unleashed horrors. Thousands have been killed, including thousands of children. There’s no end in sight, and Israel does not look like it will step away from its path. The past 27 days in Gaza have...
The attack by Hamas on 7 October has changed the region and the world in ways that are still yet to be completely understood. In response to the attack, which killed over 1,400 Israelis, and took 200 hostage, Israel has unleashed a brutal and...
The residents of the Libyan city of Derna are sadly no strangers to tragedy. They have seen war and violent militant groups ravage their town. But the recent environmental disaster that struck was a new terrifying horror. In the early hours of 11...
Talk of normalisation between Saudi Arabia and Israel is hotting up. Israel signed the Abraham Accords with the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco in 2020, and were deemed to be a major development in the region. Israel is now looking to Saudi Arabia for a...
It's been a year since Mahsa Amini was killed. She was taken from the streets by Iran's morality police in September 2022, they beat her mercilessly, resulting in the young women falling into a coma, and later dying. The protests against her killing...
Protests are back in Syria. Twelve years since the start of the uprisings against the Assad regime, Syrians are still protesting. In the southern province of Suweida huge protests have erupted, in part, fuelled by the continuing fall in living...
We've been off for a few week, but now we're back! While we were on holiday, Jordan took the opportunity to implement a new cybercrime law that has set alarm bells ringing among human rights defenders. The cybercrime law contains some incredibly...
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