Analysis

In 2024, Congress doubled down on unconditional support for Israel

In a closely divided Congress, moderate Democrats helped Republicans create an unbreakable line of defense against any attempts to slow US arms shipments to Israel or respond to alleged war crimes.

By Megan Mineiro

In Washington, DC, reporting on US Congress

Analysis

Israel’s Netanyahu sends mixed messages on hostage deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Wall Street Journal he continues to reject as hostage deal that would include ending the war in Gaza.

By Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Feature

Gaza's Christians mark somber Christmas as war drove hundreds out

This Christmas season, the Christian community in Gaza is spending the holiday mourning incalculable losses amid the ongoing war with Israel.

By Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

What’s behind PA's crackdown against Hamas, Islamic Jihad in Jenin?

Ramallah-based security forces are clashing with Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Jenin as President Mahmoud Abbas seeks to prove to the incoming Trump administration that the Palestinian Authority is willing to crack down on militant groups.

Palestine

Israel says hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas closer than ever: What we know

Israeli officials and Hamas sources are both saying that a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages is closer than ever before.

Israel

Feature

Buoyed by Assad's ouster in Syria, Palestinians hope for end to Gaza war

Palestinians in Gaza are hoping the fall of Assad in Syria will lead to an end of the Israeli war and occupation.

By Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Analysis

From war to governance: Hamas challenged by security vacuum in Gaza

The Hamas government struggles to maintain its authority over Gaza amid death, destruction, severe food shortages and decimated administrative and security forces.

By Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Airwars says Gaza war 'most fatal conflict for civilians' it documented

The UK-based nonprofit Airwars said in a new report that the number of civilians killed during the first three weeks of the Israeli war on Gaza is the largest it has ever recorded since its establishment in 2014.

Palestine

Trump wavers on two-state solution but foresees Israel-Palestine deal

Despite his 2020 proposal for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, Trump has now suggested he is open to other ideas.

United States

Qatar says ‘renewed interest’ in Gaza talks, wants unified Arab stance on Syria

Doha, which had earlier suspended mediation efforts, says it supports a viable Palestinian governance model and is formulating a pan-Arab position on Syria that encompasses diverging Gulf views.

Qatar

Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing 'genocide' in Gaza

Israel has rejected the claim as “baseless.”

Palestine

Norway's sovereign fund divests from Israel's Bezeq over West Bank links

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund said it has sold all of its shares in Israel’s largest telecoms firm Bezeq, as it provides services to the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Israel