Article: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251016-two-years-after-israel-s-onslaught-began-hamas-is-back-on-the-streets-of-gaza Following the withdrawal of Israeli troops during a ceasefire, Hamas has quickly reasserted its authority across the Gaza Strip by battling “criminal gangs” and other armed groups. Hamas’ monopoly of violence makes it seem that they are the only force capable of aptly maintaining security and peace across the Strip, leading future peace deals to reconsider the potential… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-bombardment-pushes-more-palestinians-out-homes-gaza-city-2025-09-04/ Link to 2025 Gallup Poll: https://news.gallup.com/poll/692948/u.s.-back-israel-military-action-gaza-new-low.aspx As according to Gazan health authorities, at least 53 Palestinians were killed on Thursday, and Israeli forces have advanced to being only a few kilometers from the city center. Israel officials previously warned Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City, but thousands have opted to stay instead. Residents reported that Israel bombed… Read more »
FRANCE 24 | February 19, 2018 Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, Gaza medical sources said Sunday, after four soldiers were wounded in an apparent bomb attack on the border with the Palestinian enclave. The Saturday explosion and ensuing Israeli air strikes marked one of the most serious escalations in the Hamas-ruled enclave since the Islamist movement and Israel fought a war in… Read more »
Recently, President Donald Trump when accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a statement declaring that a two-state solution is no longer the ultimate solution for peace in the region. Setting aside the fact that he’s discarded two decades of precedent, this declaration of his has only served to further militarize the Palestinian State, namely the Hamas organization… Read more »
Al Jazeera: The UN and the Arab League have issued a joint statement in support of the establishment of a Palestinian state, after US President Donald Trump dropped his country’s commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The statement on Thursday came a day after Trump and the visiting Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, refused to endorse the two-state… Read more »
Al Jazeera: Hamas members in the Gaza Strip have elected Yahya Sinwar to head its Gaza political bureau to succeed outgoing leader Ismail Haniya. Sinwar will take over from Haniya, who served out his two-term limit some time in April. Sinwar was jailed by Israel in 1988 and spent the next 23 years in prison, where he was a key leader… Read more »
(Daily Telegraph) Archaeologists have removed the protective cover from one of the Middle East’s largest carpet mosaics – but only for a day. Visitors got a glimpse on Thursday of the sweeping geometric and floral patterns in vibrant red, blue and ochre stones. The 827-square-metre (8,900 square feet) mosaic covers the floor of the main bath house of Hisham’s Palace near the biblical town of Jericho…. Read more »
