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Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in several location in the Gaza Strip, October 9, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza

Permissive airstrikes on non-military targets and the use of an artificial intelligence system have enabled the Israeli army to carry out its deadliest war on Gaza, a +972 and Local Call investigation reveals.

By Yuval Abraham

Hundreds of thousands march in support of Palestinians during a rally in London, November 15, 2023. (Jess Hurd)

UK protests expose gulf between gov’t and public on Palestine

Hundreds of thousands in Britain have been mobilizing for a ceasefire, pushing back against efforts to restrict their civil liberties.

By Maria Rashed

(Left to Right) Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk, Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmed, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Fatah official Ahmed Bahar attend a meeting in Gaza City, April 22, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

October 7 revealed the cost of Israeli arrogance

A Fatah-Hamas agreement in 2021 offered a different political horizon. But success blinded Israel — just as it did before the 1973 war.

By Menachem Klein

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Palestinians returning to their homes during a ceasefire, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 24, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

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Ceasefire reveals the toll of devastation in Khan Younis

Palestinians are using the lull in fighting to stock up on supplies and check on their homes and families. For many, it’s terrible news.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer

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Israeli police guard while Palestinians arrive to Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, at the Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, October 13, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

Israel’s ‘thought police’ law ramps up dangers for Palestinian social media users

Rights advocates warn the draconian law will enable unprecedented surveillance, raising Palestinian fears of arrest for their online activity.

By Sophia Goodfriend November 24, 2023

Police arrest a Palestinian youth during a protest against a construction site for a new public park near Muslim graves, outside Jerusalem's Old City, October 29, 2021. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

What Israelis won’t be asking about the Palestinians released for hostages

The list of Palestinians slated to be exchanged for Israelis should provoke reflection over the role of mass imprisonment in the occupation.

By Orly Noy November 23, 2023

Palestinian residents of Khirbet Zanuta pack their belongings and house materials as they flee their homes following a spike in Israeli settler violence during the Gaza war, West Bank, November 1, 2023. (Oren Ziv)

‘If you don’t leave, we’ll kill you’: Hundreds flee Israeli settler violence in Hebron area

Seeing the Gaza war as a golden hour to fulfill their West Bank ambitions, Israeli settlers have chased out entire Palestinian communities in Area C.

By Imad Abu Hawash November 22, 2023

Yaacov Godo (left) and Maoz Inon (center) at a gathering of the hostages' families. (Oren Ziv)

Carrying the pain of loss on October 7, these families are pleading for peace

Against overwhelming calls for revenge in Israel following Hamas' assault, relatives of victims and hostages are among the loudest advocates for a full ceasefire and a new approach with the Palestinians.

By Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen November 22, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visit at an army base near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, July 4, 2023. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

Netanyahu is prolonging the war to save his life’s mission

While an endless military operation allows the prime minister to cling to power, it also fulfills a larger ideological goal: preventing Palestinian statehood.

By Meron Rapoport November 17, 2023

Hundreds of Israelis donate blood in Jerusalem, on October 9, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

A Palestinian physician in Israel wrestles with her duty in the war

Lina Qasem-Hassan was due to join a medical delegation to Gaza. Then the war broke out, and she found herself treating Israeli survivors.

By Ghousoon Bisharat November 16, 2023

Israeli reserve soldiers from the Golani Brigade seen during a military training in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, October 29, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90 )

For all its military might, Israel succumbed to its most fatal weakness

The illusion that Israel could control Gaza endlessly is rooted in a dysfunctional political system that is incapable of imagining an alternative future.

By Lev Grinberg November 15, 2023

Families and supporters of Israelis held hostage in Gaza and protest for their release at "Hostage Square" outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, October 26, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Israeli leaders are ignoring our calls for a ceasefire. You shouldn’t

We are being held hostage by politicians who have no plan and only know how to bomb. We need the world to step in — now.

By Noam Shuster November 15, 2023

Palestinian families shelter from the rain at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 14, 2023. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

In photos: First winter rains exacerbate dire conditions in war-torn Gaza

With thousands sleeping in wet tents and lacking fuel and food, Palestinians in Khan Younis are bracing for an unbearable winter amid Israel’s assault.

By Mohammed Zaanoun November 15, 2023

Armed Israeli settlers harass Palestinian farmers and activists during the olive harvest in the village of Jibya, occupied West Bank, October 28, 2022. (Anne Paq/Activestills)

West Bank olive harvest ‘more dangerous than ever’ under shadow of war

A surge of Israeli settler violence and land seizures is preventing Palestinian families from accessing their olive trees. Those who try risk being killed.

By Hana Elias November 15, 2023