Palestinian men work amid the rubble of houses destroyed during the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas, in the Eastern Gaza City Shujaiya neighborhood, January 27, 2015. (Aaed Tayeh/Flash90)

Gaza’s governance must remain in Palestinian hands

Amid plans for external interventions, it is vital to build a consensus around an interim body to manage Gaza’s urgent needs and pave the way for unity.
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The Nova festival was the site of October 7's largest massacre. Now, survivors and the families of those murdered are suing the state for negligence.
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After a year of terror in Gaza, our souls feel suspended in time

I’ve cheated death, mourned friends, and lost my livelihood. When I was on the cusp of leaving this torment, Israel shut our last crossing to the world.
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Killing Hezbollah leaders failed 30 years ago. It won’t work now

Instead of debilitating Hezbollah, Israel’s assassination of Nasrallah may prove to be a major PR boost for the embattled organization.
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Graffiti showing Hazbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Tel Aviv, after Israel's assassination of the leader in Beirut, September 29, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
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Dystopian displays of technological prowess serve to distract the Israeli public from the military’s failure to achieve its war aims.
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Palestinians wave Lebanese flags during a demonstration against Israel's assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, Ramallah, occupied West Bank, September 28, 2024. (Flash90)
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Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, September 23, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)
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The bed of 13-year-old Bana Laboum, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in her room in the village of Qaryut, occupied West Bank, September 15, 2024. (Oren Ziv)
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Israeli soldiers operating in Gaza city, July 28, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
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