October 7 war

Ayala Metzger stands in front of the home of her in-laws, Tamar and Yoram Metzger, who were kidnapped to Gaza from Nir Oz on October 7. Tamar was returned in a hostage-prisoner exchange last November, while Yoram was killed while in captivity earlier this year. November 8, 2024. (Oren Ziv)

How a hostage family leader became one of the loudest anti-war voices in Israel

After Ayala Metzger's relatives were kidnapped from Nir Oz and abandoned by the government, she had no choice but to become an ‘anti-regime dissident’ — and insist on a shared Israeli-Palestinian future.

By Edo Konrad and Oren Ziv December 6, 2024

Moshe Ya'alon attends a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Israeli government, Tel Aviv, April 6, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The real reason a former Israeli army chief called out ethnic cleansing in Gaza

Less concerned by the plight of Palestinians, Moshe Ya’alon fears the impact on the defense establishment of Netanyahu’s anti-democratic revolution.

By Meron Rapoport December 5, 2024

The ruins of a building destroyed by settlers in the displaced Palestinian village of Khalet Khader, occupied West Bank. (Oren Ziv)

The West Bank villages wiped off the map by Israeli settler violence

Since October 7, over 50 rural Palestinian communities have been forced to abandon their homes amid intensifying attacks, threats, and harassment by Israeli settlers — almost always with the backing of the army and police.

By Oren Ziv December 4, 2024

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Displaced Palestinians line up to receive a meal in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 29, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Gazans face extreme hunger as ‘real famine’ spreads from north to south

Israel’s siege of the north and ‘benevolence’ toward gangs looting aid trucks has led to severe food shortages and skyrocketing prices across Gaza.

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer December 4, 2024

Displaced Palestinians in their tents at the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, November 25, 2024. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

Rejoicing at Lebanon ceasefire, Gazans ask: ‘When will our turn come?’

Successful diplomacy in Lebanon has deepened Gazans' sense of isolation — and with Hezbollah out of the way, they fear Israel's assault will only intensify.

By Mahmoud Mushtaha December 2, 2024

Seawater damages the tents of displaced people on the beach in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 25, 2024. (Doaa Albaz/Activestills)

PHOTOS: Rainstorm devastates Khan Younis displacement camp

Heavy rain and strong winds battered the tents of Gazans displaced by Israel’s onslaught, leaving many without any shelter for the coming winter.

By Doaa Albaz November 29, 2024

Iddo Elam (left) and Soul Behar Tsalik (right), before entering prison for refusing mandatory conscription in the Israeli army, November 27, 2024. (Oren Ziv)

‘We must use every tool to resist’: Israeli teens jailed for refusing military service

Conscientious objectors Iddo Elam and Soul Behar Tsalik tell +972 why their wartime draft refusal is a stand for a better future for all in Israel-Palestine.

By Oren Ziv November 28, 2024

Palestinian flee the city of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip amid Israeli bombardment. (Islam Ahmad)

In besieged Beit Lahiya, rubble and decomposing corpses line the streets

Thousands of Palestinians in the city are facing relentless bombardment and famine as the Israeli army ramps up efforts to cleanse northern Gaza.

By Ibrahim Mohammad November 28, 2024

Residents of northern Israeli communities who were evacuated from their homes due to the war protest against a ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, November 26, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

In Lebanon, a ceasefire is cause for celebration. Not in Israel

Israel has turned ‘total victory’ into its Messiah — a redemption that can never be realized but dictates eternal war and destruction as a way of life.

By Orly Noy November 27, 2024

Palestinians and Israelis protest against Netanyahu's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, Tel Aviv, June 6, 2020. (Keren Manor/Activestills)

Grappling with Jewish fears in a just Palestinian struggle

Recognizing Zionism’s settler-colonial nature shouldn’t prevent us from reimagining a collective Jewish existence in this land, or taking seriously the fears that are weaponized to justify Palestinian subjugation.

By Haggai Matar November 26, 2024

Palestinians who fled their homes wait at the Rafah border crossing to Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 14, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

In Egypt, Gazans endure ‘unbearable’ life with little support

Over 100,000 Palestinians have fled to Egypt during the war. Feeling stranded by the state and the PA, they describe a precarious existence in legal limbo.

By Hadi Rami November 22, 2024

The scene where a missile fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon landed and caused damage in the Palestinian town of Majd Al-Krum, northern Israel, October 16, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Palestinians in Israel’s north ‘abandoned’ by authorities as rocket deaths soar

Palestinian citizens are disproportionately bearing the brunt of Hezbollah’s missiles due to their lack of shelters and proximity to Iron Dome batteries.

By Suha Arraf November 22, 2024

The USS Carney shoots down a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy Photo/Wikimedia Commons)

A year after hijacking the Galaxy Leader, the Houthis aren’t going anywhere

With Hamas and Hezbollah debilitated, the Yemeni group has emerged as Iran’s premier non-state ally, set to continue to disrupt trade and strike Israel.

By Magnus Fitz November 19, 2024