Santiago Montag

Santiago Montag is an Argentine geographer, journalist, and photographer based in the Middle East. His work focuses on conflict, the environment, and humanitarian issues. He has published his work in New Lines Magazine, Espacio Angular, and Nueva Sociedad, among others.

Recent Articles
Heavy Israeli bombardment hits the city of Nabatieh amid ceasefire negotiations, southern Lebanon, April 16, 2026. (Santiago Montag)
‘If we go there, we’ll be killed’: Inside Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon
During the nearly two-month 'ceasefire,' Israel has continued besieging villages, razing farmland, attacking journalists and rescue workers, and disappearing civilians. Those who remain describe their quest to survive.
By Santiago Montag June 8, 2026
A member of the Syrian security forces films the celebrations in Umayyad Square for the first anniversary of Assad's fall, in Damascus, Syria. (Santiago Montag)
Syria marks a year since Assad’s fall under shadow of Israel’s deepening occupation
As thousands filled the streets to celebrate liberation, others were reeling from Israel's latest raid and fearing for their safety amid sectarian tensions.
By Santiago Montag December 23, 2025
An Israeli Merkava tank parked between Medinat al-Salam and Khan Arnabeh in Quneitra province, Syria, Jan. 5, 2025. (Tareq al-Salameh)
In southern Syria, a violent new Israeli occupation emerges
Israeli forces have advanced miles into Syrian territory — confiscating land and homes, killing farmers, and seeking to divide the region's diverse population.
By Santiago Montag April 10, 2025
Palestinians walk on the street in Yarmouk, December 19, 2024. (Salvador Soler)
In Syria’s war-scarred Yarmouk Camp, Palestinians begin long path to recovery
Syria's largest Palestinian refugee camp was brutally besieged and almost entirely depopulated during the civil war. Now, returnees are starting to rebuild — but face extreme poverty and deep political uncertainty.
By Santiago Montag January 10, 2025
Most Read
  1. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  2. Palestinian MKs in Israel have long faced election bans. This time is different
  3. ‘The Gaza Holocaust won't be forgotten’: An Israeli musician screams into the void
  4. ‘I’d rather die than go back’: A Palestinian teen’s 10-month nightmare in Israeli jail
  5. ‘NAZA’ is forcing Israelis to reflect. But we Palestinians are not your mirror
  1. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  2. ‘NAZA’ is forcing Israelis to reflect. But we Palestinians are not your mirror
  3. ‘The Gaza Holocaust won't be forgotten’: An Israeli musician screams into the void
  4. A restored history of Jewish anti-Zionism — and the loss it cannot repair
  5. The 'gray arm' of Israeli annexation
  1. ‘NAZA’: Exposing Israel’s killing machine in Gaza
  2. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  3. ‘Survival of the nation’: Israel’s obsession with dead soldiers’ sperm
  4. A restored history of Jewish anti-Zionism — and the loss it cannot repair
  5. The moment a human life becomes ‘collateral damage’