Israel - Palestine

Ashraful Haque. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Is Hamas luring IDF into a ground offensive?

There is reasonable ground to believe that Hamas, through its incessant barrage of rockets, is trying to force IDF to start a ground invasion

Smoke and flames rise above a building during Israeli air strikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City on 17 May. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters praises Hamza for waving Palestinian flag. Photo: Collected
Glitz

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters praises Hamza for waving Palestinian flag

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Beijing, China December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Greg Baker/Pool
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China asks US to adjust its position on Israel-Palestine conflict

James Traub. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

What Biden is—and isn’t—willing to do for Palestinians

A combination picture shows a tower building housing AP, Al Jazeera offices as it collapses after Israeli missile strikes in Gaza city, May 15, 2021/REUTERS
Analysis

Biden struggles on Israeli-Palestinian flare-up

Streaks of light are seen as Israel's Iron Dome system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza. Photo: Getty Images via BBC
World+Biz

How does Israel's Iron Dome missile shield work?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a nomination ceremony at the President's residency in Jerusalem, September 25, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Netanyahu says Israeli offensive in Gaza to continue as long as necessary

People take part in a protest in support of Palestine, at Puerta del Sol square, in Madrid, Spain May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Medina
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Thousands of people join protest in Madrid in support of Palestinians

Flames and smoke rise during Israeli air strikes amid a flare-up of Israel-Palestinian violence, in the southern Gaza Strip May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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Hamas and Israel: a history of confrontation

Israeli soldiers looks on during clashes with Palestinian youth in the city center of the occupied West Bank town of Hebron on April 24, 2021. Photo: Hazem Bader/AFP
Analysis

Israel’s war will never end

A police officer looks on at the scene where a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit, in Holon, Israel May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
World+Biz

Israel-Palestinians: Old grievances fuel new fighting

Israeli firefighters, security and rescue forces stand next to a burning bus and car that were hit by a rocket fired from Gaza towards Holon, Israel May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Gidon Markovitz.
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US sends envoy as Israel-Gaza barrages spiral, Hamas commander killed