Antonio Pita

Strategic superiority and US backing allow Israel to ignore the terms of the agreement while demanding strict compliance from Hamas, just as it does with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Oran Almog was blinded in a suicide attack in 2003. Twenty years later, four family members were taken hostage then released. He now puts himself in the shoes of those who are waiting for their loved ones to be returned

The US president’s proposal to expel Gazans is backed from the political center to the euphoric ultra-nationalists: 82% of the Jewish population supports it while only 3% consider it ‘immoral’

The White House says the president does not want to impose his proposal to evacuate the Strip but rather seeks ‘creative solutions’ with Israel and Arab nations

The reception in Ramallah for the former Jenin-based militant leader reflects his magnetic appeal. In 2021, he escaped from a maximum-security prison by digging a tunnel with a spoon

Israel has permitted the return of displaced people to the northern part of the territory following an agreement for an extraordinary exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, scheduled for Thursday

Two buses from the International Committee of the Red Cross transport 76 Palestinians, nearly all women, following the handover of three Israeli hostages

Among the 33 hostages to be released in the initial phase of the agreement are two young children and three individuals over 80 years old. Meanwhile, Israeli fighter jets continue to carry out intense bombing campaigns in Gaza

With Israel stepping up its strikes, joy over the announcement is mixed with fear of joining the death statistics in the hours prior to the end of 15 months of conflict

The Israeli prime minister, backed by two far-right coalition partners opposed to the pact, accuses Hamas of trying to extract concessions. The Islamist movement denies this and stresses its ‘commitment’ to the agreement

The fall of the regime brings to light the scheme by which Damascus produced 80% of this substance during the war. The rebel authorities are burning the pills, which they discovered in workshops and mansions during their lightning advance

While there is cautious optimism among the communities in Aleppo, which have lived with HTS for longer, in the Damascus region there is wariness over the rise to power of an Islamist group, heir to the jihadism that attacked churches a decade ago

Israeli forces have entered the Arab country for the first time in half a century to try to prevent the new authorities from using military capabilities against the Jewish State

The Sednaya military prison is filled with desperate people seeking news of their loved ones, clinging to the rumor that thousands of prisoners remain in underground cells

The lightning offensive succeeded at a moment when Assad was widely regarded as the virtual victor of the war, had been reinstated in the Arab League, and Italy was actively exploring plans to facilitate the return of refugees to Syria

Residents evacuated by the war with Israel return to Dahieh, south of the Lebanese capital, amid Hezbollah flags, victory signs and gunfire in the air. Some criticize the militia for selling triumphalism after two and a half months of fighting

The deal will be underpinned by a letter of assurance from the US that Israel may bomb Lebanon if it deems Hezbollah in breach. Beirut’s ability to honor its commitments is also fraught with questions

The Israeli prime minister has celebrated the agreement, which allows Israel to continue bombing Gaza (’Hamas is left alone’) and shift its focus to Iran. Meanwhile, the army took advantage of the final hours to strike Beirut with unprecedented intensity

The International Criminal Court’s ruling places Israel’s allies in a difficult position, as they will face the dilemma of having to arrest the Israeli prime minister and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant if they travel to their countries

Six percent of those killed in the country by Israeli fire in the last year are emergency personnel. The number has now reached 168, mainly medical workers and firefighters

The ‘victory photo’ provides the Israeli prime minister with a smoother path to agree to a deal. However, it comes at a time of heightened bellicose euphoria against Iran and increasing momentum toward the potential recolonization of the Palestinian territory

The World Health Organization warns of a ‘very high’ risk of a cholera outbreak, with a fifth of the population displaced and bombings spreading to new areas

Israel has attacked or ordered the evacuation of half of the camps in the country, in a new forced displacement that connects with the images of Gaza

Andrea Tenenti suggests that Israeli attacks on UN forces are part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign to force their withdrawal and that the Israeli army has used blue helmets positions as human shields

In a country accustomed to crises, civil society, volunteers, political parties and prominent citizens are trying to respond to the most immediate needs generated by the Israeli offensive

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s death and the invasion of the south of the country overshadowed an airstrike in an area considered safe. The missile destroyed a residential building, killing 71 people. Relatives are seeking answers that Israel is not providing