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
After more than 15 months of war and nearly three weeks of the ceasefire, the Israeli prime minister has yet to eliminate the Islamist movement with which he is compelled to negotiate. Neither he nor Trump have proposed a viable post-war government in their plan to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip
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’
Ordinary Gazans, along with officials from Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, are determined to continue defending their rights and resist being expelled from their land, as proposed by the US president
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 two allies will also discuss the U.S. president’s proposal to deport 1.5 million Gazans abroad, as well as Iran’s nuclear program
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
Former presidents, businessmen and celebrities are on the list of potential inauguration day attendees
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
Trump’s return to power, the hostage crisis, military deaths and weariness in the street are driving an agreement that Netanyahu had blocked on numerous occasions, and which his Cabinet still has to approve
The plan, divided into three phases, provides for an imminent return of 33 Israeli hostages. In exchange, Israel will release more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners
The Netanyahu government plans to discuss and vote on the terms of the deal on Thursday. In the first of three phases of the plan, Hamas must hand over 33 hostages and Israel must begin a phased withdrawal of its troops in the northern Strip and start releasing Palestinian prisoners
Aws Al-Banna, Reema Mahmoud and Nidaa Abu Hasna are three of the filmmakers who share their experiences in ‘From Ground Zero,’ which has been shortlisted in the Oscars’ international feature category
Donald Trump’s return to the White House threatens to revolutionize international relations, which were already shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Everything points to profound changes in conflicts, alliances, trade, the fight against climate change and the future of democracy
Israel estimates that nearly half of the militants in Gaza are well-organized, with forces spread out across the north and south of the Palestinian territory. According to several experts, the group has recruited new members and managed to preserve a significant portion of its extensive tunnel network
Residents of Syrian villages near the occupied Golan Heights, where the Israeli army has now advanced, report that the military even fires on the population
The head of government says that Israel has initiated its withdrawal from southern Lebanese territories and calls on the international community to help strengthen the Lebanese army
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 weakening of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah has precipitated the downfall of the regime. The instability is spilling over into Iran, disrupting its nuclear plans, and into Yemen, near waters of great importance for trade
The NGO is reporting this crime for the first time in the context of an armed conflict after 14 months of gathering evidence and hopes that the international courts will investigate
The weakening of the Damascus dictator’s allies, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, together with the coincidence of the truce between Israel and the Lebanese militia and the transition in Washington, explain the lightning offensive of the Syrian rebels
In the absence of a solution for the Palestinians, the risk of a new war persists
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