During the Israel-Hamas war that started in October 2023, Mayyada and her family were forced to flee their homes multiple times. They moved between schools, temporary shelters and makeshift tents. Now, they are being supported to return closer to their areas of origin through the Gaza Neighbourhood Approach project implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Hadja Lahbib is the EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management. She is calling for humanitarian access to Gaza and greater political engagement from Israeli authorities. EU foreign ministers will discuss an options paper presented by the European Commission, including measures related to Israeli settlements.
Peter Beinart wrote a book called Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. Ariel Beery, Meredith Rothbart and Mike Berman have written a book about what it means to be an Israeli at such a fraught time. Free subscribers get an excerpt of the conversation. Paid subscribers get the full conversation.
UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, accused Hamas of interfering with humanitarian deliveries in Gaza and intimidating aid workers. Armed men linked to Hamas allegedly forced their way into a food distribution point in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, and entered a WFP warehouse and assaulted two aid truck drivers delivering humanitarian supplies. Hamas denies the accusations.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died on Sunday. He is remembered as a staunch defender of Palestinian rights. He was the first Arab leader to break the siege on Gaza. He visited the Gaza Strip in October 2012, six years after Israel imposed its crippling international blockade on the territory following the 2006 Palestinian elections. Sheikh Hamad announced an increase in Qatar’s reconstruction grant to the enclave from $254m to $400m.
UN official accuses Hamas of interfering with humanitarian deliveries in Gaza and intimidating aid workers. Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza rejects the accusations, calling them unfounded. Reut Ben Haim's indictment was rescinded, following a request from the Israel Police. A ceasefire was reached in Gaza between Israel and Hamas in October.
Yehuda Kurtzer and Zachary Truboff discuss the moral and political questions facing Israel after October 7. They discuss the tension between victimhood and agency, the demands of collective responsibility and what it would mean for Zionism to undergo a process of teshuvah of its own.
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UN official accuses Hamas of obstructing humanitarian operations in Gaza and putting aid workers' safety at risk. Hamas denies the allegations and defends its actions. Palestinian police uncovered an attempt to exploit humanitarian convoys to smuggle in cigarettes and mobile phone screens for commercial purposes. More than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza war.
The European Commission has announced a billion-dollar aid and reconstruction fund for Gaza. The scheme will support projects such as restoring water and sanitation infrastructure, removing debris and re-establishing health infrastructure. Spain, France, Denmark, the UK, Germany, Norway, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden and Belgium, the World Bank and the European Investment Bank are taking part in the initiative. Australia and Canada are also expected to join. The size of the fund falls short of the tens of billions estimated to be needed to rebuild Gaza.
During the Israel-Hamas war that started in October 2023, Mayyada and her family were forced to flee their homes multiple times. They moved between schools, temporary shelters and makeshift tents. Now, they are being supported to return closer to their areas of origin through the Gaza Neighbourhood Approach project implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Hadja Lahbib is the EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management. She is calling for humanitarian access to Gaza and greater political engagement from Israeli authorities. EU foreign ministers will discuss an options paper presented by the European Commission, including measures related to Israeli settlements.
Peter Beinart wrote a book called Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. Ariel Beery, Meredith Rothbart and Mike Berman have written a book about what it means to be an Israeli at such a fraught time. Free subscribers get an excerpt of the conversation. Paid subscribers get the full conversation.
UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, accused Hamas of interfering with humanitarian deliveries in Gaza and intimidating aid workers. Armed men linked to Hamas allegedly forced their way into a food distribution point in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, and entered a WFP warehouse and assaulted two aid truck drivers delivering humanitarian supplies. Hamas denies the accusations.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died on Sunday. He is remembered as a staunch defender of Palestinian rights. He was the first Arab leader to break the siege on Gaza. He visited the Gaza Strip in October 2012, six years after Israel imposed its crippling international blockade on the territory following the 2006 Palestinian elections. Sheikh Hamad announced an increase in Qatar’s reconstruction grant to the enclave from $254m to $400m.
UN official accuses Hamas of interfering with humanitarian deliveries in Gaza and intimidating aid workers. Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza rejects the accusations, calling them unfounded. Reut Ben Haim's indictment was rescinded, following a request from the Israel Police. A ceasefire was reached in Gaza between Israel and Hamas in October.
Yehuda Kurtzer and Zachary Truboff discuss the moral and political questions facing Israel after October 7. They discuss the tension between victimhood and agency, the demands of collective responsibility and what it would mean for Zionism to undergo a process of teshuvah of its own.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. You can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Blocking some cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services it offers. Functional cookies enable the website's functionality and personalisation. Performance cookies count visits and traffic sources so we can improve the performance of the website.
UN official accuses Hamas of obstructing humanitarian operations in Gaza and putting aid workers' safety at risk. Hamas denies the allegations and defends its actions. Palestinian police uncovered an attempt to exploit humanitarian convoys to smuggle in cigarettes and mobile phone screens for commercial purposes. More than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza war.
The European Commission has announced a billion-dollar aid and reconstruction fund for Gaza. The scheme will support projects such as restoring water and sanitation infrastructure, removing debris and re-establishing health infrastructure. Spain, France, Denmark, the UK, Germany, Norway, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden and Belgium, the World Bank and the European Investment Bank are taking part in the initiative. Australia and Canada are also expected to join. The size of the fund falls short of the tens of billions estimated to be needed to rebuild Gaza.