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February 26, 2024

Middle East

Palestinian Authority prime minister and government resign

By Editors Desk

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh attends a cabinet meeting in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on December 27. Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images

February 23, 2024

Middle East

Netanyahu lays out post-war plan that Palestinian leader says is doomed to fail

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented his first official "day after" plan for the Gaza Strip once Israel's war with Hamas ends, saying Israel will keep security control over all Palestinian areas and make reconstruction of Gaza dependent on its demilitarization.

By Editors Desk

For decades, world leaders have sold an Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution as the best hope for peace in the region, but is it even possible? CBC’s Ellen Mauro breaks down the major challenges standing in the way.

February 11, 2024

Middle East

Netanyahu’s position becoming more uncertain as Israeli PM rejects Hamas deal to end war

By Editors Desk

February 02, 2024

Middle East

Aid to Gaza and beyond at risk of collapse due to funding cuts, says UNRWA

UN body warns it could be forced to shut by end of month unless US, UK and others restore suspended aid money Middle East crisis

By Editors Desk

A Palestinian boy is given a bag of flour distributed by UNRWA in Rafah, southern Gaza. Many countries have paused funding after Israel’s allegations about UN staff. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

January 26, 2024

World

Landmark ruling in Israel genocide case

The UN’s top court has handed down its ruling on a genocide case against Israel, a landmark decision that may bring an end to the conflict.

By Editors Desk

Israel’s offensive was in response to the October 7 terror attack. Picture: Amir Levy/Getty Images

January 18, 2024

Middle East

Netanyahu says he has told U.S. he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario

“In any future arrangement … Israel needs security control all territory west of the Jordan,” Netanyahu said in a news conference.

By Editors Desk

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he told U.S. officials that he opposes establishing a Palestinian state as part of a postwar scenario in the region. | Evan Vucci/AP

January 13, 2024

Middle East

Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Is Intact After U.S.-Led Airstrikes

The first detailed assessments of the strikes in Yemen reveal the serious challenge facing the Biden administration as it seeks to deter the militia.

Palestinian children line up for a meal in Rafah, southern Gaza, where food is scarce, last month.Credit...Fatima Shbair/Associated Press

January 11, 2024

Middle East

Israel shows ‘chilling’ intent to commit genocide in Gaza, South Africa tells UN court

Case opens in The Hague with judges shown pictures and video as evidence of alleged genocide

By Editors Desk

Photograp: Hollandse Hoogte/Rex/Shutterstock

January 08, 2024

Foreign Policy

Antony Blinken arrives in Israel amid fresh US push to stop war spreading

US secretary of state poised for meetings with leaders who have so far proved resistant to pressure from Washington

By Editors Desk

Antony Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

January 08, 2024

Middle East

Israel wants to assassinate terror leaders worldwide. It's not the first time

Its "Operation Wrath of God," made famous by a Steven Spielberg movie, offers insight -- and cautionary tales -- about what could go wrong this time around.

January 06, 2024

Middle East

Famine in Gaza ‘around the corner,’ as people face ‘highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded,’ UN relief chief says

“Hope has never been more elusive,” he added.

Displaced Palestinians queue for food donations in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on November 30, 2023. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

January 06, 2024

Middle East

Israel and Hezbollah are on the brink of wider war after a week of threats and attacks

Neither side appears to want a full-blown war, but it could happen anyway

January 01, 2024

World

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, explained

Friday’s action reflects South Africa’s solidarity with the Palestinian cause — and its domestic and foreign interests

By Editors Desk

President Cyril Ramaphosa with the delegates of Organisations supporting the Liberation of Palestine at Chief Albert Luthuli House on December 18, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images

December 30, 2023

Middle East

As Gazans pushed further south, some fear they will be forced out of the enclave

“No matter how intense the war gets, we will remain,” one woman said. “We will remain steadfast until our last breath.”

Men warm up around a fire on Dec. 18 outside one of the tents housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah. Mahmud Hams / AFP - Getty Images

December 28, 2023

Middle East

How an Israeli Airstrike on a Hamas Commander Also Killed Scores of Civilians

A Wall Street Journal investigation found that a mix of intentional tactics and unintended consequences contributed to one of the deadliest bombings of the Gaza war