Gaza: As the Israeli bombs fell, my family committed an act of rebellion: we...
Taqwa Ahmed al-Wawi
The Guardian / January 8, 2026
Amid constant danger, each planted seed was a tiny act of resistance. As they grew, they offered us food – and a sense of achievement amid the devastation.
My 12-year-old brother Mazen ran into the kitchen, shouting that the eggplants were sprouting. He...
Israeli foreign minister visiting Somaliland, sources say
Giulia Paravicini & Alexander Cornwell
Reuters / January 6, 2026
NAIROBI/JERUSALEM – Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited Somaliland, the breakaway region of Somalia, on Tuesday, two sources told Reuters, 10 days after Israel formally recognised the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent state.
One of the sources, a senior Somaliland official, said Saar would...
[E1 project] Israel pushes ahead with vast Jewish settlement in heart of West Bank
Emma Graham-Harrison & Quique Kierszenbaum
The Guardian / January 6, 2026
Tender posted for construction of 3,401 homes in a Jewish settlement designed to ‘bury idea of a Palestinian state’.
Jerusalem – Israel is moving to start construction on a vast illegal Jewish settlement in the heart of the West Bank, designed...
How Israel’s move in Somaliland fits in its broader strategy for regional dominance
Abdaljawad Omar
Mondoweiss / January 6, 2026
Israel’s strategic posture favours a constant state of war over political deals that might constrain future aggression. Its recognition of Somaliland is part of this strategy, and an attempt to plant the first flag of its would-be empire in Africa.
As Donald Trump proclaimed a...
The West Bank Jewish settlements Israel evacuated in 2005 are back
Majd Jawad
Mondoweiss / January 5, 2026
“They don’t need to expel us all at once. They just make the land impossible to live on.” – Palestinian resident from Burqa.
Israel has begun rebuilding the four Jewish settlements that it evacuated in the northern West Bank in 2005. Jewish settlers and the...
How Israel turns winter into a weapon in Gaza
Said Alsaloul & Ohood Nassar
The New Arab / January 5, 2026
Israel’s blockade & war in Gaza have made winter lethal, as children freeze in tents & homes collapse under heavy rain On December 12, 2025 as a severe storm struck Gaza, three children lost their lives to the cold.
Rahaf...
Israel has detained Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya without charges for a year – why...
James North
Mondoweiss / January 5, 2026
One year ago, an iconic photo from Gaza went viral of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya walking through rubble in Gaza to be detained by Israeli forces. Today, Safiya is still being held without charges, but you wouldn't know it from reading The New York...
This is how Jewish settlers, backed by the military, erased a Palestinian village from...
Majd Jawad
Mondoweiss / January 4, 2026
The last family in the Palestinian village of Yanoun left their home last week, joining a growing list of communities that have been erased from existence through the establishment of Israeli "shepherding outposts" in their place.
My last visit to the village of Yanoun was...
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza, local authorities say
Reuters / January 4, 2026
CAIRO – Israeli forces shot and killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis on Sunday, local health authorities said.
Medics reported that the dead included a 15‑year‑old boy, a fisherman killed outside areas still occupied by...
UN chief deeply concerned over Israel’s suspension of NGOs
Reuters / January 2, 2026
WASHINGTON – UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned by Israel's announcement of a suspension of the operations of several international non-governmental organizations in occupied Palestinian territory and called for the measure to be reversed, according to a statement on Friday.
"This announcement comes on top...
