The gratuitous barbarity of Trump’s so-called ‘Board of Peace’

Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies Common Dreams  /  January 23, 2026 In the fantasy being pushed by Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Jared Kushner, Palestinians...

What we know so far about the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing

Naif Zaidani & Sarah Khalil The New Arab  /  January 23, 2026 As Rafah prepares to reopen, Palestinians face continued Israeli control, strict limits on movement,...

Trump’s [so-called] ‘Board of Peace’ is the nail in Gaza’s coffin

Jonathan Cook Middle East Eye  /  January 23, 2026 Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now,...

[VIDEO] Analyst Sultan Bakarat breaks down map of Trump’s Gaza plan

Al-Jazeera  /  January 23, 2026 A map showing what Gaza would look like under US President Donald Trump’s redevelopment plan shows how closely it’s aligned...

Trump team lays out ‘New Gaza’ plan, Hamas urges pressure on Israel to respect...

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 23, 2026 Hamas has urged international bodies to stop Israel's continued ceasefire violations, as the US reveals its redevelopment...

Kushner’s vision for rebuilding Gaza faces major obstacles

Julia Frankel AP  /  January 23, 2026 JERUSALEM – Modern cities with sleek high-rises, a pristine coastline that attracts tourists, and a state-of-the-art port that juts...

[VIDEO] Trump’s New Gaza is first step to the end of any Palestine state,...

Bel Trew The Independent  /  January 23, 2026 Trump’s new Gaza will be ‘built on the graveyards of countless unidentified Palestinians’, UN official warns. Donald Trump’s new billion-dollar...

Who is Ali Shaath, the Palestinian head of the committee under Trump’s Gaza ‘Board...

Sally Ibrahim The New Arab  /  January 23, 2026 For many Palestinians, it is not simply who Ali Shaath is, but whether he represents a genuine...

Israel’s new national consensus: returning to October 6

Meron Rapoport +972 Magazine  /  January 23, 2026 Despite the spectacular collapse of Netanyahu’s ‘conflict management’ doctrine, both he and his staunchest critics are campaigning on...

Israel aims to ensure more Palestinians are let out of Gaza than back in

Alexander Cornwell Reuters  /  January 23, 2026 TEL AVIV – Israel wants to restrict the number of Palestinians entering Gaza through the border crossing with Egypt...