Feet dragging, division and obstruction: what Israel really wants for Gaza

Simon Speakman Cordall Al-Jazeera  /  January 23, 2026 Israeli strategy for Gaza caught between settlements and security zones, as it continues to kill Palestinians. Israel has spent...

Spanish court points finger at Israel as it drops Pegasus spyware case again

Sam Jones The Guardian  /  January 23, 2026 Judge shelves inquiry into use of Israeli-made software to target ministers’ phones citing chronic lack of cooperation. Madrid –...

Prominent Saudi academic accuses UAE of being Israel’s ‘Trojan horse’

Faisal Edroos Middle East Eye  /  January 23, 2026 Ahmed Altuwaijri accused oil-rich Gulf nation of trying to weaken Saudi Arabia so it could emerge as...

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...