Hamas and Israel prepare to implement ceasefire as Netanyahu says deal approved by government

Jason Burke, Seham Tanteshin & William Christou The Guardian  /  October 10, 2025 Israel’s government ratified the ceasefire and hostage deal on Friday, clearing the way...

Trump’s strong-arming of Netanyahu led to a deal – he must sustain that pressure

Mohamad Bazzi The Guardian  /  October 10, 2025 The US president long refused to use his influence over the prime minister. Last month, that appeared to...

You already know what ‘Sumud’ means

Richard Morgan Foreign Policy  /  October 10, 2025 Despite its Palestinian specificity, the word reveals universal truths. On my first trip to Palestine as an adult, I...

‘I expect to find a ghost city’: Gaza residents on the long, arduous journey...

Seham Tantesh & William Christou The Guardian  /  October 10, 2025 Returnees anxious if the homes they left behind will still be standing after Hamas-Israel ceasefire...

No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans

Julian Borger & Seham Tantesh The Guardian  /  October 10, 2025 As the number of WCNSFs – ‘wounded child, no surviving family’ – grows, charities struggle...

Palestinians displaced to southern Gaza begin journey home as ceasefire comes into effect

William Christou, Jason Burke & Seham Tantesh The Guardian  /  October 10, 2025 Jerusalem/Gaza – Thousands walk north along coastal road after Israel-Hamas agreement puts stop...

Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war – tormented families search...

Wafaa Shurafa & Sarah El Deeb AP  /  October 10, 2025 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City – When Israeli bombs began falling, Mohammad al-Najjar, his wife and...

How Israel forcibly reshaped the occupied West Bank since October 2023

Fayha Shalash The New Arab  /  October 10, 2025 West Bank – The rapid increase in illegal Jewish settlement construction is the most significant change witnessed...

The Gaza ceasefire deal could be a ‘strangle contract’, with Israel holding all the cards

Marika Sosnowski The Conversation  /  October 10, 2025 There are jubilant scenes in both Gaza and Israel after both sides in the war have agreed to...

Hamas at a crossroads as the Gaza ceasefire deal comes into force

Dale Pankhurst The Conversation  /  October 10, 2025 After two years of war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on the “first phase” of a US-backed peace...