The coming weeks or even months will unfold slowly, heavily, and bloodily for Gaza. Only time will tell whether this war will result in collective gain or loss for the Palestinian people.

Ibrahim Hamidi

Images of Gaza's murdered are a testament to the futility of the world, but in its utter silence, they are more. They are thunderous cries against the injustice of the world.

Samer Abou Hawwach

To stand with the Palestinian people and condemn Israeli actions in Gaza, it is vital to reject violence for the sake of violence. Instead, a culture of diplomacy and peace must be pursued.

Makram Rabah

By blindly doubling down on unconditional support for Israel, Biden is making a strategic error that tarnishes the global image of the United States.

Haid Haid

While France and EU have since called for a ceasefire after 5,000 Palestinians have already been killed, the US and Britain continue to back Israel's right to use military force to defend itself.

Con Coughlin

A moral inconsistency after 7 October runs across the Arab world – all violations of human rights should be condemned, from whichever side

Alia Mansour

While it's true that America remains the world's most influential power, many major and regional nations are paying close attention to the nuances and growing fault lines.

Ibrahim Hamidi

In only the span of two weeks, talk of an economic corridor has completely been overshadowed by the devastating Israeli war on Gaza as the civilian population reels under relentless Israeli brutality

Khaled Kassar

Operation Al-Aqsa Flood has caused a deluge. In its wake, there has been a steady flow of overlapping disasters. The Middle East has been sent spinning into some of the darkest times it has ever seen.

Houssam Itani

Kurds, Tamils, Baluchis and the Amazigh don't fit fully into the boundaries of modern countries, and that has left them vulnerable to the force of history

Rustum Mahmud

The presence of multiple Iranian-backed forces in Syria, including Hezbollah and the Iraqi popular mobilisation militias, opens the door for further escalation with Israel

Haid Haid

Israel's "war on Hamas" is really a genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza. But how can we be shocked when Israel has consistently violated international laws, treaties, and conventions?

Alia Mansour