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US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

What to make out of Trump's comments on US 'owning' Gaza

In a presser with Netanyahu, the US president said 'Gaza is no place for people to be living' and they should "settle permanently in a beautiful area" outside of Gaza where they can "be happy"

Michael Horowitz 05 February 2025
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP

Good optics, but empty pockets

Netanyahu visits Washington in a much weaker position, and Trump will take advantage of that

Daniel C. Kurtzer and Aaron David Miller 04 February 2025
In an unprecedented attack, Israeli forces carry out several simultaneous explosions in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, destroying at least 20 houses on February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman

With Gaza on backburner, Israel turns its military might on Jenin

Israel blew up 20 homes in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin just as Netanyahu travelled to Washington to meet with Trump, who has suggested Jordan and Egypt absorb Palestinians into their countries

Asaad Ghanem 03 February 2025

Can Trump impose a new Palestinian Nakba?

Fares Garabet 03 February 2025
إدواردو ريمون/المجلة

Mohammad Shtayyeh on Trump, Hamas and Israel

In an in-depth discussion with Al Majalla at his Ramallah office, the former Palestinian prime minister shared his insights on Trump, Hamas, the Palestinian Authority and Israel's far-right government

Ahmed Maher 31 January 2025
Eduardo Ramon

The battle after the war: Healing Gaza's traumatised children

Children Not Numbers provides medical, educational, and psychological help to Gaza's children. It is a staggering undertaking, given the scale of death and destruction that Israel inflicted.

Joudy El-Asmar 16 February 2025

Israel turns its guns on the West Bank after Gaza ceasefire

Fares Garabet 27 January 2025
This aerial photo shows displaced Gazans gathering in an area in Nuseirat on January 26, 2025, being prevented by Israel from returning to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. AFP

Egypt wants to help shape Gaza's future, but not by taking in Palestinians

Cairo wants to show Trump it is a player worth consulting when it comes to Mideast geopolitics, but his comment that Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians will not be well-received

Amr Emam 27 January 2025
Eduardo Ramon Trejo / Al Majalla

Steve Witkoff: The Trump envoy who sealed the deal in Gaza

The real estate mogul and longtime friend of Trump reportedly got tough with Netanyahu to get him to finally sign a ceasefire to end his 15-month-long assault on Gaza

Con Coughlin 26 January 2025
People erect tents amidst the rubble of destroyed buildings as displaced Palestinians return to the northern areas of the Gaza Strip in Jabalia on January 23, 2025, during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was reached. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP

After truce, Gazans find nothing—or no one—to return back to

Palestinians rejoiced when the news broke last week that a ceasefire was finally reached, but many didn't get the chance to celebrate with their loved ones who Israel killed before the deal took hold

Salem Al Rayyes 25 January 2025
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Jared Kushner and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interact in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 April 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/ REUTERS
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‘Kushner and Witkoff spoiled the US-Iran talks’

13 April 2026

Sources tell Al Majalla that Iran was able to build a rapport with US Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, but sensed his hands were tied in the presence of Trump's son-in-law and close friend

Kamal Alam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China and Russia's calculated backing of Iran

12 April 2026

Both Beijing and Moscow have pragmatic reasons to help Tehran raise the cost of US action. Each sees value in offering limited but meaningful support.

Michael Horowitz
Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

10 April 2026

Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

Alex Vatanka
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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