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A Palestinian youth walks inside a tunnel used for military exercises during a weapon exhibition at a Hamas-run youth summer camp in Gaza City July 20, 2016. AP

Once a lifeline, Hamas underground tunnel network could become a graveyard

What was once a means to ease a blockade has become a strategic part of a raging ground war after a devastating bombing campaign. But there is scant criticism of the network known as 'Lower Gaza'.

Salem Al Rayyes 08 November 2023
Protesters join the Ireland - Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstration in Dublin
against what they characterise as the use of disproportionate force by Israel in the ongoing siege of Gaza. AFP

As bombs fall on Gaza, a semantics war erupts in Europe

While the British government has been resolute in its belief that Israel has a right to defend itself without setting red lines, many Scottish and Irish officials have been far more critical of Israel

Bryn Haworth 29 October 2023
Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar Tunisian Foreign Ministry

Tunisia’s foreign minister backs Palestinian rights and sets out red lines on migrants to Europe and the IMF

Nabil Ammar tells Al Majalla that his country remains 'open' to talking to the IMF, and points to where political Islam has failed his nation. He also says it refuses to become a 'guard' for Europe.

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 October 2023
A Palestinian carries a girl injured in the Israeli bombing of Rafah on October 17. AFP

Catastrophe in Gaza and Western complicity

After seismic events shift Palestinian politics, it is time to look at the transformed circumstances of a long struggle, as well as the factors that always defy change throughout turbulent times

Majed Kayali 23 October 2023
Protesters, holding banners in support of Palestinians, take part in a vigil outside Downing Street, in London, on October 18, 2023, in tribute of the victims of Gaza hospital strike.

Al-Ahli Hospital massacre in Gaza: Medical staff speak out

The 100-year-old hospital was rendered non-operational after an October 17 strike, which has so far claimed 471 lives and left more than a thousand wounded. The incident sparked global outrage.

Salem Al Rayyes 22 October 2023
A girl mourns the death of Palestinians from the Samour family, who were killed in Israeli strikes on their house, at a land near to their home as the residents struggle to find spaces in cemeteries, in Khan Younis. Reuters

Under Israeli bombs, poets cry out from the bleeding heart of Gaza

Whether viewing the aeroplane, a symbol of freedom, as a death sentence, or pleading for the black sky to turn into milk for children to drink, poets cry out to the world for help.

Houssam Marouf 13 October 2023
Palestinians sit among rubbles of a damaged residential building, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, October 10, 2023. Reuters

Excising the danger of peace in the Middle East

Reconciliation with Iran should be viewed with great caution as the Gaza war offers a snapshot of the dangers of peace. The US can do more to assure Gulf allies in this evolving regional landscape.

Kenneth M. Pollack and Bilal Y. Saab 11 October 2023
Egypt makes contacts to broker a cessation of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, amid fears of spillover effects of the war. shutterstock

Egypt works for calm in Gaza but braces for backlash

Egypt makes contacts to broker a cessation of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, amid fears of spillover effects of the war.

Amr Emam 10 October 2023
Diana Estefania Rubio

Hamas offensive on Israel unlike any attack seen before

As the coming days of the "state of war" between Israel and Hamas drag on, it is important to highlight how this latest episode of conflict is unlike anything seen before.Not only did Hamas start the…

Al Majalla - London 10 October 2023
There are several reasons why Hamas attacked Israel, including restoring its dwindling credibility. But it is crucial to acknowledge Israel's antagonising behaviour as one of the key motivations. Majalla/agencies

Why did Hamas start a war with Israel?

There are several reasons why Hamas attacked Israel, including restoring its dwindling credibility. But it is crucial to acknowledge Israel's antagonising behaviour as one of the key motivations.

Majed Kayali 09 October 2023
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Tucker Carlson: America’s right-wing insurgent-in-chief

12 August 2026

The former Fox News presenter, who now wields more influence over US politics than he did at the network from 2009-23, is now a vehement critic of Trump in recent months, in part over Israel

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 Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters arrive after eight hours of walking in Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region, Ethiopia, on 29 June 2021. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
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Why clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are ominous

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Both the government in Addis Ababa and armed Tigrayan independence fighters have their supporters, from as near as next door to as far away as Tel Aviv

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Why cotton fibres could be key in the global arms race

13 August 2026

War is driving demand for munitions, and the fibres from cotton seeds are used to produce artillery shells. With only a few producers, demand is soaring.

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Preserving Amazigh heritage: from oral tradition to AI

15 August 2026

The spoken word has kept a key component of Algeria's social mosaic alive for generations, but now technology is stepping in to do the heavy lifting

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