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Marco Lawrence/Majalla

Netanyahu vs Sinwar: Egocentrism personified in Gaza war

The Israeli prime minister and Hamas leader have inflated military progress in Gaza, whitewashed their failures and religionised the war. Who can cast doubts about a divine victory?

Ahmed Maher 15 April 2024
Israel claims to have killed Marwan Issa, the second most wanted man in Hamas, who is believed to be one of the masterminds of the 7 October attacks. Axel Rangel Garcia

Marwan Issa: The 'shadow man' of Hamas

Israel claims to have killed the second most wanted man in Hamas, who is believed to be one of the masterminds of the 7 October attacks

Salem Al Rayyes 31 March 2024
Al Majalla explores the origins of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and prospects for their respective futures following the 7 October attacks on Israel. Nathalie Lees

Hamas and Islamic Jihad: Origins and future

Al Majalla explores the origins of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and prospects for their respective futures following the 7 October attacks on Israel.

Salem Al Rayyes 10 February 2024
Al Majalla obtains draft agreement on Gaza ceasefire that includes a prisoner exchange, an intensification of humanitarian aid, the recognition of a Palestinian state, and regional security agreements. Majalla:AFP:DPA

Gaza ceasefire proposal paves path to comprehensive peace

Al Majalla obtains draft agreement that includes a prisoner exchange, an intensification of humanitarian aid, the recognition of a Palestinian state, and regional security agreements.

Ibrahim Hamidi 06 February 2024
Brian Stauffer

How Israel misread Hamas

The intelligence failure that led Israel to misread Egypt in 1973 is, in fact, the same as that which led it to believe Hamas was not looking for war.

Michael Horowitz 06 December 2023
Jay Torres

Escalation of Gaza war raises risks to the Middle East

As the Israel-Hamas war rages on in Gaza, the region runs the risk of a major escalation

Andrew Tabler 03 December 2023
Eduardo Ramon

There will be no day after if Hamas isn’t dismantled

Without dismantling Hamas, the conflict will continue and there will be no unified governance for the Palestinians

John Jenkins 03 December 2023
Lina Jaradat

Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind

Israel confirmed on Thursday that it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

Salem Al Rayyes 13 November 2023
Ismail Haniyeh (left) and Yahya Sinwar during the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, on December 14, 2017. AFP

Hamas might have miscalculated in Gaza

By keeping decision-making inside Gaza, Hamas leaders may have misjudged the reaction of the outside world.

Michael Horowitz 09 November 2023
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
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Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Al Majalla
Politics

Netanyahu's Iran victory claim falls on deaf ears in Israel

29 April 2026

Many Israelis actually believe that they lost the war, with opposition leader Yair Lapid accusing the Israeli premier of having led the country into "strategic collapse and diplomatic catastrophe"

Asaad Ghanem
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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