Israel’s plan to eventually move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the Strip is being widely denounced as tantamount to ethnic cleansing.
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There have been plenty of shocking images, shareable graphics and heartbreaking stories of the conflict shared to social media. So why has this particular image gone viral?
Why has the ICC indictment of Israeli and Hamas leaders drawn so much fire? Understanding the notion of moral equivalence might help explain why.
The All Eyes on Rafah image has been criticised as being overly sanitised. How does it compare to other war images? And where is the line between performative solidarity and moral responsibility?
No court alone has the power to adequately protect civilians during times of war.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza are stalling, in large part because of how the war has gone for both sides.
Diplomatic pressure, rising military casualties and the problem of Israeli hostages in Gaza have not deterred Netanyahu from ordering an offensive on Rafah.
The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the first time the US and Israel have publicly disagreed, despite their strong diplomatic relationship.
Iran’s attack on Israel may have failed, but its timing was orchestrated to create maximum division.
The situation in Gaza grows more desperate by the day.
The destructive force that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has unleashed in Gaza is rooted in a century-old ideology that says overwhelming power is how Israel should deal with Palestinians.
The US president has ordered a pier to be built so that it can supply aid to Gaza. But it will not be enough.
Palestinian families in New Zealand are poised to sponsor relatives trying to flee Gaza. National-led governments have allowed such intakes in past crises – and here’s how it could work now.
Around 1.5 million Palestinians are trapped near the border, with nowhere to go. Egypt, however, has long opposed the idea of resettling Palestinians in the Sinai Peninsula.
History tells us that the White House and the Pentagon have been able to wield a degree of influence over Israel’s decision-making.
Egypt would be seriously destabilised by hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Gaza.
Undermining the delicate relations between Israel and Egypt could potentially grant Hamas a strategic political achievement.
The Rafah crossing has historically played a pivotal role in easing the hardships faced by Gazans. Today, it represents an actual lifeline.
Egypt performs a balancing act in managing relations with Israel and Palestine.
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Senior Researcher, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University
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