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Why a carton of eggs is a luxury in Gaza

An investigation reveals how Israel’s siege, from costly middlemen to unpredictable border closures, makes basic foods unaffordable for most Palestinians in Gaza.

Displaced Palestinian children carry buckets and scoop water from a flooded area outside their tents at a displacement camp in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on November 7, 2026. Gaza's Government Media Office reported that heavy rain flooded at least 70,000 tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip within 12 hours. (Photo by Mohammed Al Qumsan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Trump’s Gaza plan under fire as Israel restricts flood aid

More than a year after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire to end the war in Gaza, Israel continues to restrict the delivery of shelter materials and rubble-clearing machinery.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

An aerial view shows a campaign billboard depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, on Oct. 26, 2026, on the eve of Israel's legislative elections.

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Democrats’ midterm sweep tests US-Israel ties as Eisenkot vows reset

Political sources describe the Democrats' midterm victory as a political blow to both US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "Free Gaza, free world"

Analysis

Gaza progress, Syria pullback: What Turkey wants from Israel’s next government

Ankara sees room for limited improvement in ties if Israel’s next government eases Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and reduces military pressure on Syria.

Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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Analysis

What’s at stake for Turkey as Israel heads to the polls?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Turkish House in New York, on Sept. 19, 2023.

Amberin Zaman

By Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Analysis

Iran and Gaza: Why Trump's backing of Netanyahu may come with strings attached

JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands and speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on the day of Trump's address on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein - Pool/Getty Images)

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Sisi says Egypt has no ‘territorial ambitions’ after Israel’s Smotrich threatens Sinai

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a joint statements and agreements during the EU and Egypt summit in Brussels, on Oct. 22, 2025.

Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar sues Netanyahu for nearly $1M over Oct. 7 claims

Israel's Chief of the Mossad David Barnea (R) and Security Agency director Ronen Bar, attend a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Rockets fired from Gaza

After several weeks of relative quiet, Israel now suspects that Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or both are trying to escalate pressure on Israel and on Egypt.

Palestinian youths hold a framed portrait of Mohammed Dahlan during a wedding in Gaza City, June 29, 2017.

Reasons behind Mohammed Dahlan's Democratic Reform Current elections in Gaza

Mohammed Dahlan’s Democratic Reform Current held its first internal elections in Gaza, ahead of Fatah’s general conference next March and in light of failed reconciliation efforts within the movement.

Fighters from Gaza-based armed Palestinian factions, taking part in a military exercise, shoot rockets toward the sea, at a site in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 29, 2021.

Israeli contractor working on Gaza security wall injured by gunfire

Palestinian farmers were also injured by Israeli military artillery fire in response to the shooting.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 74th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations on September 26, 2019 in New York City.

Israel's Gantz announces confidence-building measures after hosting Palestinian President Abbas

After hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at his home in Rosh Ha’ayin, Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced a series of confidence-building measures for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.

A member of Israel's security forces carries flags of Hamas that were seized during clashes with Palestinian protesters north of Ramallah in the West Bank, on Oct. 8, 2015.

Israel concerned over Hamas involvement in West Bank attacks

There are voices in Israel demanding retaliation against Hamas whenever it gets involved in West Bank terror attacks.

Palestinians protesting against the return of Jewish settlers to their area, confront members of the Israeli security forces, in the occupied-West Bank village of Burqah, near the illegal Israeli outpost of Homesh, on Dec. 23, 2021.

Tensions flair at Homesh West Bank outpost following killing of Israeli

Following the killing last week of Yehuda Dimentman, tensions are rising at the ruins of the Homesh West Bank outpost, demolished in the 2005 Gaza disengagement.

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Gaza at Christmas: a bleak outlook

A Christmas tree brings some joy; Gaza’s Jewish quarter and a new wall; "We want to live" protests Hamas policies; Hamas, PIJ killings continue; Racism persists against Black Gazans.

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The lost history of Gaza's Jewish quarter

A look into the history of a neighborhood in Gaza City that was once home to a Jewish population

Members of the security forces of the Hamas movement patrol on horseback during a military drill.

Hamas leads military drills as Gaza blockade, reconstruction talks stall

Hamas’ military wing and other armed Palestinian factions have begun military drills in Gaza.

A girl holds on to a fence as she stands near the lit-up Christmas tree in the courtyard of the YMCA Gaza in Gaza City on Dec. 10, 2021.

Gaza’s Christians light Christmas tree

Gaza's tiny Christian community celebrates Christmas in a giant way.

Gaza Christians

Gaza's few Christians lift economy

Gaza’s very small Christian community has been a strong force for the economy.

A Palestinian resident scuffles with a member of Israeli security forces during a demonstration in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Dec. 17, 2021.

Palestinian family refuses $5 million offer by settlers for Sheikh Jarrah home

A Palestinian family in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which faces daily harassment and attacks by settlers, was offered $5 million to vacate their home, so that settlers can move in.