-
Lebanonization of Gaza
Except for the Wadi Gaza – which today is little more than a polluted water basin – no real river runs through the Gaza Strip. Even that Wadi barely reaches the sea. Its flow is choked off by upstream dams that turned it into a stagnant pool of sewage. This article, however, is not about…
-
The Trouble with the Palestinian Authority
The path to the Palestinian Authority’s return to war-ravaged Gaza appears lined with difficult international conditions. Foremost among them is one set by President Donald J. Trump, who has made “reforming the Palestinian Authority” a prerequisite for his administration’s plan to govern Gaza after brokering what it calls a historic cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.…
-
Disarming Hamas
“If they don’t disarm, we will disarm them. And it will happen quickly and perhaps violently,” said President Donald Trump when asked about the future of Hamas’s weapons in Gaza. The remarks came days after a cease-fire agreement was signed Monday between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Trump and containing 20 provisions. Several key parts…
-
Trump’s Gaza Plan: Big Hopes, Bigger Questions
Peace plans come and go. Few, however, arrive with such a chorus of endorsements that they raise both eyebrows and hopes. Four days ago, at an unusually choreographed White House ceremony, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a 20-point roadmap aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The rollout was a…
-
Hamas “Invented” Ceasefire Deal
For more than two weeks, uncertainty surrounded whether Hamas’s August 18 announcement — that it had accepted a proposal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages — referred to the plan put forward by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, which was said to incorporate Israeli demands. Now, Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel tells Alhurra…
-
Can This Man Save Gaza?
It started with a phone call. In late February 2025, Samir Hulileh—a 67-year-old Palestinian businessman, born in Kuwait and armed with a master’s in economics from the American University of Beirut—resigned from his post as chairman of the Palestine Stock Exchange and from all positions tied to the powerful al-Masri family, a major player in…
-
Ignored Warnings: Why Israeli General Believes October 7 Could Happen Again
“An attack … will come from Gaza”: MBN talks to an Israeli general and intelligence analyst on how his prediction of the October 7 attacks was ignored, and why he believes the IDF should continue to run Gaza Yossi Kuperwasser, an expert on Israeli intelligence and security, spoke to MBN’s Andres Ilves this week. Kuperwasser,…