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I couldn’t wait to return north after the ceasefire. But the joy of being home quickly gave way to yet more uncertainty and fear.

The post Rubble, gangs, and airstrikes: What was waiting for me back in Gaza City appeared first on +972 Magazine.

I didn’t turn back to see my family again after saying goodbye. I felt too ashamed. I was leaving for peace, and all they had was famine and war.

The post My last words to Gaza appeared first on +972 Magazine.

By attaching a military goal to each act of killing, Israelis of all stripes could partake in the slaughter without questioning the morality of their actions.

The post One target at a time: The logic that helped Israeli liberals commit genocide appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Though overjoyed by their release in the ceasefire, Palestinians — blinded, beaten, and starved in Israeli jails — struggled to absorb unimaginable loss.

The post ‘We expected to die’: Freed Gazan detainees recount Israeli torture appeared first on +972 Magazine.

We cannot repeat the slow death of Oslo nor replace Hamas with another detached faction, but instead rethink the foundations of our political culture.

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After the Israeli army razed my childhood home, I spent years building a new one for my family. Now, like most of Khan Younis, all that remains is rubble.

The post My dream home lies in ruins. I will never forgive Israel, or the world appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Trump aims to restore Israel's legitimacy after two years of genocide. But as long as Jewish supremacy persists, so should sanctions and arms embargoes.

The post A ceasefire must not stall Israel’s growing isolation appeared first on +972 Magazine.

As those who fought for their release celebrate, the government seeks to recast itself as the hostages’ savior despite abandoning them for two years.

The post Israel’s hostage protest movement finally prevails — against its government appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Pollster Zayne Abudaka explains how Palestinians understand liberation and hope today — beyond the narrow language of statehood.

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An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations, used to justify Gaza strikes and amplified by international outlets, discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.

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Even if Trump’s plan ends the Gaza war, Palestinians will face a deep, enduring void: of language, hope, and politics that proved futile in the face of genocide.

The post Two years after October 7, Palestine has become a graveyard of failed strategies appeared first on +972 Magazine.

For Palestinians in Israel, self-censorship has long been a survival mechanism, our silence the condition of our citizenship. But encountering solidarity abroad, I realized my body forgot what it feels like to speak freely.

The post Between a revolution and a whisper appeared first on +972 Magazine.

After two years of defying Israeli orders, I realized I could no longer protect my family if we stayed put, as bombs fall on every corner of our city.

The post I vowed never to flee Gaza City. But Israel’s assault has left me no choice appeared first on +972 Magazine.

While problematic for many reasons, Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza appears to spell the end of the Israeli government’s expulsion fantasies.

The post The Israeli right’s ‘time of miracles’ is over. The Palestinians are going nowhere appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Centuries-old mosques, churches, and ancient artifacts all face obliteration as the Israeli military systematically flattens what remains of the city.

The post The destruction of Gaza City is a crime against history appeared first on +972 Magazine.

A series of pogroms in four West Bank villages left residents and solidarity activists hospitalized with head wounds, broken bones, and internal bleeding.

The post ‘They intended to kill us’: Masafer Yatta reels from bloody settler assaults appeared first on +972 Magazine.

The tech giant blocked access after we revealed the Israeli army had been using its servers to store millions of Palestinians' intercepted phone calls.

The post Microsoft revokes cloud services from Israel’s Unit 8200, following +972 exposé appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Ruwaida Amer explains how she continued reporting from Gaza while facing hunger and displacement and mourning murdered colleagues.

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Under the guise of re-registration, Israel seeks to force all international NGOs to comply with the GHF model, turning aid into a vehicle for ethnic cleansing.

The post Collaborate or leave: Israel’s cruel ultimatum to humanitarian groups in Gaza appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Films challenging dominant Zionist narratives have long faced bans, funding cuts, and smear campaigns from Israeli officials and right-wing activists alike.

The post Israel decries Hollywood boycott — while silencing its own critical filmmakers appeared first on +972 Magazine.