‘I couldn’t watch my children cry from hunger’: Inside the ‘displacement economy’ Gazans built to survive the genocide

by Tareq S. Hajjaj on August 17, 2026 at 11:20 am

In Gaza’s displacement camps, survival has bred a new economy: a gym owner forges weights from empty cans, a supermarket owner turns baker, a housewife becomes a street vendor — each person rebuilding a livelihood from the wreckage of genocide.

The Mecca Pact is the latest sign of the U.S.’s declining influence in the Middle East

by Mitchell Plitnick on August 13, 2026 at 5:34 pm

The new defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan highlights how Israeli aggression is compelling the region to reconfigure its alliances and serves as the latest evidence of the United States’ declining global influence.

Palestinian youth are risking their lives to clear rubble in Gaza

by Tareq S. Hajjaj on August 13, 2026 at 1:34 pm

With reconstruction stalled in Gaza, boys as young as 14 are clearing the wreckage of destroyed homes by hand for as little as $10 a day. Often they are the breadwinners for their families and are forced to abandon their studies to work for survival.

Israel’s arrest of Ramallah’s ‘doctor of the poor’ shows Palestinians that no one is safe

by Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau on August 12, 2026 at 3:15 pm

The arrest and abuse of “doctor of the poor” Mazen Rantisi signal that no one is safe from Israel’s assault on Palestinian life in the West Bank. Rantisi’s daughter says he was targeted because he helps Palestinian society remain resilient.

Understanding Israel’s campaign to destroy Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank

by Qassam Muaddi on August 11, 2026 at 4:38 pm

Israel has vowed to occupy another West Bank refugee camp, as it did in Jenin and Tulkarem. A new raid on the Qalandia refugee camp makes clear that the Israeli campaign isn’t only about ending Palestinian resistance but also what the camps represent.