A man with no legs, shot in the head, is the perfectly harrowing metaphor for life in Gaza, and for Palestinians on a whole. Helpless, Static. Stunted.

Even the members of Netanyahu’s government acknowledge that what Israel is doing in Gaza is folly, yet there is no one to stop it.

Two rockets fired from Gaza landed in southern Israel, one causing damage to a private home.

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution rejecting the recent recognition by US President Donald Trump of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and his plans to move the American embassy to the city.

Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, US President Donald Trump is poised to outline a new national security strategy that envisions nations in a perpetual state of competition and downplays the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s impact on the broader world order.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Saudi leaders in Riyadh on Tuesday in order to discuss US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction on Saturday called for demonstrations next week when US Vice President Mike Pence visits Jerusalem, as tensions continue to rise in the city.

Bahrain and Israel’s shared threat perception of Iran’s growing regional influence has driven Manama’s quiet outreach to Israel over the past year.

“From the point of view of Israel’s Palestinians, the Zionist Left has little to offer them anymore. Today, the Right’s model of ‘economic peace’ is seen as the lesser of two evils,” writes Doron Matza.

Israeli political leaders on Sunday agreed to submit a draft bill to parliament mandating capital punishment for “terrorists,” Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beitenu party said in a statement.

“Our reflexive response tells us to fix the problems we see in Israel, but we must do precisely the opposite. After all, the problem is not with the current government — it goes far deeper,” writes Yuli Novak.

Musta’ribeen, or mista’arvim in Hebrew, is a word that is derived from the Arabic “musta’rib”, or one that is specialised in Arabic language and culture. In Israeli security terms, the word denotes security forces who disguise themselves as Arabs and carry out missions in the heart of Palestinian societies or other Arab countries.