Awni Almashni

Jan 14, 2025 | middleeasteye.net | Ahmed Aziz |Mera Aladam |Awni Almashni

According to reports out of Doha, negotiators are on the brink of agreeing to a ceasefire to end the war on Gaza after 15 months of bloody conflict. Palestinians in Gaza are cautiously optimistic that the war will end but are voicing concerns about how they will rebuild the besieged territory.

Jan 14, 2025 | middleeasteye.net | Awni Almashni

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is at its closest point, according to officials involved in negotiations in Doha. With expectations that an announcement is immininent, Majed al-Ansari, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson, said that final details were being discussed on Tuesday. “Negotiations are taking place on final details but we have ironed out the main obstacles,” he told a news conference. “Today we are closest to any time in the past to a deal.

Jan 14, 2025 | middleeasteye.net | Awni Almashni

The Gaza war will end, as all wars eventually do. But its repercussions and consequences will be unique, both in terms of their nature and depth. Regardless of whether a ceasefire is imminent or how much longer the war drags on, the contours of its conclusion are already taking shape, with the image of its aftermath becoming clear. The majority of Gaza has been destroyed to the point of being uninhabitable. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, and many more have been maimed.

Jun 4, 2024 | middleeasteye.net | Awni Almashni

Throughout Israel’s war on Gaza, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been notably absent. The PA was not part of the 7 October Hamas-led attack, which is understandable, as it does not identify as an armed resistance force. The Palestine Liberation Organisation, which is supposed to comprise an inclusive national framework and leadership for resistance, has been reduced under President Mahmoud Abbas to less than a subsidiary of the PA.

Jul 6, 2023 | middleeasteye.net | Awni Almashni

To start, let us establish clear definitions of the terminology we use, for the Israel-Palestine conflict is also about language. The Palestinian Authority (PA)’s role - as expected and hoped for by the Palestinian people - is to protect Palestinians, aid the survival of their struggle, and evolve from an autonomous administrative authority to the head of a fully independent and sovereign state based on 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital.