David Hearst

1 month ago | middleeasteye.net | David Hearst

Steve Witkoff is no ordinary Middle East envoy; not for him the grisly fate of predecessors like Tony Blair or Brett McGurk. Witkoff says he is blessed. He is on a mission, if not from God, then at least the next best thing - which is US President Donald Trump. Witkoff truly worships the man: “He’d come to 101 Park Avenue, where I was a lawyer,” Witkoff told Tucker Carlson in a new interview. “He had this swashbuckling style. I used to see him come in, and I used to say: God, I want to be him.

1 month ago | internazionale.it | David Hearst

Alle 2.20 del mattino del 18 marzo, ora locale nella Striscia di Gaza, gli Stati Uniti hanno inaugurato una nuova era nella politica mondiale. In quel momento Israele ha coordinato i suoi attacchi contro decine di obiettivi nel territorio palestinese per farli coincidere con il suhur, il pasto consumato prima dell’alba dai musulmani in preparazione al digiuno quotidiano del Ramadan.

1 month ago | middleeasteye.net | David Hearst |Ahmed Najar

It was 4am when I stumbled out of bed, half-asleep, to get a glass of water - a simple, thoughtless act. As I reached for my phone, I hesitated. Checking it might keep me awake. I wish I had resisted. The screen lit up. My feed was drowning in horror - again. Gaza. Another massacre. At first, the numbers were uncertain. A hundred dead. Then 200. Then 300. But I knew. The number always rises. And this time, it wouldn't stop...350...400...450.

1 month ago | middleeasteye.net | Mera Aladam |David Hearst

An Israeli air strike killed a UN worker and wounded five others on Wednesday in the central Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The bombing targeted a UN headquarters in Deir al-Balah, local media reported. Six foreign staff members were seriously injured, and one of them died upon arrival at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, the ministry added. The victims were members of the United Nations Mine Action Service, which is responsible for clearing leftover explosive devices.

1 month ago | middleeasteye.net | David Hearst

At 2:20am on Tuesday local time in the Gaza Strip, Washington inaugurated a new era in world politics. This was the moment Israel timed its attacks on dozens of targets in the enclave to coincide with suhoor, the predawn meal eaten by Muslims in preparation for a day of fasting. The timing was designed to inflict maximum civilian casualties, as families across Gaza gathered to eat and pray during the holy month of Ramadan, even if they had little or no food to consume.