In Gaza, tribal fighters and diplomats eye the same prize

Gazan resident Mahmoud Hamdan says that Palestinians, caught between Israel and Hamas, have 'no clear political alternative'

Palestinians carry aid supplies they collected from trucks that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip August 10, 2025.

(photo credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)

ByWASEEM ABU MAHADI \ THE MEDIA LINE

AUGUST 14, 2025 22:43

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