Aside from its direct killings, Israel's continued siege on Gaza and the psychological trauma of its war offensive are destroying life, especially children, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Israel may be seeking to destroy Hamas, but what it is actually doing is destroying any possibility for peace, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

The ghosts of Israel's war on Lebanon in 2006 hang over Gaza's battlegrounds. Omayma Abdel-Latif writes from Beirut on Hizbullah's options

Syria has a history of supporting militant Palestinian factions, but some say it uses them as pawns, Bassel Oudat writes from Damascus

Turks take to the streets in record numbers to protest once-near-ally Israel's onslaught in Gaza, reports Gareth Jenkins

Ghana has a grip on the tricky business of African democracy, writes Gamal Nkrumah