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Palestinians gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, February 26, 2026
Politics / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
Yazid Al-Zayan, 9, mourns during the funeral of his father Khaled Al-Zayan, a Palestinian policeman, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2026
Middle East / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
Palestinians gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, February 22, 2026
Middle East / 23 February 2026
23 February 2026
Police officers watch as people take part in a national march for Palestine on Whitehall in central London, January 18, 2025
Features / 21 February 2026
21 February 2026

CHRIS NINEHAM, who along with Ben Jamal, is one of the activists facing trial over a Gaza demo last year, talks to Ben Chacko about the state’s increasing use of force against peaceful protest, and the significance of increasing imperial aggression around the globe