Dr Saladin Sawan, right, has given The National his account of being a surgeon in Gaza. Photo: Saladin Sawan

The Gaza surgeon's choice: who might survive - and who could not be saved?

With the broken bodies queuing up at the resource-starved Nasser Hospital, Saladin Sawan had to choose between who might survive and who could not be saved...

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Weekend EssayWill 2026 see the revival of both Syria and Lebanon?

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Caravans in Gaza could make temporary displacement permanent, warn aid groups

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Famine reversed in Gaza but hunger crisis remains acute

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Lebanon says civilian return to villages must come before broader Israel talks

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Egypt says gas deal with Israel is 'purely commercial'

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EditorialIsrael and Egypt's energy deal is important but issues remain

Editorial
Gazan Youssef Al Samri, 16, lost his legs in an Israeli air strike while fetching water. AP Photo

Gaza’s hidden crisis: inside the struggle for physical rehabilitation after war

Thousands of injured Palestinians and amputees face delays or treatment with basic, improvised equipment

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem

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Israel’s $35bn gas deal to ease Egypt’s energy crunch and cut import costs

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Iran appoints new military commanders months after war with Israel

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Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett says Telegram account hacked

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Eurovision host broadcaster to allow Palestinian flags and crowd booing

Music & On-stage

CommentIs the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

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Naftali Bennett initially denied that his phone had been hacked. EPA

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett says Telegram account hacked

Cyber attack by pro-Palestinian group published high-level phone contacts and images

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Eurovision host broadcaster to allow Palestinian flags and crowd booing

Music & On-stage

CommentIs the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

Comment

CommentBeirut is in no state to normalise Lebanon-Israel relations

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