Israel’s focus on a new Palestinian armed group in Nablus, how the war in Ukraine is impacting the Middle East, and a year on from Sudan’s military coup. Here’s your round-up, written by Abubakr Al-Shamahi, Al Jazeera Digital’s Middle East and North Africa editor.
When it comes to Palestinian politics and armed resistance, the same groups have dominated for decades, organisations such as Fatah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad. But in recent months a new armed group has emerged called the Lions’ Den. The Nablus-based group, which you can read more about in this explainer, is seen as evidence of the frustration young Palestinians feel towards their own ageing leadership, who they view as ineffective in confronting Israel.
