Facts & analysis on the events of Oct. 7 and since
Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians in Gaza on Friday; Hamas “ready for a comprehensive deal”; Netanyahu administration threatens Germany over recognition of Palestinian state; Trump says ‘looking into’ reports Somaliland open to taking in Palestinians, demands $1B from UCLA
The White House has been eerily muted on what could be the deadliest turning point in the war – the unlawful ground invasion of Gaza City.
Netanyahu has confirmed reports that Israel plans an extreme escalation in Gaza, which will entail the total military occupation of the entire enclave and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, which the Israeli spin machine has termed “voluntary migration”.
The deliberate starvation of Gaza is part of a long history of Israel weaponising food and water to control, subjugate, and, ultimately, displace Palestinians.
Israeli forces kill 46 Palestinians in Gaza, including 23 aid seekers; child killed by airdropped aid package; HRW: US bombs used to attack schools; MSF slams GHF aid hubs; Netanyahu claims Hamas is destroying “every building,” and “we don’t want to keep” Gaza; AIPAC and MTG
Politicians and media are narrowly aiming their criticisms at Netanyahu’s far-right ruling coalition – but the problem runs much deeper.
The problem for Israel is that the harder they go, the more they intensify the sense of alienation in America, the one country whose public sentiments are existential for the Jewish state.
Israel has continued to target farmland in the once-abundant Gaza Strip, and wiped out most livestock and working animals – the last means of transport for many amid severe food shortages and limited public mobility
In a press conference, Egyptian president Sisi said Israel’s war has long since ‘surpassed any logic or justification, and has become a war of starvation and genocide’.
Israel kills at least 46 in Gaza on Wednesday, including at least 23 aid seekers; 4 more die of starvation; Gaza cropland, livestock decimated; leaks reveal Netanyahu deliberately imposed starvation in Gaza; Rubio: pay more attention to hostages