The bombing of Gaza has destroyed agricultural land and poisoned the soil, while Israel’s sweeping blockade has made water scarce for farmers who once provided a third of Gaza’s food needs.
Food crisis in Gaza as Israel seals border; Israeli troops steal and sell Palestinian possessions; Palestine Legal accuses US Senate of McCarthyism; US holds secret talks with Hamas; Netanyahu policies reportedly helped pave way for 7 October; Israeli settlers escalate incursions into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan
Israeli tanks fire on ambulances; Gaza ‘running out of basic necessities,’ as Israeli spokesperson claims that Hamas has “enough food to spark an obesity epidemic”; Arab leaders endorse $53bn plan to rebuild Gaza; ‘systematic failures’ on 7 Oct; Palestinians in Israel face persecution; Israel to build wall on Jordan border; colleges allowing pro-Palestine protests could face funding cuts; $95 million in aid for the Lebanese army
Israel’s former top military officer, General Aviv Kohavi, held private meetings with the editors of major British news organizations one month after the Gaza bombing began to ‘cultivate support’ for Gaza genocide.
Israel’s unfolding genocide in Gaza also has dire consequences for ecosystems and violates the right of people to live in a healthy environment.
Israel prepares Gaza ‘hell plan’ to pile pressure on Hamas; Israel violated ceasefire more than 900 times; only 15 mobile homes entered Gaza out of 60,000; Palestinian detainee tortured to death; West Bank; Elon Musk’s attack on Arab and Muslim orgs; another Barnard College expulsion; jailing Canadians
Netanyahu wants to scrap the ceasefire agreement, and will starve Gaza to get his way; Trump admin agrees to more arms sales to Israel; Palestinian dispossession film gets an Oscar.
Hamas issued a 16-page document on Jan. 20, 2024 to ‘clarify the reality of what happened on Oct. 7, the motives behind it, its general context related to the Palestinian cause, as well as a refutation to the Israeli allegations.’ A second item contains reflections by a senior Hamas leader on the attack & its aftermath
Ceasefire is falling apart, as Israel stands ready to resume fighting with greater intensity, continue starving the people of Gaza.
Netanyahu is doing what his government promised all along: level the West Bank just as it did Gaza. The program looks like yet another Nakba.