In a new report co-written with Palestinian groups, Oxfam says the reconstruction of Gaza will cost at least $71.4 billion
Rebuilding of Gaza to cost seven times more than all previous wars: Oxfam
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ISRAELI MEDIA: ‘An Inferno’: Gazans Face Sweltering Conditions in Tent Camps for Third Summer in a Row
Roughly 1 million Palestinians are living in stifling tents across Gaza. Most of the rest are still waiting for sheltering supplies. And the hottest part of the summer is still ahead.
Israel threatens to seize ancient water reservoirs near Bethlehem
Solomon’s Pools date back to the second century BCE, and have become a source of recreation for nearby Bethlehem. Ever since an Israeli minister threatened to “erase” the agreements that confirmed Palestinian ownership more than 30 years ago, Israeli settlers & troops have stepped up their presence around the site
Bethlehem: Every morning the same question: “Why are we still here?”
We wake up to news of more injustice, more restrictions, more uncertainty. But still, we stay. Because this is our home. And leaving is not so simple when your roots are deep, your heart is broken, and your dignity tells you not to give up what is rightfully yours.
‘Sip your coffee while watching the sunrise’: How Israel is colonizing the West Bank by selling Palestinian land to Jewish Americans
Israeli real estate companies are marketing land belonging to Palestinians in the West Bank to Jewish American buyers. We spoke to the Palestinians who are being displaced in order to make way for new Jewish settlement construction.
Israel turns Gaza into death camp denser than Srebrenica, forces displacement under guise of voluntary emigration
Israel is increasing its de facto control and imposing severe restrictions on roughly 65 per cent of Gaza. This deprives over 2 million residents of essential resources, prevents their return to their lands and homes, and makes large parts of Gaza prohibited zones. This effectively amounts to an unlawful annexation & seizure of land.
Amid the ongoing genocide, Gaza’s food crisis worsens with closure of World Central Kitchen centers
The near total aid blockade Israel has imposed on Palestine is leading to mass deaths and starvation across the population. Gaza residents remain almost entirely dependent on dwindling aid kitchen meals, which continue to provide vital, yet insufficient, emergency relief.
The not-so-secret Israeli strategy: This is the real Gaza plan
Here is the bottom line: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of leaving Gaza, either before Israel’s general elections or after.
Israel’s “almost daily” incursions into southern Syria stay under the radar
While the IDF regularly releases statements on Gaza and Lebanon, Israel’s objectives in Syria are largely unknown, shrouded in secrecy.
Annus Mirabilis – Actions by the Israeli Government to Annex the West Bank
This new, comprehensive report by two Israeli NGOs concludes that the current Israeli government has advanced de facto annexation of the West Bank at an unprecedented pace.