Israel’s ‘Plan B’ for the Gaza Strip
1 year ago

Israel’s ‘Plan B’ for the Gaza Strip

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli army cannot carry out mass expulsion of Gaza’s population by force, so it is resorting to making the strip unliveable. The Israeli authorities have therefore turned to what we might term “the plan B”: that is, to make the Gaza Strip unliveable, by dropping tens of thousands of tonnes of bombs. As former head of the Israeli National Security Council Giora Eiland has claimed: “Severe epidemics in the south of the Gaza Strip will bring victory closer.” Once the Gaza Strip is rendered unliveable and the population has no choice but to leave voluntarily, the next step is to ensure that neighbouring countries, Egypt first and foremost, are ready to “absorb them”. Israel has long called the 156,000 Palestinians who managed to remain within its borders after 1948 “Arabs”, denying them their Palestinian identity. I replied: No, I am Palestinian.” Centuries later, on September 3, 1921, an editorial published in the Arabic-language newspaper Falastin pointed out: “We are Palestinians first, and Arabs second.” These are just two examples, among many others, of written sources where “Palestinian” is clearly used as an identity marker.

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There are no ‘humanitarian zones’ or ‘evacuation orders’ in Gaza
3 weeks, 2 days ago

There are no ‘humanitarian zones’ or ‘evacuation orders’ in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

As you read this, many families in Gaza are weighing whether they should flee their current shelter and risk having to endure the harsh winter out on the streets or risk being bombed and killed where they are. The devastating details in the report, titled Erasure by Design, make it clear that there are no real humanitarian zones in Gaza …

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee

Al Jazeera  

Report says Israel ‘using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population’. Gaza aid supply goes from ‘bad to worse’ after Israel misses US deadline Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of …

Israel has made progress in getting aid into Gaza, but more needs to be done, says US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel has made progress in getting aid into Gaza, but more needs to be done, says US

Firstpost  

While Israel has made progress on ramping up the supply of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, much more remains to be done, said US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin Israel has made some progress in getting more humanitarian assistance into Gaza Strip, but much more needs to be done, said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The comment comes …

Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside
2 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside

The Independent  

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Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside
2 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside

LA Times  

Palestinians walk through the destruction in the wake of an Israeli air and ground offensive in Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip, in May. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of …

UN says 86 percent of Gaza now under Israeli evacuation orders
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UN says 86 percent of Gaza now under Israeli evacuation orders

Al Jazeera  

Israeli military carries out more attacks across the strip, killing at least 33 Palestinians amid mass displacements. The United Nations says 86 percent of the besieged Gaza Strip is now under Israeli evacuation orders as 33 more Palestinians are killed in yet another day of attacks and displacement. Reporting from Deir el-Balah, also in central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud …

UNRWA says struggles to prevent spread of diseases in Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

UNRWA says struggles to prevent spread of diseases in Gaza

China Daily  

A man walks past a destroyed building in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on July 17, 2024. GAZA - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said Wednesday that it is struggling to prevent the spread of diseases among displaced people in the Gaza Strip. "High temperatures, severe overcrowding, water …

UN experts say Israel carrying out ‘targeted starvation campaign’ in Gaza
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UN experts say Israel carrying out ‘targeted starvation campaign’ in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Report says famine has spread throughout the enclave after nine months of war. United Nations human rights experts have accused Israel of carrying out a “targeted starvation campaign” that has resulted in the deaths of children in Gaza. “Israel’s intentional and targeted starvation campaign against the Palestinian people is a form of genocidal violence and has resulted in famine across …

UN approves Israel's ‘pause’ to fighting in Gaza; urges for more concrete measures
6 months, 1 week ago

UN approves Israel's ‘pause’ to fighting in Gaza; urges for more concrete measures

Hindustan Times  

The UN on Sunday welcomed an Israeli decision to "pause" fighting around a south Gaza route daily for aid deliveries, but urged more "concrete measures" to unblock the humanitarian response. UN agencies and aid groups have repeatedly sounded the alarm of dire shortages of food and other essentials in the Gaza Strip Israel's military announced Sunday a "local, tactical pause …

Israel-Gaza war: Hamas’ new cease-fire proposal is unrealistic and unserious.
6 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Gaza war: Hamas’ new cease-fire proposal is unrealistic and unserious.

Slate  

Judging from reports of Hamas’ counteroffer to the U.N.–backed peace proposal, an end to the war in Gaza feels even more distant than it previously seemed—and it seemed pretty distant. As Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, some of Hamas’ changes “are workable, some are not.” In any case, many “go beyond positions that had previously taken and accepted,” leading …

Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive
9 months, 1 week ago

Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive

The Hindu  

The Israeli military said on March 13 it plans to direct a significant portion of the 1.4 million displaced Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost town of Rafah toward “humanitarian islands” in the center of the territory ahead of its planned offensive in the area. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a Rafah offensive is crucial to achieve …

Israel’s blocking of aid creating ‘apocalyptic’ conditions in Gaza
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel’s blocking of aid creating ‘apocalyptic’ conditions in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

A new report based on research from three countries shows Israel ‘consistently and groundlessly’ blocks aid operations for Gaza, and has generated ‘famine-like conditions’. Israel has generated “famine-like conditions” in the Gaza Strip “while obstructing and undermining the humanitarian response”, according to a new report by humanitarian group Refugees International. The group’s research in Egypt, Jordan and Israel revealed that …

Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan
10 months ago

Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A long-awaited postwar plan by Israel’s prime minister shows that his government seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority, which administers pockets of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Friday denounced Netanyahu’s plan as “colonialist and racist,” saying it would amount to Israeli reoccupation of Gaza. But he …

Benjamin Netanyahu publishes details of his plan for post-war Gaza
10 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu publishes details of his plan for post-war Gaza

The Hindu  

Israel will control security in a demilitarised Gaza Strip and play a role in civilian affairs after its war on Hamas ends, according to a plan Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted to his Cabinet for approval. Mr. Netanyahu's insistence on an open-ended Israeli role in running Gaza runs counter to key U.S. proposals for a revitalised Palestinian autonomous government eventually …

Israel PM proposes post-war Gaza plan, seeks 'indefinite freedom' for army to operate in besieged strip
10 months ago

Israel PM proposes post-war Gaza plan, seeks 'indefinite freedom' for army to operate in besieged strip

New Indian Express  

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a plan for post-war Gaza that envisions local Palestinian officials without links to Hamas or its foreign backers governing the territory, Israeli media reported Friday. The proposal, which Netanyahu submitted to his security cabinet late Thursday, would After the war ends, Gaza's civil affairs would be run by "local officials with administrative …

Senior Israeli Officials Speak At Conference On Resettling Gaza Strip
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senior Israeli Officials Speak At Conference On Resettling Gaza Strip

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Senior Israeli government officials joined a conference on re-settling the Gaza Strip on Sunday, calling for Israelis to “control the land” despite the United States’ condemnations of similar proposals. “We knew what that would bring, and we tried to prevent it,” Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said at Sunday’s conference, referring to the 2005 withdrawal, Reuters …

Israel vows not to ‘stop’ as Gaza death toll nears 24,000 on day 100 of war
11 months, 1 week ago

Israel vows not to ‘stop’ as Gaza death toll nears 24,000 on day 100 of war

Al Jazeera  

Massive destruction, displacement, hunger and loss in Gaza are ‘staining our shared humanity’, the United Nations says. On day 100 of the war on Gaza, Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip continues with no sign of easing, amid a growing humanitarian catastrophe and the looming threat of a regional spillover. “No one will stop us – not The …

Israel bombs Gaza as UN warns territory 'uninhabitable'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel bombs Gaza as UN warns territory 'uninhabitable'

The Hindu  

Israel-Palestine war Israel bombed Gaza on January 6 as the United Nations warned the Palestinian territory has become "uninhabitable" after three months of fighting that threatens to engulf the wider region. The Israeli army said its forces had "struck over 100 targets" across Gaza in the previous 24 hours, including military positions, rocket launch sites and weapons depots. During his …

Israel outlines plan for Gaza after war
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel outlines plan for Gaza after war

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Gaza residents are Palestinian, therefore Palestinian bodies will be …

Israel outlines Gaza's future once war is over: 'Limited Palestinian rule', Hamas removed from power and Tel Aviv 'retaining security control'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel outlines Gaza's future once war is over: 'Limited Palestinian rule', Hamas removed from power and Tel Aviv 'retaining security control'

Daily Mail  

Israel's defence minister Yoav Gallant this morning outlined a plan for the future of Gaza as he announced Israeli forces would shift to a scaled-down 'new combat approach' in the next phase of the conflict. Israeli soldiers operate in a location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this screengrab from …

What is Israel’s latest ‘day after’ plan for Gaza?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Israel’s latest ‘day after’ plan for Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

In a vision laid out for post-war Gaza, defence minister Gallant said an undefined Palestinian entity will take charge. On Thursday, Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant shared his “day after plan” for the Gaza Strip after Israel completes its military operation against Hamas, which has ruled the territory since 2007. It states that civil administration of the enclave would pass …

Israel Fights on Three Fronts as It Debates How to End Gaza War
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel Fights on Three Fronts as It Debates How to End Gaza War

Live Mint  

Israel’s military said it had carried out strikes in Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip as the country’s security cabinet prepared for a key meeting later on Tuesday to discuss ways to extricate itself from its three-month-old war in the isolated Palestinian enclave. A spokeswoman for Netanyahu, Tal Heinrich, declined to comment specifically on the ministers’ statements, but said that …

UN Security Council passes resolution on increased Gaza aid delivery
1 year ago

UN Security Council passes resolution on increased Gaza aid delivery

Al Jazeera  

The US abstains on resolution that it lobbied to weaken over the course of several days, allowing it to pass. The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza, following several delays over the last week as the United States lobbied to weaken the language regarding calls for a ceasefire. The original draft called …

UN: Gaza ‘catastrophe’ threatens to raise record global displacement
1 year ago

UN: Gaza ‘catastrophe’ threatens to raise record global displacement

Al Jazeera  

Death, suffering and displacement threatens to spill out across the Middle East, said Filippo Grandi. The UN refugee agency has warned that the “catastrophe” unfolding in the Gaza Strip threatens to create additional displacement across the Middle East. Prior to the UN General Assembly ceasefire resolution, the high commissioner had ardently called for a humanitarian ceasefire “to prevent the ongoing …

Jordan’s foreign minister says Israel aiming ‘to empty Gaza of its people’
1 year ago

Jordan’s foreign minister says Israel aiming ‘to empty Gaza of its people’

Al Jazeera  

Addressing the Doha Forum, Ayman Safadi says Israel’s operation in Gaza meets the ‘legal definition of genocide’. Jordan and the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees have accused Israel of aiming to cleanse Gaza of its people through an “indiscriminate and brutal offensive” in response to the October 7 Hamas attack. Speaking at the Doha Forum held in the Qatari …

The UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as a communications blackout hinders coordination
1 year, 1 month ago

The UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as a communications blackout hinders coordination

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Nations was forced Friday to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing risk of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of lack of fuel. That amount is half of what the U.N. said it needs for lifesaving functions for …

Why Israel wants to erase context and history in the war on Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Israel wants to erase context and history in the war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

On October 24, a statement by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres caused a sharp reaction by Israel. The wider historical context goes back to the mid-19th century, when evangelical Christianity in the West turned the idea of the “return of the Jews” into a religious millennial imperative and advocated the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine as part of …

Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for Gaza has leaked. What’s in it?
1 year, 1 month ago

Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for Gaza has leaked. What’s in it?

Firstpost  

The leaked document dated 13 October was compiled by Israel’s intelligence ministry. Let’s take a closer look: As per The Times of Israel, the 10-page document suggests shifting the population of Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. The reinstatement of the Palestinian Authority, which was ejected from Gaza after a weeklong 2007 war that put Hamas in power, would …

Israel Hamas War Highlights: UN will 'stay with Palestinians here in Gaza'
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel Hamas War Highlights: UN will 'stay with Palestinians here in Gaza'

Hindustan Times  

Armoured vehicles of the Israel Defense Forces are seen during their ground operations at a location given as Gaza. Israel-Hamas war Highlights: Israel's ambitious goal to defeat Hamas has reached a new level after its military launched a barrage of airstrikes at a refugee camp near Gaza City leveling several apartment buildings in the area. In its first-ever reported fatality …

An Israeli ministry, in a ‘concept paper,’ proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt’s Sinai
1 year, 1 month ago

An Israeli ministry, in a ‘concept paper,’ proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt’s Sinai

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — An Israeli government ministry has drafted a wartime proposal to transfer the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people to Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, drawing condemnation from the Palestinians and worsening tensions with Cairo. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office played down the report compiled by the Intelligence Ministry as a hypothetical exercise — a “concept paper.” But its conclusions deepened long-standing …

Live updates | Israel pounds Gaza Strip, dismissing calls for cease-fire
1 year, 1 month ago

Live updates | Israel pounds Gaza Strip, dismissing calls for cease-fire

Associated Press  

Israel entered a new phase of its war on Hamas on Saturday, expanding its ground attacks after blacking out nearly all communication in the Gaza Strip with increased bombardment and artillery fire. Nikki Haley noted that former President Donald Trump had lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the Hamas attack and referred to the militant group Hezbollah …

Israel-Hamas war, Day 20 updates | Israeli tanks in overnight Gaza raid ahead of ‘next stage’
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel-Hamas war, Day 20 updates | Israeli tanks in overnight Gaza raid ahead of ‘next stage’

The Hindu  

Israeli ground forces operated within the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, attacking multiple Hamas targets before withdrawing, the military said in a statement on what Israel’s Army Radio described as the biggest incursion of the current war. Video of the overnight action issued by the military showed armoured vehicles proceeding through a sandy border zone. Over the last few days, …

As a ground incursion looms, the big question remains: What is Israel’s plan for Gaza?
1 year, 2 months ago

As a ground incursion looms, the big question remains: What is Israel’s plan for Gaza?

CNN  

Israel's border with Gaza CNN — Tal and Zak have no idea how long they’ll be deployed in what the Israelis call “the Gaza envelope,” the area in southern Israel that was attacked by Hamas terrorists two weeks ago. On Thursday, the Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, told troops gathered near the border that they would “soon see” the enclave …

Israel’s evacuation order is nothing but cover for ethnic cleansing
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel’s evacuation order is nothing but cover for ethnic cleansing

Al Jazeera  

On October 12, after days of bombardments, the Israeli government ordered 1.1 million Palestinians living in the north of the Gaza Strip, which includes Gaza City, the most populated urban area, to move to the south of the besieged territory. But the evacuation order serves its purpose – it provides cover for the Israeli government to commit mass atrocities by …

In Israel’s call for mass evacuation, Palestinians hear echoes of their original catastrophic exodus
1 year, 2 months ago

In Israel’s call for mass evacuation, Palestinians hear echoes of their original catastrophic exodus

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — In Israel’s call for the evacuation of half of Gaza’s population, many Palestinians fear a repeat of the most traumatic event in their tortured history, their mass exodus from what is now Israel during the 1948 war surrounding its creation. Palestinians refer to it as the Nakba, or “catastrophe.” An estimated 700,000 Palestinians, a majority of the prewar …

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