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LadyExcellency:
If Arabs lay down their arms, there will be peace but if Israel lays down her arms, Israeli will cease to exist.

PLO laid down arm, do they're enjoy peace in West Bank?

October 7, 2023. Check the date again

October 7, 2023. Check the date again.

Biodun556:
And some ignorants will be shouting October 7 up and down

May God grant them knowledge. I wish they're well informed.

Interesting times, what's MR. Righteousness view on this?

A group of some 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have written to US President Donald Trump to pressure Israel to immediately end the war in Gaza.

"It is our professional judgement that Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat to Israel," the officials said.

"Your credibility with the vast majority of Israelis augments your ability to steer Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu and his government in the right direction: End the war, return the hostages, stop the suffering," they wrote.

Their appeal comes amid reports that Netanyahu is pushing to expand military operations in Gaza as indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas have stalled.

Israel launched a devastating war in Gaza following Hamas's attack in southern Israel on 7 October 2023 in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken into Gaza as hostages.

More than 60,000 people have been killed as a result of Israel's military campaign in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

On Monday, the ministry reported that at least 94 people had been killed in Gaza in the past day, including dozens it said had died in Israeli strikes.

At least 24 people had been killed while seeking aid, it added. Such reports have become almost daily in recent months but are hard to verify as international journalists, including the BBC, are blocked by Israel from entering Gaza independently.

The territory is also experiencing mass deprivation as a result of heavy restrictions imposed by Israel on what is allowed into Gaza. The ministry says 180 people, including 93 children, have died from malnutrition since the start of the war.

UN-backed agencies have said the "worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out" in Gaza.

The latest intervention by the top former Israeli officials came after videos of two emaciated Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants.

The videos were widely condemned by Israeli and Western leaders.

After the videos were released, Netanyahu spoke with the two hostage families, telling them that efforts to return all the hostages "will continue constantly and relentlessly".

But an Israeli official - widely quoted by local media - said Netanyahu was working to free the hostages through "the military defeat of Hamas".

The possibility of a new escalation in Gaza may further anger Israel's allies which have been pushing for an immediate ceasefire as reports of Palestinians dying from starvation or malnutrition cause shock around the world.

The main group supporting hostages' families condemned the idea of a new military offensive saying: "Netanyahu is leading Israel and the hostages to doom."

That view was pointedly made in the letter to Trump by former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, Ami Ayalon, former chief of Shin Bet - Israel's domestic secret service agency - former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and former Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon among others.

"At first this war was a just war, a defensive war, but when we achieved all military objectives, this war ceased to be a just war," said Ayalon.

The former top leaders head the Commanders for Israel's Security (CIS) group, which has urged the government in the past to focus on securing the return of the hostages.

"Stop the Gaza War! On behalf of CIS, Israel's largest group of former IDF generals and Mossad, Shin Bet, Police, and Diplomatic Corps equivalents, we urge you to end the Gaza war. You did it in Lebanon. Time to do it in Gaza as well," they wrote to the US president.

Israel has faced growing international isolation, as the widespread destruction in Gaza and the suffering of Palestinians spark outrage.

Polls around the world suggest that public opinion is increasingly negative about Israel, which is putting pressure on Western leaders to act.

But it is not clear what pressure, if any, Trump will choose to exert on the Israeli prime minister.

The US president has consistently backed his ally, even though he publicly acknowledged last week that there was "real starvation" in Gaza after Netanyahu insisted there was no such thing.

SOURCE: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkznje8nz8o.amp

immaculatesense:
Sorry to ask you this question.
Why is West Bank at peace and Gaza is not when both are occupied by Palestinians?
Can you give me the reason why?
Maybe I should answer:
HAMAS!
As long as Hamas is at the saddle of affairs in Gaza, there will be no peace.
I can't have a Lion at my backyard and go to sleep with two eyes closed. It's either I get rid of the Lion or vacate the vicinity. We can't co-exiat.
Jews and Palestinians can co-exist (West Bank has proven that) but to co-exist with Hamas (one of these two must be gotten rid of)
No Be Juju Be Dat?

West Bank at peace, with settler attacks??

Video caption,Watch: Mark Carney announces Canada's plans to recognise a Palestinian state
Article Information

Author,Nadine Yousif
Role,BBC News, Toronto
30 July 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September, becoming the third G7 nation to make such an announcement in recent days.

Carney said the move depends on democratic reforms, including the Palestinian Authority holding elections next year without Hamas.

His remarks come a day after the UK announced it would recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agreed to a ceasefire and other conditions and a week after France unveiled a similar plan.

Israel's foreign ministry rejected Canada's announcement, calling it "a reward for Hamas". Most countries - 147 of the UN's 193 member states - formally recognise a Palestinian state.

Carney said Canada would formally recognise the state of Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly.

He cited the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, and the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas as reasons behind Canada's dramatic shift in foreign policy.

"The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable and it is rapidly deteriorating," Carney told reporters on Wednesday.

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He said a recognition of Palestinian statehood would hinge on commitments by the Palestinian Authority to fundamentally reform its governance and to demilitarise the territory.

Canada had long been committed to a two-state solution as part of a negotiated peace process, Carney said, but he added "this approach is no longer tenable".

"The prospect of a Palestinian state is being eroded before our eyes," he said.

Carney told the news conference he had spoken with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas earlier on Wednesday about the announcement.


Video caption,Watch: BBC presses UK foreign secretary on timing of recognising Palestinian state
The Palestinian Authority controls parts of the West Bank through the Fatah party, led by Abbas, while Hamas runs Gaza. Neither territory has held an election since 2006.

Carney's announcement was criticised by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It said in a post on X that Canada's plan "harms the efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a framework for the release of the hostages".

Canada's Conservatives also took issue with Carney's announcement.

"Recognising a Palestinian state in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist atrocities sends the wrong message to the world," the opposition party said in a statement.

The prime minister has been under pressure to address Palestinian statehood since the UK and France - close allies of Canada - came out with their own statements on the issue in recent days.


Video caption,Watch: How did Gaza get to the brink of starvation?
Nearly 200 former Canadian ambassadors and diplomats signed a letter on Tuesday calling on Carney to recognise a Palestinian state.

Canada's principles, the letter said, "are being abandoned daily with the massive displacement, indiscriminate bombardment and starvation of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the violent attacks by extremist settlers in the West Bank".

Asked whether he was influenced by the UK and France's announcements, or whether he had consulted US President Donald Trump, Carney responded that Canada made its own foreign policy decisions.

If France and the UK do formally recognise Palestinian statehood, the US - a strong ally of Israel - will be the only permanent member of the UN Security Council not to do so.

The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

More than 60,000 people have since been killed in Gaza, and 154 people, including 89 children, have died from malnutrition, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.

SOURCE: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqyx35d9x2o.amp

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September, becoming the third G7 nation to make such an announcement in recent days.

Carney said the move depends on democratic reforms, including the Palestinian Authority holding elections next year without Hamas.

His remarks come a day after the UK announced it would recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agreed to a ceasefire and other conditions and a week after France unveiled a similar plan.

Israel's foreign ministry rejected Canada's announcement, calling it "a reward for Hamas". Most countries - 147 of the UN's 193 member states - formally recognise a Palestinian state.

Carney said Canada would formally recognise the state of Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly.

He cited the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, and the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas as reasons behind Canada's dramatic shift in foreign policy.

"The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable and it is rapidly deteriorating," Carney told reporters on Wednesday.

He said a recognition of Palestinian statehood would hinge on commitments by the Palestinian Authority to fundamentally reform its governance and to demilitarise the territory.

Canada had long been committed to a two-state solution as part of a negotiated peace process, Carney said, but he added "this approach is no longer tenable".

"The prospect of a Palestinian state is being eroded before our eyes," he said.

Carney told the news conference he had spoken with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas earlier on Wednesday about the announcement.

Video caption,Watch: BBC presses UK foreign secretary on timing of recognising Palestinian state
The Palestinian Authority controls parts of the West Bank through the Fatah party, led by Abbas, while Hamas runs Gaza. Neither territory has held an election since 2006.

Carney's announcement was criticised by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It said in a post on X that Canada's plan "harms the efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a framework for the release of the hostages".

Canada's Conservatives also took issue with Carney's announcement.

"Recognising a Palestinian state in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist atrocities sends the wrong message to the world," the opposition party said in a statement.

The prime minister has been under pressure to address Palestinian statehood since the UK and France - close allies of Canada - came out with their own statements on the issue in recent days.

Nearly 200 former Canadian ambassadors and diplomats signed a letter on Tuesday calling on Carney to recognise a Palestinian state.

Canada's principles, the letter said, "are being abandoned daily with the massive displacement, indiscriminate bombardment and starvation of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the violent attacks by extremist settlers in the West Bank".

Asked whether he was influenced by the UK and France's announcements, or whether he had consulted US President Donald Trump, Carney responded that Canada made its own foreign policy decisions.

If France and the UK do formally recognise Palestinian statehood, the US - a strong ally of Israel - will be the only permanent member of the UN Security Council not to do so.

The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

More than 60,000 people have since been killed in Gaza, and 154 people, including 89 children, have died from malnutrition, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.

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The UK will formally recognise the state of Palestine this September as a result of the “increasingly intolerable” situation on the ground in Gaza, unless Israel abides by a ceasefire and commits to a two-state solution for the Middle East.

Keir Starmer’s cabinet has agreed to support a roadmap for peace in the region after coming under intense domestic pressure over the mounting humanitarian crisis in the territory, and internal calls to follow France in acknowledging Palestinian statehood.

The prime minister recalled his cabinet from their summer break to approve the plan after he held talks with Donald Trump in Scotland on Monday. The US president said he did “not mind” the UK taking a position on the issue, even if he would not.

Starmer told his ministers that, because of the catastrophic situation on the ground in Gaza and the diminishing prospect of reaching a two-state solution, now was the right time to move to this position.

“Ultimately, the only way to bring this humanitarian crisis to an end is through a long-term settlement,” he told reporters after the meeting. “Our goal remains a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state, but right now, that goal is under pressure like never before.”

He added: “I have always said that we will recognise a Palestinian state as a contribution to a proper peace process. At the moment of maximum impact for the two-state solution, with that solution now under threat, this is the moment to act.”

The move comes as UN-backed hunger experts warned on Tuesday that a “worst-case scenario of famine” was unfolding in the strip and called for “immediate action”, while health officials announced the death toll from Israeli attacks had passed 60,000.

In a significant shift in the UK’s approach, Starmer said that recognition would take place ahead of the UN general assembly in New York this September, unless Israel agreed to a series of conditions set out in the UK-led eight-point peace plan.

These were for Israel to take “substantive steps” to end the situation in Gaza, reach a ceasefire, commit to no annexation in the West Bank, as well as a long-term peace process. Starmer spoke to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, before the announcement.

He also underlined their existing demands of Hamas, as he reiterated there was no equivalence between the militant group and Israel. It must release all hostages immediately, disarm, sign up to a ceasefire and accept it would play no role in the government of Gaza.

“We’ll make an assessment in September on how far the parties have met these steps, but no one should have a veto over our decision,” the prime minister added. He planned to spend the evening on calls to international allies the UK is working with.

The roadmap follows an agreement to work towards “lasting peace” in the region with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, at the weekend.

Downing Street had insisted that formal recognition of Palestine was a matter of “when, not if”, with the Labour government facing calls to take further action as UK public opinion hardened over horrific scenes on the ground.

Starmer told reporters that the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which was “getting worse by the day”, was behind the timing of the UK’s decision, along with concern that the possibility of a two-state solution was receding.

“We’ve been saying for some considerable time now we need to get more aid in at volume and at speed, and the situation now is absolutely catastrophic, which is why I’ve taken this decision today in relation to the two state solution and the recognition of Palestine.”

It was pressing that aid was allowed into Gaza “at volume and in speed” to alleviate starvation, he said, with the UK working with Jordan to drop aid into the territory by air.

The Guardian revealed last week that Starmer was under pressure from cabinet ministers for the UK to immediately recognise Palestine as a state, as global outcry grew over Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza.

Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, and Wes Streeting, the health secretary, are understood to be among ministers who believe the government should take the lead on the issue.

VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ancM6R5zOE?si=m2ZcH4k9hBj_9V3k

Brazil has withdrawn from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), an intergovernmental body dedicated to Holocaust education and combating antisemitism.

The decision is seen as a direct consequence of Brazil's increasingly critical stance on “Israel's” aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Brazilian officials cited "legal limitations" and a "recommendation from United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Francesca Albanese" as reasons for their inability to pay membership dues, implicitly linking Holocaust remembrance to the current conflict.

Unofficial reports also mentioned financial resources.

Under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil has become a vocal critic of “Israel's” campaign on Gaza.

Lula previously compared “Israel's” actions to the Holocaust , leading to a diplomatic rift. Brazil recalled its ambassador to “Israel” and is formally intervening in South Africa's "genocide" case against “Israel” at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The IHRA's non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism, adopted by over 45 countries, has faced criticism from human rights groups who argue it can be "weaponized" to stifle legitimate criticism of “Israel”.

The “Israeli” Foreign Ministry slammed the move, saying on X, “Brazil’s decision to join the legal offensive against Israel at the ICJ while withdrawing from the IHRA, is a demonstration of a profound moral failure.”

Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem and current president of the IHRA, called it "unprecedented" and a "serious crossing of a red line," stating it's the first time a Western country has subordinated Holocaust remembrance to political considerations.

Major Jewish organizations, including the World Jewish Congress, expressed deep concern, asserting that Brazil is "turning its back on the international community's efforts" and "abandons" its significant Jewish community.

Conversely, pro-Palestinian groups like the Palestine Arab Federation of Brazil (FEPAL) celebrated the move, characterizing the IHRA as "an arm of Zionism" used to "shield Israel from criticism" and "aid the extermination of Palestinians".

Why Israel Kills Thousands of Gazans Every Year: The Harsh Truth Behind a Systematic Campaign

Introduction

Since 2005, when Israel officially disengaged from the Gaza Strip, the territory has not known peace. What was declared a withdrawal was, in fact, the beginning of a new and deadlier phase of control — one that would unfold not through checkpoints and settlements, but through airstrikes, economic blockades, and relentless siege. Every year, Gaza becomes a theatre of bombings, destruction, and death — with children, women, and civilians bearing the heaviest toll.

The world often sees the headlines during moments of peak conflict — a war every few years, hundreds or thousands of lives lost — but between those wars lies a silent, grinding violence: targeted killings, restrictions on basic necessities, and an ever-tightening blockade that reduces Gaza to what many human rights organizations now call the world’s largest open-air prison.

This article lays out the reasons behind the thousands of Palestinian deaths in Gaza, why it happens every year, and the structural, military, and ideological apparatus that sustains this deadly cycle.

1. The Siege: A Policy of Collective Punishment

Since June 2007, after Hamas took control of Gaza, Israel imposed a land, air, and sea blockade on the strip. This blockade is not merely military — it is economic, political, and humanitarian. It severely restricts the movement of people and goods, with limitations on medicine, fuel, building materials, electricity, fishing, and even food.

“Put Gaza on a diet.”

In a chilling revelation, Israeli government advisors once discussed how to limit the caloric intake of Gazans without appearing to cause a humanitarian crisis. Documents released through court orders revealed that Israel calculated the minimum calories needed to avoid malnutrition, implying deliberate economic suffocation of Gaza’s population.

The UN has called this blockade a form of collective punishment, which is illegal under international law. The siege alone has caused deaths — from lack of access to healthcare, clean water, and electricity — long before a single bomb drops.

2. Yearly Bombings: A Pattern of Escalation and Asymmetry

Israel has launched major military operations in Gaza in:

2008–2009 (Operation Cast Lead): ~1,400 Palestinians killed

2012 (Operation Pillar of Defense): ~160 Palestinians killed

2014 (Operation Protective Edge): ~2,200 Palestinians killed, including over 500 children

2018–2019 (Great March of Return): Over 200 protestors killed, including medics and journalists

2021 (Operation Guardian of the Walls): ~260 killed

2023–2024 (Ongoing war): Over 37,000 killed, with 70% women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry (verified in part by UN agencies)

In nearly every operation, the casualty ratio is overwhelmingly lopsided — for example, in 2014, 67 Israeli soldiers and 6 civilians died compared to 2,251 Palestinians, most of them civilians.

"Mowing the lawn"

A term used by some Israeli military analysts and politicians to describe routine military operations in Gaza — to "cut down" resistance before it grows. This chilling metaphor implies that periodic killing is a military doctrine, not an unfortunate byproduct of war.

3. Protests Met with Sniper Fire

Between 2018 and 2019, Palestinians organized weekly protests at the fence that imprisons them, demanding the right of return and an end to the siege. Known as the “Great March of Return,” these were mostly nonviolent demonstrations.

Over 200 Palestinians were killed, including children, journalists, and medics

7,000+ were shot, many suffering permanent disabilities

Israeli snipers shot people who were unarmed, running away, waving flags, or even assisting the wounded

UN investigators concluded that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes, as the use of live ammunition against unarmed civilians was deliberate and widespread.

4. Children: The Disproportionate Victims

In every war, children suffer most in Gaza. According to Save the Children and UN reports:

In 2014, over 500 children were killed

In 2021, at least 67 children died in 11 days

In the 2023–2024 war, more than 14,000 children were killed — a number that defies comprehension

These are not collateral errors. Israel bombed schools, refugee camps, UN shelters, and hospitals. When civilians were told to evacuate, the places they fled to were bombed as well.

5. Why Does This Happen Every Year?

a) Deterrence through Dominance

Israel’s military strategy in Gaza is rooted in overwhelming force — to deter Hamas and any resistance by showing that the cost will be unbearable. But this has morphed into indiscriminate punishment. Rather than precise operations, Israel has frequently targeted entire residential blocks, infrastructure, and even water and electricity systems.

b) Internal Politics

Military operations often coincide with Israeli elections or political turmoil. Leaders, especially from right-wing coalitions, gain popularity by taking a hard stance on Gaza. Bombing Gaza has become a political tool.

c) Dehumanization and Impunity

Palestinians in Gaza are often dehumanized in Israeli political and public discourse. Describing children as "human shields" or framing entire neighborhoods as legitimate military targets allows Israel to justify high civilian casualties.

Despite global outrage, Israel faces little accountability due to unwavering U.S. support and vetoes at the UN Security Council. This enables Israel to act without consequence.

6. Conclusion: A Manufactured Tragedy

The repeated killing of thousands of Gazans is not an accident. It is the result of policies, military doctrines, and impunity that allow Israel to exert total dominance over a besieged population. Whether it is through bombs, bullets, or blockade, the system is designed to punish an entire people for their resistance, their identity, and their mere existence.

When the world only wakes up during full-scale wars, it misses the everyday violence — the malnourished babies, the untreated cancer patients, the unemployed youth staring at a fenced-in horizon, and the traumatized survivors digging bodies from the rubble.

This is not security. This is not self-defense. This is systemic, state-sanctioned cruelty.

Sources:
UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Gaza Protests
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2019/02/un-independent-commission-inquiry-gaza-protests-delivers-its-report-human

B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
https://www.btselem.org

Human Rights Watch – “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution”
https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution

Amnesty International – “Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians” (2022)
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/5141/2022/en/

Save the Children – Gaza Reports on Child Casualties
https://www.savethechildren.net/news/gaza-more-10000-children-killed-or-injured-conflict-2023

In a new report, the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem describes the development of a “genocidal regime in Israel, working to destroy Palestinian society in Gaza.” Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHRI) has published a legal-medical analysis documenting the deliberate and systematic destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system. Both Israeli organizations call on Israelis and the international community to take immediate action to stop the genocide, using all legal tools available under international law.

B’Tselem’s new report, released today (Monday), states: “An examination of Israel’s policy in the Gaza Strip and its horrific outcomes, together with statements by senior Israeli politicians and military commanders about the goals of the attack, leads us to the unequivocal conclusion that Israel is taking coordinated action to intentionally destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip.”

The report presents statistics, personal testimonies and documentation that paint a grim picture of a deliberate Israeli policy to destroy Palestinian society in Gaza, alongside widespread incitement to genocide by political and military leaders and in Israeli public discourse. B’Tselem warns that Israel is already replicating its patterns of destruction and annihilation, currently being implemented in Gaza, in the West Bank as well – albeit on a smaller scale – and that there is a real risk the genocide will spread beyond the Gaza Strip.

“Nothing prepares you for the realization that you are part of a society committing genocide. This is a deeply painful moment for us,” said B’Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak. “But as Israelis and Palestinians who live here and witness the reality every day, we have a duty to speak the truth as clearly as possible: Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians. Our genocide has context,” Novak continued. “After decades of separation, and of dehumanization of Palestinians, the horrors of the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, created deep existential fear among Israelis. The extremist, far-right messianic government is using that fear to promote an agenda of destruction and expulsion. The lives of all Palestinians, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, are being treated as worthless. They can be starved, killed, displaced – and the situation keeps getting worse. The world must stop the crimes Israel is committing now.”

PHRI’s report offers a detailed legal-medical analysis of Israel’s ongoing military assault in Gaza, concluding that the onslaught meets the criteria for genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, to which Israel is a signatory.
The organization also calls on health and humanitarian communities worldwide to act urgently in response to the humanitarian catastrophe, which demands immediate intervention and global solidarity.

“The evidence shows a deliberate and systematic dismantling of Gaza’s healthcare system and other vital systems necessary for the population’s survival,” the PHRI report states.
“This includes direct attacks on hospitals, blocking of medical aid and evacuations, and the killing and arrest of medical personnel. This is not incidental damage from war – it is a deliberate policy aimed at harming the Palestinian population as a group.”

“Israel is knowingly destroying Gaza’s health system,” said Dr. Guy Shalev, Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel. “As people who believe in the sanctity of life, we are obligated to speak the truth: this is genocide, and we must fight it. For 22 months, hospital after hospital has been attacked, patients have been denied life-saving treatment, and aid has been blocked. This is a clear and consistent pattern of destruction. It is our duty as medical professionals, and to our colleagues in Gaza who are risking their lives to save others under impossible conditions, to face the truth and do everything we can to protect them.”

Both organizations harshly criticize the international community, which, whether through active support or inaction, is complicit in Israel’s attacks on Gaza. They call on world leaders to use every means available under international law to stop Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians.

https://www.btselem.org/press_releases/20250728_our_genocide

Unfortunately, a lot of people are selectively have conscience and consciousness of good and wrong. To some, millions can die, provided they're not of same faith

alpharoyalty:
Still fake.
Should I tell you what's real?
What is real are the threats, genocide, annihilation and land grabbing by your brothers up north , and from the sahel against the indigenous people of Nigeria , especially against those in the middle belt region of Nigeria in the name of religion and by the order of a long dead religious warlord.
Digest that.

What makes you think I will defend anything that would logically be wrong because of my faith, I don't expect that assumption from you, I have values and ANY human irrespective of who he is, has importance to me.

AntiTerrorist:
Where was Palestine mentioned in the Quran? If you don't like the way isreal is going about this war, go to Gaza make you collect your own share of urgent virgins.

nigeria could have been named Israel, if I choose to name my child jesus or Muhammed doesn't make him the religious or prophets

CoronaVirusPro:
They should take please!

I have never seen a nation of cowards like Saudi Arabia. Ass lickers.

They should take the whole of Saudi Arabia! The nation has no use. Just some rich men feeding on sheep’s and camels while their brethren perish.

Most useless country in the world.

Unfortunately. I hope when Israel do and Saudis thst fighting back, they won't be called terrorist.

Refinedbeing:
I doubt if there will ever be peace in that part and it’s sad. No country would sit back and watch terrorists take advantage of a closer enclave to struck them from time to time without trying to annex such land so they can oversee it themselves. That’s why even Egypt, Gazas religious brothers are not taking any chances with their shared border either. I wish the United Nations would do something real quick about the situation. I’m not in support of Israel’s way but then I definitely won’t just sit and watch terrorists take advantage of such lands to maim and terrorize my people day in, day out either. It’s a complicated situation.

Maybe giving Palestine a state would help, PLO used to be the Hamas, but dropped weapon when they recognised Israel and Israel had peace deal with then in Oslo accords

alpharoyalty:
Fake

I'll show you more
1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERJ_xXhaeQ?si=UfGhhIRNlbRwGa81

2.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAm5V0HkkLU?si=YdEUYXGWwmD92BeG

3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSEbL-LOcM?si=nPMsaK-LadmFLYNe

4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDXBGIKWzpU?si=uOOm5fDg2-ldvqWI

5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFxL0G5C1e8?si=a3fSXgsFrKUpnGP4

duro4chang:
Most of the countries in that region always say 'Death to Israel'.

Have you heard Israelis saying "Death to Arabs? "

I'll show you one,

Watch this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDXBGIKWzpU?si=uOOm5fDg2-ldvqWI

And this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFxL0G5C1e8?si=a3fSXgsFrKUpnGP4

muyico:
Russia will not allow, Iran stronger Dan Israel now, with support of mighty Russia

Hopefully...

Let's see what the future holds. I wish it brings peace

Israeli writer and politician Avi Lipkin said that after the conquest of Mecca, Medina and Mount Sinai, Israel's borders will stretch from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia.

Israeli author and politician Avi Lipkin said in a video on social media that after the conquest of Mecca, Medina and Mount Sinai, Israel's borders will stretch from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia.

"I believe that our borders will eventually expand from Lebanon to the Sahara, that is, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and then from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates and the other way. There are Kurds in the Euphrates, and the Kurds are our friends," he said.

"So , behind us is the Mediterranean Sea, in front of us is Lebanon, which needs the protection of the Kurds and Israel, and after that we will take Mecca, Medina and Mount Sinai and try to clean those places ," he added .

Lipkin's statements are in fact consistent with the " Zionist Blueprint for the Middle East," a document written by Israeli strategic journalist Oded Yinon in the 1980s and based on the views of Zionist founder Theodore Hertzl .

The document, first published in February 1982, aimed to create a " Greater Israel" Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu , as well as the Israeli military and intelligence agencies, represent the basis of today's policy of Sinonist forces.

Yinon is a former adviser to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and in addition to his work at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, he was also a journalist at The Jerusalem Post.

The plan aims to weaken the Arab countries and then divide them as part of the Zionist expansionist (invasion) project. According to the document, "Greater Israel" includes Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and part of Saudi Arabia.

In the document, Israel creates a number of proxy states (ruled by self-appointed puppet governments - ed .) to ensure its dominance in the region .

Kindly watch this

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Will Rabin’s dream of Gaza being swallowed by the sea come true?

Published: September 21, 2015 at 3:18 pm

> Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin once said in 1992, “I wish I could wake up one day and find that Gaza has sunk into the sea.”



That wish was never fulfilled. Instead, the situation in Gaza has worsened for both Palestinians and Israel.

Egyptian Army Floods Gaza Border

On 11 September 2015, the Egyptian army began pumping large amounts of seawater into pipes at the Gaza-Egypt border, targeting smuggling tunnels. This action followed Egypt’s plan to create a buffer zone in Rafah since October of the previous year, all under the banner of “combatting terrorism”.

Longstanding Isolation of Gaza

Gaza’s hardship predates Israel’s formation in 1948. When under Egyptian rule, Gazans lacked rights and were isolated from the Arab world. The 1967 war worsened conditions, and the Israeli blockade imposed in recent years has further severed Gaza from the world. Egypt’s repeated closures of the Rafah border crossing have added to the suffocation.

Israeli Strategies Post-1967

Following the 1967 war, Israel tried to integrate Gaza economically by linking its economy with Israel’s, publishing Arabic-language materials, and showing dubbed films to encourage cultural assimilation.

Internal Palestinian Struggles

Since Hamas won the 2006 elections, Gaza has remained politically divided from the West Bank (governed by Fatah). The region now faces a severe economic crisis, isolation, and a slow rebuilding process after three devastating Israeli offensives (2008, 2012, 2014).

Water Contamination Crisis

Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri warned that Egypt’s seawater flooding threatens Gaza’s groundwater and homes. The Palestine Water Authority stated that this causes soil salinity, damages agriculture, and endangers food and water security.

Egypt-Hamas Relations

Hamas’ short-lived alliance with Egypt during President Morsi’s era collapsed after the 2013 military coup. Since then, Egypt's military-backed government has cracked down on Gaza’s tunnel economy and tightened border controls.

Despite hostility, Hamas has tried to reopen dialogue with Egypt, given its geographical dependency. Egypt is a key mediator in ceasefire negotiations with Israel.

Hamas has also emphasized its shared security concerns with Egypt, particularly regarding Salafi-jihadist groups active in Sinai.

No Signs of Policy Shift

Egypt’s stance hasn’t softened despite Saudi-backed reconciliation efforts. In 2015, the Rafah border was opened only 18 days between January and July. A brief 4-day opening in August was not considered a major policy change.

Tensions Deepen

The disappearance of four Hamas-linked Palestinians in Sinai further soured relations. Hamas suspects Egypt's involvement, but the fate of the men remains unknown.


Translated from Al-Khaleej Online, 20 September 2015.

> The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect MEMO’s editorial policy.

sovereignty, similar to the Egyptian relation with the Sultan) and as soon as the Jewish population surpasses two thirds a complete Jewish administration.

There are many details related to Zionist developments from this period, but from the perspective of state dynamics as a criterion in this study, Balfour Declaration was not approved yet by the British government. The world had not yet begun to decolonize, and the Ottoman Empire was in regression, allowing colonial powers like the United Kingdom and France to increase their influence in Ottoman territories. In the territory of Ottoman Palestine, the state-centered approach was appearing in the form of national aspirations as defined by the mandates, i.e. an auto determination that also abolished the Ottoman Empire.

It is rather difficult to identify the universalism degree of Herzl’s demands for land. There is a broad agreement among researchers that the Bible does not represent a scientific historical source, hence the narrative of return to Israel, or Greater Israel can be associated with an argumentative discourse, not a detailed history of the region or demographic realities on the ground. Without denying this possibility, it can also observed that the demand looks like deal proposals for certain decision-makers at certain times in history, rather than a clear delimitation of territory: it can be maximalist, in order to obtain as much as possible through negotiation, and it is presented as dynamic when replying to Prince Hohenlohe that more migrants will require more land. Another relative aspect of land demand is the readiness to buy the land from Arab and Greek owners (Herzl, Ed. Patai, & Transl. Zohn, 1960, p. 702). Should this land had been Israeli, why buy it from existing, lawful owners? And should the thesis of “barren” land, propagated in the media, or “vacant land” (Herzl, Ed. Patai, & Transl. Zohn, 1960, p. 1363) holds true, again, why buying it? Consequently, it can be asserted that the character of Herzl’s land demands is not universal. While there were reasons for the Zionist Movement to consider founding an independent Jewish state, the location and modality to implement such a project were subject to longer, previous negotiations with power guarantors of those times, i.e., the former colonial powers, Germany and later the United States. These were subjective agreements.

In 1948, the State of Israel was founded on inhabited Palestinian lands and although land has been bought, reportedly more than 750,000 Palestinians were forcefully displaced from their homes. The displacement of Palestinians and conflicts in the Occupied Palestinian territories continue to take place. Israel also fought wars with its Arab neighboring countries on more occasions, and the region remains relatively unstable.

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