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Scottish Friends of Palestine
Briefing Paper
May 2024
Judicial decrees, decisions, positions, and orders issued by official Israeli bodies [Source: Law for Palestine]
· Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, “I have approved the IDF operational plan for Rafah. The IDF is prepared for the evacuation of the civilian population and for the provision of humanitarian assistance. This is the right thing both operationally and internationally. This will take time but it will be done. We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there for one simple reason: There is no victory without entering Rafah and there is no victory without eliminating the Hamas battalions there. This is a fundamental part of the goals of the war, which also include returning all of our hostages.” (March 31, 2024) For further details, click here
· The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Chief of Staff expressed his regret over the killing of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) employees in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip. He claimed that the attack against the employees was unintentional, attributing the unfortunate incident to a case of wrong identification in complex conditions. He stated that they will carry out an investigation, learn from the conclusions, and take action immediately. The Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, also reiterated Israel’s commitment to ensuring a thorough investigation of the tragedy, which occurred amidst the ongoing war. In the same context, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed Israel’s deep regrets about the tragic incident and stressed that the IOF is conducting a swift and transparent investigation that will be published publicly. He added, “Israel is fully committed to enabling humanitarian aid to reach the civilian population in Gaza and we will do everything in our power to ensure that such tragedies do not occur in the future.” (April 2, 2024)
· The IOF responded to the Guardian newspaper’s report disclosing the use of artificial intelligence and a database named “Lavender”, which is used by the IOF to cross-reference intelligence sources for identifying potential Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. In the response, the IOF stated that they were working to dismantle Hamas’ military capabilities after the October 7 attack. The IOF reaffirmed its commitment to international law, asserting that its strikes are only directed towards military targets and military operatives. The statement claimed that the IOF does not use an artificial intelligence system that identifies terrorist operatives, but instead relies on information management tools which assist intelligence analysts in gathering and effectively analyzing intelligence and to identify military targets. (April 3, 2024) For further details, click here / here
· In his meeting with a delegation from the US Congress, the Israeli Prime Minister stressed the importance of the US-Israeli alliance in confronting current barbarism. He stressed that the conflict in Gaza is not just a conflict between Israel and Hamas, but rather a conflict against the Iranian terror axis and its proxies. He also rejected the idea of establishing a Palestinian state, considering it an additional threat to the security of Israel and the region.(April 4, 2024) For further details, click here
· In the wake of the deadly raid on the World Central Kitchen convoy and the tense conversation between US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel announced immediate steps to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, as it will temporarily open the port of Ashdod to deliver humanitarian aid, and will open the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza for the first time since October 7. The Prime Minister’s Office added, “The increased aid will prevent a humanitarian crisis. and is critical for ensuring the continuation of the fighting and achieving the war aims.” (April 5, 2024) For further details, click here
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said that despite the withdrawal of all of the army’s maneuvering ground forces from the Gaza Strip, the war against Hamas continues and is far from over. In addition, the IDF would be fully able to resume fighting if it halts temporarily in the event of a truce as part of a hostage deal. (April 7, 2024) For more details, clickhere
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said he believes Israel has reached an “opportune moment” to bring about the release of hostages held in Gaza, but such a move will require “difficult decisions.” (April 8, 2024) For further details, clickhere
Haaretz newspaper mentioned in an article by its correspondent in the West Bank, Hagar Shezaf, that after three months of the year 2024, the year has already witnessed a record number of West Bank territories declared as Israeli-owned properties. Maps have been redrawn for approximately 24,000 dunams (5,900 acres) of state-owned lands, most of which are in deep areas of the West Bank – a move that could signal settlement construction in those areas. (April 11, 2024) For further details, clickhere
The Israeli Minister of National Security has announced the approval of a previous proposal by the Israeli government. This proposal allows the Israeli army to construct an additional 936 prison facilities for Palestinian security prisoners, bringing the total capacity to 1,600. The aim of this construction is to alleviate the strain on Israeli prisons and accommodate a greater number of Palestinian prisoners, particularly those from the Gaza Strip. This step is seen as a partial solution to the ongoing prison crisis in Israel. The Minister added, “Implementing the death penalty for terrorists (Palestinians) is the appropriate solution to the prison issue, but until then, I am pleased that the government has agreed to the proposal I put forward.” (April 17, 2024). For further information, click here.
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan said UNRWA was “one of the weapons” crafted by the General Assembly that was only prolonging the Middle East conflict. “UNRWA, the organization that so many of you [UN members] fund, is the UN’s single biggest obstacle to a solution,” he said. He added that the agency “is creating a sea of Palestinian refugees, millions of them, indoctrinated to believe that Israel belongs to them.”(April 17, 2024). For further information, click here.
In response to the Biden administration’s decision to impose sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda Battalion and settlers, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold a session of the political-security cabinet. The purpose would be to discuss imposing sanctions on the Palestinian Authority (PA), confiscating Palestinian Authority funds, and drafting a series of strict sanctions against Palestinian banks. (April 21, 2024) For further details, click here.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that any attempt by the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) to arrest Israeli soldiers and officials would be outrageous. Netanyahu added, “Under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right to self-defense.” He said that although the ICC would not influence Israel’s actions, “it would set a dangerous precedent that threatens the soldiers and officials of all democracies fighting savage terrorism and wanton aggression.” (April 26, 2024) For further details, click here.
In light of US calls for an investigation, the Israeli military said it had already looked into reports of mass graves and found no violations on the part of its forces. Israeli army spokesman NadavShoshani described the reports as “fake news.” He then added, “We gave answers. We don’t bury people in mass graves. Not something we do.” (April 26, 2024) For further, click here.
Shifa Hospital massacre Qassam Muaddi Mweiss 01/04/2024
Israeli army withdraws from al-Shifa Hospital complex after two-week siege, leaving total destruction in its wake and dozens of dead. Israeli military sources say al-Shifa “will not come back to operation” after withdrawal. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-178-israel-withdraws-from-al-shifa-hospital-leaving-evidence-of-a-massacre-in-its-wake/?ml_recipient=117423460277290650&ml_link=117423354741261329
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Shifa – ground zero Nora Barrows-Friedman EI 01/04/2024
When the families of patients, medical staff and displaced persons – who were trapped inside the hospital and its grounds during Israel’s raid and massacre – returned to retrieve their loved ones, many found bodies in fragments, flattened under bulldozer treads.
Children’s corpses were discovered burned beyond recognition. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/al-shifa-hospital-ruins
‘Anatomy of a Genocide’ – UN Jonathan Ofir Mweiss 02/04/2024
Albanese begins with the historical context of the genocide, even rooted in Israeli pre-state colonialist intents, and then charts out how Israel has committed three central facets under the crime of genocide — the killing of members of a particular group of people, causing bodily or mental harm, and creating destructive conditions of life. There is also a section concerning intent that chronicles some of the countless, unambiguous, genocidal expressions of Israeli leaders. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/new-un-report-outlines-the-anatomy-of-a-genocide-in-gaza/?ml_recipient=117604755017041140&ml_link=117604547484976400
Israel destroys hospitals to accelerate social collapse Faris Giacaman Mweiss 02/04/24 Hospitals in Gaza during times of war have not only served as places for the treatment of the wounded and the sick but have become pivotal social institutions, housing a microcosm of Gaza’s entire civic order. They became hubs for journalists and human rights defenders, offered space for Gaza’s Civil Defense teams to organize and coordinate rescue efforts, became a base of operations for Gaza’s police force, and hosted tens of thousands of displaced refugees seeking shelter from the bombardment. Hospitals became all those things because they were the last remaining civilian institutions that were supposed to enjoy a modicum of protection from the war. . . . But despite the fact that Israel’s claims about al-Shifa turned out to be baseless, the invasion set an important precedent for what was considered acceptable conduct throughout the war. What was previously unthinkable now became commonplace, setting the stage for what was to come. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/israel-destroyed-al-shifa-hospital-to-accelerate-social-collapse-in-gaza/?ml_recipient=117604755017041140&ml_link=117604547527968027
Doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers Chris McGreal The Guardian 02.04.24 “This is not a normal war. The war in Ukraine has killed 500 kids in two years and the war in Gaza has killed over 10,000 in less than five months. We have seen wars before but this is something that is a dark stain on our shared humanity.” Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/02/gaza-palestinian-children-killed-idf-israel-war
Israeli propaganda at the ICJ Mayar Darawsha Mweiss 03/04/2024
Aharon Barak, Israel’s ad-hoc judge for the Gaza genocide case at the ICJ, is acting less like a judge and more like a mouthpiece for official Israeli propaganda Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/judge-aharon-barak-is-repeating-israeli-propaganda-at-the-icj/?ml_recipient=117695325473343305&ml_link=117695144117929578
AI directs Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza Yuval Abraham +972 Magazine 03/04/2024 Lavender has played a central role in the unprecedented bombing of Palestinians, especially during the early stages of the war. In fact, according to the sources, its influence on the military’s operations was such that they essentially treated the outputs of the AI machine “as if it were a human decision.” Read more: https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/
Israel says it will ‘temporarily’ allow aid into Gaza Qassam Muaddi Mweiss 05/04/2024 The Israeli cabinet said on Thursday that it will “temporarily” allow up to 350 trucks of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through land crossings, including 250 trucks through the Rafah crossing and the rest through the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel. International pressure has been mounting on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the Strip, as only 50 to 80 trucks have been allowed daily according to observers. Prior to October 7, Israel allowed up to 500 trucks of food and supplies into Gaza on a daily basis.
The announcement arrived in the midst of a wave of intense international criticism of Israel, following the killing of seven aid workers of the World Central Kitchen by an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Monday. Australia, Canada, Poland, and the UK have condemned Israel for the killing of the WCK workers, who held citizenship of those respective countries. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-181-israel-says-it-will-temporarily-allow-aid-into-gaza/?ml_recipient=117785824025642735&ml_link=117785734887245214
Israeli forces kill Palestinian collecting aid Video al Jazeera 05/04/2024
View at https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/4/5/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-collecting-aid
Israeli policy to reinforce famine Euro-med Human Rights Monitor Report 05/04/24 A deliberate Israeli policy to reinforce famine in the Gaza Strip” reveals the killing of 563 Palestinians and the injury of 1,523 more due to Israel’s targeting of people waiting for aid, distribution centres, and workers responsible for organising, protecting, and distributing aid. Read more: https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6259/New-Report:-Killing-starving-Palestinians,-targeting-aid-trucks-is-a-deliberate-Israeli-policy-to-reinforce-famine-in-the-Gaza-Strip
World Central Kitchen serves Israel’s genocidal agenda Ali Abunimah EI 05/04/24 An immediate effect of the attack is that several humanitarian groups suspended operations in Gaza, a move aimed at ensuring the safety of their personnel, but which can only exacerbate the deliberate famine caused by Israel. A reasonable assumption is that this was Israel’s goal: to make sure that no one in Gaza eats, in line with Tel Aviv’s announcement right at the beginning of its genocide that it was imposing a total siege, blocking all food, water, medicine and other means of sustenance to the 2.3 million people Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant called “human animals.”
Israeli Doctor Blows Whistle on War Crimes Brett Wilkins Consortium News 05/04/24 In a letter to Israel’s attorney general and defense and health ministers viewed by Haaretz — which reported the story Thursday — the anonymous physician describes likely war crimes being committed at the Israel Defense Force’s Sde Teiman base near Beersheva. Palestinian militants captured by IDF troops, as well as many civilian hostages ranging in age from teenagers to septuagenarians, are held there in cages, 70-100 per cage, until they are transferred to regular Israeli prisons or released. “From the first days of the medical facility’s operation until today, I have faced serious ethical dilemmas,” the doctor wrote. “More than that, I am writing to warn you that the facility’s operations do not comply with a single section among those dealing with health in the Internment of Unlawful Combatants Law.” Gazans arrested and detained by Israeli forces are not legally considered prisoners of war by Israel because it does not recognize Gaza as a state. Read more: https://consortiumnews.com/2024/04/05/israeli-doctor-blows-whistle-on-war-crimes/
Israelis are the biggest Holocaust deniers Jonathan Ofir Mweiss 06/04/2024
Later, he [Netanyahu] would tell the whole world while speaking from the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum that “the Jewish state has learned the lessons of the Holocaust. Has the world learned the lessons of the Holocaust?” What lesson has the Jewish state learned? Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/we-israelis-are-the-biggest-holocaust-deniers/?ml_recipient=117967002722633429&ml_link=117966919909246288
Israel is Committing Genocide across Palestine Lemkin Institute 08/04/2024
These attacks have been underreported in the mainstream Western press, which has also failed to tie Israel Defense Force (IDF) and settler violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem to the genocide being committed in Gaza. These processes are all part of an overwhelming push on the part of Israeli authorities to oust Palestinians from their remaining ancestral lands. In other words, Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians across Palestine. Read more: https://www.lemkininstitute.com/active-genocide-alert-1/israel-is-committing-genocide-across-palestine:-active-genocide-alert-condemning-ongoing-violence-in-the-west-bank
Desperate scrabble for food in northern Gaza Khuloud R Sulaiman EI 10/04/24
How do you get food in northern Gaza? Short answer, with extreme difficulty.
As Israel’s military continues to impose famine on Gaza, and without any semblance of law and order, since local police are targets for Israeli soldiers, an estimated 500,000 people who stayed in the north are facing imminent death from starvation.The few orderly aid distributions that do come through are inevitably organized by the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) in coordination with law enforcement – as much as they can – and local clans. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/content/desperate-scrabble-food-northern-gaza/45676
Pregnant and fearful Batoul Mohamed Abou Ali EI 10/04/2024
I am due to give birth in the near future. I really hope that I can do so in a safe place, that our life improves a little before then. For more than six months, Israel has been waging a genocidal war against us. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/content/pregnant-and-fearful/45681
I resigned from World Central Kitchen because it refused to tell the truth about the Israeli genocide in Gaza Ramsey Telhami Mweiss 11/04/2024
At the time I resigned in early March, I was the only staff member of Palestinian descent at World Central Kitchen (WCK).1 I resigned in protest of extensive, unexplained censorship regarding Gaza at the organization. WCK leadership is taking a stand six months too late, only after 7 of its personnel were killed. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/i-resigned-from-the-world-central-kitchen-because-it-refused-to-tell-the-truth-about-the-israeli-genocide-in-gaza/?ml_recipient=118510655018895304&ml_link=118510498807285114
‘Come out, you animals’: how the massacre at al-Shifa Hospital happened Tareq S Hajjaj Mweiss 11/04/2024 Human heads eaten by crows, unidentified and decomposing body parts, and hundreds of corpses piled up and buried in mass graves are all that remained of the victims of the massacre at al-Shifa Hospital. The grim scene was something out of a dystopian movie, the product of the two-week siege of Gaza’s largest hospital that ended in its total destruction. . . . The way the Israeli army described the gathering was that it had obtained confirmed intelligence reports of a large number of “terror operatives” from both groups inside al-Shifa, and after the raid, it announced that it had arrested 900 “suspects” and confirmed that 500 of them were “terror operatives,” while announcing that it had killed 200 more “gunmen,” among them “top commanders in Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.”
Little is left in Khan Younis Ruwaida Amer EI 12/04/2024
Salem al-Akhras noticed that the city’s “features began to disappear” when he approached it during Eid this week. . . . How many planes were bombing the area?” he asked. “It looked like it had been hit by a nuclear bomb” Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/content/little-left-khan-younis/45731
Israeli settlers rampage through West Bank villages Qassam Muaddi Mweiss 14/04/2024 “I estimated, at first look, that at least 600 settlers had come through the village’s entrance, many carrying firearms, and they began to shoot, while some attacked houses and attempted to set them on fire,” described Dawabsheh. “A man rushed out of his house trying to stop the settlers, but they stabbed him in the shoulder several times, as other settlers prevented fire trucks from entering the village for three hours,” Dawabsheh detailed. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/unleashed-israeli-settlers-rampage-through-west-bank-villages-kill-two-people-injure-dozens/?ml_recipient=118691775607997883&ml_link=118691730943903402
Gaza: 16 massacres daily Middle East Monitor 14/04/2024
The report stated that during the Israeli military’s assaults on the Gaza Strip, 14,560 children and 9,582 women were killed. Additionally, 7,000 individuals are either trapped under the rubble or missing, with hospitals receiving a total of 33,686 fatalities and 76,309 individuals sustaining injuries. It was reported that 72% of those exposed to Israeli attacks in Gaza are women and children. Read more: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240414-israeli-army-conducted-16-massacres-daily-since-oct-7-report/
Israeli army opens fire on thousands attempting to return home to north Gaza Tareq S Hajjaj Mweiss 15/04/2024 Earlier in the day, dozens of families had confirmed to their relatives in the south by phone that they were able to cross back into northern Gaza and return to their old neighborhoods. News of the successful first wave of return spread rapidly among the displaced families, and they immediately packed up and made their way northward. Shortly after, those same crowds would run back in the direction they had come from, bullets flying over their heads. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/israeli-army-opens-fire-on-thousands-attempting-to-return-home-to-north-gaza/?ml_recipient=118782369444398994&ml_link=118782336825296495
Mass grave discovered at Gaza hospital occupied by Israeli forces al jazeera 16/04/24 A new mass grave has been discovered at al-Shifa Hospital where a two-week siege by the Israeli army has turned the facility into a graveyard and put what was once Gaza’s largest medical complex out of service. VIDEO view at: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/4/16/mass-grave-discovered-at-gaza-hospital-occupied-by-israeli-forces
Gaza: Quadcopters lure Palestinians Maha Hussaini Middle East Eye 17/04/2024
On Sunday and Monday night, residents of the northern parts of Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp woke up to the sounds of babies crying and women calling out for help. When they went outside to locate the source of the cries and provide aid, Israeli quadcopters reportedly opened fire directly at them. Read more: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/disturbing-recordings-crying-infants-played-israeli-quadcopters-lure-gaza-residents-shooting
Gaza detainees 'urinated on, made to act like animals' by Israeli forces Alex MacDonald Middle East Eye 17/04/24 The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said it received reports of mass ill treatment of Palestinians taken captive from Gaza by Israeli forces, including detainees being urinated on and made to act like animals, and children being attacked by dogs. A new report, released on Palestinian Prisoners' Day on Wednesday, warned that for the thousands of prisoners kept in detention by the Israeli army, physical, sexual and psychological abuse were routine. "This included being subjected to beatings while made to lie on a thin mattress on top of rubble for hours without food, water or access to a toilet, with their legs and hands bound with plastic ties. Several detainees reported being forced into cages and attacked by dogs. Some released detainees, including a child, had dog bite wounds on their body," read the report. "Detainees were threatened with prolonged detention, injury or the killing of family members if they did not provide requested information." Read more: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-warns-mass-ill-treatment-palestinians-israeli-detention
West Bank Genocide alert Tamara Nassar Mweiss 19/04/2024
Last weekend, violence against Palestinians escalated sharply as large groups of Israeli settler mobs launched attacks on at least 17 Palestinian villages following the disappearance of an Israeli teenager. Settlers killed thousands of chickens and dozens of sheep, and stole others. They blocked entrances to villages, set Palestinian homes on fire, burned hundreds of olive trees, injured dozens of Palestinians with live ammunition and destroyed private Palestinian property, including cars and livestock pens. Settlers were often accompanied and protected by the Israeli military. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/tamara-nassar/genocide-alert-issued-over-israeli-violence-west-bank
Israel tortures UN workers M C Murphy EI 19/04/2024
The forced confessions are likely to be used by Israel in an attempt to incriminate UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees. Israel is seeking to starve UNRWA out of existence through smears and unsubstantiated allegations aimed at drying up the agency’s voluntary funding.
Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the embattled agency, told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that Israel continues to block the provision of life-saving aid as part of its “insidious campaign” to push UNRWA out of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/israel-subjects-un-workers-torture
Court orders release of Palestinian feminist scholar M C Murphy EI 20/04/2024 Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a professor in the faculty of law at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, was released by the court “on condition that she attend an interrogation and sign a financial guarantee,” according to Adalah, a group that advocates for the rights of Palestinians in Israel. . . . The police claimed in court that Shalhoub-Kevorkian had engaged in “serious incitement against the state of Israel by making statements against Zionism and even claiming that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.” Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/court-orders-release-palestinian-feminist-scholar-arrested-jerusalem
“Deadliest days” in the West Bank Tamara Nassar EI 24/04/2024
The Israeli military carried out bloody carnage and destruction at the Nur Shams refugee camp and surrounding areas in Tulkarem in the northern occupied West Bank during a two-day raid this week. During the 54-hour operation, at least 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces, including three children. The Israeli military carried out the operation with domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet and Israel’s Border Police. The invading forces damaged and destroyed homes, commercial stores, roads and other infrastructure, and left at least 25 Palestinians injured in the wake of the military raid. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/tamara-nassar/deadliest-days-west-bank
Complicit – Israel’s universities David Lloyd M/Weiss 24/04/2024
The terms of her release stipulated that in addition to paying a bond, she would have to “attend” a further interrogation. That interrogation will take place tomorrow Thursday, April 25, behind closed doors and without legal representation. . . . Her own institution, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where she is among the most eminent professors, holding the Lawrence D. Biele Chair in Law at the Faculty of Law-Institute of Criminology and in the School of Social Work and Public Welfare, has been profoundly complicit in the campaign of intimidation that has seriously endangered her life, as a Palestinian resident of occupied East Jerusalem who lives among fanatical and violent settlers. In October, the administration of HUJ wrote to her requesting that she step down from her post at the University as a result of her signing a statement, previously published in Mondoweiss, by childhood researchers and students calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian-and-the-liquidation-of-all-untruths/?ml_recipient=119593985907885187&ml_link=119593947363280481
Gaza’s new and terrifying reality Ahmed Abu Artema EI 26/04/2024
The real goal of this genocidal war is to end the Palestinian presence in the Gaza Strip. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/content/gazas-new-and-terrifying-reality/46001
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Genocide triggers ecological disaster https://electronicintifada.net/content/genocide-triggers-ecological-disaster/45991
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Fear of malaria rises in Rafah https://electronicintifada.net/content/fear-malaria-rises-rafah/45946
Day 202: Hundreds of new bodies in mass graves at Nasser Hospital Qassam Muaddi M/Weiss 25/04.2024 Muhammad al-Mughayyir, director of the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza, said that some 20 bodies were buried while medical and medication tubes were still connected to their bodies, suggesting that they might have been buried alive. Al-Mughayyir added that the bodies showed signs of torture. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-202-gazas-civil-defense-finds-hundreds-of-new-bodies-in-mass-graves-at-nasser-hospital/?ml_recipient=119684611288598053&ml_link=119684534467822627
Sounding the alarm for Gaza’s pregnant women Roba Almadhoun EI 26/04.24
Approximately 180 women give birth in Gaza every day. Just three of the 11 hospitals still partially functioning in Gaza provide maternal care. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/content/sounding-alarm-gazas-pregnant-women/46021
Freedom Flotilla PRESS RELEASE 27/04/2024
ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE:
On Thursday afternoon, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition was contacted by the Guinea Bissau International Ships Registry (GBISR), requesting an inspection of our lead ship – Akdenez. This was a highly unusual request as our ship had already passed all required inspections; nevertheless, we agreed. The inspector arrived on Thursday evening. On Friday afternoon, before the inspection was completed, the GBISR, in a blatantly political move, informed the Freedom Flotilla Coalition that it had withdrawn the Guinea Bissau flag from two of the Freedom Flotilla’s ships, one of which is our cargo ship, already loaded with over 5000 tons of life-saving aid for the Palestinians of Gaza. Read more: https://freedomflotilla.org/2024/04/27/press-conference-guinea-bissau-flags/
UK related articles
Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah: ‘Tomorrow is a Palestinian day’ Ghassan Abu Sitta Mweiss 12/04/24
On April 12, the German government prevented Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah from entering the country to address a conference in Berlin as a witness to the genocide in Gaza. The day before, on April 11, Abu-Sittah was installed as Glasgow University Rector in Bute Hall following his landslide election with 80% of the vote. Below is a transcript of Dr. Abu-Sittah’s address. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/dr-ghassan-abu-sittah-tomorrow-is-a-palestinian-day/?ml_recipient=118510655018895304&ml_link=118510498814625149
UK media devalues Palestinian lives Kareena Pannu Mweiss 17/04/2024
It is profoundly disturbing to see politicians value the lives of a handful of WCK workers over tens of thousands of Palestinians. Such currents are shared in the UK media. Although over two hundred aid workers have been murdered since October 7, and agencies such as the Palestine Red Crescent Society have been vocal that PRCS “team members have been repeatedly killed despite coordination efforts and wearing the RED Crescent emblem,” it is only with the death of British civilians that the British media has acknowledged Israel’s concerted targeting of aid workers. Read more: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/how-the-uk-media-devalues-palestinian-lives/?ml_recipient=118963646658250635&ml_link=118963589249763063
Hugh Humphries
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