Israel ‘seeking Trump’s support for plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza’

 Defence minister says he believes US backing could tip regional balance in favour of forced resettlement

I'm positive that Donald Trump and his army of white supremacists and religious bigots will happily agree to the ethnic cleansing of Gaza which is a crime against humanity.

Israel’s defence minister has said his country is seeking Donald Trump’s support to approve plans to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in what has widely been condemned as a potential war crime.

Israel Katz said there was “no real solution for Gaza in the end without this
migration” during a conference hosted by the Israeli news site Ynet and the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. He said the Israeli government was “organised and prepared to get them out by sea, by air, by every way possible”

Revealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank

 Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv

On the morning of 21 January, Israeli authorities left eight Palestinian men at a West Bank checkpoint. Disoriented and cold, they were dressed in prison-issued tracksuits and carried their few belongings in plastic bags.

Hours earlier, they had been sitting with their wrists and ankles shackled on the plush leather seats of a private jet owned by the Florida property tycoon Gil Dezer, a longtime business partner of Donald Trump.

A Guardian investigation has established the flight was part of a secretive and politically sensitive US government operation to deport Palestinians arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

One of those deported on the January flight was Maher Awad, a 24-year-old originally from the West Bank, who had lived in the US for nearly a decade. Speaking to the Guardian in the town of Rammun, Maher shared photos of his girlfriend and newborn son in Michigan.

Bodies of Palestinian rescue workers recovered from mass grave

 

Fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, including at least one UN employee, were killed by Israeli forces 'one by one' and buried in a mass grave eight days ago in southern Gaza, the UN has said. The shootings happened on 23 March, one day into the renewed Israeli offensive in the area close to the Egyptian border. Another Red Crescent worker on the mission is reported missing

Palestinians made history when they returned to north Gaza

Few images hold as much symbolism as those of Palestinians returning. Plus, Trumpian White House media briefings, and Black Myth: Wukong.

The return of more than half a million displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, having survived war, siege and starvation, is a historic moment. For right-wing media outlets in Israel, however, it’s a humiliation.

Protesters in Rafah oppose Trump’s plan to move Gaza Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt

Hundreds of Egyptians gathered at the Rafah border crossing to protest against the US president's suggestion that Palestinians in Gaza be moved to Jordan and Egypt. Cairo and Amman have rejected the plan, saying they will not participate in attempts to displace Palestinians

 For all those who insisted this wasn't land grab. How wrong you were.

Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the north

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and William Christou in Beirut

Wed 6 Nov 2024 19.17 GMT

Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF

Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the north

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and William Christou in Beirut

Wed 6 Nov 2024 19.17 GMT

Israeli ground forces are getting closer to “the complete evacuation” of northern Gaza and residents will not be allowed to return home, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said, in what appears to be the first official acknowledgment from Israel it is systematically removing Palestinians from the area.

In a media briefing on Tuesday night, the IDF Brig Gen Itzik Cohen told Israeli reporters that since troops had been forced to enter some areas twice, such as Jabaliya camp, “there is no intention of allowing the residents of the northern Gaza Strip to return to their homes”.

He added that humanitarian aid would be allowed to “regularly” enter the south of the territory but not the north, since there are “no more civilians left”.

What humanitarian aid is that?

Released Palestinian detainee details torture and dire conditions in Israeli jails

A group of recently released Palestinian detainees from Israeli jails, detained for months near their homes in Gaza, describe the torture and harsh conditions faced by Palestinians inside. Surrounded by their families, they recount the torment and abuse endured during interrogations, including physical and verbal assaults.

What is apartheid and why do some accuse Israel of it? | Start Here

What is apartheid and why do some accuse Israel of it?

In the past, apartheid was associated only with South Africa. Now, it’s a label that some attach to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. So what is apartheid? How did it work in South Africa? And why is it now being used in the context of Israel? Start Here with Sandra Gathmann explains.

Why Palestinians in East Jerusalem are losing their homes | Start Here

The space for Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem is shrinking. It’s happening through a process of evictions and demolitions. Sandra Gathmann went to East Jerusalem for #AJStartHere to explain what’s happening and why.

Are Israel’s attempts to demoralise the Palestinians backfiring?

Middle East expert Steven Cook says US President Joe Biden made a mistake with his ‘bear hug’ embrace of Israel.

Some US officials have talked about the need to protect innocent Palestinian lives, but US President Joe Biden has said almost nothing.

Some anti-Islam Indian accounts on X falsely accuse Palestinians of faking war injuries

 

Two viral videos are circulating in India among accounts that demonstrate to have Islamophobic and pro-Israel tendencies, where they allege to show Palestinians faking injuries amidst the war between Israel and Hamas. These videos are old and have nothing to do with the recent conflict.

Israeli military says ground troops launched 'localized raids' into Gaza

 

The Israeli military says its ground forces have begun to make small-scale raids into Gaza.⁣ ⁣ "Over the past 24 hours, IDF forces carried out localized raids inside the territory of the Gaza Strip to complete the effort to cleanse the area of terrorists and weaponry," the military said in a statement.⁣ ⁣ "During these operations, there was also an effort to locate missing persons," it said. Israel's military said that infantry and tank units took part in the operations. The raids are being made ahead of an expected larger-scale ground offensive.⁣

BBC reports from inside Jenin refugee camp after Israeli assault

 

The streets of Jenin refugee camp are scarred with craters and burnt cars are scattered about after Israel brings an end to its two-day operation. Homes have been ransacked and damaged.

The BBC's Anna Foster visited the camp, where she heard stories of Israeli armoured bulldozers reportedly ploughing through parked cars in search of improvised explosive devices.

International editor Jeremy Bowen visited the home of a refugee family, where Israeli soldiers had been in search of weapons.

Palestinian militants say that they will come back stronger following the assault on the camp.

Impunity and indifference: Attacks on Palestinians increase

The killings of Palestinians are being documented as they happen – and yet the violence isn’t easing. Plus, reporting on the Middle East’s first World Cup.

Israel’s incoming government, elected six weeks ago, is shaping up as the most extreme in the country’s history – waging war on media workers, then trying to cover up its crimes.

The Palestinians facing mass eviction in the West Bank

 

Fears are mounting among more than a thousand Palestinians that Israel’s army will soon force them to leave their homes in the occupied West Bank.

Our Middle East Correspondent, Yolande Knell, looks at why - and meets the residents of Masafer Yatta as well as those trying to help them.

Inside the Battle for Jerusalem

 

Israel’s bombing of Gaza has killed 213 people and Hamas rockets into Israel have killed 13. The latest violence between Israel and Palestine came after weeks of police aggression towards Palestinians in East Jerusalem.

How did fighting between Israelis and Palestinians get so bad? | Start Here

 

Fighting between Israelis and Palestinians is the worst it’s been in years.

A bombing campaign by Israel in Gaza has killed hundreds.

And many Palestinians have been killed in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Are Palestinians left out of Israels vaccination drive? | DW News

 Israel has been praised for its record in vaccinating its population. But Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is also facing flak for failing to organize vaccine supplies for five million Palestinians in the occupied territories.