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#gaza

The closure of the international humanitarian law cell means that funding for the Conflict and Security Monitoring Project, run by the Centre for Information Resilience, will also end. This project has been crucial in documenting incidents in Gaza since the war began in October 2023.

The closure of the international humanitarian law cell follows a review by Olly Robbins, the permanent secretary at the Foreign Office dismissed last week by the prime minister over the Peter Mandelson scandal.

Residents of Deir el-Balah are eager for tangible solutions rather than political slogans as they prepare for the first municipal elections in over two decades. The scars of Israel's war are evident, and the community seeks effective governance to address their pressing needs.

Samah always keeps her children, three-year-old Mayaseen, and four-year-old Asaad, in sight, and spends most of her day cleaning in a desperate attempt to discourage the rats, but to no avail.

UNICEF stated that it is outraged after Israel killed two drivers it had contracted to deliver clean water to families in Gaza, emphasizing the need for accountability.

The event centers the voices of people on the ground, highlighting the realities of health, education, and daily survival in Gaza amidst ongoing genocide.

About 10,000 Palestinians remain missing, believed to be buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings during Israel's genocidal war. Six months into the so-called ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, thousands of families still cannot bury their loved ones.

I ran with my family to the hospital and stayed there to hide. We thought it would be safe because it's a children's hospital. In the chaos of the strike, help was not an option.

Iran is the cradle of one of the greatest civilizations this planet has ever seen. While our ancestors in Europe were still figuring out how to build a hut, the Persians had already written the world's first declaration of human rights, built a multicultural empire that treated conquered peoples with dignity, and were doing math and medicine that we wouldn't catch up to for a thousand years.

Nawaf al-Akhras describes the daily round trip to a water filling station as a torment for his family, stating, 'My entire day with my son is spent waiting in line to fill water, with people coming from very far distances.'

In Gaza, our suffering has come not only from the political war between Hamas and Israel but also from the economic war that we have been living with since October 7, 2023.

Mahmoud Shamiya, a university graduate who dreamed of becoming a teacher, now spends his days navigating a deadly routine in a displacement camp. He reflects, 'The occupation and this war came and destroyed all the landmarks of education in Gaza. Today, we have become aimless, jobless, and hopeless. We live a deadly routine.'

Sawsan al-Jadba describes her lost land as a deep wound in her chest, a nightmare she never imagined living through. Despite the destruction, she is determined to stay put with her daughters and grandchildren, cultivating her remaining plot again despite limited resources.

In the Al-Taghreba shelter in Khan Younis, the displaced refused to let the rituals of Ramadan die. They made their own decorations, recycling cola cans into radiant lanterns that hung between the tents.

"Studying in international universities is the only option for many Palestinians in Gaza who dream about a higher education after the destruction of their universities."

The plan would see disarmament as one of the components of the October ceasefire to end Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, implemented gradually over an eight-month, multiphase process.