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.
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.
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.'
Israeli violence against Palestinians in the last week has killed at least 18 people in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, with the majority being victims of Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
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.
Nathaniel Felder protested outside Congregation Beth El with a sign stating, 'Starvation Is Against Jewish Values: Our Support of Israel Cannot Be Unconditional.' This act of dissent reflects the growing divide within the congregation regarding support for Israel amidst the ongoing conflict.
Hamza Nabhan, a medical student, stated, 'I will continue to say it: the paramedics, the firefighters and the civil defence workers are the real heroes of this war.'
I would call it a witch hunt. They've been trying to get rid of me since the very beginning, ever since I started using my personal social media platforms to talk about what was going on in Gaza. As a pro-life Christian, I couldn't deny the horrific suffering that the Palestinians were enduring.
I wanted to expand the activities I do with children beyond drawing and colouring. I searched online and discovered that yoga can help children recover from trauma, al-Gharbawi told Al Jazeera. Since yoga isn't widely available here in Gaza, I decided to learn online and practice it with the children. Through yoga, they can release stress and cope with the difficult life around them.
Israeli air strikes killed at least two Palestinians in Gaza on the third day of Ramadan in the latest breach of the truce deal signed with Hamas more than four months ago. The attacks on Saturday occurred in northern Gaza's Jabalia camp and the Qizan an-Najjar area in southern Gaza. The total death toll from Israel's attacks since the ceasefire came into effect has risen to 614, with 1,640 more Palestinians wounded, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
A new United Nations Human Rights Office report says Israel's military campaign and blockade of Gaza have created living conditions increasingly incompatible with Palestinians' continued existence as a group in Gaza as it presses its genocidal war on the enclave. The report released on Thursday states that intensified attacks, the methodical destruction of entire neighbourhoods and the denial of humanitarian assistance appeared to aim at a permanent demographic shift in Gaza.
Accepting the Most Valuable Film prize at the Cinema for Peace Awards for her project The Voice of Hind Rajab, Ben Hania stated that the killing of the five-year-old Palestinian girl by the Israeli army was not an exception, but part of a systematic genocide. Peace is not a perfume sprayed over violence so power can feel refined, and can feel comfortable, Ben Hania told the audience. If we speak about peace, we must speak about justice. Justice means accountability.
One month after the ceremonial signing of the Charter of theBoard of Peace in Davos, Switzerland, Trumphas invited all its members to Washington, DC, to attend its inaugural meeting. The agenda for Thursday, February 19, is expected to focus on the future of the Gaza Strip beyond the current fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. A key point is raising funds for the reconstruction of Gaza and providing humanitarian aid.
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem condemned the Israeli attacks as a new massacre and a criminal escalation. He said they were a clear attempt to impose a bloody reality on the ground and send a message that all efforts and bodies concerned with establishing calm in Gaza are meaningless, and that the occupation is continuing its aggression despite all parties speaking of the necessity of adhering to the ceasefire agreement.
