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"This is not the life of any normal human being. There is nothing: no water, no food, no health care, not even a toilet. My children ask me if they could just have potatoes but we have no money now. All we have is canned food distributed [by the United Nations],” she said.
“My children have already had flu, and fevers, and hepatitis. They are weak now, and there aren’t enough antibiotics, so I’m very worried.”
#Gaza #Israel #Rafah #AlMawasi #WarCrimes #Genocide
‘No water, food, health care, toilet’: Desperation deepens in Gaza’s camps
Hundreds of new shelters set up near Khan Younis as Palestinians flee fighting in RafahMalak A Tantesh (The Guardian)
Israeli tanks reach residential areas as IDF pushes further into Rafah | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/14/israeli-tanks-residential-areas-idf-push-further-rafah
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Israeli tanks reach residential areas as IDF pushes further into Rafah
Witnesses report clashes in streets after seeing tanks cross strategically important Salah al-Din roadLorenzo Tondo (The Guardian)
Solidarity with Gaza - Princeton Faculty Members Join Students in Hunger Strike - Palestine Chronicle
Over a dozen faculty members from Princeton University in the US state of New Jersey, joined pro-Gaza hunger strikers.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
Americans freaked out when ISIS blew up a bit of historical arab culture.
Now US backed Israel is destroying libraries, culture, archaeology, universities and museums.
#Rafah is one of the oldest cities in the world. Destroying our ancient shared history, and nobody cares.
Here's a school for the deaf in Gaza. American bombs.
#Gaza / IDF calling residents of eastern Rafah to evacuate
With a greenlight from Biden to continue the its invasion into #Rafah, despite evidence of war crimes https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/112421478297802310, #IDF is now calling residents of eastern #Rafah to evacuate to the “humanitarian zone” in the coastal al-Mawasi region in southern #Gaza. Similarly IDF called residents of Jabaliya and Beit Lahiya, two neighborhoods in northern Gaza, to evacuate to western Gaza City.
H/t Jack Khoury
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[cont’d] #US / Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law […] But the administration stopped short of a definitive assessment, saying that due to the chaos of the war in Gaza it could not verify specific instances where use of those…kolektiva.social
I'm a huge fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, but this year I'm boycotting Eurovision.
Eurovision has always been political. Its purpose is political by seeking to unite Europe with the power of love of music over the power of hate and war.
In previous years, I celebrated the overt shows of support for Ukraine, LGBTQIA people, and other oppressed people.
But this year, the organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have chosen ignore calls for BDS and allowed Israel to enter, and they have chosen to ban other participants from showing even support of the people of Palestine.
If you think the Eurovision Song Contest has chosen an appalling stance on this issue, you're not alone. The Israel singer was booed off stage, and there have been a record number of protests against Eurovision inside the auditorium, outside this year's venue in Malmö, and in many participating countries around the world.
#EurovisionSongContest #Eurovision #Eurovision2024 #BoycottEurovision #BoycottEurovision2024 #BDS #FreePalestine #Palestine #Genocide #Gaza #Israel #Rafah
A testimony from Rafah.
"With limited internet, we read that the Al-Masawi neighbourhood — an area that has already been bombed countless times by the Israeli army — is our best bet for safety. It's a remote, barren area, with no infrastructure and no schools for us to shelter in. The Israeli army says it is a "safe humanitarian zone" but all we can hear are their drones lingering above."
https://www.newarab.com/opinion/trapped-rafah-im-witnessing-genocide-my-own-eyes
#Israel outlawed #AlJazeera before invading #Rafah for a reason. It's the only source of trusted journalism left.
Things getting ~really~ bad there right now. I suggest their live blog to bear witness to the #Genocide. It's being called #NightOfFire
IDF are conducting operations in several areas of Rafah city, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic, while reports are emerging of heavy clashes between Palestinian armed groups and Israel’s military in the east of the city.
Video showed a Palestinian family cowering in a residence as the sounds of heavy machine-gun fire & explosions could be heard nearby in what is being described as a “night of fire”
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Patients, staff forced out of Rafah hospitals
Patients and staff are being forced out of hospitals across Rafah as Israel’s attacks on the city intensify.Alastair Mccready (Al Jazeera)
Israel's Yom HaShoah solemn 'celebration' is another act of fabrication.
Israel's leaders exploited the suffering of European Jewry to advance their post-war statehood goals. They did little to rescue our brethren trapped in the Holocaust furnace.
Like today, they view the innocent lives taken during war as a price to pay for Zionism.
The politicizing antisemitism is another avenue explored by Zionists to ensure Jews remain in a perpetual state of fear, all to indoctrinate us that Jews 'need the Zionists to save us.'
So lets stop and read the words of our alleged saviors, and what they did (not) do, to alleviate the crushing suffering of our parents during the Holocaust.
#HolocaustMemorialDay #Rafah #Israel #Jewish #YomHaShoah
“[If we cannot invade #Rafah] how exactly are we supposed to achieve our goals?”
You don’t.
Damn, isn’t life disappointing?
Turns out if murdering children is a means to your end, you just can’t fucking do it. Wild.
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Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli officials criticise ‘very disappointing’ threat from Joe Biden to stop arms supplies
Gilad Erdan says move by Joe Biden stems from political pressure after campus protests and with US election coming soonHelen Livingstone (The Guardian)
“the #IDF has enough weapons supplied by the #US & other partners to conduct the #Rafah operation if it chooses to cast aside US objections, the 1st official said.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/07/biden-delays-weapons-israel-rafah/
Humanitarian Crisis🚨in Gaza:
The Israeli occupation's takeover of the #Rafah border crossing not only blocked the entry of humanitarian aid but forced the #WorldCentralKitchen TO HALT ITS OPERATIONS, forcing hundreds of Palestinians into even more difficulty in securing food.
In their statement, the WCK said, "Our field kitchens & community kitchens outside evacuation zones provided >168K meals in communities around Rafah & Deir al-Balah."
#IsraelHamasWar #Palestinians https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/rafah-invasion-forces-pause-in-world-central-kitchen-operati
Rafah invasion forces pause in World Central Kitchen operations
Due to the forced displacement of Palestinians thought to be taking refuge in Rafah, which was formerly called a safe zone for Palestinians by the Israelis, the World Central Kitchen announces a halt in operations.Al Mayadeen English (Rafah invasion forces pause in World Central Kitchen operations)
"In Rafah I saw children who had amputations, but were living in tents because hospitals are full. Those children – and many, many more – are now being told to go to zones such as Al Mawasi. The so called “safe zone” of Al Mawasi: where UNICEF reported on a little boy, Mustafa, who went to get some parsley for the family dinner. Mustafa was shot in the head, and killed … in the “safe zone” of Al Mawasi"
Statement from Unicef. Read it all.
#Unicef #Rafah #Gaza #Israel
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/when-nightmare-becomes-reality
When a nightmare becomes the reality
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Genevawww.unicef.org
US reveals it paused shipment of #bombs for #Israel over #Rafah concerns
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68974624
The delayed arms #shipment comes as US President Joe #Biden faces mounting domestic pressure - from Democratic lawmakers and some parts of the US public - to rein in Israeli operations in #Gaza amid rising civilian deaths and a worsening humanitarian situation.
#war #politics #warfare #weapons #military #humanRights #usa #diplomacy #collateraldamage #news
US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns
A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a Rafah offensive.By Jaroslav Lukiv, Chris Partridge & Tom Bateman in Washington (BBC News)
Israel's attack on Rafah shows the limits of Washington's attempts to hold back its ally.
Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah
The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the first time the US and Israel have publicly disagreed, despite their strong diplomatic relationship.The Conversation
Israel has denied the UN access to the #Rafah crossing and has halted aid flows.
UPDATE:
The UNRWA planning director on the implications:
https://aje.io/5cerl2?update=2885055
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cuts off aid route
Israeli tanks have taken over the Rafah border crossing, raising concerns of an impending ‘catastrophic’ disaster.Stephen Quillen (Al Jazeera)
Bruno Maçães in the New Statesman today:
«The Israeli government has decided its international image is less vital than all its other priorities and, therefore, this is the area where it feels more willing to take a hit.
This may turn out to be an error of historical proportions. Already on Monday the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement no one could have imagined just a few days earlier. It called for the “international community to intervene immediately to stop the genocide carried out by the occupation forces against defenceless civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories”. It was the kind of incendiary language Saudi Arabia has typically jailed its own citizens for using. That too was extraordinary.»
https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/05/rafah-invasion-ceasefire-israel-hamas
The assault on Rafah has begun
Monday 6 May was an extraordinary day in the Middle East, even by the region's recent standards. The morning started with Israel dropping evacuation notices over Rafah, warning of an imminent invasionBruno Maçães (New Statesman)
Israels Armee rückt auf Rafah vor
Zwar hat die Hamas einem Abkommen mit Israel zugestimmt - doch offenbar kaum erfüllbare Forderungen hinzugefügt. Deshalb rückt die Armee weiter auf Teile von Rafah vor. Die UN und die USA warnen indes vor einer Großoffensive.
‘This is a crime against humanity’: 600,000 children in line of fire as IDF moves on Rafah
"We had already run out of words to describe how catastrophic the situation is in Rafah—but this next chapter will take it to indescribable new levels," said Save the Children International's CEO.Jake Johnson (The Real News Network)
Inside the #WhiteHouse Scramble to Broker a Deal in #Gaza
The flurry of actions underscores how fluid the situation in the region is as #POTUS #Biden & his team try to ultimately end the #war that has devastated Gaza.
Over the course of a few hours, the news from the #MiddleEast came into the WH Situation Room fast & furious.
#Israel #Hamas #Palestinians #civilians #Rafah #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/us/politics/biden-cease-fire-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
>IDF Warns More Than 100,000 People in #Rafah to Evacuate
#Israel wants to “move people out of harm’s way,” a military official said, a sign that it may be inching closer to invading the Gazan city in defiance of international pressure
#MiddleEast #HumanitarianCrisis #Gaza #Palestinians #war #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/06/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
"The Israeli military on Monday called on Palestinians to move out of the eastern parts of Rafah ahead of what it calls a ‘limited scope operation’ in Gaza’s south. The order came after a night of intense Israeli bombardment on Rafah killed 22 people, including eight children"
And so Israel’s ground operation in Rafah begins. Let's see how Biden and the US react to this blatant provocation.
#Israel #Gaza #Rafah
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/5/6/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israel-pounds-rafah-as-truce-talks-stall
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israeli forces pound Rafah as truce talks stall
Hamas has demanded guarantees from US that Rafah will not be invaded as Israeli air strikes kill at least 10 in city.Ted Regencia (Al Jazeera)
"In the tented camps and crowded streets of Rafah, the pro-Palestine campus protests in the US have been followed closely.
“We hear a lot of news about students’ demonstrations in American universities … When I saw that, I was very happy that there are still those who stand beside us and in support of us,” said Nevin Abu Shahma, 39, who fled to Rafah from northern Gaza early in the war"
#Israel #Gaza #Rafah #USPolitics #CampusProtests
‘I was happy they still stand beside us’: Palestinians in Rafah on US campus protests
Word of the demonstrations that have spread across the west has cheered some in Gaza’s southernmost cityGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Content warning: Right wing Israel ministers demand continuing war until final victory
Periods are a nightmare in Gaza's crowded, unsanitary camps. Women are using birth control to skip them
Good morning. Spare a thought today for the children of Gaza, who anxiously await Israel's ground invasion.
In this heartbreaking film from Al Jazeera's Close Up team, one small girl says:
"When they enter Rafah, they will start by killing children." I can't even...
#Israel #Gaza #Rafah #Children
How Gaza’s children are preparing for Israel’s invasion of Rafah I Close Up | Gaza | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/al-jazeera-close-up/2024/4/25/how-gazas-children-prepare-for-israels-invasion-of-rafah-i-close-up
How Gaza’s children are preparing for Israel’s invasion of Rafah I Close Up
As an Israeli ground assault on Gaza’s last ‘safe zone’ looms, two children in Rafah brace for it.Al Jazeera
US Will Not Sanction Israeli Battalions despite Admitting Human Rights Violations - Report - Palestine Chronicle
The decision comes after a report published by Axios indicated that Blinken had decided to punish Israel’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
A child sleeps in a makeshift shelter in a new camp sheltering displaced Palestinians who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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A woman sits at her destroyed house in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/portfolio-work-mohammed-salem-2024-04-19/
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Israel-Hamas war: Israeli strikes in Rafah kill 22, mostly children
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes on Gaza's southern city of Rafah killed 22 people, including 18 children. The strikes came as the United States is on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel.MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH (AP News)
