The far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, on Tuesday, renewed his storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, under police protection.

The Islamic Endowments Department in occupied Jerusalem said in a brief statement that Ben Gvir stormed the mosque this afternoon under police protection.

Ben Gvir's incursions usually take place without prior announcement.

Incursions by Israeli ministers into Al-Aqsa Mosque take place after prior approval from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Since assuming his duties as a minister in the government at the beginning of 2023, Ben Gvir has stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque about 14 times.

This incursion is the first in 2026.

Ben Gvir continues the incursions despite Arab, Islamic, and international criticism.

For its part, the "Hamas" movement considered Ben Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque a provocative step within a systematic policy to desecrate Islamic holy sites and impose new Judaization facts.

"Hamas" said in a statement that "the storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque by the extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is a provocative step that is repeated within a systematic policy to desecrate Islamic holy sites and impose new facts, in light of the faint Arab and Islamic responses."

It added that "this incursion represents a new blatant assault on the sanctity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and a violation that reveals the occupation government's insistence on its religious war on the holy city."

"Hamas" warned of "the repercussions of this escalating aggression," stressing that "Al-Aqsa Mosque is a red line, and our Palestinian people will continue to defend it by all means."

The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem condemns these incursions and continues to demand their cessation, but without a response from the Israeli authorities.

Israeli settlers, protected by the army, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque 280 times during 2025, according to a report issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs.

An official in the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem, who preferred not to be named, estimated the number of settlers who stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque last year at 65,364 extremist settlers.

The report documented a wide escalation in Israeli attacks on Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

It indicated that the Al-Aqsa incursions were accompanied by the public performance of Talmudic rituals and ceremonies within its courtyards, "including epic prostration, blowing the shofar, wearing prayer clothes, in addition to collective prayers in specific places and times, in a clear consecration of temporal and spatial division within the mosque."

The ministry clarified in its report that "these incursions took place under the supervision and protection of the occupation police, who constantly prevent Al-Aqsa Mosque guards belonging to the Endowments Department from performing their duties within the courtyards."

The "New York Times" published a report by journalists Samuel Granados, Adam Rasgon, Iyad Abuheweila, and Sanjana Varghese, in which they stated that the occupation state and Hamas signed, more than two months ago, a ceasefire agreement, which gave Palestinians in Gaza hope for a respite after two years of intense occupation bombing that left most of their strip in ruins, but the destruction is still ongoing. The Israeli occupation army has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire, according to an analysis by the "New York Times" of satellite images from Planet Labs, while "Tel Aviv" claims it is destroying tunnels and booby-trapped homes. This is what "Israel's" actions look like, according to the newspaper.

A night video from October 30, when the ceasefire was in effect, shows what appears to be a large-scale organized demolition operation in a part of Shuja'iyya, a neighborhood in Gaza City, under the military control of the Israeli occupation army. As part of the ceasefire agreement reached earlier that month, the occupation army withdrew its forces beyond the agreed-upon borders within the Gaza Strip, represented on maps published by (Israel) by a yellow line. Thus, the occupation state gained control over about half of the strip.

Most of the demolitions since the start of the ceasefire have been concentrated in those areas under Israeli control, but dozens of buildings have been destroyed outside the Yellow Line in areas effectively controlled by Hamas, where the Israeli occupation army supposedly agreed to cease its operations.

In satellite images taken shortly after the truce, clusters of intact buildings can be seen in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood, which extends along the Yellow Line. Images of the same area months later show that it has largely turned into a barren land. The images also show the destruction of dozens of buildings outside the Yellow Line, and in some cases up to 270 meters away.

Many of these buildings were likely already severely damaged after two years of Israeli bombing, and a UN assessment showed that as of October 11, more than 80% of Gaza's buildings were damaged or destroyed. Their residents are believed to have been displaced as a result of successive evacuation orders and fierce fighting.

Israeli officials claim that the widespread demolitions are part of efforts to "disarm" Gaza. Since the ceasefire, they have claimed that the army has destroyed underground tunnels used by armed groups and razed booby-trapped buildings. At the height of the war, which broke out on October 8, 2023, (Israelis) estimated that the tunnel network extended for hundreds of miles, with thousands of entrances, and Hamas used these tunnels to store weapons, hide hostages, and ambush Israeli occupation army soldiers.

Many Palestinians in Gaza believe that the occupation state is razing entire neighborhoods to the ground, with no regard for those who lived there or owned property in them, and given the extensive tunnel network, they fear that if (Israel) tries to demolish it completely, many of the remaining buildings in the area will be at risk.

Nevin Noufal, 35, who lived in Shuja'iyya before being forced to move, said she felt deeply saddened when she learned that the occupation was demolishing her neighborhood. She added: "Our hopes and dreams have turned into piles of rubble."

The newspaper said that the scale of the ongoing destruction is shocking. In eastern Gaza, in areas under Israeli control, satellite images show the erasure of entire neighborhoods since the ceasefire, as well as vast areas of agricultural land and plastic greenhouses.

Mohammed Al-Astal, a political analyst based in Gaza, says: "Israel is wiping entire areas off the map. The Israeli army is destroying everything in its path: homes, schools, factories, and streets. There is no security justification for what it is doing."

In turn, an Israeli military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Israel does not demolish buildings indiscriminately. He explained that buildings sometimes collapse when Israeli soldiers detonate explosives in tunnels beneath them. The official acknowledged that the army carries out demolitions on both sides of the Yellow Line, but denied that Israeli ground forces crossed the line to do so. The "New York Times" could not verify this claim. He also claimed that the Israeli Air Force was bombing facilities that posed a threat to Israeli soldiers, and that some of these facilities were located near the Yellow Line. He added that some tunnels cross the withdrawal line, so detonating them could cause buildings on both sides to collapse.

President Trump's 20-point plan to end the Gaza war, which formed the basis of the ceasefire, included "destroying all military and offensive infrastructure, including tunnels and weapons production facilities." But Israel and Hamas also agreed to suspend "all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment."

A former Israeli military official questioned the scope of the demolitions. Shaul Arieli, who commanded forces in Gaza in the 1990s, said: "This is total destruction, it is not selective destruction, but the destruction of everything."

Secret maps from the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate show an extensive tunnel network in the Shuja'iyya area, and dozens of sites where the army believes militants have planted mines in homes and roads.

The Israeli occupation army allowed the "New York Times" to view these maps, which it said were prepared for soldiers deployed in Gaza. The newspaper could not independently verify the accuracy of the maps, and Hussam Badran, a senior Hamas official in Qatar, said that Israeli demolitions constitute a violation of the ceasefire agreement. He added in an interview: "The agreement is not vague, but clear. Destroying people's homes and property is not allowed. These are hostile acts."

Israeli officials stated that the army will continue demolitions "until the last tunnel," as War Minister Yisrael Katz said in November: "If there are no tunnels, there is no Hamas."

For his part, Ashraf Nasr, 32, who lived in Shuja'iyya before his displacement, said he was deeply saddened to see his hometown destroyed, saying: "Our memories have been erased. But Hamas gave Israel the pretext to commit this disaster. It militarized civilian areas."

The scene looks like a cold hell; children shivering on wet bedding in a new chapter of human suffering. A child died in "Deir al-Balah" in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday due to the severe cold that is ravaging the bodies of the displaced, who are covered only by a canvas shelter. This comes after a bloody day that saw the death of three citizens as a result of dilapidated tents collapsing on them on Monday.

The winds in Gaza do not just blow, they uproot tents and tear apart fragile dreams, while rain pours down as if the sky itself has fallen over the camps. The scene looks like a cold hell; children shivering on wet bedding, and mothers desperately trying to protect what little warmth remains amidst the chaos of water that has flooded the ground. With every drop of rain, the weakness of the infrastructure is exposed, and the tragedy of those who have lost their homes intensifies.

Water seeps into every corner, engulfing blankets and clothes, leaving behind a cold that sinks its fangs into bodies, both small and large. Sounds intertwine between the cries of children and the sighs of mothers, and the roar of the wind that cuts through the night in search of shelter in those dilapidated tents. Drowning in Gaza is not just in water, but in the continuous despair of waiting for urgent help, and facing a harsh, unforgiving reality.

In the alleys of the camp, children play among the puddles, but playing has turned into real dangers, as slips and falls have become part of their daily lives. Some families have been forced to carry their bedding and belongings on their heads, trying to escape the water that covers everything, while others search for higher ground to escape drowning; every step represents a struggle with water, with wind, and with pain.

Many tents have been completely destroyed, leaving their residents temporarily homeless, running in the rain with their hearts clinging to help that may arrive too late. Although blankets and basic necessities represent a lifeline, they cannot withstand the bitter cold and stagnant water. The humanitarian situation has reached a catastrophic level, where the loss of shelter intersects with the absence of preventive measures; creating a fertile environment for diseases and doubling psychological and physical suffering.

Successive low-pressure systems have made each day more challenging than the last; children now feel fear before the rain, and parents anticipate disaster before it strikes. The continuous sound of rain on thin fabrics has become a daily "sad music," played by the cold on the strings of hearts, reminding everyone of the fragility of their temporary lives.

While humanitarian efforts strive to alleviate the catastrophe, dilapidated tents and overcrowded camps remain an obstacle that makes relief work akin to trying to save water from a bottomless pit. Gaza today is not only drowning in rain, but in waiting for the world's response to save what remains of a dignified life, between torn tents and the unforgiving cold.

The Israeli occupation army boasted about arresting the Palestinian woman Hiyam Ayyash, the widow of the martyr Yahya Ayyash. Israeli pages published a picture of two occupation soldiers, smiling sarcastically, with "Umm Al-Baraa Ayyash" blindfolded beside them.

The occupation army had arrested Hiyam Ayyash and ransacked her home in the northern mountain area of Nablus, due to her posting a picture on the anniversary of her husband Yahya Ayyash's assassination in 1996.

Zaher Jabarin, head of the "Hamas" movement in the West Bank, said that "the criminal Zionist occupation army's boasting about arresting the wife of the martyred leader Engineer Yahya Ayyash, and continuing to arrest Palestinian women; is a new folly for Ben Gvir and his gangs, which will not break Umm Al-Baraa's resolve, nor the image of our engineer who humiliated the occupation with his heroic operations and broke the prestige of the criminal occupier."

He added, "We affirm that the criminal terrorist enemy's continued arrest of women, especially the wives and mothers of martyrs and prisoners; will backfire with wrath and anger from our revolutionary youth and our heroic resistance fighters against the occupier and its settlers in the occupied West Bank."

Activists said that the occupation army, which lived in terror during Yahya Ayyash's active periods in the early nineties of the last century, came to claim victory by arresting his wife.

In recent months, practices of abuse against prisoners have increased, which are legalized and called for by the extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

The Hind Rajab Foundation filed a criminal lawsuit in Austria against the occupation soldier, Yonatan Akriv, on charges of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts within the genocide in the Gaza Strip. The foundation indicated that the lawsuit was filed after confirming Akriv's presence in Austrian territory, which places Austria before its obligations under international law to investigate those suspected of committing serious crimes while in its jurisdiction. According to the lawsuit, the foundation provided evidence of Akriv's participation in Battalion 8717 Alon of the occupation army, which specialized in the systematic destruction of infrastructure and homes of residents in the Gaza Strip.

Diab Abu Jahjah, Director General of the Hind Rajab Foundation, said, "Across Europe, we are witnessing a growing gap between legal obligations and political reluctance. By filing this lawsuit in Austria, we are narrowing this gap."

Diab Abu Jahjah added, "Our resolve is clear. 2026 must become a year of justice for the victims of genocide in Gaza, not another year in which perpetrators enjoy impunity."

The Hind Rajab Foundation was established in 2024, named after the martyred Palestinian child Hind Rajab, who was executed by the occupation, along with her family, with hundreds of bullets from tanks, while they were displaced searching for a safe place in Gaza City, in the Tal al-Hawa area in January 2024.

The Israeli Knesset held a conference dedicated to discussing what its organizers described as "the future of the Gaza Strip after the war," which included explicit calls from ministers and members of the Israeli occupation government to encourage the migration of Palestinians from Gaza, and to impose long-term security and political arrangements on the Strip, in a move considered an extension of the occupation's policies and forced displacement.

According to sources, the conference was titled "Gaza – The Day After," and was attended by Knesset members from right-wing and far-right parties, as well as current and former ministers and security officials, who discussed scenarios for managing the Strip after the war that has been ongoing for more than a year.

During the conference sessions, a number of participants called for what they termed "voluntary migration" of Palestinians from Gaza, considering it a long-term "demographic and security solution," while others stressed the need to maintain Israeli military control over the Strip, and prevent the return of any form of independent Palestinian rule.

Media reports indicated that some members of parliament demanded the establishment of a civil or security administration directly or indirectly subject to the occupation, and linked reconstruction to strict political and security conditions, which human rights organizations considered an attempt to legitimize the reality of the occupation and forcibly reshape the Strip.

In contrast, the conference was met with a wave of Palestinian and international criticism, as Palestinian factions considered, according to local sources, that what was presented in the Knesset represents a "mass displacement plan" and a blatant violation of international humanitarian law, which prohibits the forced transfer of populations from occupied territories.

Human rights organizations also warned that Israeli calls to encourage migration from Gaza come in the context of the devastating war that has left tens of thousands of victims, and catastrophic humanitarian conditions, which makes any talk of "voluntariness" lose credibility in light of the siege, bombing, and lack of basic necessities of life.

The conference coincided with the continued violations of the Israeli occupation in the Strip, and with repeated UN warnings of the dangers of forced displacement, as UN reports confirmed that any forced demographic change in Gaza is considered a crime under international law.

The Jerusalem Governorate reported that the Israeli occupation authorities have begun implementing practical steps to cut electricity and water services to the buildings of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in occupied Jerusalem.

The Governorate stated in a statement today, Tuesday, that Israeli companies sent official notifications to UNRWA to cut electricity and water to its buildings located within the apartheid wall, with implementation to begin within two weeks, based on a law approved by the Knesset at the end of last December.

The initial inventory – according to the Governorate's statement – showed that these measures target 10 UNRWA buildings, including schools, clinics, training centers, and administrative offices, among them the agency's main office in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which portends serious repercussions for the educational, health, and relief services provided to Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem.

The Knesset had approved, on December 29th last year, a draft law to cut electricity and water to UNRWA offices, to come into effect immediately, with a majority of 59 votes against 7, in a move considered by the Governorate a blatant violation of international law and United Nations resolutions, foremost among them Resolution 302 which established UNRWA to ensure the provision of services to Palestinian refugees until a just solution to their issue is reached.

In October 2024, the Knesset definitively approved banning UNRWA's activities in Israel, claiming "the involvement of some of its employees" in the October 7, 2023 attack. Israel claims that UNRWA employees participated in the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation, which the agency has repeatedly denied, and the United Nations has affirmed UNRWA's commitment to neutrality.

Dozens of Hollywood stars sent a letter to world leaders accusing Israel of systematically destroying the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip as part of a comprehensive path to genocide, and demanding the provision of medical care to the residents of the Strip.

The stars who signed the letter, including Mark Ruffalo, Rosie O'Donnell, and Cynthia Nixon, said that "the Israeli government has systematically undermined the healthcare system in Gaza for more than two decades, and the systematic Israeli attacks on hospitals, and the illegal blockade, have led to the collapse of the health system in the Strip."

The letter, also signed by the mother of the child Hind Rajab, who was killed by Israeli army fire, stated that the Israeli government imposed living conditions aimed at destroying the lives of Palestinians in Gaza, and then deprived them of aid that would save them.

The Israeli occupation destroyed the health system in the Gaza Strip.

The letter demanded immediate and unconditional access for humanitarian aid to the Palestinian Strip, including allowing medical and humanitarian teams to enter Gaza.

The letter, also signed by human rights organizations such as the Israeli organization "B'Tselem" and the organization "Physicians for Human Rights," will be presented to the leaders of Britain and the European Union in parliamentary meetings to be held today, Tuesday, and tomorrow, Wednesday.

It is worth noting that Israel has banned the work of 37 international humanitarian organizations in the Palestinian territories and the Gaza Strip since the beginning of January, depriving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians of vital services they desperately need.

Israel demands these organizations to submit lists of their Palestinian employees for security screening, which the organizations refuse for fear of exposing them to persecution.

The organizations included in the ban include key actors in the sector, such as "Doctors Without Borders," the Norwegian Refugee Council, Care International, "World Vision," and Oxfam.

Sources revealed that the Israeli occupation government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, has begun establishing a new settlement named "Rehavam" in the northern occupied West Bank. This step comes in implementation of a strategic government decision taken in mid-2025, which stipulates the establishment of 22 new settlements in various areas of the West Bank, to enhance the occupation's demographic and security control.

The name of the new settlement, "Rehavam," carries a right-wing political and ideological significance, as it is believed to be named after the late radical minister "Rehavam Ze'evi," the proponent of the "transfer" (forced displacement) theory. Its location in the northern West Bank aims to:

Dismemberment: Separating Palestinian communities in Nablus, Jenin, and Qalqilya governorates from each other, and preventing any future Palestinian geographical connection.

Suffocating urban expansion: Depriving neighboring Palestinian villages of natural expansion areas in their lands, and turning them into "besieged entities."

The start of construction in the "Rehavam" settlement is part of the "onslaught plan" approved by the Netanyahu government, which includes elements from the far-right. This plan operates on several axes:

Legalizing outposts: Converting settlement outposts established by settlers "illegally" (according to the occupation's own law) into official cities and settlements.

Detailed infrastructure: Connecting these settlements with a massive "bypass" road network, which acts as physical barriers isolating Palestinians in isolated "pockets" resembling "Bantustans."

Settlement experts warn that this escalation represents the "death knell" for the two-state solution. Palestinian forces believe that the establishment of "Rehavam" is part of a comprehensive war targeting land and people, especially with the appointment of religious Zionist officials who directly oversee the implementation of these projects.

These developments come at a time when the world is preoccupied with the consequences of storms in Lebanon and war threats in Iran, which allows the Netanyahu government space to impose a "new reality" on the ground that will be difficult to change through any future political path.

Ramallah - Palestinian factions in Cairo, in coordination with mediators, are preparing to enter the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, including the formation of a technocratic committee to administer the Strip. While Fatah has set parameters for any committee formed to administer the Strip, Hamas has expressed its readiness to hand over all administrations and institutions to the newly formed committee and work to ensure its success. Despite Fatah's announcement that it would not attend the factions' meetings in Cairo, mediators, especially Egypt, are making efforts to involve the movement in the ongoing consultations, leading to an agreed-upon committee before the end of the week, according to an analyst.

On November 18th, the UN Security Council adopted a US draft resolution regarding ending the Israeli war in Gaza, among its provisions was the administration of the Strip through a transitional Palestinian technocratic government (competencies), operating under the supervision of an executive "Peace Council" led by US President Donald Trump, according to his plan, announced on September 29th, which entered its first phase of implementation on October 10th, while Israel is procrastinating in moving to its second phase.

Cairo Meetings In a press statement, Hazem Qassem, spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said that the movement presented "advanced positive positions, within the framework of arranging the Palestinian situation," after Egypt invited factions to meet in Cairo to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the formation of a technocratic committee to administer the Strip.

On Sunday, sources said that a Hamas delegation headed to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to discuss political and field developments in the Gaza Strip starting Monday. They added that on the delegation's agenda were meetings with Palestinian factions and forces, in addition to meetings with official Egyptian bodies, to discuss a number of files related to the agreement, including the formation of a Palestinian "technocratic" committee to administer the Gaza Strip.

She said that the committee "was agreed upon in principle between the Palestinian factions and the Egyptian authorities, but it faced reservations from the Palestinian Authority and Israel," noting attempts to overcome obstacles to the formation of the committee and to make it purely Palestinian.

In contrast, the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) announced on Sunday that any committee to administer the Gaza Strip derives its legitimacy from its connection to the legitimate authority of the sovereign institutions of the State of Palestine, declaring that it would not participate in the factions' meeting and had informed Cairo of its position.

In its statement, through its spokesman Abdel Fattah Doula, it said that "the Gaza Strip is an integral part and cannot be separated from the Palestinian state and its political and legal system in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem."

Al-Tamimi expects the announcement of the formation of the Gaza administration committee headed by Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan at the end of the week or early next week (social media) Imminent announcement In the opinion of political analyst Bassem Al-Tamimi - in his speech - there is a red line for the Fatah movement regarding the community support committee, which all factions emphasized its importance and informed the Egyptian sponsor, which is that the head of the committee should be a minister in the government of the State of Palestine.

He added that Fatah's goal is to ensure the unity of the Palestinian territories between the West Bank, including Jerusalem and Gaza, and to ensure the unity of the Palestinian political system and the laws implemented between the West Bank and the Strip.

Sources say that the information available to them indicates that Health Minister Dr. Majed Abu Ramadan is the Palestinian figure nominated to head the committee by the Palestinian National Authority, expecting agreement on him from all parties, including Hamas.

Regarding the reason for Fatah's apology for attending the factions' meetings, the Palestinian analyst said that "contacts are ongoing, mainly through the Egyptian brothers sponsoring the factions' dialogues," adding that he sees no impediment for Fatah to attend the meetings.

He pointed to meetings held weeks ago between leaders of the Hamas movement on the one hand, and Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh and intelligence chief Majed Faraj on the other, confirming the existence of "understandings between all factions, including Fatah and Hamas, and through the Egyptian brothers."

He expressed hope that - soon - a breakthrough would be achieved in the file of comprehensive national reconciliation among all Palestinians, and the announcement of the community support committee from Cairo at the end of this week or next week.

Messages and Promises As for political analyst Alaa Al-Rimawi, he believes that Fatah's absence from the Cairo meetings stems from its reading of the political scene, as Israel does not want an authority in partnership with Hamas, neither in the Palestinian file nor in the Strip, explaining that "the Authority realizes that any approaches with Hamas mean a complete Israeli rejection and a partial American one, and thus the loss of what the Authority aspires to in the Strip."

He continued in his speech that the Fatah movement relies on monopolizing the management of the Palestinian scene, through promises and messages it received about its inevitable role in the Strip without passing through or partnering with Hamas.

However, Al-Rimawi says that Israel's vision in dealing with the Strip - regarding its administration - is for it to be a civil administration affiliated with the Peace Council, isolated from the political relationship with the Authority and Hamas. "In short, it is managed by the United States and Israel together, meaning creating a new political environment and greenhouse outside the Authority's system and outside Hamas."

Nevertheless, he expected an approach to the Palestinian Authority's presence in Gaza, even if in an unapparent way, considering at the same time Fatah's absence from the Cairo meetings as "a reflection of the absence of a collective Palestinian awareness that realizes the dangers of the next stage in the event of forming a political vision specific to the Strip, according to compulsory approaches that will not be in the interest of the Palestinian people, which is the formation of a technocratic committee whose formal reference is the Peace Council, and whose real reference is Israel through the American gateway."

Al-Rimawi warns against the American side going to a composition of the scene according to compulsory approaches as an alternative to Fatah. According to Al-Rimawi's information, there are attempts by Hamas to empower the Palestinian government in the Strip and to have an agreed-upon political reference at the minimum between the factions and the Authority, and for that purpose, it offered facilities.

But he says that Fatah stands at two points: the first is that Fatah or the Authority will not be a gateway to facilitate the retention of weapons by Hamas, but rather to resolve this file completely in line with the American vision, and the second is that Hamas should be far from any composition in the political scene, "whether in the upcoming or local elections or in the political vision."

Nevertheless, Al-Rimawi says that what the factions and mediators in Cairo are working on is finding a formula for Fatah's presence even if it is absent, pointing to strenuous attempts for Fatah figures to attend, without ruling out the possibility of the dismissed leader from the movement, Mohammed Dahlan, benefiting from that absence, especially since there are already voices emerging in the Strip demanding representation for his current if President Mahmoud Abbas turns his back on the dialogues.

The testimony of a Palestinian doctor who recently returned to the Gaza Strip after more than a year and a half in Israeli prisons reveals the extent of the collapse of the health system in the Strip, in light of widespread destruction, a severe shortage of staff, equipment and medicines, and the continuing repercussions of the war and siege, which puts thousands of patients, including children, at risk of death due to preventable diseases.

Palestinian doctor Ahmed Muhanna returned to the Gaza Strip after 665 days spent in Israeli prisons and detention centers, to be shocked by the extent of destruction he described as beyond imagination, after he found that everything he clung to in his memory had been completely annihilated.

Muhanna, one of Gaza's most prominent emergency medicine and anesthesia consultants, said in a report that what kept him steadfast throughout 22 months of detention was the dream of returning to his family and to the Strip, adding: "We were completely cut off from the outside world in prison." He explained that after his release, he was transported by car across the border and then inside Gaza to Al-Awda Hospital, where he works, and confirmed that the scenes of destruction made his skin crawl and his chest tighten before his tears flowed.

Israeli occupation forces arrested Muhanna in December 2023 while Al-Awda Hospital was under siege, less than three months after his release.

Despite the official ceasefire, the health sector faces a new attack amid an almost complete inability to deal with a wave of preventable diseases and deaths.

Muhanna explained that he returned to a hospital almost devoid of medical staff, equipment, and medicines, noting that 75 of his colleagues at Al-Awda Hospital were martyred during his detention.

According to the Health Workers Watch organization, since October 7, 2023, about 1,200 Palestinian health workers have been martyred, while 384 others have been detained by the Israeli army.

He said: "I feel great pain and sadness for what we are facing," noting that 77 percent of Gaza's population, including 100,000 children, face high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the World Health Organization, while doctors continue to treat children suffering from severe malnutrition with worsening serious medical complications.

According to international human rights organizations, including a UN committee, the occupying state committed genocide in Gaza, and also prevents the entry of humanitarian aid and the systematic destruction of the health system.

Muhanna said that Gaza today does not have a single working MRI machine, and there is only one CT scanner, adding that the deliberate military targeting of the health system was not limited to destroying infrastructure, but also deprived residents of medical care and raised mortality rates.

The United Nations Office for Human Rights stated that 94 percent of Gaza's hospitals have been damaged or destroyed, leaving patients, including newborns, without essential care, confirming that Israel continued, despite the ceasefire, to prevent the entry of medical supplies and nutrients essential for the survival of civilians.

The situation worsened after the occupation government announced the withdrawal of licenses for 37 international non-governmental organizations operating in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, on the pretext that they did not meet the new registration requirements, including humanitarian medical organizations such as "Doctors Without Borders."

The Palestinian doctor pointed to the suffering of cancer patients from the spread of tumors due to the prevention of available treatments, in addition to the increase in kidney failure cases due to the lack of dialysis machines, saying: "I am a doctor, but I am helpless and unable to do anything to help people," although that pushes him to continue working.

Muhanna spoke about being subjected to torture, humiliation, and deprivation of food and medical treatment during detention, referring to a UN report that confirmed the existence of an "actual state policy" of systematic torture in the occupying state. He mentioned that he was initially transferred to the notorious "Sde Teiman" detention center, where he remained for 24 days blindfolded and handcuffed, before being severely beaten during his transfer to a facility in the Negev, which resulted in a broken rib, without receiving any painkillers or medical care.

He confirmed that he witnessed two detainees lose their lives due to the absence of treatment, including a 37-year-old man who showed symptoms of intestinal obstruction, adding that he appealed to the guards to urgently transfer him to the clinic without success, until his condition worsened and he died.

Muhanna said that he suffered from constant hunger due to the lack of food, and recounted that he was placed with 40 detainees in a small tent surrounded by a fence without being allowed to use the bathroom from 4 PM until 5 AM, describing it as a tragedy, and confirmed that no charges were brought against him throughout his detention.

At the end of his speech, Muhanna expressed his deep concern for the future of his children, saying that he sees no future for them in Gaza, and that he wishes them safety, education, and work, adding: "When I am not in the hospital, I try to think of a place for us to go together, but there is no place, no green spaces. Gaza was full of life, restaurants and beaches, but now nothing is left."

An analysis conducted by an American newspaper, based on recent satellite images from "Planet Labs" company, revealed that Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings since the signing of the ceasefire agreement, as part of what it claims are operations aimed at destroying tunnels and booby-trapped houses. The newspaper stated - in a report by Samuel Granados, Adam Rasgon, Iyad Abu Hawila, and Sanghana Varghese - that the agreement, signed after a two-year war that caused immense destruction to the Strip, had raised hopes among Palestinians for a period of calm and a chance to breathe after intense shelling that destroyed a large part of the urban infrastructure. However, field realities indicate - the newspaper continues - that demolition operations are ongoing, especially in areas under Israeli control within Gaza. The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced today, Monday, that the death toll of Palestinian martyrs due to the Israeli genocide since October 2023 has risen to 71,419, while the number of injured has reached 171,318 to date.

Continuous demolition Under the agreement, Israeli forces withdrew beyond a dividing line within the Strip, known as the "Yellow Line," leaving Israel in control of about half of Gaza's area. The newspaper added that data showed most demolitions occurred within these areas. However, satellite images also revealed the destruction of dozens of buildings outside this line, in areas supposedly under Hamas control, where the Israeli army had pledged to cease its operations. It explained that the Shuja'iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, represents a stark example of the extent of destruction, as images taken after the agreement showed remnants of buildings still standing, but subsequent images months later showed that the neighborhood had turned into a semi-empty land, with buildings destroyed even at distant locations outside the dividing line. Estimates indicate that some demolition operations extended about 900 feet outside the declared Israeli control areas.

Israeli officials claim - the newspaper continues - that these operations are part of a plan to "disarm Gaza," pointing to the destruction of an extensive tunnel network used by Hamas to store weapons, hide prisoners, and carry out attacks. The newspaper adds that - in contrast - Palestinians and analysts believe that what is happening goes beyond security necessities. They assert that entire neighborhoods are being razed to the ground without regard for the fate of residents or their properties, especially since the majority of residents have already been displaced due to evacuation orders and fighting. UN estimates indicate that more than 80% of Gaza's buildings were damaged or destroyed by October 11. The newspaper reported that many Palestinians expressed a deep sense of loss, as residents displaced from their neighborhoods say that what remains of their collective memory is gradually being erased.

Hostile acts At the same time, Hamas accuses Israel of a clear violation of the agreement's terms, considering the destruction of homes and properties to be hostile acts not justified by the ceasefire, according to the newspaper. It said that the Israeli army defended its actions, asserting that demolition operations are not random, and some are a result of detonating tunnels extending across withdrawal lines. However, the newspaper, for its part, confirmed that these justifications have not dispelled the controversy, amid warnings that continued destruction could undermine the chances of any future stability in the Strip, and further complicate the post-war path.

Despite receiving her lessons while sitting on the ground in bitter cold inside a tent crowded with students in the Gaza Strip, interrupted by sounds of gunfire and repeated explosions from areas controlled by Israel less than a thousand meters away, Palestinian child Toleen Al-Hindi feels happy to finally return to school after an interruption of more than two years due to the war.

Toleen (7 years old) is one of about 400 children who are learning in the temporary "North Educational School" established in tents on ruins in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, and located within sight of the "Yellow Line" controlled by the Israeli army.

More than 12 girls sat on the ground in two rows inside one small tent, wearing puffy jackets for warmth, placing their notebooks in front of them on wooden boxes that replaced tables, and cheerfully repeating what the teacher said as she drew shapes on the blackboard.

Toleen said: "It's true that we don't sit on chairs or anything, but we're finally sitting in school. We've been sitting in war for a long time with no schools, just bored. We want schools like this to read and write in so we can grow up and be smart."

Her mother, Yasmin Al-Ajouri, added that she feels anxious from the moment Toleen goes to school until she returns home.

Yasmin tells her daughter as she heads to school: "Be careful, take cover behind a wall, hurry on your way."

"Safety is in God's hands." Under the ceasefire agreement in effect since October 2025, Israel still occupies more than half of the Gaza Strip, preventing civilians from accessing other areas.

Almost all buildings in areas controlled by Israel have been razed to the ground and their residents expelled.

This leaves the population of over two million people with only about a third of the Gaza Strip's area, most of them in temporary tents and damaged buildings, where some aspects of life are returning under the control of a Hamas-led administration.

Despite the partial cessation of war and intensive bombing operations, Israel has repeatedly opened fire on Palestinians approaching the "Yellow Line," claiming it aims to eliminate threats to its forces.

Israel has killed more than 440 Palestinians since the October agreement came into effect, and Palestinians say Israeli forces are moving some yellow concrete markers westward, beyond areas they are not supposed to control.

Workers at Toleen's school confirm that they hear gunfire daily.

Yara Abu Ghalwa, supervisor at the North Educational School, said: "There is daily gunfire, and if it weren't for God's protection, there would be two or three injuries every day... We taught the children that as soon as we hear and feel the gunfire... we take a prone position."

She added: "This is certainly not safe, and safety is in God's hands alone... but this is what we have."

Health authorities in the Gaza Strip said that the Israeli war on Gaza has resulted in more than 71,000 casualties since October 7, 2023, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians injured.

This complaint confirms that the occupation is now undergoing an unprecedented phase of legal pursuit in a prominent legal development aimed at breaking the state of "impunity" enjoyed by the occupation forces. The "Hind Rajab Foundation" for victim support announced the submission of a formal criminal complaint to the judicial authorities in Austria against an Israeli occupation army soldier named "Yonatan Akriv."

According to the urgent statement issued by the foundation, the accused soldier belongs to Battalion (8717) "Alon," one of the units of the "Givati Brigade," which is known for its involvement in the most violent military operations within the Gaza Strip. The complaint is based on evidence linking this soldier to field practices that violate all international conventions.

The foundation clarified that the legal file submitted to the Austrian judiciary includes serious charges, most notably: committing war crimes: related to the systematic targeting of civilians and private property. Contributing to acts of genocide: through participation in imposing living conditions aimed at the physical destruction of the population in Gaza. Incitement and documentation: relying on videos or images published by the soldier himself proving his abusive practices during his military intervention.

This step comes within the framework of what is known as "universal jurisdiction," which allows some countries to prosecute perpetrators of major international crimes regardless of their nationality or the place where the crime was committed, especially if the accused is present on their territory or has legal ties there. The "Hind Rajab Foundation" (named after the child Hind who was martyred in her vehicle in Gaza after being surrounded by tanks) seeks to transform the files of soldiers who boast about their crimes on social media into criminal cases that restrict their international movement and put them behind bars of justice.

This complaint confirms that the occupation is now undergoing an unprecedented phase of legal pursuit, where the "field" will no longer be a stage for crime without accountability, and that Palestinian and international human rights organizations have begun documenting every small and large detail to turn them into legal bombshells that will disturb the killers.

The strong winds and heavy rains were not just a weather condition in the Gaza Strip; they turned into a new "death machine" that brought down buildings and walls that were already tottering from previous occupation bombing. Monday evening witnessed a series of deadly collapses in various areas west of the city.

Medical and field sources reported the martyrdom of an elderly man and a woman, and the injury of 3 others, due to the collapse of part of the "Organza Hall" building near the chalets west of Gaza City. The martyrs are:

The elderly Muhammad Al-Abd Muhammad Hammouda (72 years old).

Ms. Doaa Mansour Hosni Hammouda (40 years old).

In a related context, citizen Wafaa Sharir (33 years old) died after the collapse of a damaged house wall in the vicinity of "Al-Thawra Street", after the dilapidated columns could not withstand the force of the wind.

A number of citizens were also injured in Al-Shati Camp (west) due to the collapse of another residential building. The injured were transferred to "Al-Shifa Hospital" for treatment, amidst warnings of the danger of remaining inside homes whose walls were cracked by previous raids.

Civil defense teams are issuing distress calls to citizens about the necessity of evacuating damaged buildings, as rainwater increases the weight of dilapidated roofs, while winds act as a catalyst for the collapse of suspended concrete blocks, threatening additional disasters as the depression continues.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Lebanon has taken a step that has sparked a wave of public and institutional disapproval and rejection, after it removed the name "Palestine" from parts of the textbooks used in its schools.

The "Palestinian Return Foundation" expressed its deep concern over this measure, considering it to strip the educational process in refugee camps of its national dimension. The foundation emphasized in a statement that:

Education is not just an administrative matter: rather, it is a fundamental pillar in preserving the collective memory of the Palestinian people.

The decision affects identity: as it aims to obscure the Palestinian issue from the awareness of the nascent generations in the diaspora.

Palestinian refugees view these amendments as "attempts to falsify reality" and a prelude to the abrogation of the right of return. Activists affirmed that the deletion of the name "Palestine" represents a denial of the historical link of refugees to their homeland, and comes in the context of international pressure to liquidate the refugee issue.

Calls are currently escalating for Palestinian forces, factions, and popular committees in Lebanon to pressure the UNRWA administration to reverse this decision and ensure that the educational curriculum preserves national constants.

An Israeli minister and a member of Knesset called for the permanent occupation of the Gaza Strip, despite Tel Aviv's approval of US President Donald Trump's plan, which stipulates preventing Israel from occupying or annexing the Strip.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin of the Likud party said during a conference in the Knesset on Monday, "We need to be in Gaza, and throughout the land of Israel, first and foremost, because this is our country," according to reports from far-right sources.

Simcha Rothman, a Knesset member from the far-right Religious Zionist party, also stressed that control over Gaza must remain in Israel's hands.

According to Israeli sources, the conference, titled "Gaza - The Day After," discussed topics such as encouraging the forced migration of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Israeli security control, and disarmament of the Strip.

Despite Tel Aviv's announcement of its approval of Trump's ceasefire plan in Gaza, Israeli officials continue to call for its occupation, the displacement of Palestinians from it, and the establishment of settlements on its land.

Last December, Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz made striking statements regarding the future of the Strip, revealing during a conference in the "Beit El" settlement a plan to establish "Nahal cores" (agricultural military bases) in northern Gaza, asserting that Israel "will never withdraw and will not leave Gaza."

Katz considered these bases an alternative to the settlements evacuated in 2005, which drew dissatisfaction from the US administration, which demanded clarifications.

The Israeli army continues its operations of demolishing homes and expanding its control areas in the Gaza Strip within what is known as the Yellow Line, including leveling thousands of dunams and buildings in residential neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip. Israel also continues to violate the ceasefire agreement daily, which has led to the martyrdom of 442 Palestinians and the injury of 1236.

An analysis of satellite images from sources between October 8, 2025, two days before the start of the Gaza ceasefire, and January 10 of the current year, revealed that the occupation army carried out operations to remove rubble from destroyed homes in the city of Beit Hanoun in the northern Strip, a step that raises fundamental questions about the underlying objectives of these operations, and whether they are limited to security reasons or fall within broader intentions and plans.

The director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip, Dr. Muhammad Abu Salmiya, revealed on Monday the spread of respiratory viruses devastating Palestinians; due to the collapse of immunity caused by Israeli starvation, coupled with a severe shortage in the health system.

Sources quoted Abu Salmiya as saying that there is "a spread of respiratory viruses, likely mutated strains of influenza or coronavirus." He added that these are devastating the population due to the complete collapse of the immune system resulting from famine and malnutrition.

He described the conditions in the Gaza Strip as "tragic and bleak"; due to the combined "effects of the war of extermination and the spread of epidemics among displaced populations."

The Gaza Strip has been suffering from a catastrophic health situation since the occupation state began a two-year genocide war in October 2023, which resulted in widespread destruction of hospitals and health facilities, and a severe shortage of medicines and medical equipment.

A large part of Gaza's population suffers from malnutrition and famine due to food insecurity and high poverty rates, leading to weakened immunity and increased susceptibility to infections and epidemics compared to populations in normal circumstances.

Abu Salmiya stressed that "the health system faces a severe deficit due to the restrictions imposed by the occupation, which prevent the entry of medicines, medical supplies, and necessary devices for examination and diagnosis."

He pointed out the death of 4 children due to the bitter cold since the beginning of winter, in the absence of heating means inside the displaced persons' tents.

He said that "the pressure on hospitals has exceeded capacity, with bed occupancy rates reaching 150 percent, and the annual vaccinations for vulnerable groups are still unavailable."

He warned that the continued overcrowding in shelters, with the absence of urgent medical intervention, "will exacerbate the disaster and increase the number of deaths due to diseases and harsh weather conditions."

The occupation state imposes restrictions on the entry of medicines, medical supplies, and examination and diagnostic equipment into the Gaza Strip, which hinders the provision of basic healthcare and affects the ability of hospitals to deal with infectious and emergency diseases.

According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, the deficit in medicine lists reached 52 percent, while in medical consumables lists it reached about 71 percent.

The ministry previously stated that Israel reduced the entry of medical trucks into the Gaza Strip to less than 30 percent of the monthly need, which resulted in a severe crisis in the availability of medicines and medical supplies.

The Israeli extermination in Gaza has left more than 71,000 martyrs and over 171,000 injured Palestinians, and massive destruction affecting 90 percent of civilian infrastructure at a reconstruction cost estimated by the United Nations at about 70 billion dollars.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that his country does not seek war, but at the same time is fully prepared for it, stressing that Tehran is open to negotiation provided that it is based on "fair" foundations and mutual respect, amid escalating tensions with the United States and mutual statements regarding the possibilities of escalation.

In a speech delivered during a conference for ambassadors in Tehran, broadcast by Iranian state television, Araghchi stressed that "the Islamic Republic of Iran does not want war, but it is fully prepared for it," adding that his country "is also ready for negotiations, but these negotiations must be fair and based on equality of rights and mutual respect."

The Iranian minister's statements come after US President Donald Trump said that Iran "wants to negotiate," following his threat to launch military strikes against it if it suppressed internal protests. Israel, a strategic ally of the United States, also expressed its concern about tensions in the region, affirming its readiness for any military scenario that might include Iran.

Iran has been witnessing a wave of widespread protests in several cities for months, which began due to economic conditions and worsening inflation and unemployment, but quickly turned into protest demonstrations against internal policies and the political system.

The authorities responded with increasing repression, which prompted American threats of direct intervention or imposing additional sanctions if violations continued. At the same time, Israel maintains a cautious stance but has vowed to take necessary measures to protect its security from any potential Iranian threat, especially with regard to the nuclear program and ballistic missiles.

Araghchi's statements reflect Iran's attempt to combine demonstrating military readiness with leaving an open window for a political solution, at a time when relations between Tehran and Washington are witnessing renewed tension, amid international fears of the situation sliding towards an open confrontation, in contrast to repeated calls to contain the crisis through diplomatic channels.

The occupied West Bank has witnessed an unprecedented escalation of attacks and violence perpetrated by settlers against Palestinians, under the protection, sponsorship, and incitement of the occupation government and its extremist ministers.

Official Israeli data revealed on Monday a 25 percent increase in crimes of violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian citizens in the West Bank during 2025.

Haaretz newspaper stated that since October 7, 2023, "there has been a continuous and sharp increase in the number and scope of crimes by Jewish nationalists (settlers) against Palestinians in the West Bank."

It continued: "According to data from the military establishment, 1,720 incidents of violence have been recorded since the outbreak of the war," referring to the two-year Israeli genocide war in the Gaza Strip.

"In 2025, 845 nationalist violence crimes committed by settlers against Palestinians were recorded, resulting in 4 casualties and 200 injured," according to the newspaper.

It added that "these figures indicate an increase of about 25 percent compared to 2024, when 675 incidents of violence were recorded, leading to the killing of 6 Palestinians and the injury of 149."

About 750,000 Israeli settlers live in hundreds of settlements in the West Bank, including 250,000 in Jerusalem, and they commit daily attacks against Palestinian citizens with the aim of forcibly displacing them.

On Monday, the occupation army carried out artillery and aerial bombardment targeting various areas in the Gaza Strip, in a new development that constitutes a violation of the ceasefire agreement in effect since October 10th.

Palestinian sources reported that Israeli military vehicles opened fire towards the eastern areas of Khan Yunis city in the southern Strip, while occupation artillery shelled the southern Al-Mawasi area west of Rafah city.

The same sources stated that occupation aircraft carried out an intense raid targeting the eastern areas of Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, areas where the occupation is still stationed. The artillery shelling also included the eastern areas of Gaza City, coinciding with heavy gunfire from military vehicles towards the east of Al-Maghazi camp in the central Strip.

Since the ceasefire agreement came into effect, 442 Palestinians have been killed and 1236 others injured, in addition to severe restrictions imposed on the entry of food, medical supplies, and shelter materials into the Strip, where approximately 2.4 million Palestinians live in extremely harsh humanitarian conditions.

The war on the Gaza Strip since October 8, 2023, has resulted in more than 71,000 martyrs and about 171,000 injured, the majority of whom are children and women, in addition to widespread destruction affecting nearly 90% of the civilian infrastructure, at a time when the United Nations estimated the cost of reconstruction at approximately 70 billion dollars.