The Israeli occupation authorities released eight detainees from the Gaza Strip today, Wednesday.

Local sources reported that the released detainees were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, via the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), for medical examinations following their prolonged detention.

Every now and then, the occupation releases a number of citizens it has arrested since the beginning of the genocide.

According to the Commission of Prisoners' Affairs and the Prisoners' Club, "according to testimonies from a group of detainees, the prison system has left no stone unturned to strip them of their humanity and attempt to break them psychologically. Twenty months after the genocide, the conditions and circumstances of detention remain unchanged and at the same level. In fact, they are worsening, as time is a decisive factor in determining the fate of detainees, while this brutality continues at the same level."

Representatives from the Israeli Finance Ministry warned a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee that the budget allocated for expanding the war on Gaza last March with a military operation dubbed "Operation Gideon" "will run out within weeks, and we must begin searching for solutions," according to the newspaper Israel Hayom on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Finance has allocated 10 billion shekels in the current year's state budget as a reserve budget to finance unexpected developments in the war.

The newspaper noted that, to date, NIS 4 billion has been deducted from this amount for the Israeli military, NIS 1.8 billion for the Ministry of National Security following Ben-Gvir's threats, and NIS 1.2 billion for extending the evacuation of residents of towns in the south and north of the country. This leaves NIS 3 billion to fund unforeseen developments in the war.

The Israeli government did not allocate a budget for Operation Gideon when it approved it, according to the newspaper. However, the Israeli military called up a large number of reserve soldiers, in addition to spending on ammunition purchases, which are expected to be financed from the reserve budget.

The newspaper quoted a source in the Ministry of Finance as saying, "We have financial resources left for several more weeks of fighting in its current form. If an agreement to free the kidnapped and a ceasefire is signed, we can hold out. But that has to happen now. If the government decides to continue the military operation, and especially if it decides to deepen it, we don't have enough money. The reserve budget will actually run out in just a few weeks, and then something has to be done."

The source added, "It seems we will have to reduce the coalition's funds. I don't see any other option unless the government has a different idea about the sources of funding for the deepening and continuation of the military operation. But we must realize that any sources other than coalition funds will directly harm services for citizens."

The source reported that the average cost per day for a reserve soldier is NIS 1,600, and that another problem is that the Ministry of Defense and the army have exceeded their allocated budget since the beginning of this year.

He added, "The Ministry of Defense and the Army committed to implementing consolidation steps (reducing spending), but unfortunately, they began with fraudulent steps such as delaying financial payments to entities that supply the Army's needs."

Another source told the newspaper that in this case, "Instead of Elbit Systems (which supplies the army with advanced electronics and weapons) receiving the money now, it will receive it next year from the next year's budget. And where will the money come from next year? Don't be surprised if it comes from a tax increase."

The newspaper quoted a senior economic source as saying that the continuation of the war, especially if it escalates further, will require a search for solutions. He added that there will be no solution in next year's budget, especially since the amount of debt repayments will rise next year to 80 billion shekels annually.

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported that the occupation authorities seized 41 dunams of Palestinian land in the Ramallah Governorate at the beginning of this month, using military orders called "seizure orders," to impose new facts on the grounds of security and military purposes.

The Authority explained in a statement that the first order, numbered (T/59/25), targeted an area of 23,834 dunams of land from the villages of Shibtin, Deir Ammar, and Deir Qadis, west of Ramallah, under the pretext of seizing it for military purposes. The order aims to seize the aforementioned area, with the aim of creating a buffer zone around the "Na'ale settlement," built on the lands of the aforementioned villages.

She pointed out that the areas declared for seizure overlap between new areas for the benefit of the military order, while the order stipulates the allocation of areas for seizure under the name "state lands" for the benefit of the military order, which amount to 16,834 dunams of citizens' land.

She added: The second order, numbered (T/17/23), targets an area of 12,221 dunums of land in the villages of Deir Ghassaneh and Al-Lubban, northwest of Ramallah, under the pretext of seizing land for military purposes. The order aims to amend a military order issued in 2023 by canceling control over an area of 4,792 dunums and adding a new area to the military order, amounting to 5,888 dunums, for seizure.

The order allocates 6,333 dunams of land originally declared state land to complete the scope of the military order, which currently amounts to 12,221 dunams, with the aim of establishing a buffer zone around the Beit Aryeh settlement, which is built on the lands of citizens of the two aforementioned villages.

The third order, numbered T/38/25, targeted a total of 4,659 dunums of land from the villages of Shibtin and Deir Qadis, west of Ramallah Governorate, with the aim of establishing a military road connecting the settlements of Na'ale and Nili, which are built on the lands of citizens in the two villages. An analysis of the areas targeted in the military order file indicates that the occupying state allocated an area of one dunum declared as state land for the benefit of the military order, while 3,654 dunums were added to the aforementioned order.

According to data from the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, since the beginning of 2025, the occupation authorities have issued a total of 19 military orders to seize Palestinian lands, six of which led to the establishment of buffer zones around settlements, including: two around the settlements of "Nekodim and Efrat" in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, specifically on the lands of the Bethlehem Governorate, another around the "Avitar" outpost in the Nablus Governorate, another around the Havat Gilad outpost on the lands of the Qalqilya Governorate, and the last around the settlements of "Na'aleh" and "Beit Aryeh" in the Ramallah Governorate.

The occupying state has recently intensified its issuance of these types of orders, in an attempt to impose new realities on Palestinian lands, including the construction of military towers and roads designated for the army and settlers, in addition to the buffer zones around settlements. These military orders are deployed in the service of the settlers and settlements, at the expense of citizens' lands and their ability to lead normal lives.

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital spokesman Khalil Al-Daqran said that the occupation is continuing its policy of targeting the health system, which is on the brink of collapse after more than 23 hospitals were put out of service and the rest were operating partially due to shortages of medicines, medical supplies, and fuel.

Al-Daqran added in an interview with Voice of Palestine that the occupation prevents more than 12,000 cancer patients from receiving treatment, leading to the death of five of them daily, in addition to the deaths of a large number of kidney dialysis patients due to the lack of necessary treatment and the reduction of dialysis sessions due to scarce resources.

He warned that the lives of 50,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are at risk due to the lack of adequate food and medicine, and that the number of miscarriages has increased sixfold compared to before the war, in addition to the number of premature births, while hospitals are suffering from overcrowded incubators.

Israeli occupation forces demolished the town of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, on Wednesday.

Local sources reported that occupation forces stormed the town's Al-Bustan neighborhood, closed its entrances, and demolished the home of Amani Odeh after assaulting her family.

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, confirmed on Wednesday that his country has reached the stage of fully possessing nuclear fuel thanks to the efforts of Iranian talent. He noted that Iran is now capable of producing this fuel, something only a limited number of countries have been able to achieve.

In a series of statements, Khamenei said that Iran's nuclear program is not limited to energy production alone, but that nuclear technology serves multiple sectors. He emphasized that the enrichment process is essential and indispensable, adding, "The nuclear program is worthless without uranium enrichment."

In a message to Washington, Khamenei said that the United States seeks to dismantle Iran's nuclear program and "wants us to continue to need it in various fields." He emphasized that the United States will not be able to weaken Iran's nuclear program, and asked, "Who are you to tell us whether we should have a nuclear program or not?"

He added that Washington and the Zionist entity cannot do anything to end Iran's nuclear program, stressing that Iran is continuing to strengthen its comprehensive national power and will not abandon uranium enrichment.

In contrast, White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt stated on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's position on Iran is clear, and that "uranium enrichment" is not included in the nuclear agreement proposal Washington presented to Tehran.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that his administration would not allow Iran to enrich uranium as part of a potential nuclear agreement with Tehran.

Trump asserted that Iran's uranium enrichment program "should have been stopped long ago."

On the other hand, the American website Axios reported that Tehran "will be allowed to enrich uranium at low levels for a specified period of time."

The issue of uranium enrichment is a major point of contention between Iran and the United States, as nuclear negotiations between the two countries continue.

Iran is demanding the lifting of sanctions in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program to prevent it from developing a nuclear bomb.

The US side is demanding that Iran halt uranium enrichment at all levels, despite previously stating that it would accept a low enrichment level.

Oman is mediating negotiations between the United States and Iran to resolve key disagreements. Five rounds have been held, three of which were in Muscat, with a sixth round anticipated.

During May 2025, the Jerusalem Governorate observed a serious escalation in Israeli violations against Jerusalemites. These violations focused on arrests and de facto detention orders, in addition to demolitions, evictions, forced deportations, and house arrests.

The blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque also witnessed intensive daily raids, particularly on the anniversary of the so-called "Jerusalem Unification Day," as the occupation forces intensified their arbitrary measures against Jerusalemites and prevented many citizens from entering the mosque.

Dead:

The boy, Muhammad Nidal Abu Labdeh (17 years old), was martyred on the threshold of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and his body was detained.

Fouad Muhammad Alian (30 years old) from the village of Beit Safafa in the Katamon area west of occupied Jerusalem was also killed after settlers attacked him and his cousin while they were in a public park.

File of detained bodies:

The occupation forces have detained the body of the martyred young man, Muhammad Nidal Abu Libdeh, adding him to the list of Jerusalemite martyrs whose bodies are being held by the occupation authorities.

With this new detention, the number of Jerusalemite bodies held in Israeli refrigerators and numbered cemeteries until the end of March 2025 has risen to 47, a continuation of the punitive policy pursued by the occupation authorities against the families of martyrs.

Colonists' attacks:

Settlers carried out 46 attacks against Palestinian citizens, their property, and holy sites, amid a marked escalation in the pace of attacks, all of which occurred under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.

The attacks included seven instances of direct physical harm, one of which resulted in the martyrdom of young Fuad Muhammad Alian, reflecting the seriousness of the security and humanitarian situation in the city.

These attacks are part of a systematic policy aimed at oppressing the Palestinian population and forcibly changing the demographic makeup of the Holy City, amid warnings of an escalation in violence against the population.

Injuries:

About (17) injuries were recorded as a result of shooting and severe beatings, in addition to cases of suffocation from gas, including (6) injuries as a result of the settlers’ attacks.

Crimes and violations in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque:

During May 2025, the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque witnessed an unprecedented Israeli escalation, in flagrant violation of the historical and legal status quo and a blatant violation of international law and UNESCO resolutions affirming that Al-Aqsa Mosque is a purely Islamic place of worship.

6,767 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the occupation forces, in addition to (5,611) others under the guise of "tourism". The settlers carried out provocative tours and performed Talmudic rituals in various areas of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in a direct violation of the sanctity of the holy place.

During the so-called “Jerusalem Unification Day” of 2025, which fell on May 26, the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque witnessed a dangerous escalation in the pace of violations and incursions, with a significant increase compared to previous years, as (2,118) settlers stormed the mosque, including the extremist Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Minister of the Negev and Galilee Yitzhak Wasserlauf, and members of the Knesset from the “Likud”, “Jewish Power” and “Religious Zionism” parties.

The raids focused on Talmudic rituals performed in the Al-Aqsa compound, amid heavy protection from occupation forces, who prevented Palestinian worshippers from reaching the mosque and imposed restrictions on freedom of worship.

Arrest cases:

41 Jerusalemites were arrested, including 6 children and 4 women.

Occupation court decisions against detainees:

Israeli occupation courts impose unfair decisions on detainees, ranging from actual prison sentences to house arrest, deportation orders, and hefty fines. Some detainees have been issued travel bans by the occupation courts, and the detention of a large number of detainees has been extended for months, and even years, without clear charges being brought against them.

Actual imprisonment:

The Jerusalem Governorate recorded that Israeli courts issued 26 prison sentences against Jerusalemite prisoners during May 2025, including 19 administrative detention sentences, meaning the detainees were not charged. These sentences reflect the occupation's escalating policy of targeting detainees, which contributes to exacerbating their suffering.

House arrest:

In May 2025, the Jerusalem Governorate recorded the occupation authorities issuing seven house arrest orders.

Deportation decisions:

During May 2025, the occupation authorities issued five deportation orders, four of which included bans from the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Demolitions, bulldozing and property confiscation:

The occupation authorities continued their systematic policy of demolition and bulldozing during the month of May, carrying out 42 demolition and bulldozing operations targeting homes, facilities, barns, agricultural rooms, and other areas in the Jerusalem Governorate.

These operations included (15) cases of forced self-demolition, during which Jerusalemites were forced to demolish their homes with their own hands to avoid heavy fines, in addition to (22) demolition operations carried out by force by the occupation’s machinery, and (5) bulldozing operations targeting the lands and properties of Jerusalemites.

The occupation authorities have used flimsy pretexts, most notably "unlicensed construction," while imposing strict restrictions that make it nearly impossible for Jerusalemites to obtain building permits, leaving them facing the constant threat of forced demolition.

Demolition, forced eviction and land seizure decisions:

Demolition orders are part of the Israeli occupation's policy of displacing Palestinians from their lands in occupied Jerusalem.

The occupation authorities issue these decisions under the pretext of unlicensed construction or building violations, even though Palestinians are often denied building permits as a result of the restrictions imposed on them.

These decisions include notices demanding that residents demolish their homes within a short period of time, or the occupation bulldozers will carry out the demolition and impose heavy fines.

The occupation forces delivered 17 demolition orders in the governorate, in addition to one seizure order.

One of the most significant decisions was to deliver a demolition notice to the residents of the Al-Waad building in Wadi Qaddum, Silwan. The building comprises 12 apartments and is home to approximately 85 Jerusalemites.

Crimes and violations against Jerusalem institutions and landmarks:

During May 2025, the Jerusalem Governorate observed a clear escalation in crimes and violations committed by the occupation forces and settlers against educational and religious institutions and media outlets in occupied Jerusalem. This is part of a systematic policy aimed at suppressing Palestinian life and threatening the national and cultural presence in the city. These violations included raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque, the persecution of students, and operations of suppression, arrest, detention and interrogation, in addition to targeting press crews. This reflects a systematic targeting of Palestinian national institutions and an attempt to impose complete security and cultural control over the city.

Colonial projects:

Through daily monitoring of official announcements issued by the Civil Administration and the Israeli municipality in Jerusalem, in addition to what was reported by the Arab Studies Society - Orient House, the Jerusalem Governorate monitored 19 colonial plans during the month of May 2025, distributed as follows: 8 plans were deposited, 4 plans were approved, and one plan was put out for tender for implementation. In addition, the implementation of 5 colonial projects began, and one colonial project was opened.

Approved plans:

Plan No. 101/0921197 in the Ramot settlement: Construction of public buildings and institutions on an area of 18,998 dunams.

Plan No. 101/1011840 in the Talpiot settlement: Construction of towers containing 458 residential units, commercial areas, and public buildings on an area of 9,586 dunams.

Plan No. 242/2 in the "Kochav Ya'akov" settlement, built on the lands of the village of Kafr Aqab: construction of 627 settlement units, commercial areas, public buildings and institutions, and parks on an area of 253.91 dunams. The plan was announced for deposit on June 21, 2024.

On May 28, 2025, Yedioth Ahronoth revealed that the security cabinet had secretly approved the establishment of 22 new settlements in the West Bank, including the Atarot Ader settlement in occupied Jerusalem, two weeks earlier.

This morning, Wednesday, Israeli authorities demolished 15 homes belonging to the Abu al-Mask family, which is threatened with displacement and uprooting. The homes were located east of the city of Dimona in the Negev region, inside the occupied territories. The homes were protected by police forces and their units.

The demolition operation targeted all homes inhabited by approximately 100 members of the Abu al-Mask family, following a ruling by the Beersheba District Court to demolish the 15 homes.

Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli authorities demolished tents and sheep pens belonging to the Abu Al-Mask family in the Wadi Fa'i area of the Negev.

The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire and the lifting of restrictions on the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip.

The draft resolution was drafted by the ten non-permanent members of the Security Council, who hold seats for two years.

The draft resolution describes the humanitarian situation in Gaza as "catastrophic" and also calls for "the immediate and unconditional lifting of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and ensuring its safe, unrestricted, and widespread distribution, including to the United Nations and its humanitarian partners."

The draft resolution also calls for the restoration of all essential humanitarian services, in line with these principles, international humanitarian law, and Security Council resolutions.

Palestine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, said that the Arab Group at the United Nations will not accept that the Security Council and UN organizations remain "paralyzed."

In a press conference held at the United Nations headquarters in New York last night, Mansour stressed that the Security Council bears the responsibility of halting the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, exposing the perpetrators of crimes against the Palestinians, and calling for their accountability.

Mansour added, "Israel does not have the right to decide the future of the peoples of the Middle East, especially the Palestinian people. We, the people, will decide our future, with the support and backing of the vast majority of countries."

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 54,510 people, the majority of whom are children and women, and wounding 124,901 others. More than 11,000 remain missing, along with hundreds of thousands displaced.

Senior sources in the United Torah Judaism bloc described yesterday's meeting with Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein regarding the conscription law as a "disastrous failure," adding that the bloc's chairman, MK Moshe Gafni, received instructions from the spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah party, Rabbi Dov Landau, to support the law to dissolve the Knesset.

Israeli media reported that following the failure to reach an agreement with Edelstein last night regarding the exemption of ultra-Orthodox citizens from military service, the religious leadership of United Torah Judaism instructed Gafni to withdraw from the coalition and dissolve the government.

The United Torah Judaism bloc consists of the two Haredi parties, Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael. The newspaper Yeded Ne'eman, the mouthpiece of Degel HaTorah, reported today that "these days are testing Prime Minister Netanyahu's leadership and whether he will fulfill his pledges and promises regarding the settlement of the status of Torah students," referring to students at Haredi Torah seminaries.

Sources close to the spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah party, Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, said that after Hirsch learned of the results of his meeting with Edelstein, which revealed no progress on the conscription issue, he is expected to order Hirsch to withdraw from the coalition in the near future.

Meanwhile, the opposition parties Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beiteinu, and Labor announced that they will submit a bill to dissolve the Knesset next Wednesday.

The main disagreement concerns the penalties that will be imposed on Haredim who refuse to serve, and the extent of these penalties. According to the draft law being drafted by the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, such penalties would be personal to those who refuse to serve, as well as penalties for yeshivot (Torah institutes) that fail to meet the required number of students to be drafted.

The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is demanding strict sanctions that are fully and immediately implemented, while the Haredim are demanding that the law stipulate that the sanctions be gradual. The prevailing belief within the committee is that it will be impossible to explain to the public why the yeshivot continue to be funded from the state treasury, and that gradual sanctions will not be approved by the Supreme Court, following petitions filed against a law that includes such sanctions.

Israeli occupation forces carried out an arrest campaign on Wednesday during their ongoing raid on the town of Tammun and the Far'a refugee camp, south of Tubas.

The director of the Prisoners Club in Tubas, Kamal Bani Odeh, reported that occupation forces are still raiding several homes in the town of Tamoun, and have so far arrested approximately 10 citizens, most of whom are former prisoners, including a woman. Two young men from the Far'a refugee camp have also been arrested.

He added that the occupation forces had turned a house near the entrance to the town of Tamoun into a field investigation center, and had also forced a number of citizens to leave their homes in the town and convert them into military barracks.

Since midnight tonight, Israeli occupation forces have continued their raids on the town of Tammun and the Far'a refugee camp, where occupation patrols and infantry forces are deployed and are raiding citizens' homes. Israeli bulldozers have also destroyed streets and infrastructure in areas of the Far'a refugee camp and the town of Tammun.

In Jericho, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported in a press release that its crews responded to a child injured in the foot by live ammunition during the raid on the Arab neighborhood of Jericho. He was later transferred to the hospital.

In Jenin, occupation forces surrounded a house and arrested a young man after raiding it in Qabatiya.

The town of Qabatiya has witnessed repeated incursions by the Israeli occupation army since the start of its aggression on the city and refugee camp of Jenin on January 21, with the army launching raids and conducting ongoing arrests.

In disasters and wars, relief and aid operations are not subject to blackmail, bargaining, and the labyrinths and corridors of negotiations. The afflicted view aid centers as safe havens for them, but in the Gaza Strip, this is not the case. They have become traps for the hungry and a shooting range for snipers from the mercenary soldiers, who were brought in by the United States to manage what it called the “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.” Visual evidence has shown that this institution is far from humanity and closer to being a brigade of killing and destruction, undertaking the mission of starvation and setting food traps to lure the hungry and blackmail them in their stomach pain to execute them before they can receive what will sustain them and their children.

The United States bears full responsibility for the daily killing of the hungry. It is the only country capable of neutralizing aid from bargaining chips by leaving the matter to experienced agencies like UNRWA, which reaches out to the hungry, rather than those who come to it on a dangerous, forced journey, exposed to the pack of wolves that lurk around them.

In response to the shooting of the hungry people yesterday, the Israeli army spokesman blamed the victims, claiming that they posed a threat to the forces equipped with the latest weapons. This justification is even more abhorrent than the deliberate killing of dozens of hungry people. How can hungry people, exhausted from the long walk and extreme thirst, in an area exposed to drones swarming over them like insects, pose a threat? If there are armed men among the hungry people, they are certainly collaborators with Hamas, and they have nothing to do with them, as the drones that monitored them yesterday did not engage with them. This confirms that the scene was prepared in advance to be marketed to the world in a manner contrary to the truth, and to justify the killing of more people crawling on their stomachs in centers run by those who lack the most basic human feelings, who oppose values and morals, and who violate international norms and laws.

The US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced Tuesday evening that its aid distribution centers in the Gaza Strip will close on Wednesday for "renovation and reorganization" aimed at improving operational efficiency.

The foundation confirmed in a post on its Facebook page that distribution operations will resume on Thursday.

The US Aid Fund announced, following an update from the Israeli military, that it will not distribute aid in the Gaza Strip today.

A spokesperson for the fund explained that distribution was temporarily halted due to talks with the Israeli military aimed at strengthening security measures around food distribution sites in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesman, Avichay Edraee, had previously announced that aid distribution centers would not open today due to "renovation, organization, and efficiency improvements," he claimed.

The Israeli military announced that these distribution centers would remain temporarily closed, warning in a post on the X platform that the roads leading to them would be "combat zones," and that movement on them would be prohibited on Wednesday.

This comes amid the ongoing partial Israeli blockade of Gaza, two months after a comprehensive siege that has deprived residents of essential humanitarian aid.

For years, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) was responsible for distributing aid in Gaza, but Israel accused the agency of providing cover for Hamas and alleged that some of its employees were involved in the October 2023 attack on Israel, leading to a major escalation in tensions.

In fact, humanitarian aid centers in Gaza, which are supposed to be safe havens for civilians, have become sites that threaten the lives of displaced people.

The Israeli military has repeatedly targeted civilians as they travel to these centers, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries among displaced people seeking aid and food.

These ongoing attacks have demonstrated how distribution centers have transformed from points of hope into death traps, exacerbating the suffering of the population amid already dire humanitarian conditions.

The United Nations and other international organizations refuse to work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation due to serious concerns about its transparency and impartiality, particularly given its apparent support from the United States and Israel, and suspicions about its connection to Israeli military targets.

All of this deepens the humanitarian crisis in the Strip and increases the suffering of civilians who patiently await the arrival of aid, for whom life itself is almost like a dream.

Twenty civilians were killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Strip since dawn today.

In Khan Yunis, 10 civilians, including children, were killed and others injured on Wednesday after an Israeli drone bombed a tent inside a school housing displaced people.

In the same context, Israeli tanks fired at civilian homes in the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli occupation also bombed areas northeastern Gaza City.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have launched an aggression against the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 54,510 civilians, the majority of whom were children and women, and the injury of 124,901 others. This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.

Settlers threw stones at Palestinian vehicles on Tuesday evening near the village of Al-Lubban Ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus.

According to local sources, a number of citizens' vehicles were damaged by stones thrown by settlers at the intersection of the "Eli" settlement, built on citizens' land south of Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya, while the occupation forces closed the main Ramallah-Nablus road that passes through the village.

An Israeli soldier was killed and two others were injured on Tuesday during clashes between the resistance and the occupation army in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City, a day after three Israeli soldiers were killed in Jabalia.

Israeli news websites reported that a Hamas drone threw a grenade at soldiers in Shuja'iyya, amid ongoing violent clashes.

It noted that military helicopters had landed at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv and Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, after announcing earlier that helicopters were on their way to evacuate wounded soldiers from the Gaza Strip.

She pointed out that "the Air Force is providing air cover for the army" in the Shuja'iyya neighbourhood.

Al Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza, Mohammed Qreiqeh, reported that clashes broke out in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood, confirming that Israeli helicopters were flying over the area, while Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Shuja'iyya neighborhood and the eastern areas of Gaza City.

Al Jazeera's correspondent in Palestine, Elias Karam, said the Israeli army is imposing a severe media blackout on the new security incident, citing information indicating that a Palestinian drone threw a bomb at an Israeli military force.

Later, Israeli news websites confirmed that a Hamas drone had dropped a bomb on soldiers in Shuja'iyya, amid ongoing violent clashes.

According to Karam, 15 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 56 others injured since Israel resumed its war on the Gaza Strip on March 18.

These developments on the ground come just hours after the Israeli army announced the deaths of three soldiers during Monday's fighting in the northern Gaza Strip.

Regarding this incident, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted an investigation into the killing of three soldiers in Jabalia, stating that "there are active tunnels in destroyed buildings that the army has deemed cleared."

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Monday that its fighters had engaged in fierce clashes with Israeli occupation forces at point-blank range east of Jabalia camp, noting that Israeli soldiers had been killed and wounded.

Earlier this month, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said he had instructed his forces to expand the scope of the military operation to include additional areas in the northern and southern Gaza Strip.

According to official data, the number of Israeli army casualties since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, has reached 861, including 416 since the start of the Israeli ground military operation at the end of the same month.

The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth revealed that Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer held a phone call with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, as part of the intensive efforts being made by international mediation to advance negotiations on a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.

The newspaper explained that Dermer initiated the call in response to pressure from Mossad chief David Barnea (known as "Wittkov"), who is seeking to break the deadlock in the negotiations through direct contact with Qatar, which is playing a pivotal role in the mediation.

Yedioth Ahronoth confirmed that intensive talks are still ongoing, noting that Witkoff continues to pressure Hamas, with the support of mediators, to present a new response closer to the Israeli proposal and serve as a basis for moving to more in-depth negotiations in Doha.

These moves come amid ongoing international efforts to bring the parties together, amid ongoing escalation on the ground in the Gaza Strip and ongoing stumbling blocks in reaching a final agreement on the prisoner exchange deal.

In the same context, Channel 12 reported that Hamas is working on a new response to Witkoff's proposal, indicating that Hamas will change its demands at the request of the Qataris and Egyptians.

A US- and Israeli-backed initiative to feed starving Gazans has struggled during its first week of operations, with the resignation of two top executives, accusations that the Israeli military opened fire on crowds of civilians rushing to receive aid parcels, and the continued refusal of the UN and humanitarian partners to join the effort.

On Friday, a leading American management consulting firm, hired last fall to help design the program and manage its business operations, withdrew its field team from Tel Aviv. A spokesperson for the firm, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), stated that it had terminated its contract with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and placed a senior partner leading the project on leave pending an internal review.

The Washington Post quoted three people with close ties to both the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the Boston Consulting Group, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter, as saying that it would be difficult for the organization to continue operating without the consultants who helped establish it. In addition to helping develop the initiative in close coordination with Israel, BCG set the wages and equipment for the group of contractors who built four distribution centers in southern Gaza to deliver aid.

A Boston Consulting Group (BCG) spokesperson stated that the company provided "pro bono" support to the humanitarian operation and would not charge for any of the work it performed on behalf of the organization. Another person familiar with its operations contradicted the company's account, saying that BCG submitted monthly invoices in excess of $1 million.

The foundation reported in an email Tuesday morning that it had distributed more than 7 million meals in its first eight days of operations. John Acree, who was appointed interim director of the World Health Foundation last week, wrote, "This demonstrates that our model is effective and efficient in delivering life-saving assistance to the people of Gaza under emergency conditions."

Since the outbreak of war in Gaza following a Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to the Strip's more than two million residents has been sporadic and woefully inadequate. Israel, which maintains a tight grip on humanitarian access through its border crossings, has accused Hamas—without evidence—of diverting a significant portion of the aid previously provided by the United Nations and other relief organizations.

The architects of the Global Relief Fund plan, including the Israeli government, private sector entrepreneurs, consultants, and some humanitarian actors, stated that the new aid mechanism was designed to protect against looting and appropriation by the armed group. Armed American contractors have been hired to secure aid convoys and supervise distribution centers.

The distribution began after an 11-week blockade, during which Israel prevented any aid from entering Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government announced plans to transfer nearly all of Gaza's residents to the southern part of the 141-square-mile strip, while launching a new offensive in the north to eliminate the remaining Hamas fighters. So far, more than 54,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks in the 19-month war, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which makes no distinction between civilians and combatants.

Three of the four distribution centers in the south are now operating, typically for only a few hours in the morning until the day's packaged food supplies run out. No violence has been reported inside the distribution centers themselves, although health workers in Gaza reported dozens of people wounded by gunfire nearby.

Israeli security sources expressed fear that Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip could fall into the hands of parties with whom negotiations are difficult if Hamas collapses, according to Hebrew media on Tuesday.

Yedioth Ahronoth quoted unnamed sources as saying they expressed to the prisoners' families their fear that if Hamas collapses, their relatives could fall into the hands of other parties with whom negotiations are difficult.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 58 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, 20 of whom are still alive. Meanwhile, more than 10,100 Palestinians are languishing in its prisons, suffering torture, starvation, and medical neglect, many of whom have died, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

The sources added: "Given the chaotic situation in the Gaza Strip, there are fears that the prisoners will be handed over to 'armed militias' or other parties."

She expressed her fear that "elements within the Hamas leadership might decide to secede from the movement and take the hostages with them as bargaining chips in the future," she claimed.

She continued, "In this case, it will be difficult to conduct negotiations, as Israel will be forced to speak with multiple different parties, not just one."

Hamas has repeatedly affirmed its commitment to preserving the lives of prisoners, despite Israel's indiscriminate, bloody bombardment and systematic starvation of some 2.4 million Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israeli security sources believe this potential scenario requires "we push for an agreement on the hostages today before it's too late."

Hamas has repeatedly declared its willingness to release Israeli prisoners "in one batch" in exchange for an end to the war of extermination, the withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza, and the release of Palestinian prisoners.

But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, is evading the agreement by proposing new conditions, including the disarmament of Palestinian factions, and is currently insisting on reoccupying Gaza.

The Israeli opposition and prisoners' families assert that Netanyahu is continuing the war in deference to the more extreme right-wing faction within his government, to advance his personal political interests, particularly his continued hold on power.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a war of genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.

The genocide, backed by the United States, left more than 179,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons and a famine that killed many, including children.

For decades, Israel has occupied territories in Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon, and refuses to withdraw from them and establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, along the pre-1967 borders.

A number of citizens were killed and others injured on Tuesday evening, as a result of the occupation's bombing of several areas in the Gaza Strip.

According to local sources, citing medical sources, four martyrs were transferred to Nasser Medical Complex after being bombed by Israeli aircraft in the Jouret al-Lut area, south of Khan Yunis.

Three citizens were killed and others were injured when an Israeli drone bombed a group of citizens on Abu Areif Street in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. Citizen Muhammad Ismail al-Harazin and his child were also killed when the Israeli occupation targeted a mobile phone charging point near al-Fadhila Mosque in al-Zeitoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

Israeli occupation forces opened fire in the vicinity of Mount Surani, east of the Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, and Israeli artillery targeted areas east of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have launched an aggression against the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 54,510 civilians, the majority of whom were children and women, and the injury of 124,901 others. This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Tuesday evening that Israel is paying a heavy price for the war in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu mourned three soldiers killed in fighting in northern Gaza yesterday.

Netanyahu said, as translated by Sada News, "We are making measured progress to prevent the deaths of our soldiers or limit them as much as possible, but unfortunately, there are no free wars, and the price you pay, and the price the people of Israel pay, is heavy and sometimes seems unbearable."

Netanyahu emphasized that Israel will achieve all of its goals, without exception: completely defeating Hamas, destroying its capabilities, and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said that the attacks launched by the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip constitute a violation of international law and amount to war crimes.

This came in a statement issued by Turk on Tuesday, in which he addressed the civilians subjected to Israeli attacks while at humanitarian aid distribution centers in Gaza.

Turk described the attacks as "inhumane acts," stressing the need for an impartial and urgent investigation and for those responsible to be held accountable.

He stressed that Palestinians are forced to choose between "dying of hunger" or "dying by bombs while trying to obtain food."

In this context, the UN official stressed that Israel is violating international standards regarding the distribution of humanitarian aid.

He pointed out that Israel's intentional obstruction of civilians' access to food and other vital supplies could constitute a war crime.

By deliberately starving Gaza, paving the way for forced displacement, Israel has pushed 2.4 million Palestinians into starvation by closing the crossings for more than 90 days to humanitarian aid, particularly food, according to the government media office in the enclave.

For its part, the Israeli army admitted to shooting at Palestinians near an aid distribution center in the Al-Alam area of Rafah, claiming there was "suspicious activity" toward its forces.

The "aid" is being distributed in so-called "buffer zones" amid growing signs that this plan is failing. Distribution operations have been repeatedly interrupted in recent days due to the influx of large numbers of hungry people, prompting Israeli forces to open fire, leaving civilians dead and wounded.

The amounts of aid distributed are described as "very scarce" and do not meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of hungry people in the Strip.

The distribution process is carried out according to a mechanism described by human rights and international organizations as "humiliating and degrading," with those in need forced to pass through iron cages enclosed in barbed wire, a scene observers have likened to the practices of the Nazi ghettos in Europe during World War II.

The dismissals of pro-Israel figures in the White House have raised serious concerns in Tel Aviv and heightened anxiety about the growing isolationist trend within the US administration, which operates according to an "America First" agenda. Israel fears this will diminish its influence over US foreign policy.

Israeli sources told Ynet, a website affiliated with the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, that there is growing Israeli concern about changes within the US administration, following the dismissal of officials considered "very pro-Israel."

This comes amid disagreements between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a potential attack on Iran, as well as the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

According to the Israeli report, two of the officials removed from their positions are Merav Sirin (an American-Israeli citizen who was recently appointed head of the Iran and Israel office at the National Security Council) and Eric Trager (head of the Middle East and North Africa office). Both were appointed by former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, also known for his strong support for Israel, who was also recently removed from his position.

Ynet reported that the person responsible for firing Serrin and Traeger is Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who replaced Waltz in the position.

In addition, Morgan Ortagus (Steve Witkoff's deputy envoy and the administration's point person on Lebanon) is expected to leave her position soon, and not of her own volition. Ortagus, a convert to Judaism who proudly wears a Star of David necklace around her neck, is one of the administration's most ardent supporters of Israel. According to Ynet, she did an excellent job negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, convincing the government in Beirut to take a firm stance against Hezbollah, and emphasizing the need to disarm Palestinian refugee camps.

Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Ortagus's imminent move has caused alarm among Israeli officials involved in US affairs, considering it sympathetic and closely aligned with the policies of the Jewish state.

There is controversy in Israel about the shift taking place in the US administration.

Informed sources did not rule out the possibility of dismissing more "pro-Israel" figures. These sources told Yedioth Ahronoth that everything in the Trump administration happens "in real time," so it cannot be ruled out.

The sources continued, noting that the dismissal of these senior officials did not come out of nowhere; rather, it is part of the rift between Israel and the Trump administration, with the Americans apparently choosing this policy based on their own considerations.

However, other Israeli sources said that the transfer of the three officials from their positions came within the framework of President Trump's "America First" agenda, and not necessarily against Israel specifically, but rather against the influence of any country. According to these sources, Traeger and Seren were not dismissed because of their pro-Israel positions, but rather as part of Trump's effort to weaken the National Security Council and concentrate the management of US foreign policy in his hands. For this reason, Trump did not appoint a replacement for Waltz (he was transferred as US Ambassador to the United Nations), and the position remained with Secretary of State Rubio.

It is estimated in Israel that the current moves are being led by Trump's son, Donald Jr., and Vice President J.D. Vance.

Concern in Israel about a shift in the US administration's positions did not arise with these moves. The same Ynet website had previously published a report on statements made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in closed discussions with his close friend, Secretary of State Ron Dermer, in which he sharply criticized him for failing to anticipate the direction the United States was taking regarding Israel and the Middle East.

Senior government officials stated that Netanyahu did not hide his disappointment with Dermer. They added, "Dermer did not realize what was happening; he was deceived. He was confident that the United States would not stand against us." They added, "Dermer did not anticipate the change in the United States' position toward Israel. Until now, Dermer believed that the United States would continue to support Israel, would not stand against us, and that there would be coordination. But the truth is that Dermer has lost his way."

According to senior government officials, Netanyahu is deeply concerned about the changes in the United States and the influence of the "isolationist" movement, which is spreading doubt about Israel and whispering to Trump that the Jewish state wants to drag the United States into war. They added, "This is the new United States, and this is very worrying to Netanyahu."

The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that Israeli occupation forces committed a new massacre on Tuesday near a distribution center for so-called "American-Israeli aid" in Rafah Governorate, killing 27 starving civilians and wounding more than 90 others with varying degrees of severity. This is the latest in a series of systematic attacks on what it describes as "mass death traps."

According to the statement, the death toll from these centers since they began operating in the Rafah and Wadi Gaza Bridge areas on May 27 has risen to 102 martyrs and 490 wounded, in what the office described as a "suspicious project run under the supervision of the occupation and promoted under a false humanitarian guise."

The office noted that these centers are located in exposed, red zones under the control of the occupation, and are managed by the occupation and an American security company. This, according to the statement, makes them direct targets for the deliberate killing of civilians starving due to the siege and famine. Residents are lured to obtain food, then shot in cold blood.

The statement stressed that these crimes are being committed without any independent humanitarian oversight, and constitute a flagrant violation of international law and crimes against humanity that amount to genocide under the 1948 Convention.

The media office held the Israeli occupation and the US administration fully and directly responsible for these massacres, accusing them of using "food as a weapon of war" as part of what it described as an "ongoing war of extermination" against the residents of the Gaza Strip.

The statement called on the United Nations, the Security Council, and human rights organizations to take urgent action to halt these violations and ensure the delivery of aid through official crossings under the supervision of neutral international institutions, away from the "lethal aid" model imposed by the occupation.

He also called for the formation of an independent international investigation committee to document these crimes and bring those responsible to justice before international courts, warning that continued international silence gives the occupation a green light to perpetrate further massacres.

Concluding its statement, the office affirmed its categorical rejection of the so-called "buffer zones" and "humanitarian corridors" established by the occupation, noting that they have turned into "bloody traps" in which civilians are killed daily. It considered the continuation of these crimes a stain on humanity, calling on the international community to end its complicity and silence.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on Tuesday that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 54,510 dead and 124,901 injuries since October 7, 2023.

The ministry confirmed in its daily statement that 40 martyrs (including one who was recovered) and 208 injuries had arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals in the past 24 hours.

It pointed out that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, and that ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.

It pointed out that the death toll and injuries since March 18, 2025 amounted to (4,240 martyrs and 12,860 injuries).

The results of a field survey conducted by the Ministry of National Economy on the impact of systematic Israeli attacks and violations on the Palestinian economy revealed the extent of the economic deterioration in the governorates of Jenin, Tulkarm, Nablus, and Tubas, which are witnessing repeated incursions and raids.

The survey comes at a time when the Palestinian economy is shrinking by 28%, amidst the genocide perpetrated by the occupation authorities against our people since October 2023, the systematic destruction of the economic infrastructure, and the installation of more than 1,000 military checkpoints and barriers in the West Bank, according to data from the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

The survey was conducted during the first quarter of this year, compared to its counterparts in 2023 and 2024. It included a sample of 523 economic establishments in these governorates, representing various production and service sectors. The data results showed that:

52.6% of establishments ceased operations, either permanently or temporarily. The highest percentage was in Jenin Governorate, at 83.1%, followed by Tulkarm Governorate, at 82.9%, Tubas Governorate, at 23.1%, and Nablus Governorate, at 12.3%.

18.7% of establishments suffered direct material damage as a result of attacks by the occupation and settlers, causing direct damage to one of their fixed assets or owned goods.

87.4% of establishments are operating below their usual production capacity, due to movement restrictions, supply disruptions, and loss of local markets, with the average decline in production capacity reaching 58.4%.

92% of establishments reported a decline in monthly revenue, with an average decline of 58% compared to the same period last year.

There was a 16.2% decrease in the number of workers in the establishments covered by the survey, particularly in Tubas Governorate by 38.5%, and in Jenin Governorate by 34%.

The survey shows that small and micro enterprises were the most affected, due to their limited financial or logistical resilience. Seventy-four percent of these business owners reported difficulties in sourcing raw materials, and 62% faced significant delays in delivering products to markets.

The survey results revealed that women-owned businesses were among the most affected groups, with 80% of women reporting a significant decline in sales volume, and more than 60% reporting a partial or complete shutdown of operations.

98.3% of economic establishments reported that one of the reasons for their declining performance was the repeated and ongoing Israeli incursions, while 93.3% of establishments indicated that the decline in purchasing activity by citizens was also a reason for their declining economic performance.

85.9% of businesses reported difficulties in moving and distributing goods between governorates, particularly due to military checkpoints. Meanwhile, 77.8% of businesses indicated that the inability of Palestinians from the 1948 territories to reach the northern West Bank governorates was one of the reasons for their sales decline.

A report released Tuesday indicated that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police opened an investigation early last year into suspected crimes against humanity committed during the war on Gaza. This has raised concerns among the Jewish community and Israeli citizens in Canada, as this is the first time Canada has conducted such an official investigation.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) calls these types of investigations "structural investigations," which fall under the Canada Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Prosecution Program (CAHWCP), a joint effort between the RCMP, the Department of Justice, the Canada Border Services Agency, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, according to a report published by the Toronto Star news site.

This investigation concerns Canadian citizens suspected of involvement in crimes against humanity during the war on Gaza, as part of their service in the Israeli military. The investigation is likely to include gathering evidence, exchanging information with international authorities, and filing indictments in Canadian courts.

Canadian police have not previously announced an investigation into "crimes related to the conflict between Israel and Hamas," unlike their widely publicized investigation into war crimes committed in the Russia-Ukraine war.

In this context, the Ynet website pointed out today that there are many Canadian citizens who are described as lone soldiers, meaning they are in Israel alone and without their families. There are also Israeli citizens living in Canada who came to Israel during the war for military service and later returned to Canada.

The Canadian Ministry of Justice says the CAHWCP "aims to prevent safe haven for war criminals and to work towards accountability and enforcement of these crimes."

Israel considers the Canadian investigation against its soldiers an escalation of the crisis in relations between the two countries. Canada condemned, in a joint statement with Britain and France last month, "the expansion of Israeli military operations in Gaza," threatening to impose "specific sanctions" on Israel. The statement also called on Hamas to release the remaining Israeli prisoners. Last week, Canada urged Israel to abandon its plans to build 22 new settlements in the West Bank, asserting that this would be illegal.

Ynet reported that there are widespread fears among the Jewish and Israeli communities in Canada of arrests or summonses for investigation against those who served in the Israeli army during the war. Ynet quoted a Jewish community official as saying, "The feeling is that we are facing a flare-up."

An Israeli living in Canada wrote in a WhatsApp group for Israelis there, "We are very close to making arrests for 'war crimes.' Young Canadians who were or are still in the army will be tried upon their return to Canada. This is very serious, guys. There are lawyers who are already concerned about this. But they are not investigating the Gazans who came here."

Another Israeli described the Canadian investigation as "the height of anti-Semitism," while a third Israeli in the WhatsApp group noted that it "makes Israelis reconsider whether to send their children to serve in the country as individual soldiers. Canada is becoming more hostile toward us every day," Ynet reported.

Minister Mu'ayyad Shaaban, head of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, said, "The Israeli occupation forces and settlers carried out a total of 1,691 attacks during May, in a continuation of the occupation state's ongoing terrorism against the Palestinian people, their lands, and their property."

In the commission's monthly report, "Occupation Violations and Colonial Expansion Measures," Shaaban explained that the occupation army carried out 1,276 attacks, while settlers carried out 415. The total number of attacks was concentrated in the governorates of Ramallah with 283 attacks, Hebron with 271, and Nablus with 265.

He pointed out that the attacks ranged from armed attacks on Palestinian villages, to imposing facts on the ground, field executions, the destruction and bulldozing of land, the uprooting of trees, the seizure of property, and closures and barriers that sever the Palestinian geography.

Every now and then, papers and articles are published revealing the positions of the extreme Israeli right, which drives the current government of Benjamin Netanyahu. These articles can be seen as testimony to the path the aggressive war against Gaza is currently taking. This path is relevant only to the contexts that concern this extreme right, which does not believe the war is dying or that it is facing an intractable crisis.

To illustrate what we mean, we will briefly present, first, the latest writings by Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strook of the Religious Zionism Party on the far-right Channel 7 website three days ago, in which she emphasized that Israel must avoid making “two mistakes” at the present time regarding the course of the war against Gaza (May 30, 2025):

The first mistake was to back down from what it called the “humanitarian separation plan,” which relies on a policy of starvation and aims to prevent any humanitarian aid from reaching Hamas. This, in its view, would fundamentally harm the declared objectives of the war, given that “Hamas cannot be eliminated militarily, civilly, and politically and forced to return the kidnapped soldiers when it has the opportunity to receive, hoard, and trade in such quantities of aid, and to control the population through it.”

The second mistake was withdrawing from the territories occupied by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. In her reading, it is not only for the sake of the Israeli prisoners that we must not withdraw from the territories occupied by the army, but also for the sake of the soldiers sent to Gaza, who pay with their lives for such withdrawals. She is referring to the deaths of Israeli soldiers due to explosive devices planted in areas previously occupied by the army, and then withdrawn as part of a deal, which allowed Hamas to return and plant explosive devices again.

These extreme, hostile positions are not limited to the religious Zionist movement, which is described in most Israeli discourse as standing to the right of the ruling Likud party. Rather, they extend beyond it, as is evident, for example, in a new policy paper recently issued by the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, which expresses the positions of the ruling new Israeli right. Titled "There Are No Good People in Gaza," the paper was written by researchers from the institute and two reserve officers, Brigadier General Erez Weiner and Colonel Professor Gabi Siboni. It began with the following words:

During World War II, in the midst of brutal Nazi Germany, a few individuals chose to perform an extraordinary act of humanity, risking their lives to save persecuted Jews. According to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial Museum, 659 German citizens were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for their assistance to Jews, despite the fact that they put themselves, and sometimes their family members, in real danger of death. Their actions were an act of rebellion against a violent totalitarian regime, and in many cases, they were not motivated by a desire for reward but rather by a moral imperative, a sense of compassion, and a commitment to universal values of justice. These were not the actions of the masses, but rather individual choices within a society that had become apathetic or complicit in the regime's crimes. But when considering the ongoing reality in the Gaza Strip, in the shadow of the "Iron Swords" war that has been raging since October 7, 2023, painful conclusions emerge: Not a single "righteous among the nations" has been found in Gaza, not a single individual who stood up for human decency in the face of Hamas' actions, not a single person who provided information, not a single person who attempted to help rescue the Israelis kidnapped on October 7.

The paper literally stated: “We are facing an unprecedented reality in societies subject to the rule of ‘terrorism.’ While thousands of people helped Jews in Europe in the 1940s, in Gaza, under the rule of Hamas, not a single person has yet chosen a moral and humanitarian stance. The absence of such actions is not due solely to fear or coercion, but rather reflects a profound social and cultural phenomenon, in which the entire society has collectively become a partner in the cycle of violence and hatred, or has in fact accepted and coexisted with it.”

This paper concludes with several conclusions, the most important of which are the following:

First, the lack of "good" people in Gaza is not a coincidence. Rather, it reflects a society that has collectively chosen to view violence and "terrorism" as a legitimate means of achieving its national goals. Even those who do not actively participate in violence or "terrorism," and may question the effectiveness of Hamas's actions on October 7, do not stand against it.

Second, in order to change this reality, Israel must adopt a new approach—operationally, demographically, and strategically. Even if Hamas's leaders are exiled and the movement disintegrates, what the paper describes as a "collective consciousness in Gaza" is capable of producing new organizations that will continue the path of "terrorism." Therefore, the way to break the cycle of "terrorism" in the Strip is to encourage the migration of the population, in line with US President Donald Trump's vision, and to dismantle all existing terrorist infrastructure.

Third, for those who choose to remain, UNRWA activities among them must be banned and a new educational system must be established.

Fourth, this is what a realistic and sober understanding of the reality in Gaza should be, an understanding that considers all of Gaza a base for "terrorism." Israel will not be able to live in security under this condition.

There is no doubt that this paper constitutes a good example of the positions that fuel the Israeli far-right's approach to the Gaza Strip and the war Israel is waging against it. These positions are of great interest and must be continuously highlighted as a translation, in and through which this right reveals its path specifically and interpretively.

The genocidal government in Tel Aviv views the continuation of the war as a gateway to pursuing plans for internment and starvation camps, a prelude to mass transfer, and a political refuge for its continued rule. With Washington's obstruction of international legal tools and frameworks, it pays little attention to shifting international positions, which can no longer remain silent regarding the ongoing genocide and unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in modern times. This government has also proven indifferent to the issue of Israeli detainees as a means to stop the war.

On the other hand, the resistance movements, especially Hamas, which is leading the confrontation and negotiations to end the war, cannot accept proposals presented to them that do not stipulate, or at least do not guarantee, a ceasefire. They are aware of the intentions and plans of the Tel Aviv government, which violated the January agreement by refusing to move to its second phase, which involves negotiations for a permanent ceasefire.

Hamas chose to respond positively to Witkoff's paper, which was laden with observations and details, all of which were correct. As expected, Netanyahu viewed it as a rejection of the proposal, which had been designed by his minister, Dermer, during his recent visit to Washington. However, Netanyahu did not formally accept the proposal until Hamas responded. Witkoff considered Hamas's response completely unacceptable, adding that the war could not be stopped without resolving the issue of Hamas relinquishing power and disarming it.

Netanyahu, who returned to negotiations under pressure from the Trump administration, imposed the equation of negotiating under rolling fire, known as "Gideon's Chariots." With this, he is setting the stage for crowding people in, allowing them to be displaced under the pressure of starvation. He is also pursuing negotiations to force the resistance to surrender, seeking to uproot it, as he constantly repeats. This is not only by disarming it, but also by forcing the Palestinian people to accept the fait accompli that will enable them to declare victory.

Meanwhile, amidst the roar of artillery in Gaza, plans for annexation, settlement, and Judaization continue on a large scale across the West Bank, including Jerusalem, in accordance with what has become known as the "decisive plan." Terrorist settler militias are being unleashed, armed and organized by official decisions of the occupation government, while the Palestinian, Arab, and international response has not gone beyond issuing statements of condemnation and denunciation.

Faced with this dilemma in all its dimensions, the most dangerous of which is the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the threat of subsequent displacement from it and the West Bank, national responsibility requires the exercise of reason without abandoning the Palestinian people's demands to halt the genocide, fully withdraw from the Gaza Strip, expand humanitarian aid to its people, begin providing shelter, provide hope for the possibility of thwarting displacement plans, and embark on reconstruction. The question is: How can we move toward this?

Perhaps, and it is still possible, as part of its positive response to Witkoff's risky and cautionary paper, Hamas should have included in its response that, in the absence of any guarantees, and given the clarity of Netanyahu's objectives in negotiating with it regarding how to uproot it, and to affirm the seriousness of its declared positions, that, based on its commitment to reunifying the two parts of the homeland, and the requirement for this to entail relinquishing control of the Gaza Strip, it would hand over the Gaza Strip file, with all its components and future, as an integral part of the national entity, to an independent, trustworthy, and empowered national unity government to complete the negotiations in a manner that guarantees the fulfillment of the demands of the national consensus. With the exception of Netanyahu, this position would not be opposed by anyone, especially since it presents a national and realistic vision for what has become known as "the day after."

This is in addition to the fact that such a transitional government's top priority, in addition to stopping the war, will be confronting the annexation plans in the West Bank, based on national consensus and popular confidence that will enable it to address the world, not only to stop the war, rebuild the Gaza Strip, prevent displacement, and confront settlement and settlement terrorism, but also to capitalize on the shifts in international positions towards ending the occupation and determining the fate of our people on their homeland; so that the enormous sacrifices made by our people are not blown away by the strong winds, as we are no longer able, without restoring our unity and unifying our positions, to confront them.