Israel is calling up tens of thousands of reservists for active duty as the occupying army wages a war of annihilation in besieged Gaza and other wars in Syria, Lebanon, and the occupied West Bank. Many Israeli reservists have already served in multiple deployments and are threatening to ignore redeployment orders.

According to Haaretz, Tel Aviv is preparing tens of thousands of call-up orders for reserve soldiers for active duty. The Israeli military is planning to expand its military operations in Gaza and needs more soldiers.

Reserve soldiers are expected to be deployed in Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza. These additional forces will allow more Israeli forces to participate in operations during the war on Gaza.

Meanwhile, the military leadership is preparing plans to evacuate the town of Al-Mawasi along the Gaza coast. Israeli forces have forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to live in the area, which has become a tent city. Now, Tel Aviv claims that Al-Mawasi has become a safe haven for Hamas and must be cleansed of all Palestinians. While Israel claims its goal is to free its hostages held by Hamas, the cleansing of Al-Mawasi, which Tel Aviv has designated as a safe zone, is further evidence that Israel's goal is to cleanse the Strip of all Palestinians.

It is unclear how many Israeli reservists will return to active duty. In March, Haaretz reported that it had spoken with Israeli military officers who had been told by reservists that they would not return if called up. Most of them said they opposed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reforms and his efforts to oust Shin Bet security service chief Rosen-Bar.

Among those unwilling to return to active duty are officers and commanders in key positions. A total of 12,000 reservists have signed letters stating that they will not return to combat, with some estimates suggesting that up to 50% of Israeli reservists will not report for duty when called up.

Israeli occupation forces attacked worshippers on Friday during a raid on the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem.

Local sources reported that an Israeli occupation army force stormed the town and took up positions in several neighborhoods. They raided the area of the town's grand mosque, threw sound bombs and tear gas at worshippers, and climbed onto the roofs of neighboring houses.

A number of civilians were killed and injured on Friday in Israeli raids on various areas in the Gaza Strip.

According to medical sources, 25 citizens have been killed in the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

In the northern Gaza Strip, nine cousins from the al-Masry family were killed in the space of two days. Some were killed yesterday, Thursday, while others were killed today while attending a funeral in the northern Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that "nine cousins were martyred in two consecutive massacres," noting that "three martyrs were killed yesterday, and today their funeral home was bombed, leaving six new martyrs."

She added that among the martyrs was "a father who bid farewell to his son yesterday and was martyred today, and a son who bid farewell to his father yesterday and was martyred today."

She stated that the martyrs of the Al-Masry family funeral massacre on Friday were: Adnan Al-Masry, Sari Al-Masry, Bilal Nabil Al-Masry, Mohammed Adnan Al-Masry, Sameh Wael Al-Masry, and Sami Abdel Raouf Al-Masry.

The family members who were martyred yesterday, Thursday, are: Wael Abdel Raouf Al-Masry, Murad Hamed Al-Masry, and Wissam Adnan Al-Masry.

In the southern Gaza Strip, three civilians were killed and others injured when Israeli warplanes bombed tents belonging to displaced people near the city of Asdaa, northwest of Khan Yunis.

Meanwhile, two citizens were killed as a result of Israeli shelling on the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

In the east of Gaza City, the occupation forces continue to launch fire belts on the eastern areas of the city.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Friday that the Israeli occupation's blockade of the Gaza Strip will silently kill more children and women every day, in addition to those killed by bombing.

This came in a post by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini on the X platform, in which he stated that "children, women, and the elderly in Gaza are being collectively punished," with two months of a stifling blockade and the denial of humanitarian aid.

The UN official continued: "Israel must lift the blockade on the Palestinians and allow the flow of essential supplies into the Gaza Strip."

He highlighted that "with each passing day, the Israeli blockade on Gaza will silently kill more children and women every day, in addition to those killed by bombing."

Since March 2, the occupation authorities have closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to relief aid and fuel, resuming their genocide.

The 2.4 million residents of the Gaza Strip are entirely dependent on such aid after 19 months of genocide rendered them impoverished, according to World Bank data.

This humanitarian crisis comes amidst the displacement of more than 90% of citizens from their homes, some of whom have experienced this more than once. They now live in overcrowded shelters or in the open without shelter, which has increased the spread of diseases and epidemics.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned of an imminent collapse of the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip, given the sharp deterioration in the situation on the ground and the ongoing Israeli aggression.

The committee said in a statement on Friday that the deteriorating security situation in the Gaza Strip is significantly hampering the work of its staff and humanitarian partners, stressing that "without immediate action, Gaza will descend into chaos that humanitarian efforts will not be able to alleviate."

She added that civilians in the Gaza Strip were left without the basic necessities needed for survival, stressing that the immediate resumption of aid deliveries was imperative, otherwise the implementation of the ICRC's programs in the Strip would be impossible.

The ICRC stressed that medical personnel and facilities must be respected and protected under all circumstances, calling for immediate access for humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave.

A young man was killed this Friday morning by Israeli occupation forces in Balata camp, east of Nablus.

The General Authority of Civil Affairs informed the Palestinian Ministry of Health of the martyrdom of Omar Mustafa Abu Lail (39 years old).

It pointed out that the occupation forces had detained his body.

The Israeli military announced its position on the priorities of the war on Gaza on Friday, contradicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement yesterday. An Israeli officer said today that 2025 will be a "year of fighting," with the focus on the Gaza Strip and Iran.

Netanyahu said, "Returning the kidnapped soldiers is a very important goal, but the ultimate goal is victory over our enemies." The Israeli army announced in a statement today that, "The ultimate goal we are carrying out is our moral duty to return the kidnapped soldiers. The second goal is to defeat Hamas. We are working to advance both goals, foremost among them the return of the kidnapped soldiers."

Earlier this week, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated that "the two missions of the war are linked," even though it has been proven since the beginning of the war that these two missions are contradictory.

Israeli Army Radio noted today that Netanyahu's position on the war's priorities expressed yesterday is closer to that of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who declared that "the kidnapped soldiers are not the war's most important target."

Meanwhile, Israeli media quoted an army officer today as saying that this year will be a "year of fighting," with the focus on the Gaza Strip against Hamas and Iran. He added that the "two most important tasks of the Israeli army are returning the kidnapped soldiers and eliminating Hamas."

The officer added that the Israeli army has killed more than 400 Palestinian fighters since the resumption of the war on Gaza on March 18, and has attacked thousands of "terrorist targets."

According to the same officer, Zamir's position on humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip "has not changed. The Israeli army will allow the distribution of aid, but it will not distribute it itself." He claimed that "the army will not allow famine in the Gaza Strip," even though famine has already occurred due to the blockade of aid entering the Strip since the resumption of the war, according to international relief organizations operating in the Gaza Strip.

The officer addressed the situation in the West Bank. According to him, there has been a decline in armed attacks, and cooperation between the army and the Shin Bet security service is "close to thwarting attacks before they are carried out." He added that the Israeli army has killed more than 100 Palestinian militants and arrested hundreds of others since the beginning of the military operation in the northern West Bank.

Regarding Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the ceasefire began on November 27, the officer said the Israeli army has attacked approximately 350 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon and killed more than 140 Hezbollah members.

The Israeli officer added, threateningly, "The army will maintain its freedom of action and will continue to work to eliminate threats. The military positions it established during Operation Northern Arrows will continue to be used as a forward security zone, allowing operational control and a defensive zone over Israeli citizens."

The Israeli officer said that the Israeli army "will maintain freedom of air operations, thwart threats, and prevent the destruction of strategic weapons in Syria. The military positions established by the Israeli army in the buffer zone, from the southern Golan Heights to Mount Hermon, will continue to form a forward defensive zone."

He added, "The (Israeli) forces present in the buffer zone are targeting the capabilities remaining in this area since the period of the Syrian army's (presence), in order to prevent weapons and capabilities from falling into the hands of hostile parties trying to position themselves in this area."

Five people were injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting a fuel station in southern Lebanon on Friday, in continuation of successive Israeli violations of the ceasefire with Hezbollah.

This came according to what was confirmed by the Lebanese National News Agency, which reported that "a hostile drone targeted a fuel station on the Houla road with three missiles."

She added that this "led to the injury of five people in a prefabricated room on the station's roof."

This comes as four people were killed on Thursday in two Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese National News Agency and the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced Thursday evening that a second Israeli airstrike targeting the town of Mays al-Jabal in southern Lebanon resulted in the death of one citizen and the injury of another. The Ministry of Health had previously announced that an Israeli airstrike on the town of Mays al-Jabal resulted in the death of three people, a Lebanese citizen and two Syrians, after their vehicle was targeted near the road linking the towns of Mays al-Jabal and Blida.

This raid is part of a series of attacks launched by the Israeli Air Force in southern Lebanon, which over the past few weeks have included the targeting of civilian vehicles, motorcycles, and homes, resulting in a number of deaths and injuries, including civilians, in a clear violation of Lebanese sovereignty and a blatant infringement of international law.

Israel is also intensifying its use of drones to target individuals and vehicles, a tactic that has become a prominent feature of its aggression against Lebanon. This exacerbates tensions and threatens to expand the scope of the confrontation with Hezbollah, given the international community's inability to curb this dangerous escalation.

The targeting of civilians and vehicles comes amid Israel's continued policy of field assassinations and repeated violations of the Lebanese border. The United Nations continues to warn of the deteriorating situation on the southern front, but this has yet to translate into concrete steps to halt the attacks.

The Israeli military launched airstrikes near the Syrian presidential palace in the capital, Damascus, early Friday morning.

In detail, the Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes near the Syrian presidential palace in the capital, Damascus, early Friday morning, following Syrian authorities' warning not to advance toward villages inhabited by members of the Druze community in southern Syria.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said in a joint statement, "Israel attacked tonight near the presidential palace in Damascus. This is a clear message to the Syrian regime."

The statement added, "Israel will not allow the deployment of forces south of Damascus or any threat to the Druze community."

Netanyahu's office added in the statement that "Israel will not allow the deployment of forces south of Damascus or any threat to the Druze community," referring to recent security developments in the region.

He pointed out that the attack came within the framework of a deterrent policy to prevent what he described as a "threatening military positioning."

Anyone following the developments of the Palestinian issue and listening to Arab and international channels will notice a wide divergence of opinions surrounding its likely outcomes. Part of this ambiguity stems from the conflicting and converging forces, making it difficult to determine the direction they might take. Likewise, the other side (Israel) seeks to convince itself and others that it has emerged victorious from the successive wars, especially in the occupied Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

As for the Arab countries, I can almost be certain that they all want to see the issue resolved, and that a lasting peace has been achieved between the Arabs and Palestinians and the Israelis. However, their visions and the scenarios they adopt differ from one country to another. There is no doubt that all Arab countries seek to allocate their resources to development, restructuring, and social protection instead of war. This includes the richest Arab countries in the Gulf region and the poorest Arab countries in the two African wings, east and west of the continent. These aspirations for a permanent solution in Palestine are not exempt from these aspirations for a permanent solution, neither the countries furthest from the epicenter of the conflict nor those closest to it, such as Jordan, Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon. These countries are the countries most affected by the outcomes of war or peace in Palestine.

Therefore, we must raise the following question: What are the basic steps required to reach a serious negotiating stage that ultimately leads to a schedule of measures required to be implemented by both sides, the Palestinians and the Israelis (most of which are required by Israel) in order to reach that horizon that opens the door to hope for a reasonable solution that gives the Palestinian people their full rights on a land over which they have full sovereignty, and which is capable of life and development?

First, now that the Gaza war is almost over, it is clear that the fighters and the resistance are not the party that should be negotiating. In my opinion, these factions must maintain their combat doctrine in anticipation of a situation in which the negotiations might fail and the Israeli army might return to its evil role, which the world witnessed vividly on television screens about 19 months ago. To complete this point, the negotiations must be undertaken by a delegation experienced in this matter, along with a team of researchers and advisors, including representatives from Jordan and Egypt. As for Hamas, it is also beginning to prepare itself to become a non-governmental organization that participates in elections, and it seeks to have a role in the governments and administration of the future state in the future.

The second required point is the restructuring of the Palestinian Authority and the building of a system for it capable of participating in the administration of the state while enjoying sovereignty and general authority. Late last week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a long-awaited decision, which came after much pressure, which is to appoint a vice president, Hussein al-Sheikh, the politician or pragmatist as some call him. Although some criticism was directed at him due to his Machiavellian ways - as they say - in managing the affairs of the country and its people, we are not here to analyze Hussein al-Sheikh, but rather to appoint him to be the next president after President Mahmoud Abbas.

This is the first step, which must be followed by many more, the most important of which is the process of linking the Gaza Strip to the West Bank as a single unit. All the men in power are determined to do this, but no one expresses any fear about it. I was reminded of this when I was watching an Arab satellite news channel interviewing Bangladeshi President Dr. Muhammad Yunus, my classmate at Vanderbilt University in the United States. I remember that when he was cheering inside the university at the time, welcoming Bangladesh's withdrawal from the union with Pakistan, I shouted at him, reprimanding him for being a separatist. We remember that West Pakistan (currently Pakistan) and East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh) were separated from each other by Indian territory. This is a likely scenario in the future if Gaza and the West Bank are not closely linked without Israeli control, or if the Israeli crossings become the only route connecting the two wings of the awaited Palestinian state. This may require crossing through Jordan to Sinai and Gaza, preferably by railway.

The third step is to consider a project to rebuild Gaza and some areas in the West Bank, where Israel has committed numerous acts of systematic destruction, demolition, and terrorism, leading to the deterioration of infrastructure and superstructure, and the weakening of many public facilities in the water, electricity, and communications sectors. This is something that many countries around the world must pledge to fund, as they have remained silent about the injustice inflicted on the Palestinian people and the brutal acts committed by Israel in Palestine.

The fourth necessary step in this region is to consider making Israel part of the Middle East. However, many analysts do not see any specific meaning in the term Middle East. In the opinion of Prince Hassan bin Talal, a thinker and entrepreneur, the term Middle East or Near East (like other British terms) does not give the Arab countries a continental identity. Although he believes that a term like MENA has a continental dimension limited to Africa, he denies the identity of the Arab countries in West Asia. Therefore, he believes that the term WANA, or West Asia and North Africa (WANA), is the better term. As for the Arab East, he sees it as composed of Arabs, Persians, Kurds, and Turks, and we may add the term Jews to it in the future.

In order to achieve these advanced steps, the Arab world must take a coherent position, insisting that the solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict must embody the solution accepted by the Arabs in 2002 at the Beirut Summit in Lebanon. They must all bear the responsibility of adhering to this matter and not enter into any agreements with Israel until it accepts the two-state solution based on the Arab Initiative, which is identical to Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 of 1967, which were accepted by the major powers, and none of which voted against it.

After the Palestinian and Israeli sides sign this agenda, both parties will be given five years to implement the required steps, including an Israeli withdrawal from the territories it occupied and established settlements and agricultural kibbutzim on, and returning them to their owners, whether the government or the local population. By the end of the five years, all Arab states will have recognized Israel, followed by Islamic states, which will open official, commercial, and other relations with it. Within this framework, a code of ethical conduct will be established, to which both sides will adhere, pledging not to take any measures that might undermine the dignity, sanctities, or ideals of the other party. The major powers will pledge and guarantee that Israel will implement all the resolutions it has committed to, as will the Arab states, particularly those that have signed peace treaties with Israel.

If the Arabs, through their determination and unified stance, are able to reach a final peace agreement with Israel by the end of 2030 or 2031, then time will be on their side to restructure their economies and implement production and distribution projects and decisions that will contribute strongly and directly to the development of their economies, enhance their productivity, and confirm their competitiveness, which will enable them to become independent of oil by around 2040, or when oil and natural gas are transformed from primary energy sources into various raw materials used in the petrochemical industry, which may continue to be used until the end of the twenty-first century.

Thus, the Arabs have achieved their dream of developing their economies away from fossil fuels (shale oil, crude oil, or gas), using the surpluses they generate from selling these materials in the near term. They will do so most efficiently if the Arabs begin now to improve their internal relations and restructure the joint Arab institutions, most, if not all, of which are on the verge of collapse, so that these institutions become more effective, especially in addressing common Arab problems, resolving the divisive issues between Arab countries, and achieving continuous cooperation among them. Without this, their future will not be bright, and peace with Israel will mean Israeli economic control over Arab decisions, something that no one would accept from anyone else. Ask Trump about that if you wish.

An Israeli drone attacked a ship near Malta, claiming it was trying to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip, which is being subjected to an ongoing Israeli war and genocide.

CNN quoted the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which is heading to Gaza, as saying that "the flotilla ship that was attacked by a drone is now sinking."

The media official for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition heading to Gaza said, "There is a hole in the ship, and we sent out distress calls."

Other reports indicated that the ship was attacked by an Israeli drone, indicating that the ship was anchored in international waters near Malta.

Reports indicated that the ship "caught fire as a result of the Israeli attack." According to some reports, the ship sent a distress signal, but only southern Cyprus responded.

On May 31, 2010, the Israeli Navy launched an attack on the Mavi Marmara ship in international waters off the coast of the Gaza Strip, killing 10 Turkish activists.

The Mavi Marmara was part of the Freedom Flotilla, a group of six ships, two of which belong to the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH).

The six ships carried approximately 10,000 tons of relief supplies and humanitarian aid, in addition to approximately 750 human rights and political activists, including journalists representing international media outlets.

In early March 2025, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel, which had gone into effect on January 19, 2025, concluded. However, Israel reneged on the agreement, resuming the war on the 18th of the same month.

Since March 2, Israel has closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical aid, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation.

This humanitarian crisis comes amid the displacement of more than 90 percent of Gaza's population from their homes. Some have experienced this situation more than once, living in overcrowded shelters or out in the open without shelter, which has increased the spread of diseases and epidemics.

The war on Gaza left more than 170,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, amid massive destruction.

Kazem Abu Khalaf: The child malnutrition crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels, and what is happening is a crime that cannot be ignored.

Dr. Aql Salah: The war of starvation is no less dangerous than genocide. Israel is using it as a new tool, taking advantage of the lack of international accountability and the silence of the Arab regimes.

Noman Abed: Countries exploit humanitarian aid for political blackmail and base their positions on economic and political interests rather than moral principles.

Dr. Tamara Haddad: The international system is turning a blind eye to the genocide and starvation in Gaza for political reasons and the strategic interests of major powers.

Nihad Abu Ghosh: The international system, as it currently stands, is designed to serve the powerful, with international laws and treaties being subjugated to the benefit of dominant states.

As the war of extermination continues in the Gaza Strip, Gaza, and especially its children, are facing systematic starvation. The blockade of humanitarian aid has continued for more than two months, and the situation is worsening catastrophically, amid repeated international warnings of the threat of mass famine and the complete collapse of the health system.

UN reports indicate a sharp rise in malnutrition rates among children, with cases of severe wasting reaching life-threatening levels.

Officials, writers, and experts, speaking separately to Al-Quds, say that in the absence of international political will to compel the occupation to open the crossings and allow the entry of vital supplies, humanitarian aid is becoming a political bargaining chip, manipulated at the expense of civilian lives. What is happening today is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a full-fledged crime that violates all international laws and ethical conventions.

They point out that despite repeated statements by international organizations and UN officials calling on the international community to take action to prevent famine and the dangers it poses to the people of Gaza, the global response remains limited to statements of condemnation and expressions of concern, with no concrete measures to halt this tragedy. Meanwhile, Israel continues to pursue a policy of mass starvation and forced displacement, amid blatant international complicity or inaction.

Humanitarian aid has been blocked for 61 days.

UNICEF spokesperson Kazem Abu Khalaf asserts that preventing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip for more than 61 days constitutes a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, considering what is happening to children in Gaza a crime that cannot be tolerated.

Abu Khalaf explains that this period is the longest since the war began on October 7, 2023, as "what is happening is taking place in full view of the entire world. Indeed, aid has become a bargaining chip, even though, according to international law, it should be delivered even during the darkest days of war, especially to civilians."

Abu Khalaf points out that international humanitarian law explicitly stipulates the need to "provide civilians with what will keep them alive, whether they choose to stay or flee." But in Gaza, Abu Khalaf asserts, "neither of these are available. Aid is prohibited, orders are issued to evacuate areas, and citizens are given the choice between leaving Gaza or starving to death."

Abu Khalaf asserts that what is currently happening represents increasing pressure on the people of Gaza, explaining that there are belated attempts, but they are beginning to take shape, to pressure the Israeli side to allow the entry of aid.

Abu Khalaf says, "Despite Israel's attempts at bargaining and pressure, it is legally obligated to allow aid into the country, and this is a settled matter."

Abu Khalaf stresses that what is currently required of the international community is to move from statements to action, saying, "Real pressure is what can bring about change. We don't just want condemnations, but practical steps that lead to the immediate delivery of aid."

Abu Khalaf asserts that there are active and influential parties in the international community that have the capacity and will, but are not taking action to protect their political interests.

Abu Khalaf says: "Unfortunately, some parties are watching and not caring if there is famine or children are targeted in Gaza."

The malnutrition crisis has reached catastrophic levels.

Abu Khalaf warns that the malnutrition crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels, noting that there was a 172% increase in rates of moderate malnutrition among children in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024, according to UN reports. This in itself is an indicator that things will deteriorate, and deaths due to malnutrition are increasing daily.

Abu Khalaf adds, "Malnutrition can only be treated with two main factors: time and nutritional supplements, and treatment requires six to eight weeks of continuous care."

Abu Khalaf explains that reaching the stage of severe emaciation in children is the most dangerous stage of malnutrition, a stage that directly threatens the child's life. He points out that the resulting damage extends far into the future, affecting the child's physical and psychological structure and overall development, and may even lead to irreparable damage.

Starvation war and extermination war

For his part, writer and political researcher Dr. Aqel Salah says that Israel is committing crimes of genocide and starvation against the Palestinian people. He considers what has been happening in the Gaza Strip for more than a year and a half to be a comprehensive, multifaceted war that constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and amounts to war crimes, amidst a suspicious international silence and unlimited support from the United States and Western countries.

Salah explains that the starvation war, which has been ongoing for nearly two months, is no less dangerous than a war of extermination, noting that Israel is using this policy as a new tool in its struggle against the Palestinians, taking advantage of the lack of international accountability and the silence of the official Arab regimes.

Salah believes that Israel is completely confident that it will not be held accountable, given the unwavering support it receives from the United States and the West. This explains its continued perpetration of crimes against Palestinians for 78 years without pause.

Salah explains that the Zionist ideology that governs Israel's behavior "loves killing, destruction, and siege," and during this war has transformed into a "criminal ideology," committing its crimes in full view of a world that applies double standards.

Crimes that transcend all values and principles

Salah points out that these crimes violate all the humanitarian and democratic values and principles long touted by Western countries. He explains that more than 50 Palestinian children have died of starvation so far, in a humanitarian catastrophe that could threaten the lives of more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Salah criticizes the Arab position, describing it as "deplorable and shameful," due to the lack of serious action to halt the tragedy, even in terms of providing food aid. This has encouraged Israel to escalate its operations against defenseless civilians.

Salah asserts that Israel's starvation policy aims to destroy the health and psychological well-being of Palestinians, causing fatal diseases such as malnutrition, anemia, and gastrointestinal and lung infections, all aimed at pressuring Palestinians.

Salah points out that among the most heinous crimes is Israel's bombing of civilians searching for food, amidst the silence of international organizations that have morally and legally failed in the face of these massacres and no longer possess any moral legitimacy to speak out on behalf of human rights.

Children in the Gaza Strip are "most affected"

For his part, writer and political analyst specializing in international relations, Noman Abed, warns of the humanitarian catastrophe facing Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip, asserting that they are "the most affected" by the genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation.

Abed asserts that the siege, which began before October 7, 2023, and worsened afterward, specifically targets children by targeting hospitals, cutting off electricity, and using the most brutal weapons.

Abed explains that premature babies were among the first victims, many of whom died as a result of the failure of hospital life support equipment due to power outages.

Abed points out that the intense Israeli bombardment using missiles, aircraft, and bombs is turning children's lives into a daily hell, as they live in fear of the terrifying sounds of attacks.

Abed asserts that the comprehensive blockade imposed on Gaza, which intensified after October 2023, has led to a sharp deterioration in health and environmental conditions, exacerbating the suffering of children, women, and the elderly.

Abed points out that the occupation's closure of crossings and the denial of humanitarian aid have exacerbated malnutrition, particularly among breastfeeding mothers and children. He also points to warnings from international organizations that point to the dangers of mass death from hunger and epidemics.

Low immunity in children

Abed asserts that children's low immunity due to malnutrition, coupled with deteriorating health and environmental conditions, exposes them to deadly diseases, threatening an unprecedented humanitarian disaster.

Discussing the international situation, Abed criticizes the international community's silence and disregard for human values, noting that countries have become "slaves to their own interests," as savage capitalism and American influence dominate the international system.

Abed explains that countries exploit humanitarian aid for political blackmail, basing their positions on economic and political interests rather than moral principles.

Abed points out that this trend has been partly reflected in the positions of some peoples who have begun to identify with their governments' policies, ignoring the scenes of genocide and starvation facing 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza.

Abed asserts that international and humanitarian warnings indicate that Gaza is facing the threat of mass death, amid the ongoing Israeli blockade and suspicious international silence. He calls for urgent action to save Palestinians, especially children, from this tragedy.

Double standards in the application of international laws

For her part, Palestinian writer and political researcher Dr. Tamara Haddad warns against the continued silence of the international community regarding the genocide being perpetrated against the Gaza Strip, particularly the systematic starvation policy that disproportionately affects children. She asserts that this silence stems from political and strategic motives related to the interests of major powers.

Haddad emphasizes that this silence reflects the prioritization of the political, security, and economic interests of Western countries, led by the United States and a number of European Union countries, over humanitarian principles and international law.

Haddad points to key reasons for this international silence, most notably the political and strategic motives that drive Western countries, particularly the United States, to prioritize their strategic alliance with Israel, which is considered a key ally in the region. This alliance goes beyond adherence to international humanitarian law, as Western countries justify Israel's actions as part of their "right to self-defense."

Haddad points to another reason: the double standards in the application of international law, whereby weak states are punished while strong or supported states, such as Israel, are granted immunity from punishment. She notes that the war on Gaza did not attract sufficient international pressure to halt the aggression, reflecting this selectivity.

The phenomenon of "normalization with tragedy"

Haddad emphasizes another reason: the institutional failure of international organizations, such as the United Nations, whose decisions are bound by the will of the permanent members of the Security Council, particularly the United States, which uses its veto power to block any resolutions condemning Israel or demanding an end to the war. This failure hinders effective action to stop the massacres and deliver humanitarian aid to combat the systematic starvation targeting civilians.

Haddad points to the phenomenon of "normalization of tragedy" as another reason for the current situation. The repetition of horrific scenes from Gaza has dulled the response of governments and people, diminishing the effectiveness of international pressure to halt the aggression. This normalization also extends to other violations in various parts of the world, exacerbating indifference to the humanitarian suffering in Gaza.

Haddad points to another reason: biased Western media coverage, which promotes the Israeli narrative by justifying military operations as a means to recover hostages or eliminate Hamas rule.

This narrative, according to Haddad, diminishes the West's horror of the policies of starvation and killing of civilians, especially children and women, and negatively impacts international public opinion against Israel.

Haddad points to the ineffectiveness of international human rights organizations, such as those concerned with women's and children's rights, which suffer from a persistent paralysis in dealing with the Gaza issue.

A system not governed by the values of truth and justice

Haddad believes that the world is shifting towards a system governed not by the values of truth and justice, but by political and economic interests.

Haddad asserts that the application of international law in the Gaza conflict is selective and conditional on the interests of powerful states. The war on Gaza will not cease unless Israel meets its conditions, such as the release of hostages and the removal of Hamas from power. It may not cease even after these conditions are met. He links the continuation of the war to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remaining in power until mid-2026, as a cessation of the war could mean the collapse of his political career.

Haddad emphasizes that the decline in the status of international law is due to the lack of deterrence against international criminals, which encourages the continuation of violations without accountability.

This reality, according to Haddad, is leading to a humanitarian, legal, and moral crisis, as people's confidence in international law erodes, reinforcing the law of the jungle, where the strongest dominates militarily and economically.

Haddad cites statements by US President Donald Trump promoting the imposition of peace through military force.

Despite the pessimistic outlook, Haddad gives hope in popular pressure and its ability to change international positions, albeit slowly.

Haddad points to the importance of the advisory opinion to be issued by the International Court of Justice regarding the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, which could be adopted as a recommendation to the UN General Assembly and then submitted as a draft resolution to the Security Council to halt the aggression and end the famine that threatens 98% of Gaza's population with food insecurity.

Haddad asserts that these steps are crucial to confronting the policy of starvation and forced displacement imposed by the occupation, creating a new reality in the Gaza Strip.

Between direct partnership and silent complicity

Palestinian writer and political analyst Nihad Abu Ghosh, who specializes in Israeli affairs, says that the genocide being perpetrated against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is not merely a future threat, but rather comes within the context of a larger, horrific reality that the Strip's residents experience daily.

Abu Ghosh points out that this crime is manifested through continuous Israeli bombardment, daily massacres, forced displacement, starvation, cold, and diseases that are devastating civilians, amid international silence and the complicity of some international parties.

Abu Ghosh explains that the positions of countries and international bodies vary between direct partnership in support of Israel, as the US administration does, providing financial, military, and political support to the occupation, and silent complicity or impotence, represented by positions of condemnation and denunciation that fall short of the reality of the situation.

Abu Ghosh criticizes those positions that hold the Palestinian people and their resistance responsible for Israeli crimes, or that limit themselves to verbal condemnations without severing ties with the occupying state or imposing sanctions on it.

Although he praises the global solidarity movements with the Palestinian people, Abu Ghosh asserts that their impact remains limited compared to the speed and brutality of the Israeli war machine.

The need for real pressure on governments

Abu Ghosh calls for transforming these movements into effective pressure on governments to take serious positions and refuse to submit to US-Israeli hegemony, which portrays Palestinian suffering as an inevitable fate.

Abu Ghosh asserts that the international system, as it currently stands, is designed to serve the powerful, with international laws and treaties being subverted to benefit dominant states, led by the United States.

Abu Ghosh points out that this system, which was formed after World War II, was transformed after the collapse of the Soviet Union into a unipolar system dominated by Washington, which imposes its interpretation of international law and controls institutions such as the United Nations.

Abu Ghosh believes that attempts to move toward a multipolar system face fierce American resistance, especially under President Donald Trump, who seeks to re-divide the world according to his country's interests.

Abu Ghosh believes that Israel, exploiting its close ties to the United States, views the current situation as a historic opportunity to eliminate the Palestinian issue once and for all and impose its hegemony over the Middle East through peace terms backed by military force.

Abu Ghosh stresses the need to intensify popular and international efforts to stop these crimes against the Palestinian people and hold their perpetrators accountable.

The United States has said it wants to resume humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, while continuing to support Israel in its war of extermination against the Palestinians. The United States has continued to close the Gaza Strip's crossings since March 2.

"We want to resume humanitarian aid," US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said during a press conference Thursday evening, commenting on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

She indicated that Washington wants to resume the delivery of humanitarian supplies and aid "as long as they can be transported safely, as long as there is no looting, and as long as people are not robbed."

Since March 2, Israel has closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical aid, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation for Palestinians, according to government, human rights, and international reports.

With full American support, Israel has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 170,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, amid massive destruction.

This Friday morning, Israeli occupation forces arrested two citizens, one of whom was injured, in Nablus and Hebron.

In Nablus, occupation forces arrested a citizen after besieging a house in Balata camp.

According to the Red Crescent, the occupation forces withdrew from the camp and arrested an injured person, the nature of whose injury is unknown.

Local sources reported that Israeli special forces stormed the vicinity of Balata camp and surrounded a house there, followed by reinforcements of Israeli military vehicles.

She added that the occupation forces closed all entrances and exits to the camp.

In Hebron, occupation forces arrested Akram Fahd al-Ja'bari after raiding his home, searching it, and ransacking its contents.

Fifteen civilians, including children and women, were killed and others injured early Friday morning as a result of Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that two citizens were killed and others injured when Israeli warplanes bombed a house near the Al-Ahly Club in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City.

Israeli warplanes bombed agricultural lands west of Beit Lahia, and Quadcopter reconnaissance aircraft targeted areas in the Zeitoun and Turkman neighborhoods east of Gaza City.

It added that Israeli warplanes bombed the home of Khalil Abu Zeina in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing seven citizens: Khalil Abu Zeina, his wife Ne'ma, Ahmed Abu Zeina, Islam Dahbash, and elderly woman Hoda Fayed, in addition to two other martyrs whose identities have not yet been determined.

The occupation artillery targeted areas east of Al-Bureij camp and the northern area of Al-Nuseirat camp.

In Khan Yunis, an Israeli helicopter launched an airstrike targeting an apartment in the Sheikh Nasser neighborhood, wounding three civilians, including a woman and an infant. A mother and two children were also injured in an airstrike targeting a house in the Al-Shahaida area, east of the town of Abasan al-Kabira.

The occupation's warplanes bombed another house on the outskirts of Al-Manara neighborhood, south of Khan Yunis.

In Rafah, occupation forces blew up residential areas in the Musbah area north of the city, as part of an ongoing aggression aimed at destroying infrastructure and displacing residents.

Medical sources reported that 15 citizens were killed since dawn on Friday.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Thursday that the Gaza Strip has not received any humanitarian or commercial supplies for nearly two months.

"Food stocks are running out. Aid remains stuck outside Gaza, ready to be transported. UNRWA and its partners have life-saving aid still waiting at the border," the agency added on its X platform account. "The border crossings must be reopened. The people of Gaza cannot wait any longer without humanitarian supplies."

Earlier today, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher called on Israel to lift the "brutal blockade" on the Gaza Strip, saying that humanitarian aid and civilian lives should not be used as bargaining chips.

In a statement, Fletcher described Israel's two-month-old denial of aid as "cruel collective punishment."

Fletcher called on the Israeli authorities to lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip and allow aid into the Strip, warning that blocking aid would lead to widespread famine, deprive civilians of medicine, and strip them of dignity and hope.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are dying from preventable diseases while medicines wait in aid trucks at the border.

This came during his meeting, on Thursday, with journalists from the Union of Media Correspondents accredited to the United Nations Office in Geneva, during which he assessed global health issues.

Ghebreyesus stressed that the situation in the Gaza Strip has reached catastrophic levels due to Israel's prevention of aid reaching Palestinians for two months.

He added: "While two million people are facing starvation in Gaza, 116,000 tons of food are being prevented from entering just minutes from the border."

He continued, "The increasing attacks, evacuation orders, and blockade of aid are all taking a heavy toll on a health system already in shambles."

He pointed out that Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza are forcing patients to refrain from seeking care for fear of their safety.

Ghebreyesus stressed that Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip are contributing to the disruption of health facilities and cutting off the lifeline for Palestinians.

In early March 2025, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel, which had been in effect since January 19, 2025, concluded. However, Israel reneged on the agreement and resumed its genocide on the 18th of the same month.

Since March 2, Israel has closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical aid, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation for Palestinians, according to government, human rights, and international reports.

The 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza are entirely dependent on this aid after Israel's ongoing genocide over the past 19 months rendered them impoverished, according to World Bank data.

This humanitarian crisis comes amidst the displacement of more than 90 percent of Gaza's Palestinians from their homes, some of whom have experienced this more than once, living in overcrowded shelters or out in the open, increasing the spread of diseases and epidemics.

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that the death toll from the Israeli occupation's aggression over the past 24 hours has reached 18, including one who was pulled from the rubble, in addition to 77 injuries.

In its daily statistical report, the ministry explained that ambulance and civil defense crews continue to face significant difficulties in reaching many victims trapped under rubble and on the streets due to ongoing shelling and restrictions imposed by the occupation.

The ministry confirmed that the total number of martyrs since the start of the Israeli occupation's aggression on October 7, 2023, has risen to 52,418, while the number of injuries has exceeded 118,091.

Regarding the period from March 18, 2025, to the present day, the number of martyrs reached 2,326, and the number of wounded rose to 6,050, according to the report.

Settlers stormed the Arab al-Malihat area, northwest of Jericho, on Thursday evening and sprayed pepper gas on a number of foreign activists and residents of the community.

According to local sources, a group of settlers on horseback stormed the gathering and sprayed pepper gas at a number of citizens and peace activists who were demonstrating in solidarity with the residents.

This attack is part of a continuing series of violations against Bedouin communities, aimed at undermining the resilience of Palestinians in the Jordan Valley.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described victory over Hamas as a "more important goal" in the war in the Gaza Strip than the return of the hostages, Israeli media reported Thursday.

The Times of Israel and other media outlets quoted Netanyahu as saying that releasing the kidnapped soldiers is a "very important goal," but there is a higher goal.

"The ultimate goal is to defeat our enemies, and we will achieve that," he said during events celebrating Israel's Independence Day, according to the German News Agency.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich previously expressed the same sentiment when he said that returning the hostages from Gaza is not the government's "most important goal."

In an interview with Israel's Radio Galilee last month, the right-wing minister said, "We have to tell the truth. The return of the hostages is not the most important thing," according to The Times of Israel.

He continued: "It is clearly a very important goal, but if we want to destroy Hamas so that there is no other October 7, we have to understand that there cannot be a situation in which Hamas remains in Gaza."

It's worth noting that the hostages' relatives have long accused Netanyahu of endangering the lives of the captives with the military operation to destroy Hamas.

Fifty-eight hostages, out of 251 kidnapped during Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack, are still being held in Gaza, including 34 who the Israeli military has declared dead.

Three civilians, including a child, were killed in Israeli drone strikes targeting the cities of Deir al-Balah and Gaza.

According to local sources, two civilians, one of them a child, were killed by Israeli drone fire targeting the Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City.

A civilian was killed and dozens were injured in an Israeli drone strike targeting a house near Al-Banna Bakery in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources confirmed that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes targeting the Gaza Strip since dawn today has risen to 30.

Today, Thursday, settlers erected a new awning near citizens' tents in Al-Farisiya in the northern Jordan Valley.

Human rights activist Aref Daraghmeh reported that settlers had erected a new pergola near residents' tents in the Ghazal al-Farsiyya spring in the northern Jordan Valley.

For months, the community has been suffering from a clear and dangerous escalation, with settlers erecting a number of arbors very close to residents' tents, in addition to raiding their tents at night.

Dozens of settlers stormed the Wadi al-Limon area in the village of Aboud, northwest of Ramallah, on Thursday.

Local sources reported that around 100 settlers stormed the Wadi al-Limon area of the village, from the direction of the Beit Aryeh settlement, which is built on private land. They attempted to destroy a water tank, which serves as a water collection point for a number of villages and towns north of Ramallah, when water is cut off, especially in the summer.

Eyewitnesses said that the settlers attempted to attack a citizen in the area with sharp tools, but he managed to escape.

In the town of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, dozens of settlers stormed the plain, placed the flags of the occupying state on buildings under construction, and set up several tents.

These violations by settlers coincide with calls to intensify their raids on Palestinian villages and towns.

Hamas expressed its strong rejection and condemnation on Thursday of the Swiss authorities' decision to ban the movement's activities, describing the decision as "a dangerous bias toward the Israeli occupation and a denial of the legal and humanitarian obligations" that neutral countries are supposed to adhere to.

In a statement, the movement expressed its regret over the issuance of this decision by a country like Switzerland, historically known for its neutral stance and defense of the principles of international humanitarian law.

Hamas considered this move to represent an unjustified bias against the Palestinian people and their just cause, and a challenge to the legitimacy of their legitimate resistance against the occupation, especially in light of the ongoing "war of genocide" waged by the Israeli occupation against the Gaza Strip.

The Swiss government announced on Wednesday its decision to ban Hamas and all groups associated with it. The new law will take effect on May 15.

The decision includes a ban on all movement activities within Swiss territory, as well as a ban on any form of support for it, whether financial or logistical. The law also grants authorities the power to impose entry bans on individuals associated with the movement and deport them from the country.

This decision comes as part of what Swiss officials described as efforts to block the use of Swiss territory as a financial or logistical center for Hamas activities.

They explained that the ban aims to enhance internal security and prevent support for those classified by Switzerland as terrorist groups.

Switzerland joins a growing list of European countries that have taken similar decisions, including Germany, which banned Hamas in November 2023, less than a month after the movement's "Operation Breaking Dawn" on October 7 of the same year.

The United States, the European Union, Canada, and the United Kingdom have all previously designated Hamas as a "terrorist" organization and imposed a comprehensive ban on its activities.

Israeli occupation forces arrested a Palestinian citizen on Thursday, and settlers attacked Palestinian property in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron.

Media activist Osama Makhamreh said that the occupation forces arrested Ibrahim Ismail al-Nawaj'a from the Wadi Ajheesh community in the Masafer Yatta area, after he was chased by settlers who prevented him from entering the pastures.

He added that settlers vandalized a fence surrounding the land of Hassan Ali Nawaja'a in the village of Susya in the Masafer Yatta area.

He pointed out that the settlers and the occupation army are constantly persecuting shepherds and assaulting citizens and their property with the aim of displacing them from their lands for the benefit of colonial expansion.

The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp for the 101st consecutive day.

During the ongoing aggression, the occupation forces continue to send additional military reinforcements towards the camp and its surroundings.

During this time, the city is witnessing the deployment of infantry units in several of its neighborhoods, while most of the governorate's villages are witnessing daily military movements and the constant presence of occupation patrols and vehicles.

Since the beginning of the aggression on the city and camp on January 21, 40 people have been killed, in addition to dozens of injuries and arrests.

The occupation forces continue to carry out extensive bulldozing and destruction operations inside the camp, aiming to alter its features and structure, while continuing to prevent entry or access to it. Concerns have increased with the occupation forces' recent installation of iron gates at the camp's entrances. Official estimates indicate that all homes and facilities in the camp have been completely or partially damaged as a result of the ongoing aggression and ongoing destruction and bulldozing operations.

In addition to the extensive damage to the camp, Jenin Municipality estimates that 800 housing units in the city have sustained partial damage, in addition to 15 buildings that have been demolished in the city since the beginning of the aggression, with the majority of the damage concentrated in the eastern neighborhood and the Al-Hadaf neighborhood.

Camp families, along with hundreds of families from the city and surrounding areas, remain forcibly displaced to this day. Official estimates from the Jenin Municipality indicate that the number of displaced persons from the camp and city has exceeded 22,000.

The economic situation in Jenin continues to deteriorate, with massive commercial losses recorded as a result of the aggression, which has led to numerous commercial closures and the halting of shopping traffic to and from the city. Furthermore, bulldozing and destruction of infrastructure on the streets have resulted in the damage to a large number of shops. Meanwhile, some areas of the city are experiencing complete economic paralysis, especially in the western neighborhoods.

Al-Aqsa Mosque witnessed a new incursion on Thursday morning by a group of settlers, under heavy protection from the Israeli occupation police. The incident occurred as part of the celebration of what is known as "Independence Day" according to the Hebrew calendar, which coincides with the anniversary of the declaration of the establishment of Israel on Palestinian land.

According to the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem, settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from the Mughrabi Gate, chanting Talmudic hymns and performing what is known as the "epic prostration," in an attempt to demonstrate their religious rituals inside the Noble Sanctuary.

They also distributed occupation flags and festive clothing in an attempt to establish a symbolic presence inside Al-Aqsa and give the place a Jewish character.

These raids were accompanied by heightened military measures in the Old City of Jerusalem, where occupation forces obstructed worshippers' entry to the mosque and confiscated many worshippers' ID cards at the gates, in a clear effort to limit Palestinian presence and prevent any response to these violations.

These developments come amid a marked escalation in settler incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque, particularly during Jewish holidays and religious occasions. The so-called "Temple" groups are seeking to impose a new reality within the mosque by intensifying incursions, performing public Talmudic rituals, and promoting the construction of a "Temple" in place of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Jerusalemites and Islamic religious bodies warn of the danger of these attempts to alter the historical and religious status quo at the mosque, stressing that these measures represent a blatant violation of the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the rights of Muslims there, and open the door to further escalation.

Meanwhile, popular and official Palestinian calls continue to mobilize and defend Al-Aqsa Mosque and confront these repeated incursions, which represent part of a broad Judaization plan targeting the Noble Sanctuary as part of the occupation's policies to impose Israeli sovereignty over it and divide it temporally and spatially.

The World Food Programme has expressed grave concern, warning of the potential for deaths from severe malnutrition among civilians, particularly as the humanitarian situation deteriorates and aid access is obstructed.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Michael Fakhri, accused Israel of committing serious crimes in the Gaza Strip, noting that what is happening there amounts to genocide and war crimes, with the systematic use of starvation as a weapon against civilians.

"Israel is using the lives of Palestinian children as bargaining chips," Fakhri said, emphasizing that the United Nations has used all available legal and humanitarian terms to describe the scale of the atrocities being committed in the Gaza Strip.

The UN official added that Israel "systematically uses food as a weapon," referring to the severe restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid and the disastrous effects this has had on the population, especially children.

In the same context, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories (OCHA) stated that the number of children receiving treatment for malnutrition in Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli blockade and the closure of crossings has increased by 80% compared to last March.

The UN office noted in a statement that 92% of infants between the ages of 6 months and 2 years do not receive their minimum basic nutritional needs from their mothers, exposing them to serious health risks that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. It also noted that 65% of the population of the Gaza Strip lacks access to clean drinking water.

These statements come at a time of growing international concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, amid warnings of a looming famine and assertions from human rights organizations that Israeli restrictions are causing unprecedented suffering for civilians.

Last night, settlers attacked a family's property near the Hamra military checkpoint in the northern Jordan Valley, stealing dozens of heads of livestock belonging to the same family.

Local sources reported that a number of settlers vandalized solar panels used for lighting, tore up some tents, damaged water tanker tires, and stole dozens of heads of livestock belonging to the same family.

In recent weeks, settlers have intensified their attacks on citizens' property and attempted to steal their sheep, in a clear plan to empty the Jordan Valley of its inhabitants.

The Israeli military continued its intensive air and ground attacks on various areas of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, amid mounting accusations of war crimes and massacres against civilians and displaced persons, and the continued starvation policy that human rights groups describe as amounting to genocide.

In the latest developments: Israeli warplanes launched a series of violent raids this Thursday morning targeting areas east of the al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, coinciding with similar airstrikes targeting the northern Gaza Strip.

Two civilians were killed and another injured in an Israeli drone strike on the Al-Mawasi area, northwest of Rafah.

Meanwhile, three citizens were killed and others injured in an Israeli bombardment on the town of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.

It also launched airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting groups of displaced people in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, while sound bombs fell on Al-Salib Street in the center of Khan Yunis.

The Israeli bombing also targeted a group of displaced people in the Qizan Abu Rashwan area, south of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Areas northeast and north of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip were subjected to heavy artillery shelling, along with the al-Zeitoun neighborhood and the vicinity of al-Maslakh Street east of Gaza City. Israeli drones also participated in targeting residential homes in densely populated neighborhoods.

This escalation comes at a time when Israeli military reports indicate the army is preparing to expand its ground operations in several areas of the Gaza Strip, with the aim of tightening its control over new territories. Meanwhile, Israeli sources say the goal of this escalation is to "pressure Hamas and push it to return to the negotiating table."