The crisis gripping Israel and the conflict between factions within its political system over the so-called "identity and democratic character of the state" have reached a stage where they may spiral out of control, potentially sliding into civil war, as warned by former Supreme Court President Aharon Barak. The Tel Aviv government, led by Netanyahu, believes it is on the verge of realizing the Zionist dream of resolving what it sees as an existential conflict by liquidating the Palestinian issue. It sees an opportunity to extend not only its sovereignty over the West Bank and ethnically cleanse the people of Gaza and the West Bank, but also to extend its laws throughout Israel's entire political system. Both are two sides of the same coin toward the establishment of Greater Israel, not only across all of historic Palestine but also by subjugating the entire region.

The racist drive to complete the comprehensive ethnic cleansing that the Zionist movement failed to achieve during the 1948 Nakba is escalating significantly after the extreme right succeeded in destroying the peace process, especially after it succeeded in assassinating Rabin. This move was intended to put an end to the fundamental questions in that process, which even Rabin and his government did not dare to answer, and which relate to the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state on the land occupied since June 1967.

The dilemma, and perhaps the intractability, of the Israeli regime's crisis lies in the racist nature of Zionist thought, whereby there is a national consensus to reject the national rights of the Palestinian people, and the illusion of the possibility of building and preserving a democratic system on racist foundations, in accordance with the law of nationhood. This illusion is fueled by the weakness of the Palestinian national movement, which has almost completely disappeared. This would enable the resolution of the conflict and the forced departure of the Palestinians, a matter that has always constituted the cornerstone of the Zionist project since the establishment of the state on the ruins of the Palestinian people and their national rights. This does not exclude the view of some of its "moderate" trends, which have not viewed the settlement as anything more than an effort to address the Palestinian demographic threat to the future of Israel.

This confirms that this crisis, and the so-called struggle over the identity of the state, will continue to revolve in a vicious circle, most likely in favor of neo-fascism, unless the other trends in this conflict resolve their position on the issue of occupation, recognize the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and engage in a dual process whose essence is to end the occupation and eliminate the racist character of the state. This will open the door to a historic solution to this chronic conflict, whether within the framework of an independent Palestinian state with full sovereignty within the 1967 borders, or a democratic state that rejects racial discrimination on any basis.

In contrast, while Israel possesses the tools of the democratic game and the ability to appeal to public opinion, which can limit the slide toward threatening the state's survival—foremost among these tools are periodic elections and adherence to their results—the Palestinian situation is experiencing an unprecedented state of disintegration, which only increases the appetite of the rising fascist right to pursue its plans, feeding off this eroding reality. Since the first intifada, with its deeply democratic, popular character, succeeded in creating a rift within Israeli society over the cost of continuing the occupation and control over the Palestinian people, raising questions about the extent of Israel's democracy and its concept of freedom, at a time when the overwhelming majority of its society is engaged in confiscating and abusing the freedom of another people. Since then, Israel has employed all its capabilities to contain this transformation, rather than drawing lessons from it by freeing both peoples from the burden of occupation.

In this context, despite the clear failure of the settlement and Israel's true objectives, which were limited to containing the achievements of the Intifada, the PLO continued to refuse to conduct a review capable of mobilizing all Palestinian energies and unifying them within the framework of comprehensive national institutions. It persisted in its approach of appeasement and offering gratuitous concessions, without paying attention to building institutions capable of meeting the needs of the people and strengthening their resilience. The division came as a tragic consequence of the absence of a working strategy based on common denominators and the requirements of carefully linking the tasks of national liberation with those of democratic construction. All of this flowed into the course of Israel's strategy to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, whether by isolating Gaza from the national entity at one time, or by attempting to exterminate its people and destroy the elements of life within it in preparation for their displacement, as is happening today at other times.

Over the past years of division, abundant waters have flowed in the river and precious blood has flowed. After all attempts to mend the rift failed, and after the subsequent plans of liquidation and continuous genocide, the political forces succeeded in crystallizing what became known as the Beijing Declaration, which was and still is the cornerstone for getting out of the bottleneck, and putting an end to the failure of the bet on the settlement path on the one hand, and the exorbitant and unbearable cost resulting from the exaggeration in some forms of military action on the other hand.

We are in a historic dilemma, while genocide and annexation plans continue unabated. Resolving this dilemma and confronting its dangers will not be achieved by continuing to chase the illusion and mirage of a settlement that lacks the minimum conditions for achieving its goals, nor by waiting for Israeli society to spontaneously collapse as a result of its historic crisis. The overriding priority is rebuilding and renewing the blood of the Palestinian national movement and its political system without monopoly, exclusion, or isolation. Control of the national destiny is not private property, and there is no alternative to unity and consensual democracy until comprehensive general elections are held.

The question posed to the Palestinian people, with all their political and social forces, and the various popular initiatives and movements that are still vibrant, and in light of the continued turning away from the national consensus, is: What is the responsibility of each one of us to close ranks in a broad national front that imposes a national and popular consensus to implement the Beijing Agreement, taking into consideration that success in this major national mission requires examining the reasons for the failure or faltering of most of the initiatives that attempted to undertake this historic mission to restore the role and status of the Palestine Liberation Organization as the broad national front that includes all political and social forces and national figures, and protects intellectual endeavors and political pluralism, so that it can actually be the sole legitimate representative of our people and the leader of their national and democratic struggle, and a national reference for a transitional unity government whose basic work program is to ensure the cessation of the war and the prevention of displacement, and whose first slogan is that survival is resistance.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Monday that the death toll from the Israeli war has risen to "36,050  dead and 81,026 wounded" since October 7.

The ministry said in a daily statistical report: "The Israeli occupation committed seven massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 66 dead and 383 injuries arriving at hospitals in the past 24 hours."

It reported that "the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 36,050 dead and 81,026 wounded since last October 7."

It stressed that "a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them."

In addition to the victims, most of whom were children and women, the war on Gaza left approximately 10,000 people missing amid massive destruction and famine that claimed the lives of children and the elderly.

In a special update on the statistics of the "Rafah massacre" on Sunday night, the ministry said on Monday that it had reached "45 dead, including 23 women, children, and the elderly, and 249 wounded."

The ministry had previously announced on Sunday evening that more than 35 Palestinians had been killed in Israeli shelling of Rafah, one of which targeted a camp for displaced persons.

The ministry did not clarify whether the 45 Palestinians were killed only in the shelling of the displaced persons' camp in the Tel al-Sultan area, northwest of Rafah, or in other raids carried out by Israeli forces in the city on Sunday.

Israel had previously claimed that Tel al-Sultan was a safe area and did not warn its residents or request the evacuation of displaced persons. The bombing came two days after the International Court of Justice issued an order demanding an immediate halt to the Israeli ground offensive on Rafah.

The "massacre" sparked sharp regional and international criticism of Israel, with accusations of defying international law and calls for sanctions and pressure to end the "genocide" and halt the ongoing assault on Rafah since May 6.

Israel is ignoring a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate end to the fighting, and the International Criminal Court's intention to issue international arrest warrants for its prime minister and defense minister for their responsibility for "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" in Gaza.

For the 18th year, Israel has besieged the Gaza Strip, and its war has forced nearly two million of its 2.3 million Palestinian residents to flee their homes amid catastrophic conditions, with severe shortages of food, water, and medicine.

In a continuation of its stance of defending, ignoring, and failing to condemn Israeli crimes, the US State Department held Hamas responsible for the killing of Palestinian journalist Hussam Shabat in an Israeli airstrike.

This came in statements made by US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce on Monday during her daily press conference.

Asked whether Israel's killing of journalists, despite its extensive intelligence gathering and use of precision munitions, constituted a war crime, Bruce replied, "I would say that everything that happened is a result of Hamas."

Ignoring Israel's reneging on the agreement and resuming its war of extermination, Bruce accused Hamas of "not making sufficient efforts to ensure the truce continues."

The US spokeswoman also accused Hamas of "using people as human shields," a charge the movement has always denied.

On Monday, journalists Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour were killed in Israeli attacks. Following their deaths, the Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip announced yesterday, Monday, that the number of Palestinian journalist martyrs had risen to 208 since October 7, 2023.

Since resuming its genocide on March 18, Israel has killed 730 Palestinians and injured 1,367 others, most of them children and women, according to the Ministry of Health.

The US administration continues to ignore and cover up Israeli crimes in Palestine, refraining from condemning them, while the current Trump administration provides unlimited support to the Israeli government and its practices.

Asked about violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, Bruce said, "I'll get back to you later if there are any deaths or injuries."

Regarding the latest developments in the investigation into the case of Turkish-American activist Ayse Nur Azgi Aygi, who was killed by Israeli soldiers, she replied, "I must say that in our world, we often condemn anyone being harmed, injured, or killed."

She added: "As for the nature of what Israel is doing, I'm not going to talk about the nature of the choices they have to make during what is, frankly, one of the most difficult times in the history of anyone in the region."

On September 6, 2024, the Israeli army shot and killed activist Aisha Nour with live ammunition while participating in an anti-settlement protest in the town of Beita, Nablus Governorate, in the northern occupied West Bank.

The Red Crescent Society said on Tuesday that the fate of nine of its ambulance crews remains unknown for the third consecutive day after they were besieged and targeted by Israeli occupation forces in the city of Rafah.

She added, "Despite ongoing efforts by international organizations, the occupation authorities continue to reject all coordination efforts aimed at allowing rescue teams to reach the site and ensure the safety of the detained crews."

It expressed deep concern for the safety of its crew members, holding the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for their lives.

The Red Crescent Society called on the international community and humanitarian organizations to take urgent action and pressure the occupation to ensure their protection and immediate release, in accordance with international humanitarian law, which guarantees the protection of medical and relief teams while carrying out their duties.

The Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp for the 64th consecutive day, amidst bulldozing operations, burning homes, demolishing shops, and launching a widespread arrest campaign.

Yesterday, occupation forces demolished a number of commercial warehouses at the entrance to the village of Mansoura, on the road between Nablus and Jenin, on the pretext of lacking permits.

These forces also demolished three shops in the town of Barta'a, northwest of Jenin, depriving 20 families of their source of income, according to Barta'a Mayor Ghassan Fuqaha.

Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Silat al-Harithiya on Monday evening, firing live ammunition and deploying infantry units. No arrests were reported.

The number of arrests in Jenin and its camp since the beginning of the aggression has reached approximately 230 citizens.

The occupation forces are sending military reinforcements, accompanied by bulldozers, to Jenin camp, while bulldozing, widening streets, and paving new roads continue in the camp.

The occupation forces also continue to fire live ammunition around Jenin camp on a regular basis, amidst the movements of infantry units inside and around the camp, and the intensive flight of drones over the city and camp.

The number of displaced persons from the camp has reached 21,000, distributed between the city of Jenin and some villages in the governorate.

Jenin Municipality stated that the occupation authorities have issued demolition orders for approximately 66 buildings, representing 300 homes, inside Jenin camp, in several neighborhoods, including Al-Aloub, Al-Hawashin, and Al-Samran. Citizens are being prevented from entering the area to reach their homes and remove their belongings.

According to the Jenin Municipality, the occupation forces have bulldozed 100% of the camp's streets and nearly 80% of the city's streets, while the residents of 3,200 homes have been displaced from the camp.

The occupation's aggression on the city and camp of Jenin, which has been ongoing for 64 days, has resulted in 34 martyrs, dozens of injuries, arrests, and raids on homes, villages, and towns in the governorate.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on US media outlets to condemn Israel's attacks on journalists in the Gaza Strip.

This came in a statement issued by the council on Monday, following the killing of journalists Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour in Israeli attacks.

The statement explained that journalists are being targeted and killed in Gaza because they are highlighting Israel's brutality in the Strip.

He added: "The lives of Muslim, Palestinian, and non-white journalists should matter to media organizations just as much as the lives of white, European, or Christian journalists."

Following the martyrdom of the two journalists, the Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip announced yesterday, Monday, that the number of Palestinian journalist martyrs had risen to 208 since October 7, 2023.

Since resuming its genocide on March 18, Israel has killed 730 Palestinians and injured 1,367 others, most of them children and women, according to the Ministry of Health.

This escalation, which Tel Aviv said was taking place in full coordination with Washington, represents the most significant violation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, the second phase of which Israel refrained from implementing after the first phase expired in early March.

Despite Hamas' commitment to the terms of the agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, refused to initiate the second phase, yielding to pressure from extremists within his government.

It is the one whose bloody chapters are taking place far from the cameras of photographers in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah, where the streets and alleys are littered with the bodies of hundreds of displaced people, most of them children and women.

In the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood, where communications have been cut off and all services have collapsed, the wounded are gasping for air in the streets, and children are dying of hunger, thirst, and terror from the horrors of the hell that surrounds their souls, preventing them even from escaping their homes, which have been transformed into graves.

The Rafah Municipality said in a distress call that what has been happening in the isolated neighborhood for several days is terrifying and sad, and unparalleled since World War II. These statements are reinforced by the testimonies of survivors of the hellfire, who were forced to leave as tanks raced past vehicles, besieging the stricken neighborhood.

All this is taking place amidst leaks about the creation of so-called "humanitarian bubbles," which are more like filtered enclaves and ghettos. Displaced persons are being gathered into these bubbles after their identities are scrutinized. Anyone who fails the test is subject to field executions or barred from entering these bubbles, which are cloaked in a humanitarian banner.

As tanks roll under fire through the streets and residential neighborhoods of the north and south, people's suffering is worsening, amid severe shortages of food and medicine and the systematic destruction of hospitals.

Once again, the "Generals' Plan" returns in its updated form, retaining its criminal branding, but more brutally and terrifyingly so. This time, however, it returns with an American threat to the victims of displacement, and a promise to the criminal killers of endless supplies of ammunition and lethal tools, until the mission is completed, with the Gazans faced with the choice between death or departure.

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At least 17 civilians were killed and others injured early Tuesday morning when the Israeli occupation forces bombed homes and tents of displaced people in Khan Yunis, Al-Bureij refugee camp, Gaza City, Az-Zawayda, and Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip.

According to local sources, a family of five was killed when the occupation forces bombed a tent for displaced people in Hamad City, west of Khan Yunis.

Two civilians, one of them a child, were killed when the occupation forces targeted a house in the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Yunis.

Five other civilians, including two women, were killed in a similar attack on a house in Al-Bureij camp.

An Israeli airstrike targeted the Al-Khour family's home in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City, killing four civilians and wounding others.

A female citizen was killed and others were injured in an Israeli attack that targeted a house on Al-Nakhil Street in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.

Israeli warplanes launched a series of consecutive raids targeting a house in Abasan, east of Khan Yunis, a house in the Bureij refugee camp, a chalet in Az-Zawayda, a house in Deir al-Balah, another in the Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City, and another in Rafah, wounding several citizens, according to medical sources, some of whom arrived at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.

Since the occupation resumed its war of extermination on March 18, more than 750 civilians have been killed and nearly 1,400 others injured, most of them children and women, amidst the occupation's warplanes, drones, and artillery bombardment of homes, facilities, hospitals, displaced persons' tents, vehicles, and civilian gatherings.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has been committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 163,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that 124,000 people have been displaced from the Gaza Strip in recent days due to ongoing Israeli bombardment, calling for an end to the blockade imposed on the Strip.

UNRWA said in a post on its X platform on Monday evening that "124,000 people were forced to flee the ongoing bombardment, carrying with them few of their belongings, without shelter or safety, and with nowhere to turn."

It added that the Israeli occupation authorities have cut off all humanitarian aid, leading to a severe food shortage and rising prices, describing the situation in the Gaza Strip as a "humanitarian tragedy."

This comes after the Israeli occupation resumed its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning, in violation of the ceasefire agreement reached on December 19 with Egyptian, Qatari, and American mediation.

The Israeli occupation forces arrested Palestinian director Hamdan Bilal in the occupied West Bank yesterday evening, just weeks after his co-director, "No Other Land," won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, according to his co-director, Israeli director Yuval Abraham.

Abraham recounted in a post on the X platform that “a group of settlers attacked Hamdan Bilal’s home (…) and while he was injured and bleeding, soldiers entered the ambulance he had requested and arrested him.”

This took place in the village of Susya in the southern West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967, according to the Center for Jewish Nonviolence, a nongovernmental organization opposed to settlements. Members of the center confirmed they were present at the scene and documented the incident on video.

In response to a question from Agence France-Presse, the Israeli army said it was verifying this information.

The documentary "No Other Land" was filmed in the Masafer Yatta area near Susya and tells the story of a young Palestinian man fighting against what the United Nations describes as the forced displacement of residents of neighboring villages.

Basil Adra, one of the film's two Palestinian directors, hails from Masafer Yatta, which the Israeli occupation has classified as a military zone.

After a protracted legal battle, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in May 2022 granting the Israeli army the right to classify Masafer Yatta as a military zone, paving the way for the expulsion of residents of eight villages where the army wants to establish a firing range.

The settlements spread throughout the West Bank are considered illegal under international law.

At least one person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on a town in southern Lebanon last night, according to Lebanon's official news agency. This comes after intense airstrikes in the area over the weekend.

The Lebanese National News Agency reported, citing a statement from the Ministry of Health, that "an Israeli drone strike on a car in the town of Qaqaiyat al-Jisr resulted in the initial death toll of one citizen."

On Saturday, the Israeli occupation launched strikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least eight people, in response to rockets fired into its territory.

On Monday evening, the Israeli occupation army launched a series of simultaneous raids on various areas of the Gaza Strip, targeting homes, tents housing displaced persons, and vehicles. This is part of Tel Aviv's escalation of its genocide since March 18.

Several civilians were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a tent housing displaced people in Hamad City, Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, according to eyewitnesses and medical sources who spoke to Anadolu Agency.

This was preceded by injuries reported in the bombing of a house in the Musbah area of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli aircraft also launched three raids on targets in Gaza City, one of which targeted an empty jeep in the airspace area.

These strikes come after forced evacuation warnings for Jabalia, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun.

Since resuming its genocide on March 18, Israel has killed 730 citizens and injured 1,367 others, most of them children and women, according to the Ministry of Health.

The United Nations said nearly 124,000 people were displaced again after Israel resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip and issued "evacuation orders."

With full American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 163,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.

This escalation, which Tel Aviv said was taking place in full coordination with Washington, represents the largest violation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, the second phase of which Israel refrained from implementing after the first phase expired at the beginning of this March.

Despite Hamas' commitment to the terms of the agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, refused to initiate the second phase, yielding to pressure from extremists within his government.

The Israeli occupation army announced Tuesday morning that it had bombed military targets in two Syrian bases in Homs Governorate, central Syria.

The army said in a statement via the Telegram app that its aircraft targeted "remaining military capabilities" at the Tadmur and T-4 military bases. The T-4 base, also known as the Tiyas military air base, is located approximately 50 kilometers west of Tadmur.

The statement added that the two bases contained "military capabilities," without providing further details about the nature of the targets or the extent of the damage caused by the bombing.

Earlier last week, the Israeli occupation army launched an airstrike targeting the Mukhaybar Bridge in the Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali area of the Homs countryside, near the Syrian-Lebanese border. This attack is part of its ongoing aggression against Syrian territory since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, alleging that those in charge of the Syrian government pose a threat to it.

A young man was killed early Tuesday morning after Israeli occupation forces opened fire with live ammunition at a commercial store in the city of Qalqilya.

Local sources confirmed that Baraa Yousef Maskawi was killed by Israeli occupation forces in Qalqilya, before his body was seized. Security sources reported that other citizens were injured.

Special forces units, accompanied by military reinforcements, stormed the city from its eastern and northern entrances, raided the al-Naqqar neighborhood, and surrounded a commercial store in the western area where the martyr was staying. They demanded via loudspeakers that he surrender.

The occupation forces fired heavy gunfire at the besieged shop, followed by the launching of Energa missiles, until the young man, Maskawi, was killed. His body was seized. The martyr was a freed prisoner who was released at the end of last year after spending 22 months in captivity.

During the raid and the heavy use of live ammunition, a citizen was injured in the foot by live bullets. He was transferred to Darwish Nazzal Governmental Hospital in the city for treatment, where his injury was described as moderate. A young man, Islam Mustafa Abu Bakr, was also arrested and taken to an unknown location.

The government media office in Gaza categorically denied on Monday reports circulating that Israel had instructed foreign medical delegations to leave the Strip immediately, warning that "spreading rumors further complicates the difficult humanitarian situation in Gaza."

The office confirmed in a statement that this news is "incorrect and falls within the category of rumours."

According to the office's statement, "Some activists and amateurs are circulating rumors and allegations that the Israeli occupation has informed all foreign medical delegations of the need to leave the Gaza Strip immediately."

The office confirmed "categorically," after direct communication with international medical and non-medical institutions, that "this information is incorrect and merely a rumour."

He called on activists, media professionals, and social media users to "act responsibly and verify news sources before publishing them."

He warned that "spreading rumours could serve the occupation's agenda and further complicate the already difficult humanitarian situation in Gaza."

A Palestinian woman was shot by Israeli occupation forces on Monday evening in Wadi Azzaz, between the towns of Kharas and Surif, northwest of Hebron, in the southern West Bank.

According to local sources, a 30-year-old woman was shot in the back and leg by the occupation forces, and was transferred by Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance crews to the Hebron Governmental Hospital, where medical sources described her injury as moderate.

Hebrew media reported that air raid sirens sounded in the city of Sderot and surrounding areas in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, without providing a precise reason.

For its part, the Israeli occupation army announced that it is investigating the causes of the sirens in the area, noting that the details are still under investigation.

Four citizens were injured and bruised on Monday evening in a settler attack on the village of Susiya, south of Hebron.

According to local sources, four citizens were injured and suffered bruises, with medical sources describing their injuries as moderate, after they repelled an attack launched by armed settlers from the "Susya" settlement, built on citizens' lands and property in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron. The settlers attempted to steal a flock of sheep from the village, while simultaneously firing live ammunition into the air.

The sources added that the occupation forces did not allow ambulances to reach the injured, and that the settlers destroyed citizens' property, water tanks, and vehicles.

In a related context, local sources reported that settlers attacked a citizen's home in the Ashkara area, southeast of Yatta, threw stones at his house and assaulted him, causing him to suffer bruises for which he was treated in the field.

The Israeli occupation army renewed its warning to residents of the Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun areas in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday evening.

The army announced in a statement that this warning came before the airstrike, calling on civilians to move immediately to western shelters.

He pointed out that Palestinian resistance factions are launching rockets from civilian areas, claiming that the area has been warned several times in the past.

Israeli occupation forces stormed the towns of Issawiya, Shuafat, and Beit Hanina in Jerusalem on Monday evening, raiding the home of a Palestinian prisoner and the homes of former prisoners.

The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that occupation forces raided the homes of released detainees Khaled Halabi, Murad al-Rajabi, and Moab Abu Khdeir in the towns of Shuafat and Beit Hanina, as well as the home of detainee Anwar Obeid in Issawiya.

It added, "During these raids, the occupation forces conducted extensive searches inside homes and imposed fines amounting to thousands of shekels on released detainees."

It noted that "this escalation comes within the framework of a systematic policy pursued by the occupation authorities against released detainees in Jerusalem, which includes ongoing restrictions, repeated raids on their homes, and the imposition of fines, in addition to their repeated summons for interrogation and detention for varying periods under various pretexts."

It continued, "These measures are accompanied by a systematic incitement campaign targeting released detainees, with the aim of disrupting their daily lives and keeping them under security and economic pressure."

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Minister Badr Abdel Aty discussed, in a phone call with US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, today (Monday), developments in the Gaza Strip and efforts to consolidate the ceasefire agreement.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry added in a statement: "The call addressed the joint efforts undertaken by Egypt, the United States, and Qatar to release the hostages, achieve a ceasefire, de-escalate the situation, and consolidate and implement the ceasefire agreement in Gaza."

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry continued, saying that the two sides also emphasized "continuing joint action to achieve security, peace, and stability in the Middle East, ensuring that the region is free of conflicts and wars."

Israel abandoned the ceasefire agreement last week when it resumed attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing hundreds after weeks of relative calm following an agreement reached in January.

Air raid sirens sounded this evening in several settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip, including Nir Am and Zikim, amid the sound of violent explosions in the area.

The Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks on Sderot, Netiv Ha'asara, Zikim, and the Gaza Strip settlements.

The Israeli occupation army announced in a statement that it had intercepted two rockets fired after sirens were activated in the settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip.

There are no reports of injuries or damage so far.

The Al-Qassam Brigades released a video of two detainees speaking about the conditions they endured during their captivity. One of them said, "The attacks will lead to our death," adding that the Israeli occupation government's decision to "attack Gaza will lead to our demise."

The detainee noted that conditions were difficult after the crossings were closed, as there was no food and no safe place. However, he emphasized that "Hamas members were keen to provide everything we needed and requested."

The detainee criticized the Israeli occupation's policies, saying, "It's enough that the government is silencing people," calling for the detainees who were with him to be allowed to leave and express their opinions.

He called on "the detainees to come out and be given a chance to express their opinions," and "they must explain to everyone what we were going through."

The detainee concluded his speech by saying, "I was hoping to be released to my wife in a few weeks, but I haven't been released yet."

Four citizens were killed and others injured on Monday evening when Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a house south of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

According to local sources, Israeli warplanes bombed the home of the al-Najjar family in the Qizan al-Najjar area south of Khan Yunis, killing four civilians and wounding others, including children. The wounded were taken to Nasser Hospital in the city.

A citizen was also killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a house in the center of Khan Yunis, and a number of citizens were injured when Israeli warplanes bombed tents housing displaced people in the Batn al-Sameen area, west of the city.

Medical sources announced the deaths of more than 50 citizens in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

Earlier, five civilians, including journalist Hussam Shabat, were killed and others were injured when the occupation forces bombed a vehicle in northern Gaza. Journalist Mohammed Mansour was also killed when the occupation forces bombed a house south of Khan Yunis.

The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 50,082, and the number of injuries to 113,408 since October 7, 2023.

The Israeli occupation army said on Monday evening that, in cooperation with the General Security Service (Shin Bet), it targeted more than 100 small trucks that it claimed were used by Hamas in carrying out the October 7, 2023 attack.

"The Israeli army and the Shin Bet have attacked more than 100 small trucks across the Gaza Strip so far (Monday), which were used by Hamas militants in terrorist activities," he claimed in a statement posted on his official website.

It awdded, "The destroyed pickup trucks were used by Hamas militants in the bloody massacre on October 7, and from which the militants invaded Israeli territory," he claimed.

It claimed that these vehicles were used to carry out "terrorist operations and transport weapons."

On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked military bases and settlements near Gaza, killing and capturing Israelis. This was in response to "the daily crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people and their holy sites, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque," according to the movement.

Israeli officials consider what happened on October 7 to be the greatest Israeli intelligence and military failure, causing significant damage to Israel's image and its military worldwide.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 163,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.

Israeli occupation forces demolished commercial warehouses in the village of Mansoura, south of Jenin, on Monday evening.

According to local sources, Israeli bulldozers, backed by military vehicles, demolished three warehouses at the entrance to the village of Mansoura, on the road between Nablus and Jenin, on the pretext of lacking permits.

Earlier today, occupation forces demolished three shops in the town of Barta'a, northwest of Jenin.

The Israeli occupation's aggression against Jenin Governorate has continued for 63 days, with occupation forces intensifying their raids on Jenin's towns and villages and launching a wide-scale campaign of raids and arrests.

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir launched a major attack on Monday against Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, who is facing immediate dismissal, accusing him of attempting a "coup."

For weeks, the Israeli political arena has been riven by escalating disagreements between the right-wing bloc in the government led by Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). The dispute culminated in Ben-Gvir's dismissal, but the judiciary has frozen the decision pending appeals. The crisis intensified after Hebrew media revealed a document showing that the General Security Service (Shin Bet), led by Ronen Bar, had conducted an investigation into extremist infiltration within the Israeli police, which reports to Ben-Gvir.

Ben-Gvir called for Bar to be investigated over a document Israeli media reported was issued last September, in which he stated, "We have classified the spread of the extreme right in law enforcement institutions as a dangerous phenomenon, and preventing it is part of the Shin Bet's mission. Given the involvement of political echelons, this must be done with utmost caution."

According to the document, Barr instructed the agency's personnel to continue collecting evidence and testimonies regarding "the involvement of the political level in the actions of the security level, which led to the illegal use of force."

The revelation of this investigation by far-right journalist Amit Segal on Channel 12, coinciding with a meeting of the Israeli Security Cabinet on Sunday, prompted Ben-Gvir to attack the head of the Shin Bet.

"Spying on politicians"

While Ben-Gvir claimed to have learned of the document from his advisors, Israeli sources confirmed, according to Channel 13, that he had seen it after it was published on Channel 12, and that he had seized the opportunity to attack Bar, asking him during a cabinet meeting whether he was responsible for it. Bar vehemently denied this and stressed that he had not issued any orders to investigate him.

According to Channel 13, the extremist minister left the meeting room, then returned minutes later, carrying the documents and throwing them on the cabinet table. He said, in words reported by ministers present at the meeting: “We are talking about a lying, criminal head of the Shin Bet, whose place is in prison, not here... He heads a secret agency that spies on the political level, orders the collection of information about them to incriminate them, and is trying to carry out a coup.”

Netanyahu disavows

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office quickly denied that he had instructed the head of the Shin Bet to investigate Ben-Gvir, describing the incident as a "blatant hoax" and describing it as "undermining democracy, an attempt to bring down the right-wing government, and resembling what takes place in repressive regimes."

The Shin Bet also denied last night the existence of such an investigation, but did not rule out the possibility that the agency was looking into the matter.

Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper revealed on Monday that Netanyahu had received information from Bar about extremist infiltration within the police last June and asked him to provide conclusive evidence and coordinate with Ben-Gvir, but the Shin Bet chief failed to comply. The newspaper reported that Bar told ministers during a cabinet meeting yesterday: "The ministers are accusing me of treason and tomorrow they will threaten to execute me."

This escalating crisis comes amid a series of problems plaguing the Israeli political arena, including the dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, which has prompted opponents of Israel's right-wing government to escalate their protests, calling for mass demonstrations to reject these measures.

Protests continue in Israel amid ongoing petitions to the Supreme Court against the dismissal of Bar and Miara.

Israel's Supreme Court will hold a hearing on April 8 to consider the appeals against the government's decision regarding Bar, while another hearing will be scheduled regarding the petitions to dismiss Mayara.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on Monday that his country does not want a confrontation with Türkiye in Syria or anywhere else.

This came during a press conference with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaya Kallas in West Jerusalem.

Asked about Türkiye's influence in Syria, Sa'ar said, "We do not want to confront Türkiye in Syria or anywhere else."

On Sunday, Hebrew media outlets, including the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth and Channel 12, reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would hold a meeting with security officials regarding Syria "to discuss the growing Turkish influence" there after the fall of the Baath regime on December 8.

Media outlets added that Netanyahu is "following with concern the rapprochement between the new administration in Syria and Turkey," and that he will discuss what they called "increasing Turkish hegemony in Syria" at the security meeting.

Meanwhile, the Walla news website claimed that the Syrian government is in talks with Türkiye to hand over a military base in the Palmyra area of Homs province in exchange for economic, military, and political aid.

The website said that what it called the "Turkish military presence" that can be seen east of Homs "seriously concerns Israel."

Israeli violations of Syrian sovereignty continue, even though the new Syrian administration, led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa, has not threatened Tel Aviv in any way.

On December 8, 2024, Syrian factions took control of the country, ending 61 years of Baath Party rule and 53 years of Assad family rule.

Since 1967, Israel has occupied most of the Golan Heights. It exploited the current situation in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, occupying the Syrian buffer zone and declaring the collapse of the 1974 disengagement agreement between the two sides.

March 24, 2025 – Ramallah, Palestine

Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC) announced today that its secondary offering to shareholders was significantly oversubscribed by 81%, surpassing the targeted capital of USD 30 million to reach USD 54.3 Million. This strong response reflects shareholder confidence in the company’s strategic vision and long-term resilience despite the severe economic and geopolitical challenges facing Palestine and the region.

In his statement, APIC’s Chairman and CEO Tarek Omar Aggad, emphasized that the success of the offering reflects shareholder trust in the company’s ability to navigate adversity while driving sustainable growth. “We are deeply humbled by this overwhelming vote of confidence from our shareholders,” Aggad stated. “Our shareholders’ steadfast belief in APIC’s future, even in these trying times and uncertainty, affirms the strength of our company and the resilience of Palestine’s business community.”

Aggad added that the additional capital of USD 30 million will fortify the company's financial position, enhance liquidity and support the expansion plans of its subsidiaries. It will also provide greater financial flexibility, ensuring the company can navigate challenges efficiently and effectively. APIC remains committed to its strategic vision of investing in key economic sectors that contribute to Palestine’s economic growth while expanding the footprint of its subsidiaries, both regionally and globally.

APIC is a public shareholding investment company listed on the Palestine Exchange (PEX: APIC). It holds diversified investments across the manufacturing, trade, distribution and service sectors in Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Turkey through its group of subsidiaries and affiliates: Siniora Food Industries Company; Unipal General Trading Company; Palestine Automobile Company; Medical Supplies and Services Company; National Aluminum and Profiles Company (NAPCO); Reema Hygienic Paper Company; Sky Advertising and  Promotion Company; Arab Leasing Company; Qudra Renewable Energy Solutions and Arab Palestinian Storage and Cooling Company, employing over 3200 staff through its group of subsidiaries. For more information, visit https://apic.ps/

The Arab Parliament affirmed that the continued Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, with impunity, coupled with international silence and double standards in dealing with these crimes, represents the greatest threat to all international human rights conventions.

In a speech delivered by MP Alawi Al-Basha, Vice Chairman of the Parliament's Legislative, Legal and Human Rights Affairs Committee, during the Arab Human Rights Day celebrations, the Arab Parliament called on the international community to take a serious stance to restore the status and respect of international humanitarian law.

He pointed out that this year's celebration of Arab Human Rights Day comes amid a painful reality in which all the rights of the Palestinian people are being violated, most notably their right to life, due to the massacres and genocidal war perpetrated by the brutal occupying entity, amidst shameful international silence that constitutes a stain on the brow of all humanity.