The war of the extremist occupation government, which began with the systematic destruction of cities and camps in the West Bank, similar to what happened in the Gaza Strip, to practice and escalate its aggression, practice ethnic cleansing, and commit war crimes in the West Bank, especially in Tubas, in addition to the ongoing aggression and destruction in Jenin and its camp, and Tulkarm and its camps, and the decision of the occupation army and its issuance of military orders to demolish 24 residential buildings in the Jenin camp, which house hundreds of families, will keep the region in a spiral of violence and escalation, as the occupation government defies the entire world through its insistence on violating international law and international legitimacy resolutions.
 Committing execution crimes in the Jenin Governorate, where the occupation units killed two Palestinian youths despite their complete surrender and without posing any threat to the soldiers, and this crime constitutes a flagrant violation of the rules of international humanitarian law and human rights, and amounts to a war crime and a crime against humanity according to international standards.
 The field killing of the two young men violates the texts of the four Geneva Conventions, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the United Nations principles on the use of force, and also falls within the scope of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as a war crime and a crime against humanity, especially if it is part of a systematic pattern of violence in the West Bank.
 The occupying state has, in recent years, amended the rules of engagement to allow its soldiers to use lethal force even in the absence of any real threat, and to shoot at people after they have been controlled or surrendered, which is inconsistent with the rules of international law and the principles of proportionality and distinction, and there must be an urgent and independent international investigation into the field execution crime, and the file must be referred to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, and immediate international protection must be provided to the Palestinian people, and the States Parties to the Geneva Conventions must bear their legal responsibilities and oblige the occupying state to stop its violations.
 The crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing committed by the occupation army on the instructions of its military and political leadership, which claimed the lives of tens of thousands of innocent people, will not achieve security and stability for anyone, and will not give any legitimacy to any action taken by the occupation authorities, and that these policies have become a systematic approach that cannot be justified by any pretext.
 The Israeli occupation has caused the killing of more than 70,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, and destroyed an entire society by targeting infrastructure and institutions and depriving Palestinians of normal life, and that Israel is still placing obstacles in the way of efforts to stop the fire, bring in aid and rebuild, and the main goal is no longer just stopping the fire, but rather a permanent settlement and the embodiment of the independent Palestinian state, and strengthening international recognition of the Palestinian state as it represents a pivotal step to enhance the chances of peace and stability.
 The occupation government seeks, through these and other practices, to undermine efforts to stop the fire in the Gaza Strip and the attacks in the West Bank, and to end any opportunity to achieve security and stability in the region, and to start a political process based on international legitimacy to end the occupation, and the international community must bear its responsibilities towards these serious violations and bring everyone who is proven to have committed crimes against the Palestinian people to the war crimes court and take urgent action to stop the ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people, and the American administration must intervene immediately and firmly to force Israel to stop its open war against the Palestinian people, and stop settler terrorism that threatens to ignite the region.

The Israeli army violates the ceasefire agreement hundreds of times, resulting in the death and injury of hundreds of Palestinians.

The British newspaper The Times said that Israel is considering withdrawing its defense and security cooperation with the United Kingdom if British Prime Minister Keir Starmer proceeds with recognizing the Palestinian state, in a move to pressure London and push it to change its position. Unnamed diplomatic sources told the newspaper that Benjamin Netanyahu's government is considering this response as one of a range of options if Britain proceeds with recognizing Palestine next month, while an official warned Britain and other countries considering diplomatic recognition to "carefully study the consequences of such a step," as he put it.

Another diplomatic source told the newspaper, "London should be careful because Bibi (Netanyahu) and his ministers have cards they can play as well. Israel values its partnership with the United Kingdom, but recent decisions mean it is under pressure, and the United Kingdom has a lot to lose if the Israeli government decides to take steps in response to that."

Israel rejected Starmer's decision, accusing him of giving Hamas "a reward for terrorism" if he proceeds with recognizing the Palestinian state "outside the peace process and before the release of the remaining hostages," as it claimed. Starmer stated that Britain will recognize the State of Palestine next month unless Israel allows more aid to enter Gaza, stops annexing land in the West Bank, agrees to a ceasefire, and participates in a long-term peace process.

It is not excluded that these unidentified officials are directly linked to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has pursued such a policy over the past two years with a number of media outlets around the world to pass on certain messages. The officials' statements, which were published in The Times newspaper on Thursday evening, came after Netanyahu announced on Thursday that he intends to occupy the entire Gaza Strip, before the Ministerial Cabinet "the Cabinet" approved Netanyahu's plan to occupy the Strip.

"The Times": Britain hires an American spy plane to monitor the Gaza Strip

While a British government spokesman declined to comment "on anonymously sourced speculation on intelligence matters," experts warned that withdrawing defense and security cooperation with Britain would have significant economic and security implications for both countries. The newspaper spoke of the cooperation provided by Israeli intelligence and "its provision of highly important information to British intelligence agencies about Iranian-backed threats in the United Kingdom" at a time when Britain is witnessing significant threats such as Russian threats. It also spoke of the United Kingdom's use of Israeli-made drones in surveillance operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, praising their contribution to preserving the lives of British soldiers in both countries.

Defense cooperation is also well-established between the two countries; Israeli companies sell weapons systems, spare parts, and software to British companies such as BAE Systems. Israeli companies are also deeply integrated into British defense industry supply chains and represent a significant part of the overall trade partnership between the two countries, which is worth six billion pounds and supports 38,000 jobs, according to The Times.

The newspaper said that members of the Israeli government are divided on whether relations with Britain should be cut, while warning that this would negatively affect the Israeli economy because its exports far outweigh its imports, and would end the assistance provided by the British army to operate Royal Air Force aircraft over Gaza to help find the missing Israeli detainees.

The Israeli embassy in London warned that any recognition of a Palestinian state is in fact "a reward for Hamas," but it refrained from commenting on the study of intelligence relations until September, according to the newspaper, while an official at the embassy said, "This unhelpful step will certainly not contribute to deepening mutually beneficial relations between Israel and those who promote this agenda of bad faith." The newspaper quoted experts as saying that Israel will not proceed with its plans to halt defense cooperation given the extent of mutual intelligence sharing, as well as the economic situation and its intelligence implications, amid expectations that it will use it as a threat in an attempt to force a change in their position on recognizing the Palestinian state.

The Israeli cabinet's decision to occupy Gaza City and displace its residents to camps is facing increasing international rejection, amid a genocidal war and a massive humanitarian disaster that includes killing and starvation in the besieged sector. Germany, Britain, Italy, New Zealand and Australia have rejected Israeli plans to occupy Gaza.

A joint statement issued by the foreign ministries of the five countries stated that the invasion would exacerbate the humanitarian situation, endanger the lives of hostages, and could lead to mass displacement of civilians. Moreover, this plan may constitute a violation of international humanitarian law. The partners called on the international community to seek a permanent ceasefire and deliver aid to the affected population in the Gaza Strip, and demanded that Hamas immediately release the hostages.

The statement clarified that the only way to lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians is a two-state solution. He added that achieving this requires the complete disarmament of Hamas and its removal from any governmental responsibility, while the Palestinian Authority plays a pivotal role in any future government in the Gaza Strip. Israel rejects this.

Germany announced in a separate statement that it would suspend the export of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza. In a statement, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Israel has "the right to defend itself against Hamas terrorism," but expressed concern about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dramatic escalation of the conflict.

Merz explained that "the most brutal military action launched by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, which was approved by the Israeli government last night, makes it increasingly difficult, from the German government's point of view, to achieve these goals."

For his part, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the Israeli government's plans are "wrong, and we urge them to reconsider them immediately." He added, according to NBC News, "This action will not contribute to ending this conflict or ensuring the release of the hostages, but will only lead to more bloodshed."

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, supported the United Kingdom's position, saying that "the expanded military operation must be reconsidered." She called for the release of all hostages, the provision of "immediate and unhindered" humanitarian aid to Gaza, and a ceasefire. For its part, Belgium announced the summoning of its Belgian ambassador.

The Israeli decision also faced the objection of a group of Arab countries on Friday. Jordan described the Israeli government's plans as an attempt to "entrench its occupation" of the Palestinian territories. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in a telephone call with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, affirmed his country's support for the Palestinian people and its opposition to any attempt to displace them.

Likewise, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced its strong condemnation of Netanyahu's move. The Kingdom warned that the international community's continued failure to intervene to stop the Israeli aggression threatens global peace and "portends dire consequences."

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also condemned Israel's unilateral decision to control Gaza City and described it as a flagrant violation of international law and the United Nations Charter. The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday that Israel's actions also jeopardize the prospects for achieving peace in the Middle East and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, according to the Indonesian news agency Antara News.

The ministry continued that the International Court of Justice affirmed that Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories is illegal and that Israel has no sovereignty over the Palestinian territories. Therefore, no action taken by Israel can change the legal status of the Palestinian territories.

The ministry added that Indonesia also urges the UN Security Council and the international community to take concrete steps to stop illegal Israeli actions.

The (Cabinet) had approved on Thursday-Friday night the security plan presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to occupy the Gaza Strip, according to the Prime Minister's Office. The office said in a statement that under this plan, the Israeli army "is preparing to take control of Gaza City while distributing humanitarian aid to civilians outside the combat zones."

The statement added that "the Security Cabinet approved, in a majority vote, five principles for ending the war: disarming Hamas, returning all prisoners - alive and dead, disarming the Gaza Strip, Israeli security control over the Gaza Strip, and establishing an alternative civil administration that does not belong to Hamas or the Palestinian Authority." The statement affirmed that "an overwhelming majority of government ministers considered that the alternative plan" that was presented to the Cabinet for consideration "will not defeat Hamas and will not return the prisoners."

Details of what happened in the Israeli Cabinet session to make the decision to occupy Gaza

Thousands of Israelis had demonstrated in front of Netanyahu's office in occupied Jerusalem and other locations on Thursday-Friday night, protesting the plan to expand military operations. The official Hebrew Broadcasting Corporation said that the Israeli police suppressed demonstrators who closed the Ayalon (main) street in the center of Tel Aviv, and used wastewater to disperse them and reopen the street. The demonstrations were attended by families of prisoners held in Gaza, and former detainees released by Hamas.

Since the beginning of the genocide on October 7, 2023, the Israeli army controlled Gaza City before withdrawing from most of its neighborhoods in April 2024, after announcing the "destruction of Hamas' infrastructure." With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, which includes killing, starvation, destruction and forced displacement, ignoring all international appeals and orders from the International Court of Justice to stop it. The genocide has left about 206,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 9,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced people and a famine that has claimed the lives of many.

The American website "Axios" said that US President Donald Trump's envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkow, will meet with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani today, Saturday, in Spain to discuss a plan to end the war on Gaza and release the Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas.

The meeting comes in the wake of the Israeli occupation government's announcement of its intention to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, through a plan approved by the Security Council on Thursday night, Friday, which faced widespread international opposition and sharp criticism.

The Associated Press reported, on Friday, that Arab officials said that the Qatari and Egyptian mediators are preparing a new draft agreement on Gaza that would include the release of all Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas, living and dead, in exchange for ending the war and the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from the Gaza Strip.

"Associated Press": Qatar and Egypt are working on a new draft agreement on Gaza

The two officials, whose names and capacities were not revealed by the agency, added that efforts to reach a new ceasefire agreement are supported by major Gulf countries, noting that one of the officials is directly involved in the negotiations, while the second received a briefing on the efforts being made, according to the "Associated Press." Both officials also spoke about the Gulf countries' concerns about the threat to the region's stability in the event that Israel re-occupies the Gaza Strip.

The "Associated Press" stated, in the report it published in its English version, that work is still underway on the new framework, and that it aims to address the contentious issue, especially the "Hamas" weapon, which the movement adheres to, while the occupation insists on disarming it. The same agency quoted the official directly involved in the efforts to reach an agreement as saying that the talks are about "freezing the weapon," explaining that this may mean keeping Hamas with the weapons it possesses and refraining from using them. It also reported that the new framework calls on the movement to "relinquish power in the sector."

(Reuters, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed)

Displacement, whether forced or voluntary, is a red line for Egypt.

The occupation soldiers assaulted the young man, Rabih Fshafsheh, after his arrest from the town of Misliya.

Microsoft helped remove evidence of the extensive surveillance practiced by the occupation against Palestinians.

Netanyahu: Israel will not tolerate any harm to its soldiers.

The second phase of the Gaza agreement is moving forward... and will be implemented soon.

Israel continues to carry out ground incursions and air strikes that have killed civilians and destroyed military sites and vehicles.

Netanyahu is trying to turn the ceasefire agreement into a surrender agreement that allows him to continue the aggression without a field price.

Hamas cannot remain in Gaza, and getting rid of it will be either through an international force or the hard way.

It is necessary for all parties to abide by the agreement and not jeopardize it.

The resolution reflects a renewed international consensus on the justice of the Palestinian cause and a rejection of the continuation of the occupation.

I have been conducting some discussions with several Hamas leaders about the issue of disarming. I have been asked many times by people from all over the world, including lots of Israelis and Palestinians if I believe that Hamas will give up its weapons.  The short answer is yes, the longer answer follows:

The main reason why I say yes is because Hamas has no real support in Gaza any more. With the exception of those who might still be receiving some money form Hamas, or making money because of Hamas, the overwhelming number of Gazans would be very happy never to see anyone from Hamas ever again.  My understanding is that most Gazans blame Israel for all of the death and destruction, but they hold Hamas responsible. It is because most Gazans seeing Hamas as responsible for what has happened to them, many of the remaining Hamas fighters with weapons have said that they need to hold on to their weapons to protect themselves and their families from angry Gazans. This should not be underestimated as Gazan struggle everyday just to survive. 

In one of my very recent chats with a Hamas leader (not Ghazi Hamad) I asked: Would Hamas turn over their weapons to a new Palestinian police force in Gaza working under the new technocratic Palestinian governing committee? Would Hamas agree to "freeze" the weapons which is the term that was used by Hamas in the negotiations? In Northern Ireland, the armed groups turned over their weapons to an agreed third party, who in their presence buried the weapons and poured cement over them, this way the other side in the conflict could not ever use the weapons that they gave up. Could something like this be possible - on the condition that Israel fully withdraws to the international border?

This was his answer: 

• “We are not obligated now to provide a position specifically regarding the weapons.”
• “In the first stage, we implemented everything that was required from us, while the occupation violated and obstructed all the issues required from it.”
• “Therefore, any discussion about the second stage must be a single comprehensive package, not one isolated point.”
• “We have previously said that weapons must be regulated, and that only the weapons of the government or the official administration in Gaza should appear, along with a long-term truce.”

There is an implied message within that Hamas will give up their weapons, or at least the “offensive weapons” as American mediators have described the process. But if that will happen there are also political conditions that must materialize on the ground.  This makes a lot of sense.  Hamas will never admit defeat. Hamas declared victory after the war ended. Hamas will never surrender to Israel and will never surrender their weapons to Israel. 

I would like to refer to a written exchange I had with Lord John Alderdice who was directly involved in the Northern Ireland peace process and in the decommissioning of weapons there. (John Thomas Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, is a Northern Ireland politician. He was the Speaker and a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast from 1998 to 2004 and 1998 to 2003, respectively). Lord John wrote: 

The first thing is that the decommissioning of weapons in Ireland took place after there was a comprehensive political agreement - the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.  There is no such agreement between in Israel/Palestine.  The Trump set of propositions is little more than a wish-list.  The second thing is that the decommissioning took place in a context where the British Government had agreed a detailed process of de-militarization with the Irish Government and that was monitored by us in the IMC.  There is no such agreement by Israel and the IDF.  Thirdly, organizations are rarely prepared to seriously consider decommissioning their weapons when they feel that they still need them for self-defence.  This is clearly relevant to Hamas currently.

These are all very relevant points and when placed in the Israel-Gaza context, or the Israel-Palestine context we should understand. As long as there remains an Israeli military presence inside of Gaza, or as long as Israel control the points of entry and exit to and from Gaza it is very unlikely that Hamas will agree to enter into any process of disarmament of decommissioning of its weapons.

These are the minimal conditions that I believe are necessary to fulfill in order to get Hamas to comply with the demand of Israel and the United States (and most Gazans) to turn over their weapons to a third party (be it Palestinian or a foreign commission):

• There must be a functioning Palestinian government in Gaza responsible for the day-to-day affairs as specified in the Trump plan and the UNSC Resolution.
   
   
• There must be a new Palestinian police/security force deployed and working subordinate to the new Palestinian Gaza government.
   
   
• There must be the deployment of the International Stabilization Force serving as a physical buffer against Israeli attacks or incursions into Gaza.
   
   
• The blockade on Gaza must come to an end. Goods and people must be allowed to enter and to exit Gaza as people do all around the world – with the necessary security precautions, but Gaza must be open to the world and open for Gazans.
   
   
• There must be a full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza to the international border. (My understanding is that Hamas will agree to a no-entry security perimeter along the Israel-Gaza border, even with short to kill orders, but without any physical presence of Israeli troops inside of Gaza. 

In some of my communications with Hamas leaders, some have said that a broader political process towards ending the occupation (of 1967) must be happening for Hamas to give up its “armed resistance”.  I am not sure that this is what the Americans understand from their conversations with the mediators.  There is no doubt that the mediators will have a very important role to play vis-à-vis Hamas to ensure that there is a process of disarmament. I don’t believe that any Israeli government will agree to a situation where Hamas continues to hold offensive weapons in Gaza and to maintain an underground infrastructure which could be rebuilt and further threaten Israel. 

I don’t think that any conversations have been conducted with Hamas on the continuation of their armed struggle in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. As we begin to enter into Phase 2 of the ceasefire agreement, the entire focus has been on Gaza. Hamas sees the struggle for liberation going beyond Gaza and anyone who follows the Hamas telegram accounts, especially Hamas West Bank (in Arabic) can easily see that nothing has changed for Hamas regarding the use of violence against Israelis in the West Bank. Hamas has little political and military infrastructure in the West Bank and many of the known Hamas leaders from the West Bank are in prison – either in Israel or in the Palestinian Authority prisons. Nonetheless, the West Bank command of Hamas is operated from outside and financial and other material resources make their way into the West Bank. Also, although public support for Hamas in the West Bank is on the decline, as long as the horrible situation continues to exist in the West Bank (more than 1000 Palestinian killed in the past two years by violent settlers and soldiers, some 130 new settlement outposts built in the past two years, thousands of olive trees destroyed by violent settlers, homes, cars and private Palestinian property being burned and attacked on a regular basis and Palestinian private land being confiscated by settlers with IDF support, a collapsing economy and a Palestinian banking system on the verge of collapse as a result of policies dictated by Israel’s Finance Minister Smootrich, and more), Hamas and other groups supporting violence against Israel will continue to exist. 

In summary – the decommissioning of Hamas weapons is possible but it will take more time and other elements of the ceasefire agreement must be implemented in order for that to happen. The issue of Hamas disarmament is part of a wider political process that must happen in order for Hamas to cooperate with the process of turning over it weapons. 

The resolution affirms the UN's responsibility towards Palestine and calls for an end to the Israeli occupation.

Children constitute a large proportion of the injuries, with more than 10,000 children suffering from severe disability-causing injuries.

The remains handed over by Hamas do not belong to either of the last two remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip.

In a development that once again reflects the imbalance of power in the region and the encroachment of Israeli influence at the expense of the sovereignty of Arab states, political and diplomatic sources in Baghdad revealed that the U.S. special envoy, Tom Barak, conveyed a clear warning to Iraqi officials that Israel may carry out strikes inside Iraq against militias it accuses of sympathizing with or coordinating with Hezbollah. However, the major irony lies not in the threat itself, but in the way Washington is handling this behavior, as it has transformed it from a "condemned" party to one that is offered political and intelligence facilitation without accountability.

Diplomacy of Warning: Israeli Threats in an American Tongue

According to the sources, Barak arrived in Baghdad with a harsher tone than what Arab capitals are accustomed to from American officials. He conveyed an Israeli message stating that Iraq has become, in Tel Aviv's view, "a battleground at the heart of the confrontation equation," and that any activity by factions that Israel sees as an extension of Iran or Hezbollah will be met with precise strikes within Iraqi territory.

It is noteworthy that Washington, instead of rejecting Israeli behavior or warning of its serious implications for regional stability, chose to be a facilitator and enabler of it, raising questions about Iraq's position in American calculations and the extent to which the United States respects the sovereignty of its allies that it claims to support.

An Iraqi diplomatic source confirmed that Barak's tone was "strikingly sharp," and that the message seemed more like a political dictate than an exchange of information. Despite Baghdad's denial of any activities by factions that pose a threat beyond the country's borders, the American warning placed the government in front of a new equation: either comply with the pressures from Washington and Tel Aviv, or face military escalation that directly affects Iraqi sovereignty.

Threatened Sovereignty... and Washington as the Political Cover

Iraqis are well aware that Israel has previously carried out airstrikes inside Iraq, most of which it has not officially acknowledged, while the United States has remained silent or provided indirect justifications. With the latest warning, Washington appears to be reproducing the same equation: unconditional support for Israel, even at the expense of Iraq's stability, sovereignty, and internal security.

The Iraqi government, caught between Washington and Tehran, understands that any Israeli strike—even if limited—will exacerbate internal tensions, provide armed factions with a pretext for escalation, and embarrass Baghdad in front of public opinion, which views Israeli attacks as a direct insult to national sovereignty. Nevertheless, Washington shows no sensitivity to this reality, continuing its role as a "biased mediator" that gives Israel the green light in all directions.

Israeli Calculations: Iraq as an Open Arena with No Political Cost

From an Israeli perspective, the calculations are clear: any Iraqi faction that may provide logistical or intelligence support to Hezbollah is a threat that must be preemptively struck. However, what gives Tel Aviv the audacity to expand its operations beyond its borders is a firm belief that Washington will cover it no matter what it does, and that any violation of Iraqi sovereignty will be met with the usual American justification or silence.

Israel, which follows a "preventive strike" strategy, does not find itself obliged to explain or justify anything, as long as the United States guarantees it complete political cover in the Security Council, in the Western media, and in military coordination systems.

The American message indicates that Washington now sees Iraq as part of the Iranian influence network that it fears will expand, but the irony is that Washington uses this assessment to justify Israeli attacks instead of containing the tension. This shift in the American approach towards Iraq reveals the fragility of its relationship with its allies in the region, where pressure and threats have become substitutes for traditional diplomacy.

Moreover, the current Iraqi moment, marked by the weakness of state centrality in the face of armed faction influence, leaves the country exposed to any external intervention. American policies since 2003 have contributed to creating an unstable security environment, and today Washington uses the results it helped create to justify Israel's encroachment within Iraqi territory.

As for Israel, it views Iraqi factions as an extension of Iranian regional capabilities and seizes any opportunity to impose new equations by force. If Israel were not politically insulated from the American side, it would not have taken a single step towards carrying out military operations outside its borders.

This situation raises an existential question for Iraq: Can it decide its fate outside the will of major powers? Can it prevent Israel from turning it into a free arena for settling regional scores? The answer depends on Baghdad's ability to rebuild state institutions and its capacity to reject American dictates that no longer consider Iraq's interests or security.

Iraq Faces an Unjust Equation

Experts believe that the

It is five, rolling between the plains and valleys, from the heights of the mountains, in the cities, villages, and the five towns after which the operation is named, in Tubas, stretched under the planes and drones and the harsh landing operations on its fertile land.

But the operation, as usual, does not stop at borders, nor is it constrained by restrictions; it narrows and expands with the rope of pretexts that has been loosened on its edge, to confine people to narrow areas within the cities, after confiscating vast spaces of their plains, their encampments, and their sheep pastures, in the area extending to the riverbanks, which covers tens of thousands of dunams.

The elderly Likud member, along with his partners in the coalition of nibbling, annexation, erasure, burning, and resolution, does not cease to openly express the desires for control and dreams of expansion, which aim to connect the Jordan Valley with the Green Line, and work on reducing the geography and demography there, so that the settlers, who today hold the reins of power, remain dominant, after the head of the Shin Bet joined the quartet of Netanyahu, Katz, Smotrich, and Ben Gvir, who are indifferent to the international condemnations their policies bring, under the pretext of security, which has become a scapegoat for the operations of terrorism, intimidation, and field executions, that the occupation soldiers and settlers continue to commit, describing them as "acts of rioting," according to the Minister of Defense.

According to a military document, the Israeli army aims, through this operation, to build a wall in the northern Jordan Valley, 22 kilometers long and 50 meters wide, separating the villages from the settlements and isolating them from each other, and any buildings in its path will be demolished.

In parallel with the villages and towns of Tubas, the stones roll to Tamoun, which the occupation announced a siege on and imposed a curfew on its residents, which will witness the same scenes that Tubas experienced; of abuse, arrests, displacement of residents, and destruction of property.

The stones will not stop rolling unless they find someone to rein them in and halt their momentum by imposing deterrent penalties; statements of condemnation and denunciation are not enough, as the perpetrators have gained immunity from their repetition until they have lost their effect... what is happening in the West Bank is a silent annexation, no less severe than what Gaza is experiencing in terms of extermination.

Dr. Hussein Al-Daik: Israel seeks to establish a reality that does not allow for the establishment of any independent Palestinian political entity, but rather limits it to merely service and administrative rights.

Antoine Shalhat: What is happening warns of an extremely dangerous situation as Israel seeks to institutionalize annexation and an apartheid system while preventing any progress towards a two-state solution.

Noor Awda: Israel's strategic goal is to force Palestinians to submit or leave, and what is happening in the West Bank is a clear attempt at ethnic cleansing.

Dr. Amjad Bishkar: The next phase may witness greater escalation in the West Bank as part of a plan aimed at imposing a new reality before the Israeli elections.

Sari Samour: The occupation exploits military operations to confuse the population and divert their attention from a "large settlement project" being worked on in the West Bank.

Nabhan Khreisha: The escalation in the West Bank is part of a long-term strategic pattern aimed at emptying the land of its inhabitants and changing the realities on the ground.

In light of the escalation of military operations and incursions in several governorates, especially in Tubas and the northern Jordan Valley, a clear Israeli strategy is unfolding aimed at dismantling the cohesion of the West Bank on both geographical and social levels, making it a repulsive environment towards displacement, and achieving annexation and imposing Israeli sovereignty.

Writers, political analysts, specialists, and university professors, in separate conversations with "Y," believe that there are systematic attempts to weaken the societal structure: from field executions, house demolitions, to random arrests, closure of civil institutions, control over resources, and practices and assaults by settlers, all of which are seen as part of a larger scheme to create a burdensome submissive environment that pushes towards displacement and lacks the capacity for resistance or collective movement.

They emphasize that all of this is taking place within the context of re-engineering the geopolitical reality of the West Bank, so that all Palestinian communities become fragmented, isolated, and prone to collapse under constant pressure, while the ultimate goal appears to be solidifying a reality that excludes the establishment of any independent Palestinian political entity, reducing the solution to merely service and administrative rights.

Transforming the West Bank into a fragmented, exhausted space

Professor of Political Science and specialist in American affairs and international relations Dr. Hussein Al-Daik warns that the Israeli military operation in Tubas, in particular, and other practices in other areas, reveal a central aspect of the Israeli strategy aimed at geographically and socially dismantling the West Bank, and "transforming it into an exhausted, fragmented space, incapable of producing a unified resistance or political movement in the future."

Al-Daik clarifies that the repeated incursions and invasions of Palestinian villages and towns, accompanied by field executions, random arrests, house demolitions, and closures of institutions, are not merely punitive measures, but tools within a strategic plan targeting the dismantling of the Palestinian social fabric and weakening any environment conducive to resistance.

Al-Daik points out that there are more than a thousand checkpoints in the West Bank, which has made movement between Palestinian cities nearly cut off.

He notes that Israel is simultaneously working to enhance the role of settlers and form organized militias such as "Price Tag" and "Hilltop Youth," arming them with direct support from National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, as part of a project aimed at imposing settlers' control over the land, in coordination with the occupation army.

Al-Daik asserts that what is happening in Tubas is not related to pursuing resistance fighters or carrying out military operations, but is part of a policy of re-engineering the geopolitical reality in the region, given Tubas's border location and its value as the food basket of the West Bank and its proximity to Jenin, which has been a center of resistance action in recent years.

He believes that the occupation seeks to subjugate this sensitive area through systematic operations that reshape Israeli control over it.

He refers to the closure of the offices of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees in Ramallah and Hebron, considering it a "direct assault on Palestinian sovereignty," especially since these institutions are located in areas classified as (A) under Palestinian administrative and security control according to the Oslo Accords.

He affirms that this measure represents a "slap" to Palestinian legitimacy and to the European Union, the United States, and the countries sponsoring the political process, emphasizing that Israel does not place the political solution

The eastern regions of the Gaza Strip witnessed an intensified Israeli military escalation concentrated within the area known as the "yellow line."

Two citizens were martyred and others were injured this evening, Tuesday, in an Israeli occupation artillery shelling of a house in Gaza City.

The samples sent from Gaza do not belong to the remains of any of the remaining deceased abductees.

Many prisoners are released suffering from malnutrition and injuries due to severe physical torture.

We are preparing for this scenario seriously and for all possible contingencies.

The Israeli Central Fund financially supports more than 504 associations and organizations in Israel.

Our teams were able to evacuate 5 injured individuals, including two women and two children, who were shot by the Israeli army.

The Israeli army continues its escalation in the West Bank and detains the bodies of the martyrs.