The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Tuesday that the death toll from the genocide initiated by Israel on October 8, 2023, has risen to 69,182 Palestinian fatalities and 170,694 injuries.

This was stated in its daily statistical report regarding the number of dead and wounded among Palestinians in Gaza due to the Israeli genocide. The ministry reported that hospitals in the sector received '3 martyrs and one injury' within 24 hours.

It did not mention the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the three Palestinians and the injury of the fourth, but previous data from the government media office in Gaza and the 'Hamas' movement confirm that Israel has committed dozens of violations of the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10, 2025.

Israeli occupation forces infiltrated the town of Aytaroun in southern Lebanon early this Tuesday morning and proceeded to blow up houses, continuing Israel's violations of the ceasefire agreement.

The Lebanese news agency reported that "a force from the Israeli occupation army infiltrated the Khanouq area in the town of Aytaroun early this morning and proceeded to rig four houses with explosives and detonate them."

The agency also stated that "an enemy drone dropped a bomb on the town of Al-Dahira, with no injuries reported."

Israel continues to occupy five Lebanese hills in the south that it seized during the last war, in addition to other Lebanese areas it has occupied for decades.

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the Israeli occupation army is set to hold its first international conference next week, with representatives from Arab countries participating, to present "insights and lessons learned" from the genocide against the Gaza Strip and the ground maneuvers.

The authority mentioned the intention to hold the conference in a brief news report, but the "Bhadri Hadreem" website (in the Hadreem rooms) stated that the conference, which is expected to be attended by representatives from about 20 armies, including Arab countries, aims to enhance security cooperation and bolster "Israel's" international standing.

It clarified that participants will take a "tour of the Gaza envelope area and meet fighters and civilians who participated in the battles." It added, "The Israeli army plans to hold its first international conference next week, which is expected to be attended by representatives from about 20 armies, including Arab countries, and the conference will present the lessons learned from the Gaza Strip war and the ground maneuvers."

It was mentioned that "this conference, led by the ground forces and the War Doctrine Division (TabL), will allow senior Israeli army officials to share their insights gained during two years of fighting with their counterparts, and enhance cooperation with foreign armies. In addition to the military aspect, the event also aims to strengthen Israel's diplomatic relations worldwide."

It was explained that this comes "as Israel's standing has eroded due to the war, anti-state protests, genocide accusations, and the suspension of security cooperation with Israel by several countries."

It was noted that "military delegations will attend lectures, visit the Gaza envelope area, and meet fighters and civilians who participated in the battles defending Israeli towns on October 7."

Since the occupation of the West Bank in 1967, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have undergone military trials, far from justice, and many have received unjust sentences based on Israeli military orders and laws inherited from the British Mandate era.

According to the Israeli human rights organization "B'Tselem," the jurisdiction of military courts covers "security" offenses related to resisting the occupation, as well as offenses related to issues that "threaten public order," including traffic violations.

The organization states in its reports that detention until the judicial procedures are completed, meaning until the trial is concluded and a verdict is issued, is considered one of the most problematic procedures in the performance of military courts.

It adds that the performance of these courts "appears - superficially - to be judicial like in regular courts, as there is a prosecutor and a defense lawyer, there are legal procedures and laws and regulations, and there are judges who write decisions and rulings in embellished legal terms.

However, behind these respectable appearances operates one of the fiercest instruments of occupation.

It adds, "The judges and military prosecutors are always Israelis, soldiers in military uniforms, and Palestinians in all cases stand there in the category of suspicion or accusation and in most cases in the category of conviction."

How many Palestinian prisoners are in the occupation's prisons? By the end of October 2025, the number of prisoners and detainees in Israeli prisons exceeded 9,250, the majority of whom are held as administrative detainees, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club.

Of the total number, only 1,242 prisoners (about 13%) have received sentences, 3,368 are administrative detainees (36%), and 1,205 are classified by the occupation as "illegal combatants."

Where are the prisoners tried and what is the structure of those courts? There are two primary military courts in the West Bank: Ofer Court located in Ofer Prison west of Ramallah, and Salem Court near Jenin.

There is also a military appeals court located in Ofer Camp, which oversees the primary courts.

The military courts that decide on detention procedures during the investigation phase are located in the interrogation centers of the Israeli General Security Service (Shabak), which are: Jalameh, Petah Tikva, Ashkelon, and the Moscow facility in Jerusalem.

The two military courts that decide on administrative detention are located, one in Ofer Camp and the other in Negev Prison.

Since 2009, there has been a military court for minors operating in "Ofer" Camp.

The courts hold sessions either in person with the presence of the prisoner, which imposes great hardship on the prisoners, as some may take days to be transferred to West Bank courts, or there are sessions held in absentia, and others via closed-circuit television.

Are there real hearings for Palestinian prisoners? The proceedings of the trial vary depending on the accused, as they may either be administrative detainees under a secret file, or under a file registered as a case in court, each with its own procedures.

Administrative detention: According to the Prisoners' Club, the order for administrative detention is issued by the occupation's intelligence and the Minister of Defense under the pretext of having materials or a secret file claiming that the detainee poses a threat to "security."

The duration of the administrative detention order can reach 6 months and can be extended for years, either continuously or non-continuously.

According to the club, military trials in administrative detention are "formal and sham courts, as deliberations take place far from the principles of fair trials, even though all court appearances are present, including a judge, a lawyer, a prosecutor, and a detainee."

In the case of administrative detainees, no indictment is presented, and there is not enough space for defense and cross-examination of witnesses.

The prisoner or their lawyers are also prohibited from accessing the secret file, and the decision to extend or cancel the detention order in the future remains the prerogative of the intelligence services.

Trials with indictments: This includes prisoners who are accused and convicted and those who have cases opened against them, and they undergo litigation procedures.

In this classification, the prisoner has the right to appoint a lawyer to represent them, and family members of the prisoners may be allowed to attend their trial sessions, and in most cases, lawyers resort to plea bargains to save time and due to the futility of litigation, alleviating the burden on prisoners who face mistreatment when brought to court sessions.

What is the role of lawyers? In administrative detention

When all signs indicate that a renewed confrontation with Hezbollah is approaching, Israeli calls have increased to discuss the time to rid themselves of the illusions that accompanied the fighting against Hamas, and the repeated talk of absolute victories that have not found their way to implementation on the ground.

Michael Milstein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at the Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University, noted that "after about a year of recording one of the most significant achievements in the Iron Swords War, represented by the fatal blow to Hezbollah, which posed a long-term strategic threat to Israel and served as a central stronghold for Iran in the Middle East, the need to return to a broad campaign in Lebanon has become essential to ensure that the attack of October 7, 2023, does not repeat itself, as preventing any emerging threat in Lebanon is a matter of time."

He added in an article published by Yedioth Ahronoth, translated by 'Arabi21', that "the continued availability of a mix of the party's motivations, the support provided by Iran, and the difficulty of disarming it means the emergence of a troubling threat to the occupation, as a lot of weapons are smuggled into Lebanon; the party is being rehabilitated, including appointing leaders and recruiting new elements, which means they will not agree over time to absorb the equation imposed by Israel."

Milstein explained that "the broad consensus regarding the war that erupted in Lebanon until last year, and that which may soon be required, stems from the fact that the conflict in this arena is based on specific and sober goals, and a political effort complementing the military effort, unlike the campaign in Gaza, which was already successful militarily, but failed strategically by invoking illusions, wishes, partisan considerations, empty slogans, and plans of illusions that collapsed with the end of the war, along with harmful adventures like the attack on Qatar."

He pointed out that "all these Israeli behaviors during the war significantly harmed Israel's international standing, accompanied by an internal debate about the campaign's objective, ending with American implementation, limiting its scope, and placing it before realities, most of which are unsuitable for it. Therefore, in the face of a potential campaign in Lebanon, Israel must adhere to the policy it adopted against the party since October 7, 2023, and avoid adopting the characteristics of the war in Gaza."

He emphasized that "it is essential for the potential upcoming war with the party to have specific limits in time and place, and to be based on achievable goals, focusing on 'cleansing' the area south of the Litani from security threats, which may require renewed ground maneuvers in southern Lebanon, alongside attacks throughout the rest of the state, including Beirut, instead of the empty slogans used in the war against Hamas."

The writer also urged the occupation to "maintain extensive coordination with the international system, so that Israel does not face severe pressures as happened in the Gaza Strip, where its sole responsibility and freedom of action are gradually being violated, because the complete disarmament of the party, as is also claimed for Hamas, is a justified goal, but it requires deep thinking regarding its feasibility, and in both cases, it is not certain that the maximum ambition will be achieved unless that area in southern Lebanon is occupied, and the army decides to stay in these territories for a long time."

Milstein added that "on the other hand, there are goals that are not ideal, but may be the worst at the moment: in the case of Hamas, preventing escalation through actual control of the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah crossing, and implementing the Lebanese model for ongoing threats, until Israel decides to launch a broad campaign against Hamas in the future; and in the case of the party, ensuring freedom of action, cleansing southern Lebanon of threats, and enhancing international pressures, and the Lebanese government must act decisively against the party, without excessive expectations at this stage."

He noted that "it is easy to mock and claim that this is defeatism in the spirit of October 6, but it is advisable to arm oneself with a sober and critical stance, which was not present before October 7, and after it, and to understand that insisting on illusions, as appeared in Gaza, leads to a quagmire, which did not end in more severe harm thanks to the intervention of President Donald Trump."

He clarified that "it is interesting, by the way, that the demand for the complete disarmament of Hamas and the party is often raised by those Israelis who created the concept of October 7, and believed that the DNA of extremist Islamic elements could be changed through economic temptation, a gap that will never be realized, of course, and they now cling to the belief that through military pressure it would be possible to force the movement and

The government media office in Gaza stated on Monday that Israel has committed 282 violations of the ceasefire since it began on October 10, resulting in the deaths of 242 Palestinians and injuries to more than 620 others.

The office added in a statement: "The Israeli occupation continues to brazenly and systematically violate the ceasefire agreement, having committed more than 282 violations since the decision came into effect, resulting in the martyrdom of 242 civilians and the injury of 620 others."

The statement considered these violations to be "a blatant violation of all international norms and treaties."

The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel came into effect on October 10, mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, with American sponsorship as part of a multi-phase plan.

The office clarified that "the occupation carried out 88 shooting operations targeting civilians directly, and 12 incursions of its vehicles into residential neighborhoods, exceeding what is known as the yellow line."

It pointed out that "the occupation executed 124 bombing and targeting operations and 52 demolition operations of civilian buildings, in addition to the arrest of 23 citizens in various areas of the Gaza Strip."

The office condemned these violations and held Israel "fully responsible for their humanitarian and security repercussions."

It confirmed that the continuation of the violations "poses a clear threat to the spirit of the agreement and constitutes a violation of the occupation's commitments to the international community and the guarantor countries."

The office called on U.S. President Donald Trump "and the guarantor countries and mediators to assume their responsibilities and exert real pressure on the occupation to compel it to immediately stop its violations and respect its commitments that it signed."

It also called at the same time "to expedite the complete and permanent opening of the crossings, and to facilitate the entry of food, aid trucks, and commercial trucks as clearly stipulated in the agreement and not partially."

According to the government media office, "the average number of aid trucks entering daily does not exceed 24 percent, amounting to 145 trucks, from the number of trucks that the agreement stipulated should enter daily, which is 600 trucks."

On another note, the office called for "the entry of treatments, medicines, and medical supplies, and the opening of the Rafah crossing to evacuate more than 22,000 injured and sick individuals for treatment abroad."

Since May 2024, Israel has occupied the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, destroying and burning its buildings, and preventing Palestinians from traveling, which has plunged them, especially the sick, into a major humanitarian crisis.

The office indicated that "these individuals need more than half a million surgical operations, which the medical teams in the Gaza Strip cannot perform in light of the humanitarian disaster that our Palestinian people are experiencing."

It demanded the entry of shelter materials "such as tents, plastic covers, and tarpaulins, coinciding with the onset of winter, to ensure the prevention of exacerbating the disaster faced by more than 2.4 million people in the Gaza Strip."

The ceasefire agreement ended two years of the genocide war that Israel began on October 8, 2023, with American support, resulting in 69,179 Palestinian deaths and more than 170,000 injuries.

The United Nations condemned on Monday the assaults by Israeli settlers on Palestinian citizens and journalists in the occupied West Bank.

This came in statements made by Farhan Haq, the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, during the daily press conference.

In response to a question about whether the Secretary-General condemns the settlers' attacks on Palestinians and journalists in the West Bank, Haq said: "Yes, we condemn the assaults by the settlers."

Haq emphasized that the United Nations rejects assaults on journalists worldwide and sees no justification for Israel to prevent international journalists from entering the Gaza Strip.

Regarding the ongoing Israeli military maneuvers in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, Haq simply stated that the United Nations has clearly expressed its concern about those activities.

On Monday, the Israeli army launched military maneuvers in the occupied West Bank and the Jordan Valley, which will last for three days.

The West Bank, including Jerusalem, has witnessed a comprehensive Israeli escalation for two years, resulting in the deaths of at least 1,069 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, along with the arrest of more than 20,000 people, including 1,600 children.

Informed diplomatic sources revealed that the United States has begun distributing a "revised" draft resolution to the member states of the United Nations Security Council that supports a plan to end the war in Gaza.

The new draft includes American support for a comprehensive plan aimed at ending the conflict in the Gaza Strip, outlining detailed features for the "next day" phase after the war.

According to leaks, the revised version urges "all parties" involved to begin implementing this plan "immediately and fully."

The American draft prominently welcomes the proposal to establish a "Peace Council," which the text describes as a "transitional governing body" tasked with overseeing the management of the sector's affairs.

To ensure security conditions on the ground, the draft resolution permits the formation of an "international stabilization force," which will be placed under "unified command."

Sources indicated in exclusive statements that these forces will operate in direct coordination with both Egypt and Israel to achieve two main objectives: disarmament operations and providing effective protection for civilians.

The amended text presents what the sources described as "clearer conditions and sequence" for the process of the Israeli army's withdrawal from the sector.

It clarified that this withdrawal will be "phased," linked to timelines and progress made in "disarmament criteria."

At the same time, the draft stipulates a "temporary security presence" around Gaza, which will last only until "potential threats" are fully "neutralized."

Administratively, the draft grants the proposed "Peace Council" the authority to establish "temporary executive bodies" responsible for managing civil authority and public services.

The text allows for the existence of this council until the end of 2027, contingent upon "other measures" that the Security Council may take in the future.

It emphasizes that the council "will govern in accordance with international legal principles."

Humanitarianly and economically, the draft calls for the "full and immediate resumption" of aid flow, to be coordinated with United Nations organizations.

It also urges the World Bank and donor entities to expedite the establishment of a specialized "fund" to support reconstruction efforts in the sector.

The resolution calls on governments and organizations to provide the necessary contributions, whether in personnel or funding, to ensure the "Peace Council" can fulfill its duties.

I was screaming: For God's sake, stop hitting me and I will leave the place, but to no avail; he only became more brutal each time. With these words, journalist Ranin Suwafta described what happened to her during her reception at the emergency department of Rafidia Government Hospital in Nablus after she was subjected to a horrific assault by settlers while covering the olive harvest season in the town of Beita in the northern West Bank.

Suwafta explains that the journalists present for the coverage were direct targets for the settlers, and that the assault on her was "with the intent to kill." The residents of Beita village south of Nablus went to pick their olives in the Al-Qamas mountain area accompanied by foreign activists, before being attacked by a group of settlers with sticks and stones, primarily targeting the press crews, including Suwafta.

Suwafta says she could not withdraw quickly due to the weight of her journalistic equipment and protective gear and the difficult terrain of the area, so she fell to the ground, surrounded by more than five settlers who began to beat her violently on the exposed parts of her body, especially her right hand that was holding the camera.

She adds, "The more I hurt, the harder they hit, focusing on my head and hands," as shown in the video that circulated of her inside the emergency department.

Suwafta was taken to the hospital with direct injuries to her right hand and side, while doctors confirmed her need for a long treatment journey after diagnosing three fractures in her elbow, in addition to being hit by a stone in her head that shattered her helmet.

She remarks, "The protective press gear is what saved my life from death."

Throughout her years working as a news photographer, Suwafta has faced multiple assaults from Israeli forces, including injuries from live and rubber bullets, beatings, choking, detention, and obstruction of coverage, but the recent assault by settlers was "the harshest ever" for her and her colleagues who were with her.

Photographer Nasser Ishtiyeh was also among the injured. He says, like Suwafta, that the settlers targeted the unprotected areas, where he was hit by a large stone in his neck while documenting the assault on his colleague, causing damage to a major nerve, in addition to bruises on his right hand from repeated falls while trying to withdraw.

Ishtiyeh recounts that he arrived in the area around 11 AM to cover the support of foreign activists for the residents of Beita in picking olives, before being attacked by dozens of settlers (between 30 and 40 settlers) in less than half an hour, all of whom were armed with sticks and stones and directly targeting journalists and activists.

Ishtiyeh agrees with his colleague Suwafta that this assault is one of the most difficult during his 33 years spent in fieldwork and covering events from the first intifada to today, during which he has been injured dozens of times by occupation forces.

He points out that he was subjected to a similar assault just two months ago in the Jordan Valley, where settlers stole his lens, smashed his vehicle, and assaulted him directly, prompting him to avoid coverage in areas where settlers are prevalent.

He adds, "Settler assaults are the most dangerous... They are groups not governed by law and cannot be pursued or punished."

Alongside Suwafta and Ishtiyeh, Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Al-Atrash and photographer Louay Al-Saeed were injured, in addition to Xinhua Agency photographer Nabil Bouitel.

Journalist Ayman Al-Noubani, a member of the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate, states that assaults by settlers on journalists have escalated dangerously over the past year, threatening their lives and hindering their work, especially in areas where settler assaults on Palestinians are recurrent.

He adds in his remarks, "We have witnessed attempts to kill journalists... Unfortunately, no one can today protect the Palestinian journalist during their coverage, movement, or daily work."

According to the syndicate's monitoring, around 100 assaults on journalists by settlers occurred over the past three years, most of which concentrated in recent months, including the fatal assault on Anadolu Agency photographer Issam Al-Rimawi and the burning of photographer Jaafar Ishtiyeh's vehicle to prevent him from covering.

Al-Noubani points to the syndicate's efforts through its partnerships with the International Federation of Journalists, the Arab Journalists' Union, and international institutions to expose these assaults and pressure to stop them, but "the assaults continue and are becoming more violent, and no one is able to protect the Palestinian journalist on

On Monday, Palestine called on the countries of the world to include the organization "Ateret Cohanim" and other Israeli settlement organizations in national terrorism lists, due to their involvement in crimes of displacement and the implementation of plans aimed at Judaizing East Jerusalem.

This came in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, commenting on the evacuation of Palestinian properties in Jerusalem for the benefit of Israeli settlers.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry stated that "Ateret Cohanim is one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations and Zionist settlement associations operating in occupied Jerusalem."

It called for "the inclusion of Ateret Cohanim and all settlement associations involved in crimes of displacement and settlement in their national terrorism lists, and for sanctions to be imposed on their members and financiers, in accordance with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions."

The ministry clarified that it "continues to monitor and follow the activities of the organization and its financiers inside and outside the occupied Palestinian territories, and is working to place it on terrorism lists, due to the real danger it represents to the rights of Palestinian Jerusalemites in their city."

The settlement organization was established in 1978 to promote and strengthen Jewish settlement in Jerusalem, specifically in the Old City and its surroundings.

The Foreign Ministry added that the organization "has been leading plans to Judaize Palestinian neighborhoods for decades, especially in the town of Silwan and the Old City, through the theft of Palestinian properties and assets by fraudulent means using false pretexts, and under the protection of the racist and biased Israeli judiciary."

The ministry condemned "the Israeli occupation government's decision to evacuate the property of the Shweiki and Awad families in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan (on Sunday) for the benefit of the terrorist organization known as Ateret Cohanim."

On Sunday, the Jerusalem governor stated that the Israeli authorities "forcibly evacuated" a property belonging to the Shweiki and Awad families after a large-scale raid and siege of the "Batn al-Hawa" neighborhood, explaining that this comes "as part of a plan for forced displacement targeting Jerusalemite families for the benefit of settlement associations."

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry held "the Israeli occupation government fully responsible for the repercussions of this decision."

It affirmed that "settlement and forced displacement constitute a war crime and a crime against humanity according to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court."

The Foreign Ministry mentioned that it has directed Palestinian ambassadors and its diplomatic missions around the world to "expose this crime, mobilize international positions rejecting it, and call on countries to assume their legal and moral responsibilities in protecting Palestinian families from the forced displacement policies pursued by the occupation authorities in the city of Jerusalem."

The ministry emphasized that "what the illegal occupying authority is doing in East Jerusalem, through its agents from Zionist and settlement associations and its racist courts, constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law, especially the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Rome Statute."

It clarified that this also represents "an extension of the policy of ethnic cleansing manifested in the crime of forced displacement aimed at emptying the holy city of its original inhabitants and replacing them with colonial settlers."

In conjunction with the Israeli genocide war on the Gaza Strip over the past two years, the West Bank, including Jerusalem, is witnessing a comprehensive Israeli escalation that has resulted in the deaths of at least 1,069 Palestinians and the injury of about 10,000 others, and the arrest of more than 20,000 people, including 1,600 children.

The cultural memory of the Gaza Strip has not escaped the Israeli destruction machine that has ravaged all aspects of life for two years. The occupying army has destroyed more than 300 archaeological sites in various areas of the Strip, in a systematic attempt to erase the historical identity of the Palestinians and their deep roots in this land.

During a field tour of several destroyed archaeological sites in the old city of Gaza, it became clear that the deliberate targeting included historical landmarks spanning different eras, while some official entities are trying to begin restoring what remains amid a severe shortage of resources and equipment.

Gaza is not just a geographical space where its people are subjected to killing and displacement; it is a historical land that holds a cultural and civilizational heritage that has also been subjected to systematic Israeli destruction, where archaeological landmarks that have stood for centuries have turned into ruins and ashes.

The Pasha Palace, built during the reign of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars, stands as a testament to the magnitude of the disaster. The occupying army completely destroyed it along with its archaeological artifacts that adorned the halls of its ancient museum.

A responsible official at the Pasha Palace site revealed that before the Israeli invasion, the place housed more than 17,000 archaeological pieces, but the occupying army stole all the contents of the palace, and no piece has been found since its withdrawal from the area.

This is a devastating loss. The official explained that the stolen pieces belong to multiple historical periods, including the Byzantine and Roman eras, various Islamic periods, and even the late Ottoman era, representing a significant loss to the human heritage in the region.

As for the Great Omari Mosque, one of the oldest and most prestigious archaeological mosques in the Strip, it was also subjected to bombing and destruction over two years of Israeli aggression, and the destruction was not limited to its courtyards and facilities alone.

The destruction also extended to the library that housed rare volumes and books within the mosque, in addition to the adjacent Qaisariyah market, which was completely destroyed by the occupation forces, causing the place to lose its historical and cultural significance.

In another location, the features of the ancient Samara bath, dating back to the Ottoman era, have disappeared. It was the last archaeological bath in Gaza, a historical landmark, a medical pilgrimage, and a refuge for the people of the Strip before it was struck by systematic Israeli bombing.

The occupying army did not stop at killing and displacing Palestinians; it sought to destroy their civilizational and historical heritage in an attempt to erase the human identity that proves their deep roots in this land for thousands of years.

This crime against Palestinian heritage constitutes a blatant violation of international laws that prohibit targeting archaeological and cultural sites, at a time when the occupation continues its comprehensive war against everything related to the Palestinian existence.

Nine Palestinian human rights organizations warned on Monday of Israel committing mass executions against prisoners if the proposed death penalty law presented to the Knesset is approved, noting that Tel Aviv is already practicing execution in various forms even before the law is enacted.

This came in a "position paper" issued by the nine Palestinian human rights organizations regarding the Israeli bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners, of which a copy was received.

At the beginning of November, the Knesset's National Security Committee approved the proposal to be voted on in the first reading in the parliamentary general assembly, which sparked Palestinian, regional, and international criticism.

The proposal stipulates "the imposition of the death penalty on any person who intentionally or through negligence causes the death of an Israeli citizen out of racial hatred or to harm Israel."

Earlier on Monday, Channel 15 reported that "the death penalty bill is expected to be put to a vote in the first reading today."

The Palestinian organizations stated that the most dangerous aspect of the new legislative draft is that "it applies retroactively, which is unprecedented in any legislative process, especially in criminal laws, where they take effect immediately after issuance and publication."

They added that "this project may be formulated, according to the poles of the Israeli government, including Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, to legislate the execution of mass executions that could affect hundreds of Palestinian detainees from the elite members of the Al-Qassam Brigades who were arrested on October 7, 2023, or thereafter."

Hamas surprised Tel Aviv on October 7, 2023, with an unprecedented attack on dozens of military bases and settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths and injuries of hundreds of Israelis.

The Palestinian human rights organizations considered that "the essence of what the proposed legislation aims for is to respond to motives of revenge or retribution, not to deter or prevent future crimes."

They continued that the ongoing discussions about this legislation, whether in the media or in some human rights circles, "give a misleading and deceptive image, as it portrays Israel as a state among those that do not apply the death penalty, and that it had abolished this penalty and is moving towards reinstating it against Palestinian detainees."

They added that Israel "has not actually stopped executing that penalty against Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories for decades."

They clarified that Israel "has practiced and continues to commit thousands of extrajudicial executions against Palestinians through various means, the most prominent of which are: assassinations, sniper operations, shooting at military checkpoints, shooting at participants in peaceful protests in the West Bank, and killing detainees."

The Palestinian organizations noted that the law that applies only to Palestinians "reveals another aspect of the system of racial discrimination in Israel, as it will not include the execution of the death penalty against an Israeli who kills a Palestinian."

The organizations that signed the paper are: Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Al-Haq Foundation, the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, the Palestinian Authority for Prisoners and Released Prisoners Affairs, the Addameer Foundation for Human Rights, the Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights, the Palestinian Prisoners Club, and the Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights.

According to Israeli legislation, any bill must be voted on in three readings in the Knesset before it becomes a valid law.

More than 9,250 Palestinian prisoners are held in Israeli prisons, including children and women, suffering from torture, starvation, and medical neglect, with many of them killed, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

Israel has intensified its targeting of prisoners since it began, with U.S. support, a campaign of genocide against Palestinian citizens in the Gaza Strip on October 8, 2023.

This genocide stopped with a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10, but Israel violates it daily, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries, in addition to preventing the entry of sufficient food and medical supplies.

The genocide has resulted in more than 69,000 Palestinian deaths and over 170,000 injuries, with destruction affecting 90 percent of the civilian infrastructure in the sector.

For decades, Israel has occupied Palestine and lands in Syria and Lebanon, refusing to withdraw from them and to establish an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, on the borders prior to the 1967 war.

The World Health Organization confirmed that there are more than 16,000 patients in the Gaza Strip waiting to be evacuated for treatment abroad, amid the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the region and the destruction of hospitals and medical facilities during the Israeli genocide that lasted for two years.

The organization called in a statement for ensuring the flow of humanitarian aid without any obstacles through all crossings leading to the Gaza Strip, given the serious deterioration of health and humanitarian conditions.

It urged more countries to receive patients and injured individuals from Gaza for treatment, emphasizing that the health system in Gaza is facing complete collapse due to the ongoing blockade and shortages of medical supplies and fuel.

It mentioned that "thousands of injured individuals need urgent surgeries that cannot be performed within the Strip," noting that facilitating their transfer to hospitals outside Gaza has become a pressing humanitarian issue.

It pointed out that its medical supplies are ready at the border and called for the urgent and sustainable reopening of all crossings.

It clarified that the Rafah crossing in the southern part of the Strip is "a vital outlet for medical evacuation and a main entry point for health supplies to Gaza."

Since May 2024, Israel has occupied the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, destroying and burning its buildings and preventing Palestinians from traveling, which has plunged them, especially patients, into a major humanitarian crisis.

The World Health Organization confirmed that "Egypt remains one of the main destinations for patients needing urgent care," while simultaneously calling for "more countries to receive Gazan patients for treatment."

It stated that it has transferred about 4,000 patients through Rafah for treatment in Egypt and beyond, adding: "There are still 16,500 patients waiting for evacuation."

During the genocide committed by the Israeli occupation army over two years, it deliberately targeted Gaza's hospitals and health system, rendering most of them out of service, which endangered the lives of patients and the injured, according to Palestinian and international data.

Since October 10 of last year, Tel Aviv and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, which is violated daily by the occupation army, resulting in hundreds of martyrs and injured individuals.

For two years, the Israeli occupation army, with American support, committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 69,169 Palestinian martyrs and 170,685 injured, most of whom are children and women.

The Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" issued a detailed and comprehensive press statement on Monday evening, November 10, 2025, regarding the occupation's violations of the ceasefire agreement signed in Sharm El-Sheikh, one full month after its implementation began.

The movement and resistance forces affirmed their complete and precise commitment, in good faith, to implement the agreement from the outset, such as the release of living detainees.

The statement pointed to the difficulty of the arduous efforts to search for the bodies of prisoners that have been vaporized or lost due to the war, the destruction of infrastructure, and the lack of excavation equipment that the occupation prevents from entering. However, they managed to reach 24 bodies (out of 28) and provided the coordinates of other bodies under the occupation's control.

The occupation has not ceased to undermine the agreement since its inception, as 271 Palestinians were martyred as a result of shelling and deliberate gunfire, with more than 91% of them being civilians, and 58% of the martyrs being children, women, and the elderly, reflecting a systematic policy of killing against the defenseless.

The occupation also continued to arrest Palestinians (35 detainees), including fishermen, with 29 of them still in custody.

The occupation continues its violations in the humanitarian and military field, as it has not adhered to the temporary withdrawal line, but rather exceeded the yellow line by an area estimated at about 33 km², and placed concrete blocks inside the temporary line.

The occupation deliberately violated the terms of aid entry, as the actual aid did not exceed 40% of the agreed quantity, and prevented the entry of more than six thousand shipments for UNRWA.

The closure of the Rafah crossing since 18/03/2025 constitutes a direct violation of the agreement, which has exacerbated the suffering of those stranded.

The occupation also continued to manipulate the delivery of the list of detainees and missing persons, which numbers more than 1,800 missing from Gaza.

The statement called on mediators and guarantors to take immediate and serious action to compel the occupation to stop the aggression, lift the siege, and open the crossings.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed on Monday with U.S. envoy Jared Kushner the next steps in the framework of the U.S.-sponsored ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

Prime Minister's Office spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian stated in a press briefing that the two sides discussed, in addition to the ongoing first phase, the future of the second phase, which includes two main objectives: disarming Hamas and stripping Gaza of weapons.

The ceasefire in Gaza has been in effect since October 10, and the agreement has led to a significant reduction in violence and allowed for the release of the majority of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons.

The ongoing first phase still aims to secure the release of the remaining detainees.

Bedrosian clarified that the second phase of the plan is based on firm security and political parameters that are not open to interpretation, which were discussed between Netanyahu and Kushner.

These parameters are summarized in three key points: the complete disarmament of Hamas, the total disarmament of all factions in Gaza, and the most important goal is to ensure that Hamas has no role in the administrative and political future of Gaza.

The focus on the conditions of the second phase, which consist of disarmament and removing Hamas from power, presents new and significant obstacles to any comprehensive agreement to end the war.

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor stated that Israel continues its genocide in the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire agreement being in effect, confirming an average of 8 martyrs daily.

The Geneva-based human rights monitor added in a statement that Israel continues to impose deadly living conditions on two million Palestinians, depriving them of recovering from the effects of the humanitarian disaster that has persisted for more than 25 months, amid international silence and inability to protect and provide justice for them.

The monitor reported that it has documented since the agreement came into effect on October 10, the ongoing deliberate killings carried out by the occupation army against Palestinians.

It clarified that the Israeli army kills an average of 8 Palestinians daily and injures more than 20 others, amid the continued comprehensive siege imposed on the sector.

The human rights monitor explained that this is accompanied by a policy of deliberate starvation and deprivation of the population's means of survival, preventing reconstruction, restricting freedom of movement, denying the injured and sick access to treatment, and deliberately obstructing the entry of humanitarian aid.

According to the government media office in Gaza, the average number of aid trucks entering daily does not exceed 24%, amounting to 145 trucks, from the number of trucks that the agreement stipulated should enter daily, which is 600 trucks.

The latest data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza showed that 242 Palestinians have been martyred and 622 others injured in Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement.

The ministry announced in a statement today, Monday, that the death toll from the genocide initiated by Israel on October 8, 2023, has risen to 69,179 Palestinian martyrs and 170,693 injured.

It confirmed the presence of victims under the rubble of destroyed homes and in the streets, where rescue and civil defense teams are unable to reach them to retrieve them.

The government media office estimates that there are about 9,500 missing Palestinians either under the rubble or whose fate remains unknown due to the Israeli genocide.

Israel refuses to allow heavy machinery and equipment to lift tons of rubble to retrieve the bodies of Palestinians buried beneath it, while it hastens to retrieve the bodies of its remaining captives in Gaza, allowing limited equipment to enter for this purpose.

After two years of fierce war in Gaza, the fragile ceasefire - which is the first phase of President Trump's 20-point plan - offers some calm to the weary population.

For my colleagues at UNRWA on the ground in Gaza, the ongoing fear of death from explosions and airstrikes may have diminished, but there is still much to be concerned about.

Access to shelter, food, and clean water remains a challenge, and winter is approaching rapidly.

There is no time to waste in addressing hunger and widespread diseases.

The scale of physical and psychological trauma is immense, and expectations regarding access to healthcare and education are on the rise.

The coming weeks and months will determine whether this critical turning point will lead to a new dawn or be another phase of further despair.

The United Nations, including UNRWA, has the expertise and resources necessary to effectively and widely meet critical humanitarian needs.

But we must be allowed to work freely and independently, without arbitrary and unreasonable restrictions on the entry of supplies and staff and their movement.

The road to recovery in Gaza will not be easy; the ceasefire is fragile, as near-daily violations test the commitment of the parties that guarantee it.

A ceasefire that prolongs the absence of war without charting a viable path to peace will only repeat the catastrophic mistakes of the past.

A truly peaceful future requires a real investment in a final political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Basic security is essential to underpin recovery.

The ceasefire must support the presence of an international stabilization force, tasked with maintaining calm, protecting critical infrastructure, and ensuring access to humanitarian aid.

This force will create the necessary space to rebuild Palestinian institutions.

The success of the international stabilization force, and the transition from emergency to stability, will also depend on providing the people of Gaza with reliable public services, a credible path to peace, and respect for human rights.

This can only be achieved through a capable civil service that enjoys the trust of the community.

We have previously seen the consequences of underestimating the importance of providing stable and effective public services, most clearly in Iraq, where the dismantling of civilian administration in 2003 created a governance vacuum that brought years of instability.

The lesson is clear: public institutions capable of delivering essential services to civilian populations must be maintained.

Professionals, administrators, and local community leaders in Gaza must be part of the solution, not victims of political rearrangements.

UNRWA, with its thousands of Palestinian staff, has the capacity, experience, and community trust necessary to provide healthcare, education, and other public services to a population that has suffered devastation.

For decades, UNRWA teachers, doctors, and engineers have been a vital part of an effective public service system for millions of Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the region.

In its advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice reaffirmed the professionalism of UNRWA staff, emphasized the indispensable humanitarian role of the agency, and concluded that UNRWA remains a neutral and impartial actor.

UNRWA's educational services, including its highly regarded human rights program, will be a key factor in preventing the emergence of extremism, which is fueled by the severe blockade on Gaza and the atrocities committed over the past two years.

Currently, nearly 700,000 school-age children live among the rubble, deprived not only of their homes and loved ones but also of education, which has always been a source of hope and pride.

Returning children to an educational environment is an investment in peace and stability in Gaza and the region as a whole.

Alongside humanitarian relief efforts and the resumption of public services, an environment of trust is also needed to open the door to long-term investments.

Businesses and donors must be confident that peace will endure and that reconstruction efforts will not be in vain.

They must be assured that there will be no relapse into another cycle of destruction.

The people of Gaza need a commitment to a normal life, with permanent housing, hospitals, and well-functioning schools.

Rebuilding Gaza means restoring good governance and justice, and reinforcing the belief that peace is still possible within the framework of a two-state solution.

This requires that the "yellow line" of the agreement - drawn for temporary security coordination - does not turn into further fragmentation with a new dividing line within Gaza and between Gaza and the West Bank.

Finally, the difficult and necessary work of reconciliation must begin without delay.

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A newspaper reported that the boycott of the occupation's academics is ongoing, following the ceasefire in Gaza, after a wave of global pressure due to the genocide committed in the sector.

It noted that 23 of the occupation's academics received emails informing them of the possibility to participate in a virtual meeting of the European Archaeological Association, provided they conceal their professional identities.

A message from the association's board stated: "Any reference to affiliation with an Israeli institution or funding body must be avoided." This decision, which came as part of the association's suspension of its relations with the occupation due to the war in Gaza, shocked Guy D. Steibel, the head of the Israeli Archaeological Council and long-time director of an excavation mission at the ancient fortress of Masada.

The prominent lecturer at Tel Aviv University sent an angry message to the council, stating, "You have washed your hands and quieted your consciences, and you may now look in the mirror believing you have done something. But have you asked yourselves what real change your decision has brought about?"

Under pressure from the occupation, the council retracted its decision and described it as "hasty and a misjudgment" the day before the conference began, but its initial decision reflected the spread of boycotts against Israeli universities and academics, especially from European institutions, which have significantly increased during the ongoing genocide in Gaza over the past two years, and continued even after the fragile ceasefire reached last month.

No one expects the boycotts to end soon, according to the newspaper.

Emmanuel Nachshon, head of the Israeli task force against boycotts on the eight universities of the occupation, stated: "They may lessen in intensity, and their frequency may decrease, but they will continue in one form or another. The real goal is to delegitimize Israel."

In Europe, university officials say the boycotts are justified due to accusations of Israel committing genocide in Gaza, accusations made by a UN committee and several human rights organizations.

Raúl Ramos, vice president of the University of Barcelona, explained why his university announced a boycott of Israeli universities last year: "The technology coming from Israeli universities would be used to kill the Palestinian people." However, he added that the university would continue to cooperate with individual Israeli students and researchers.

The boycotts represent an example of the increasing international isolation of the occupation due to the genocide in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 67,000 Palestinians, most of whom are women and children.

Nachshon, a former diplomat for the occupation, stated that about 50 European universities and academic institutions have partially or completely ended their cooperation with Israeli universities during the war.

In a report to the Knesset in May, his team documented more than 700 cases of academic boycotts, including the termination of student exchange programs and the refusal to grant Israeli researchers funding for research.

Related news showed that the number has now exceeded a thousand cases, adding that the most prominent boycotters are in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain.

Ghent University in Belgium, which is among the leaders of this trend, continued its boycott of all Israeli universities even after the ceasefire on October 10.

Meanwhile, the University of Amsterdam, which suspended its student exchange program with the Hebrew University in March, stated that the ceasefire is "a glimmer of hope," but announced on October 15 that it would not enter into any new cooperation with Israeli academic institutions.

Bob Monten, a spokesperson for the University of Amsterdam, said: "Independent international bodies have concluded that genocide is ongoing. There is a broad consensus in our community that inaction is unacceptable." However, he clarified that the university, like Barcelona, will maintain its relationships with individual Israeli students and researchers.

Israeli academics fear further actions beyond boycotts, including demands in some countries to exclude Israel from the "Horizon Europe" program, a massive European funding program that has provided billions of euros to the occupation over the past decade.

The Israeli occupation army continues to demolish the homes of citizens in the Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City, coinciding with intense airstrikes in Khan Younis to the south.

Our correspondent reported that the occupation army continues to demolish homes in the Zeitoun neighborhood, amidst heavy gunfire from its military vehicles east of the city, and the flight of drones of various types in the western skies.

The occupation's warplanes are carrying out intense and violent airstrikes on the northern and eastern areas of Khan Younis, coinciding with the launch of several shells on the al-Zanna area northeast of the city.

Since the announcement of the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 11, the occupation continues to violate it by committing more brutal crimes, with the death toll rising to 241 martyrs and 619 injured, and 528 bodies have been recovered.

This raises the death toll since the genocide against the Gaza Strip began on October 7, 2023, to 69,176 martyrs and 170,690 injured.

The Israeli occupation forces arrested five citizens from Nablus Governorate early this Monday.

Security sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the city of Nablus, raided several homes in the Khillat al-Iman neighborhood, and arrested four citizens: Yazan Jaber, Issam Jaber, Ahmad Jaber, and Tarek Jaber.

The same sources added that the occupation forces stormed the town of Beit Furik east of Nablus and arrested Muhammad Khattab after raiding his home.

Tomorrow, November 11, marks the 21st anniversary of the martyrdom of the symbol and leader President Yasser Arafat 'Abu Ammar'. The anniversary of 'Abu Ammar's' martyrdom comes amid the ongoing brutal assaults against our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem, where the daily scene is characterized by bloody reality, as the Israeli aggression machine hardly stops its operations of killing, incursions, destruction, and displacement, along with arrests accompanied by abuse, almost daily in Palestinian cities and villages. The blood of our people in the Gaza Strip continues to bleed, leaving so far 69,176 martyrs and 170,690 injured, in addition to the catastrophic conditions they are experiencing.

The 11th of November each year will remain a painful memory reminding us of the departure of a leader who fought a liberation struggle for our national cause for decades, facing countless military and political battles for it, until it ended with his martyrdom in 2004, after a siege and Israeli aggression that lasted more than three years on his headquarters in Ramallah.

Various stages of the national struggle since the onset of the contemporary revolution have benefited from the extensive wisdom, will, and steadfastness of the leader and martyr Yasser Arafat in the face of all challenges, as he transformed many setbacks into victories recorded in history and will be remembered by future generations for a long time.

U.S. envoy Jared Kushner arrived in Israel after midnight on Sunday to follow up on the implementation of his country's President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan in the Gaza Strip, marking his second visit in about three weeks.

The Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" reported on its website that Kushner arrived in Tel Aviv "to discuss the implementation of the second phase of President Donald Trump's plan for a ceasefire in Gaza."

Hours earlier, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that "Washington is pushing to allow the exit of about 150 militants from an underground tunnel in Rafah to areas outside the control of the Israeli army" in the Strip.

It clarified that this comes "as part of an American vision aimed at accelerating the transition to a reconstruction phase" in the Strip, according to Trump's plan.

Last September, Trump revealed his 20-point plan in three phases regarding Gaza, which includes ending the war, a gradual withdrawal of the Israeli army, mutual release of prisoners, immediate entry of aid into the Strip, and disarming "Hamas."

In contrast, the authority reported that Israel proposed an alternative suggestion that involves "not killing the militants if they surrender, but rather arresting them and transferring them for interrogation inside Israel, as a compromise between American demands and Israeli security considerations."

The visit of the American envoys comes amid the ongoing crisis of dozens of Hamas fighters in Rafah, trapped in an area controlled by the Israeli army behind what is known as the "yellow line."

In this context, the Hebrew newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" stated: "In recent weeks, Hamas has tried to push for the release of about 200 militants who are apparently being held in tunnels in the Rafah area, but its attempts and those of various mediators have so far failed."

On Tuesday, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir conditioned the handover of the remains of officer "Hadara Goldin," who was captured by Hamas in 2014, on considering the release of its members trapped in Rafah.

However, he later stated in a meeting of the security cabinet on Thursday that there would be "no deal" with these militants.

Israel received the body of Goldin on Sunday evening, who was killed in August 2014 in the Gaza Strip, and "Hamas" has held his remains since then.

For its part, the "Izz ad-Din al-Qassam" Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, held Israel responsible for any clashes that occur with its members trapped in the city of Rafah, in a statement earlier on Sunday.

Since the ceasefire agreement began on October 10, 2025, until November 9 of this year, "Hamas" has handed over twenty living Israeli prisoners and the remains of 26 others out of 28, most of whom are Israelis.

The Israeli fears regarding the risks arising from the increase in smuggling operations across neighboring borders with Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon do not cease, whether it is drug smuggling for the criminal world or weapons for resistance forces. This has heightened warnings that what began with the smuggling of drugs and weapons on bicycles may end in a serious security incident, approaching the severity of the Al-Aqsa flood, regardless of its strength and danger.

Yair Kraus, a security correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, focused in his remarks on the border with Syria, noting that a new reality has begun to take shape in an unfamiliar arena. Since October 2023, it has become a new and dangerous smuggling route. While it is currently used for criminal purposes, it may become a route for infiltrating militants.

He added in a lengthy report that "this criminal axis will later take on national dimensions and will achieve successes at the expense of Israeli security. This means that a complex reality is currently forming in the Syrian area near the border. On one hand, people live routine lives, and on the other hand, there are many hostile elements that want to harm us."

He explained that "what increases the security danger of the border with Syria is that there is no police or government to enforce order, and smuggling along the northern border, especially the Golan Heights, is significantly affected by geopolitical and security changes."

He confirmed that "dozens of smuggling operations are running smoothly, and the responsibility falls on the army." He quoted Major Oshri Amour, the commander of the border unit established about three decades ago to deal with smuggling, stating that "on the night of October 7, 2023, we were ambushed on the Lebanese border while we were standing by the fence. Initially, the unit was called the 'Lebanese Border Unit,' but over the years, the challenge increased, and it was deployed along the entire northern border for hundreds of kilometers, now including the Syrian border as well."

Kraus revealed that "on the morning of October 7, when we saw trucks crossing the border in the south at the Gaza border, we immediately organized all the soldiers to go there to assist the army and settlers. However, the area commander advised us not to do so, fearing a real threat of Hezbollah joining in and breaching the northern border. Therefore, we stayed to protect it. Today, he and his men could not have imagined two years and a month ago that they would be standing at the same border after the collapse of the Assad regime and Hezbollah receiving a fatal blow."

He clarified that "Israel has achieved successes in the security field in the north, but facing smuggling operations constitutes an ongoing struggle that is still far from achieving victory in it. Because when one smuggling route for drugs and weapons is closed, smugglers immediately look for another route, like new buds after rain. Now, it seems they have found at least one route in Syria. The reasons for this are multiple; before the war, while the Syrian border was exposed and flooded with water, the Lebanese border was filled with dense thickets that made it easier for smugglers to hide, and at the same time, Israel was hesitant to attack it."

He pointed out that "throughout the fighting in the north, smuggling operations from the Lebanese border ceased, and anyone approaching the fence is considered dead. Access to the Syrian border has also become extremely difficult. Currently, the presence of the army in Lebanon still affects smuggling routes, but at the same time, the rate of smuggling from Jordan, Israel's longest border, has increased, where efforts are concentrated. Despite the decline in smuggling on the Syrian border, it still attracts significant attention from the police, army, and Shin Bet, because what was once unfamiliar has now become a phenomenon and a changing, evolving event."

Kraus emphasized that "if anyone approaching the fence on the Lebanese border is at risk of death, and the area adjacent to it is forbidden for Lebanese to enter, the reality in Syria, where a buffer zone has been established with Israeli soldiers present, has become much more complicated, as have the security efforts to combat the smuggling of weapons and drugs and infiltration attempts."

He explained that "on the other side, there is life, roads, and homes very close to the fence, where people live. Ultimately, it is enough for there to be a road that allows a private car to approach the fence, and then someone jumps for a few seconds, in phone contact with the smuggler from the Israeli side, and throws pistols into his pockets, and the incident ends in the blink of an eye."

He confirmed that "on the Syrian side, the driver escapes deep into the area

A Palestinian youth was martyred on Saturday evening by Israeli army gunfire in the al-Far'a camp south of Tubas, at a time when cities and villages in the occupied West Bank were being raided, and homes of several released prisoners and deportees from the recent "Tsunami of Freedom" deal were being stormed.

The Ministry of Health stated in a brief statement that the young man, Abdul Rahman Ahmed Abbas Darawsha (26 years old), was martyred after being shot by the Israeli army, noting that he was transferred to Tubas Government Hospital in critical condition before his death was announced.

The Palestinian news agency reported that an Israeli force stormed the camp, deployed infantry soldiers at its entrance, and opened live fire, as well as obstructing traffic on the main road adjacent to the camp.

With the martyrdom of Darawsha, the number of Palestinians who have been martyred in the West Bank since the beginning of the Israeli genocide against Gaza on October 8, 2023, has risen to 1,069 martyrs, in addition to about 10,000 injured and more than 20,000 detainees, including 1,600 children, according to official Palestinian statistics.

The genocide that lasted for two years in Gaza, which ended with a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10, 2025, resulted in more than 69,000 martyrs and over 170,000 injured.

In the same context, Israeli occupation forces raided the homes of several released prisoners and deportees from the recent "Tsunami of Freedom" deal in the town of Kafr Qaddum east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli occupation forces also stormed the city of Yatta south of Hebron and the al-Arroub camp north of it, as well as the villages of Ajjah south of Jenin, Kafr Qaddum east of Qalqilya, and Beit Jala in Bethlehem, and raided homes there.

Despite the return of all Israeli prisoners and the nearing conclusion of the remains of the dead, as time passes, the euphoria of the occupation fades, and it awakens to the existing reality, as he describes it, which is that Hamas still controls Gaza, and American intervention prevents the occupying state from collapsing, placing them in a situation that reminds them of Lebanon, with a steady presence of the Israeli army in Gaza that could turn into a war of attrition.

Menachem Horowitz, a writer for Channel 12, confirmed that "after a month of signing the agreement with Hamas to end the war and the hostage deal, it seems we have become smarter, and we understand where this whole thing is heading. It somewhat resembles the situation with Hezbollah in the north, as the army strengthens its grip on the ground, mostly maintains the ceasefire, and sometimes acts on a case-by-case basis."

He added in an article translated by "Arabi21" that "the fleeting euphoria that prevailed on the day of the hostages' return, Trump's visit to the Knesset, and the potential visit of the Prime Minister to attend the Sharm El-Sheikh summit, along with the arrival of the Indonesian president to Israel, both of which ultimately did not happen, has been replaced by the realization that we apparently are not rushing towards a new Middle East, and that regional peace is not on the horizon."

He clarified that "the military base that Israel has become known for over the past month is not affiliated with the army at all, but is located in Kiryat Gat, hosting American soldiers, and soon also soldiers from the multinational force that will arrive in Gaza, although after Trump, the Vice President and Secretary of State arrived, then the American Chief of Staff to closely follow the important project for the United States in its new foreign policy, where Trump feels the necessity of its success, and Israel has been chosen to be a model in achieving American aspirations."

Horowitz pointed out that "the situation seems strange, and not always pleasant, but if we remember that Trump helped Israel a lot in the attack on Iran, whether through direct attack or as a defensive umbrella, and thanks to him, twenty hostages returned home alive, and he is keen to provide us with the necessary weapons, this may be a price worth paying, and the current meaning of unprecedented deep American intervention is that we currently do not have the capability to launch a large-scale attack on Hamas in Gaza, and for that to happen, we have to change the Americans' minds, or breach the rules and act contrary to our agreement with them, and both scenarios are very unlikely."

He confirmed that "Hamas is keen to shake hands with the Americans in every incident where army soldiers are attacked, but it is clear that everything that was agreed upon with them is suspended, and although it is not yet clear, we have realized after a month of signing the agreement that Hamas is still alive and controls the Gaza Strip, even with several local gangs opposing its rule. Does anyone think that after the end of the phase of returning the dead hostages, the movement will simply move on and leave others to manage affairs in Gaza?"

The writer noted that "Trump's threats to destroy Hamas seem somewhat empty, as Trump avoids sending American forces to conflict areas as much as possible, and he certainly would not be happy about entering another front. Let us remember that this is the same Trump whose envoys negotiated directly with Hamas leaders, who survived two years of war that almost completely destroyed Gaza, with Palestinian casualties reaching astronomical numbers, and nearly all senior leaders of the movement were eliminated, yet it still exists."

He explained that "objectively, this could be considered an unprecedented Israeli success, akin to the fatal blow received by Hezbollah and Iran. Although we have been told for many months that Hamas is losing its grip and is on the verge of disintegration, and that a little pressure will cause it to collapse, we discover that the picture is completely different, reminding us somewhat of images of the hungry in the Gaza Strip at the peak of the humanitarian crisis, which completely disappeared from the images coming from the Strip immediately after the signing of the agreement, and today we can indeed see the residents of Gaza celebrating in candy stores with new iPhones."

He admitted by saying that "we are facing a problem forming before our eyes, and it will be difficult for us to get out of it. We are now in a situation that reminds us of the eighties and nineties in Lebanon: the army is present there, but not fully, and the soldiers are mostly in a state of stagnation, so perhaps describing them as 'ducks in a shooting range' is somewhat exaggerated, but considering Hamas's capabilities and Washington's impatience, we may face a long war of attrition,

Attention is increasingly focused on the second phase of the ceasefire agreement and the exchange of prisoners according to the plan of U.S. President Donald Trump, as the first phase nears its end, amid questions and speculations about the possibility of maintaining momentum and achieving the declared goals.

Analysts suggest that the first phase did not lay the groundwork for the success of the second phase, which is described as being governed by "complexities that extend beyond the battlefield to a battle of political wills" between Washington and Tel Aviv on one side, and the Palestinians and their regional allies on the other.

According to Ibrahim Fraihat, a professor of international conflicts at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, the success of the first phase was limited to "achieving a temporary ceasefire and the exchange of prisoners" and implementing some humanitarian provisions, without necessarily meaning that the path is now clear for the second phase and its success.

The second phase appears to be more complicated, as it touches on the essence of the conflict - according to Fraihat during his appearance on the program "Event Path" - since it concerns security and administrative arrangements in Gaza, which are issues that have not been resolved between the major powers or between the regional and Palestinian parties.

In light of this, any deviation in the understandings "could lead to a complete collapse of the process," because "the success of the first phase was more technical and humanitarian than political."

For his part, Israeli affairs expert Mohannad Mustafa confirms that Israel views the second phase from a completely different perspective, as it seeks - according to him - to "take advantage of the relative calm to reposition itself on the ground, without getting involved in political commitments or an actual withdrawal from the sector."

According to Mustafa, Tel Aviv aims to keep its forces on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip and not withdraw during the election year, and it "will not allow the establishment of a unified Palestinian administration or an international security force that limits its military freedom."

He points out that the Israeli security and political establishment sees the second phase as "fraught with risks to achieving the goals of the war," so it manages it cautiously and seeks to expand its margin of maneuver.

Based on this, Israel wants the proposed international force to be referenced by the Peace Council under Trump's plan rather than the Security Council, as it is not entirely convinced of the usefulness of this phase and does not guarantee that it will serve its interests.

However, Fraihat does not rule out that this force "could turn into a military occupying force with absolute powers, if it enjoys excessive security under the reference of the Peace Council," emphasizing the need for its powers to be limited by a UN reference.

Meanwhile, Ahmed Atawneh, director of the Vision Center for Political Development, links the impasse of the American plan to the nature of the Palestinian political environment, noting that "any talk of success or failure remains incomplete as long as Washington deals with Gaza as a file separate from the Palestinian issue."

Atawneh believes that the absence of a unified Palestinian national reference makes the plan susceptible to disintegration, expressing his conviction that the second phase "will face a legitimacy crisis, as the local parties do not see themselves represented in the ongoing understandings."

In the same context, former U.S. State Department official Thomas Warik believes that Washington is betting on passing the second phase through the Security Council, to provide a legal cover for the proposed international force in Gaza.

However, Warik warns that "any failure to build international consensus will leave the plan halfway."

Based on this, the spokesperson sees that the success of the United States in issuing a UN resolution is a "test of credibility" for the Trump administration, which faces potential Russian and Chinese rejection, in addition to Arab and European reservations about the nature of the proposed force and its tasks.

Since the start of the ceasefire agreement on October 10, the Palestinian resistance has released 20 living prisoners and handed over the bodies of 23 out of 28, with 5 bodies remaining, one of which belongs to a Thai national and 4 others to Israelis, including officer Hadar Goldin, whose body was retrieved on Saturday evening from Rafah.