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summit, along with the arrival of the Indonesian president to Israel, both of which ultimately did not happen, has been replaced by the realization that we apparently are not rushing towards a new Middle East, and that regional peace is not on the horizon."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.

The "Financial Times" reported that Arab countries have rejected the U.S. plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip under the conditions set by Washington, confirming that they will not fund the project from their own resources.

According to the newspaper's sources, Israeli and American officials, including Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, proposed launching a reconstruction process in the area controlled by the occupation from the Gaza Strip, claiming that this could provide a "better" model for Palestinians compared to life under Hamas rule.

The newspaper clarified that Arab countries rejected the U.S. proposal to reconstruct what is known as the "new Gaza Strip" in the area under Israeli control, considering that implementing this plan could entrench a reality of permanent division of Palestinian territories.

The "Financial Times" quoted an Arab diplomat as saying that the disagreement over the reconstruction plan could spark a political confrontation between Palestinians, Egyptians, Qataris, and Turks on one side, and the United States and Israel on the other, adding that another diplomat emphasized that no Arab country would contribute financially to the reconstruction under these conditions.

This comes at a time when the Palestinian Authority's Minister of Economy, Mohammed Al-Amour, revealed that Israeli strikes have led to the "complete destruction of 85 percent of civil infrastructure facilities" in Gaza, where about 90 percent of the population lives without work.

International institutions estimate that the reconstruction process for the Gaza Strip, which has suffered near-total destruction, could take about ten years and require approximately $70 billion, while the toll from the ongoing war since October 2023 has exceeded around 68,500 martyrs and more than 170,000 Palestinian injuries.

The violence perpetrated by settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank is escalating, as part of the activities of extremist Israeli organizations that have been carrying out these assaults for years, often originating from illegal settlements even under Israeli law.

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages and towns - under the watch of the occupation forces and their police - and the frequency of these assaults increases during the olive harvest season.

At the forefront of these organizations is the "Hilltop Youth," which emerged after the second intifada in 2001, from which the "Hilltop Girls" group was formed starting in 2005.

The philosophy of this organization is based on occupying hills overlooking Palestinian villages and their farms, then gradually expanding to turn into an illegal settlement outpost, according to a report broadcast by Al Jazeera.

This organization has committed acts of murder, arson of homes, and destruction of property, and it faced American and European sanctions last year.

On Friday, the United Nations stated that Israeli settlers carried out 264 assaults against Palestinians in the West Bank during October, the highest monthly toll in nearly 20 years.

Israel occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 1967, in a move considered a clear violation of the United Nations Charter and principles of international law, and it refuses to withdraw and establish an independent Palestinian state.

Additionally, active in the West Bank is the so-called "Price Tag" group, a radical youth group that has carried out assaults on the property of Palestinians and Arabs within the "Green Line," deliberately leaving racist signatures and slogans at the sites of their operations.

Meanwhile, "Guardians of Judea and Samaria" is a volunteer organization established in 2013 to protect farms and illegal settlements, supporting settler violence, and it faced British sanctions in 2024.

The "Regional Defense Brigades" also stand out - formed by the Israeli occupation army after the events of October 7, 2023 - by recruiting 5,500 settlers to serve in their areas and near nearby Palestinian villages.

About 7,000 people serve in this organization, which is active in acts of violence, threats, and destruction of Palestinian property.

The goal of settler violence is to make Palestinian agriculture unsustainable and push Palestinian residents to flee, as part of the broader objectives of the occupation to annex more parts of the West Bank.

Israeli Channel 12 reported today, Saturday, that a senior American official stated that the return of the body of Israeli officer Hadar Goldin gives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu space to resolve the crisis of Hamas members trapped in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

The American official said that the administration of President Donald Trump has been pressuring Hamas in recent days to return Goldin's body to Israel, in order to create an opportunity for an agreement between the two sides to end the crisis of Hamas fighters trapped in the tunnels of Rafah.

He added that the arrangement desired by Washington is the return of Goldin's body followed by the surrender of the trapped Hamas members' weapons in Rafah.

He continued that under this arrangement, the trapped individuals are granted safe passage to Hamas-controlled areas or to a third country.

The Israeli channel also quoted the American official as saying that in the second phase, the tunnels where Hamas militants were trapped will be destroyed.

A leadership source in the Al-Qassam Brigades told Al Jazeera earlier today that Al-Qassam, along with a team from the International Red Cross, retrieved the body of Israeli officer Hadar Goldin, who was killed in 2014, from a tunnel west of Rafah city.

For its part, the Ma'ariv newspaper quoted an Israeli source stating that the American pressure to allow safe passage for the besieged Hamas fighters in Rafah stems from a desire to maintain the stability of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which came into effect on October 10 of last month.

Israel estimates the number of Hamas fighters trapped in an area it occupies in Rafah to be around 200, and the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported last Tuesday that Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir expressed readiness to release these fighters in exchange for the return of Hadar Goldin's body, which has been held by the Al-Qassam Brigades since 2014.

However, Israeli officials stated that the trapped Hamas fighters must choose between "surrender" or death inside the tunnels of Rafah.

A child was martyred this evening, Saturday, due to the explosion of an object left over from the Israeli occupation in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the child's body was transferred to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.

International relief organizations had previously warned of the danger posed by war remnants in the Gaza Strip, which "may last between 20 and 30 years."

It is noted that the toll of the occupation's aggression on the Strip has risen to 69,169 martyrs, the majority of whom are children and women, and 170,685 injured, since October 7, 2023.

Meanwhile, several victims remain under the rubble, while the toll of martyrs and injuries since the ceasefire agreement on October 11 has reached 241 martyrs and 614 injured.

A total of 522 bodies have been recovered, and the bodies of 300 martyrs from the occupation have been received, of which 89 have been identified so far.

The World Health Organization issued an urgent and strongly worded appeal on Saturday, demanding the immediate reopening of the Rafah crossing and all crossings leading to the Gaza Strip.

The organization revealed a shocking number that highlights the scale of the disaster, confirming that there are at least 16,500 patients in urgent and critical need of evacuation outside the territory to receive life-saving treatment.

The UN organization emphasized that the Rafah crossing is a 'vital outlet' for medical evacuations of critical cases and a 'key entry point' for the already scarce health supplies.

Medical sources announced today, Saturday, that the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 69,169, the majority of whom are children and women, since the start of the Israeli occupation's aggression on October 7, 2023.

The sources added that the number of injuries has risen to 170,685 since the onset of the aggression, while several victims remain under the rubble, and rescue teams are unable to reach them.

It was noted that 10 bodies of martyrs have arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip over the past 72 hours, including 9 martyrs who were retrieved from under the rubble, in addition to 6 injuries.

The death toll and injuries since the ceasefire agreement on October 11 have reached 241 martyrs and 614 injured, with 522 bodies retrieved.

Additionally, the bodies of 30 martyrs from the occupation have been received, of which 89 have been identified so far.

While the Israeli occupation allows the passage of aid and goods to the Gaza Strip, it continues to adhere to the equation of 'keeping the head above water' with more than two million Palestinians, resembling a state of leaving them in a spiral of starvation without recovering from its effects.

This policy is evident through Israel's control over the types of goods entering, their quantities, and prices, aiming to make their availability difficult for consumers who are still suffering from the repercussions of a devastating war that has left its marks on their bodies.

The occupation has accurate statistics on the monthly consumption of basic food items by the residents of the Strip, as the occupation forces allowed the entry of a total of 4,453 trucks, including all that has entered the Strip in terms of aid, commercial goods, and fuel derivatives.

The number of trucks entering the commercial sector reached 1,110 trucks, of which 354 were food trucks, accounting for 32% of the total incoming to traders.

The number of meat trucks was limited to only 10 trucks, while the number of vegetable and fruit trucks reached 62 trucks.

The Director General of the Government Media Office, Ismail Al-Thawabteh, states that the average number of trucks entering daily is only 171 trucks out of 600 trucks that are supposed to enter according to humanitarian protocols.

The occupation forces still prevent 350 types of essential foods needed by children, patients, the injured, and vulnerable groups, most notably eggs, red meat, poultry, fish, and dairy products.

The occupation has accurate statistics on the monthly consumption of basic food items by the residents of the Strip due to its control over the commercial crossings.

The Acting Director General of Studies at the Ministry of Economy, Muhammad Barbak, states that the occupation relies on a policy of 'keeping the head above water' and controls the incoming goods in a way that ensures the population lives in a state of hunger without reaching complete mass death.

The occupation's procedures control the triad of quantities, prices, and types, redistributing goods at rising prices, making the market fragile and quick to be affected by any escalation.

The Gaza Strip is currently suffering from a lack of the necessary infrastructure to store goods after warehouses and storage facilities were destroyed during the war.

The Director General of Studies at the Ministry of Economy confirms that the Israeli occupation deliberately controls the quantity of essential goods entering to ensure its continued control over the market.

It seems that the occupation has set a limit on the number of calories each person in the Gaza Strip consumes, so that they do not reach a level of recovery from starvation.

Nutritionist Ahmad Al-Fara states that malnutrition in Gaza has shifted from a stage of severe calorie deficiency to a stage of protein deficiency.

The lack of protein causes swelling of the face, abdomen, and limbs, as well as destroying immunity, making the body unable to resist diseases.

The diet in Gaza has become dangerously imbalanced, as the population relies solely on carbohydrates, while essential natural fats are scarce.

Al-Fara confirms that the situation is becoming harsher for the most vulnerable groups such as the injured, pregnant women, and newborns.

New birth cases clearly reflect the disaster, as the weights of newborns do not exceed one and a half kilograms.

Malnutrition has become a constant partner of chronic diseases, and we lose cases in intensive care every day.

Settlers set fire to a house east of Ramallah on Saturday, resulting in injuries, while occupation soldiers carried out new assaults and incursions in Jenin and Hebron in the West Bank.

A correspondent reported that the settlers attacked the house during the night, noting that the family managed to escape through the back door after several members suffered from suffocation.

Local sources reported that settlers set fire to a house in the village of Abu Falah northeast of Ramallah early Saturday morning, causing parts of it to ignite and injuring several family members with suffocation before they managed to escape.

Palestinian local sources from the village confirmed that occupation forces later stormed the area around the house and fired at the citizens present, with no injuries reported.

In Hebron, a citizen was injured with wounds and bruises on Saturday after being assaulted by Israeli occupation soldiers in the town of Yatta south of Hebron in the West Bank.

Security and local sources reported that occupation forces stormed the home of citizen Osama Tarad Abu Aram in Yatta and brutally assaulted him and his family members, resulting in his injuries, for which he was taken to Yatta Hospital, where his condition was described as moderate.

On another note, occupation forces set up several military checkpoints at the entrances to Hebron and its towns, villages, and camps, in addition to closing several main and secondary roads with iron gates, concrete blocks, and earth mounds.

In the city of Jenin, Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Ya'bad southwest of the city early Saturday morning.

The mayor of Ya'bad, Amjad Atatreh, reported that occupation forces stormed the town, raided several homes, forced their owners to evacuate them, and turned them into military barracks, while closing commercial shops at the town's entrance.

He added that occupation forces closed the road leading to the Tarm area north of the town with earth mounds.

He continued that occupation forces raided his home and threatened to close the town and destroy its houses.

766 assaults On their part, data revealed by the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission documented more than 766 assaults carried out by settlers against Palestinians and their properties in the West Bank during October.

The pace of settlement attacks in the Jordan Valley has escalated, as the occupation seeks to impose new realities and complete demographic changes.

After the occupation displaced 32 Bedouin communities, it worked to establish new settlement outposts in the area to seize the land.

These assaults fall within a broad wave of Israeli escalation in the West Bank by the army and settlers, which began concurrently with the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

These assaults in the West Bank resulted in the martyrdom of 1,068 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 Palestinians, including 1,600 children.

Meanwhile, the genocide that lasted for two years in Gaza left about 69,000 martyrs and more than 170,000 injured.

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that there are intensive diplomatic efforts in New York aimed at obtaining a resolution from the United Nations Security Council to support U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Gaza Strip.

This revelation came during a phone call received by Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdel Atti, from the High Representative of the European Union, Kaja Kallas.

The two sides discussed the necessary measures to solidify elements of the American plan and enhance the role of international parties in its implementation.

Abdel Atti clarified that the UN effort aims to form a peace council in Gaza and deploy an international force to monitor the situation, in addition to stabilizing the work of the Palestinian administrative committee, in accordance with the provisions of the American peace initiative.

The Egyptian minister also emphasized the necessity of fully implementing the Sharm El Sheikh Agreement to ensure a complete end to the war, calling for a transition to the second phase of the initiative, which includes political and humanitarian aspects, and the initiation of early recovery and reconstruction steps.

Abdel Atti noted that Cairo is following up on the arrangements for the international conference for the reconstruction of Gaza, which Egypt will host this month, stressing the importance of international community support to ensure the success of rebuilding efforts and achieving stability in the sector.

The call did not only focus on the Palestinian issue but also addressed recent developments in Sudan, where both the Egyptian and European sides confirmed that there is no military solution to the Sudanese crisis.

The joint statement indicated that both parties condemned the blatant violations witnessed in the city of El Fasher recently and called on the international community to put an end to the serious abuses and protect civilians.

Both sides also expressed their deep concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan, demanding an immediate ceasefire to facilitate the delivery of aid and alleviate the suffering of the affected population.

These diplomatic moves come at a time when Egypt and the European Union are seeking to coordinate international efforts to ensure the implementation of Trump's peace plan for Gaza in a thoughtful manner, focusing on political, security, and humanitarian stability in the sector.

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that ongoing communications with partners aim to unify international positions and ensure that UN decisions support the stability of the region, with a focus on protecting civilians and continuing reconstruction efforts.

The writer and political thinker Mohammed Ayoub stated that the agreement in Gaza faces the imminent risk of collapse less than a month after the announcement of a ceasefire, accusing Israeli extremism and the declining American commitment to supporting a permanent solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Ayoub began his article by emphasizing that American efforts led by Vice President J.D. Vance, envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner failed to rein in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who launched two new attacks on the Gaza Strip within a few weeks.

The writer believes that the second phase of the agreement—which involves disarming the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and establishing an alternative authority in Gaza—seems almost impossible, as no one can convince the movement to give up its weapons without losing its justification for existence as a national resistance against occupation. Even if it surrendered, other organizations would emerge to fill the void.

Israel's recent excessive military responses show that the Israeli government is eager to resume its military campaign in Gaza, especially since it only accepted the ceasefire under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and many ministers in Netanyahu's government oppose the agreement and demand the continuation of the war until the "complete elimination of Palestinian resistance."

The Israeli government will continue to seek a pretext to resume the attack to achieve its maximum goals declared by Netanyahu since the beginning of the war, and this option seems more appealing now after Hamas released all living Israeli detainees.

However, the Israeli right's desire to turn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East" reveals an implicit intention to uproot the population and seize the land, reinforcing Palestinians' conviction that the real goal is their permanent displacement from the Strip.

Despite Israel's military superiority, Ayoub questions the sustainability of its dominance in the region, as the demographic balance will make it almost a bi-national state, placing it before two bitter choices.

The article notes that the war on Gaza has weakened Arab confidence in Israel, especially among Gulf states, distancing the possibility of normalization with Saudi Arabia.

As for within the United States, Ayoub asserts that American public opinion is undergoing a radical shift against Israel, with a majority of Americans believing that Israel has committed war crimes.

Mohammed Ayoub concluded that the "current ceasefire" in Gaza is not the beginning of a solution, but rather a fragile station dependent on the continuation of Israeli dominance and unconditional American support.

The Washington Post revealed that the United States will take on the role of overseeing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, instead of "Israel," through the "Civil-Military Coordination Center" established by the U.S. military in "Kiryat Gat."

The newspaper quoted officials familiar with the details of the move, stating that this change will make "Israel's" role secondary in determining the nature of the humanitarian aid that can be brought into Gaza and the mechanism for its entry.

The U.S.-led "Coordination Center," tasked with implementing President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Gaza Strip, will replace "Israel" in overseeing humanitarian aid to the region, even as many individuals familiar with the first weeks of the center's operations described it as chaotic and hesitant.

The newspaper disclosed that the tasks of the "Government Coordination Unit in the Territories," which is the Israeli military unit responsible for organizing aid in Gaza, will be transferred to the civil-military coordination center established near the Gaza border.

Many individuals familiar with the transition process stated that this step reduces "Israel's" role in determining how and what type of humanitarian relief can enter Gaza, as the civil-military coordination center takes the lead.

Since the ceasefire in Gaza began last month, humanitarian aid, despite improvements, has remained significantly restricted by "Israel."

The U.S.-led center represents more than 40 countries and organizations, and "one of the benefits of bringing them together is that it allows you to distinguish between reality and fiction and gain a clearer understanding of what is happening on the ground, and where the needs lie," said Captain Tim Hawkins, spokesperson for U.S. Central Command, in an interview with the newspaper.

On October 20, 2025, UN Commissioner Francesca Albanese issued an important report titled: "The Genocide of Gaza: A Collective Crime," which addresses the role of various countries in this crime, or as the report refers to them, "third countries." This serves as a documented indictment against international, Arab, and Islamic parties that must be held accountable and questioned until Israel and its supporters, as well as the silent devils complicit in its crimes, are deterred. Silence is a crime; how much more so is participation in or turning a blind eye to it?

The genocide in Gaza is an international crime and part of a global conspiracy. Powerful third countries have allowed Israel's colonial and racist practices to become a daily reality. Even with the emergence of genocidal violence, many countries, mostly Western, continue to provide military, diplomatic, economic, and ideological support, legitimizing its genocidal war by portraying Palestinian civilians as "human shields" for Hamas.

Diplomatic initiatives have led to the normalization of occupation and have failed to achieve a permanent ceasefire. Their military cooperation with Israel and the transfer of weapons have enabled its dominance over the Palestinian people. They have facilitated Israel's measures to impose living conditions designed to destroy Palestinians as a group.

Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian home in the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on Saturday.

Local sources, who were not named, reported that a number of settlers stormed the outskirts of the village and set fire to the home of citizen Basel Sheikh, which is a single-story building, resulting in parts of it being burned.

They added that Israeli army forces stormed the area around the house and fired shots at the citizens present at the scene, with no injuries reported.

According to data from the Palestinian Authority's Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the Israeli army and settlers committed 766 attacks against citizens, their properties, and their sources of livelihood in the West Bank during October.

The commission added that the attacks ranged from violent physical assaults, arrest campaigns, movement restrictions, intimidation in all its forms, to the burning of homes and vehicles, and gunfire.

These attacks are part of a wide escalation by Israel in the West Bank by the army and settlers that began concurrently with the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

These attacks in the West Bank resulted in the deaths of 1,068 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 Palestinians, including 1,600 children.

Meanwhile, 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 about 69,000 deaths and more than 170,000 injuries.

British reports revealed on Thursday that Rafi Berg, head of the Middle Eastern affairs department at the BBC, has filed a lawsuit against British journalist Owen Jones for defamation, following an article that addressed what was described as "institutional bias" in the BBC's coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza.

According to documents submitted to the British High Court, Berg is suing Jones over an article titled "The Civil War Inside the BBC Over Gaza," published on Drop Site in December of last year.

The article, which sparked widespread controversy, was based on testimonies from 13 anonymous BBC employees who accused Berg of "playing a central role in entrenching a systematic propaganda culture in favor of Israel within the organization," and asserted that he "rewrites headlines and texts to present the Israeli military perspective at the expense of the Palestinian narrative."

Berg has been with the BBC since 2001 and has served as Middle East editor for 12 years, completely denying the allegations, asserting that they "damage his professional reputation as an independent journalist and editor."

His lawyer, John Staples, stated in remarks reported by the British Press Agency that these allegations "have dealt a serious blow to his client's professional reputation," and have caused a "wave of hatred and threats," including death threats received by Berg after the article was published.

Staples noted that the BBC has enhanced security measures for Berg, while the British police have launched an investigation into the threats, explaining that his client "has faced fear, anxiety, humiliation, and severe psychological pressure," and that the damage "has been exacerbated by Owen Jones's refusal to apologize or remove the article."

Berg has requested the court to issue an injunction preventing the republication of the article and obliging Jones to delete it from all websites, in addition to financial compensation for the damages incurred.

In contrast, Owen Jones stated that he "completely disagrees" with Berg's claims, affirming that he "will continue to vigorously defend the accuracy of his investigation and his independence in court if necessary."

The article that ignited the crisis indicated that the BBC is facing "internal rebellion" regarding its coverage of the genocide in Gaza, and that employees' comments about the lack of editorial balance in the coverage are "repeatedly marginalized."

It also alleged that "the uncomfortable facts for Israel are deliberately omitted from Berg's reports."

Following the publication of the article, an online petition was launched calling for Berg's suspension from the BBC, while BBC offices witnessed protests last January.

In the same context, an investigation published by "Mint Press News" revealed deep divisions within the BBC regarding its coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza, as well as its coverage of wars in Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.

The investigation quoted employees at the organization saying that Rafi Berg "is primarily responsible for directing the coverage to serve the Israeli narrative."

The investigation, conducted by journalist Owen Jones, clarified that Berg "directly controls the headlines, texts, and images published on the BBC News website," and that he "often excludes Palestinian viewpoints or minimizes their editorial presence."

Employees described Berg's influence within the organization as "intimidating," noting that he possesses absolute authority that allows him to reject or modify content to align with his perspective.

The report revealed that Berg collaborated with the Israeli Mossad and the CIA, noting that he published a book in 2020 titled "Spies of the Red Sea" in collaboration with Danny Limor, a former leader of the Mossad.

The book discusses a secret operation carried out by the Mossad to smuggle Ethiopian Jews into the occupied Palestinian territories, praising the Mossad as "the greatest intelligence agency in the world."

The investigation also indicated that Berg previously worked in the Foreign Broadcast Information Service of the U.S. State Department, a unit he himself described as a "front for the CIA."

Colonizers set fire early this Saturday morning to a house in the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah.

Local sources reported that a number of colonizers stormed the outskirts of the village and set fire to the home of citizen Basel Sheikh, which is a single-story building, resulting in parts of it being burned.

The sources added that the occupation forces stormed the area around the house this morning and fired live ammunition at the citizens present at the scene, with no injuries reported.

During the month of October, colonizers carried out 766 attacks on citizens, their lands, and properties, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

Two Palestinians, one of them a child, were shot by the Israeli army on Friday evening in the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Red Crescent stated in a statement that its teams dealt with the injury of a 14-year-old child in the thigh, caused by Israeli army gunfire, near the Grand Mosque in the center of Jenin.

For its part, Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital announced in a statement the arrival of a gunshot wound to the left knee, which was described as moderate.

Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces stormed the center of Jenin near the Grand Mosque, deployed infantry units near the main roundabout, the Al-Sybat neighborhood, and Abu Bakr Street, and opened fire towards citizens.

Sources reported that Israeli soldiers forced shop owners in the vicinity of the main roundabout to close their businesses and obstructed vehicle movement.

These assaults fall within a broad wave of Israeli escalation in the West Bank by the army and settlers that began with the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

These assaults in the West Bank have resulted in the deaths of 1,068 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 Palestinians, including 1,600 children.

Meanwhile, the genocide that lasted for two years in Gaza, which ended with a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10, left around 69,000 dead and more than 170,000 injured.

The Hamas movement praised, on Friday, the issuance of arrest warrants by the public prosecutor in Istanbul for 37 Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The movement stated in a statement: We commend the Istanbul public prosecutor's issuance of arrest warrants against 37 Zionist officials, including the war criminal Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the occupation, in addition to the terrorist former and current ministers of war, Yoav Galant and Israel Katz.

The prosecutor clarified that the warrant was issued at the request of the public prosecutor's office, as it was issued against the suspects for committing crimes against humanity and genocide in Gaza.

Since the beginning of this year, indicators of the intensity of reverse migration among the occupation have escalated, in light of the genocide committed in the Gaza Strip, its security repercussions, and the increasing divisions within the society of the occupation, which will inflict further losses on the economy of the occupation.

At the beginning of this year, data described as alarming was presented in the Youth Committee of the Knesset, addressing indicators of youth and young family migration during the year 2024. This data shows that there is a noticeable wave of reverse migration, as the number of settlers leaving exceeds the number of new arrivals.

In 2024, about 83,000 settlers left occupied Palestine, while only about 24,000 people arrived, which means a negative migration balance of nearly 60,000 people, more than double the rate recorded in 2023.

Data from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics also indicates a decrease of about 42 percent in migration rates to the occupation during the period from January to August 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, reflecting a continued decline in the attractiveness of the occupation state as a destination for stability and migration.

According to data from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, about 81 percent of those leaving are under the age of 49, with the age group between 25 and 44 years making up the largest proportion among migrants, mostly consisting of young families leaving the occupation at the highest rates.

This group is considered a productive force that forms a fundamental pillar for the economy, society, and security of the occupation, making their continued migration a structural challenge with deep economic and strategic dimensions.

This phenomenon, as mentioned in the Youth Committee meeting in the Knesset, is attributed to an increasing sense of insecurity following the genocide in Gaza, as well as economic considerations, primarily the rising cost of living, in addition to other economic and political factors that have contributed to enhancing the desire of some settlers to migrate or seek alternatives to living outside occupied Palestine.

In an interview with Maariv newspaper on September 18, following the publication of data by the Central Bureau of Statistics regarding the increase in migration rates from Israel, Professor Sergio Della-Fargola, an expert in demographic issues, stated: "This is the fourth time in the past hundred years that negative migration has been recorded in Israel."

In light of the data and the increasing concern of the Israeli establishment about the continued expansion of the negative migration wave, along with the decline in foreign investments in the advanced technology sector, which is one of the main drivers of economic growth in Israel over the past two decades, alongside the freezing of hiring processes in this sector, the Ministry of Finance of the occupation has recently initiated a series of economic plans and programs to address this situation.

In this context, the ministry presented in a press conference the outlines of a tax reform aimed at reducing taxes on investment funds operating in the Israeli "high-tech" sector.

Al-Quds Brigades and Al-Qassam Brigades announced their intention to hand over the remains of an Israeli prisoner on Friday evening, after they were found in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. This comes as part of a prisoner exchange deal within the first phase of the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10.

The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, stated in a post on Telegram: As part of the Al-Aqsa Flood prisoner exchange deal, we will hand over the body of one of the Zionist enemy's prisoners this evening.

For its part, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said: As part of the Al-Aqsa Flood prisoner exchange deal, the Al-Quds Brigades and Al-Qassam Brigades will hand over the body of one of the occupation's prisoners that was found today in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, at 21:00 Gaza time (19:00 UTC).

The President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, met on Friday in the Italian capital, Rome, with the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, in a high-level meeting during which a guard of honor was presented.

President Abbas discussed with Meloni the enhancement of bilateral relations and the latest developments on the Palestinian scene. During the meeting, President Abbas reaffirmed the full commitment to the internal reform plan, reiterating that armed factions, including Hamas, will have no role in governing the Gaza Strip in the future, in light of the efforts to establish the principle of one state and one law.

President Abbas reviewed with Meloni the latest field developments, including ongoing efforts to solidify the ceasefire, deliver aid, and release hostages and prisoners, calling for the completion of the Israeli withdrawal from the sector so that the State of Palestine can assume its full responsibilities over it.

He emphasized his comprehensive commitment to all reforms aimed at strengthening a non-armed democratic Palestinian state, outlining the plan which includes: holding elections within one year after the end of the war, issuing a temporary constitution and laws for parties and elections, promoting a culture of peace, and transferring the weapons of all armed factions to the state.

The President firmly stressed that Hamas will have no role in governing the Gaza Strip, to uphold the principle of one authority and one legitimate weapon. He also addressed the difficult economic situation due to Israel's withholding of tax revenues and the escalation in the West Bank, which included the continued terrorism of settlers and attacks on holy sites.

Ramallah - About 25 years ago, Fathi Hamdan (62 years old) from the village of Deir Jarir east of Ramallah in the West Bank received a military notification preventing him from accessing his land located adjacent to the "Kochav Hashachar" settlement, under the pretext that it is a "closed area for security reasons." Since that day, he has not set foot on its soil, while settlers have been cultivating it and reaping its benefits.

Agriculture was the primary source of income in Deir Jarir, accounting for over 60%, especially before the first intifada in 1987, as the land was utilized for growing various crops. However, this reality changed after the occupation authorities confiscated large areas of land from the town and neighboring villages.

Today, after a quarter of a century since the first confiscation decision, the occupation returns to give that control a "new legal character," under the name of "the buffer zone," in a step considered a practical extension of the old confiscation policy, but this time it comes as part of a broader plan aimed at delineating and expanding the boundaries of settlements at the expense of the surrounding Palestinian villages.

Fathi and his uncle own 4 dunams out of a total of 29.68 dunams (one dunam equals one thousand square meters), which were declared confiscated from the villages of Kafr Malik and Deir Jarir, as part of an occupation decision that stipulated the establishment of a "buffer zone" around the "Kochav Hashachar" settlement, issued on October 27 last month.

The second order targeted - according to the texts of the decision - the confiscation of an area of 12,612 dunams of Deir Jarir land, to create a security road linking the settlement to Route 449.

Hamdan tells Al Jazeera Net that "the area mentioned in the military order today is 29 dunams, but the actual confiscated area is much larger, and this area in particular was, at one time, the food basket for all the residents of Deir Jarir."

Israeli concerns in this context, the settlement affairs specialist Suhail Khaliliya clarifies that what is known as "buffer zones" is a relatively new term in form, but it is deeply rooted in substance within an old Israeli policy aimed at expanding the influence of settlements under the guise of "security fortification."

This policy became clearly evident after October 7, 2023, when Israeli fears escalated about the possibility of a repeat scenario of settlement incursions in the West Bank, prompting the government to adopt new security plans that include establishing buffer zones around settlements, according to Khaliliya.

However, the essence of these plans - as he says - goes beyond the declared security dimension, "as they effectively draw future borders for the settlements and grant them a much wider area of influence than their current urban boundaries, opening the door for new settlement expansion under the guise of security necessities."

For his part, political analyst Suleiman Basharat sees that this policy aligns with what the occupation calls the "natural expansion" of settlements, which is an old strategy aimed at ensuring open spaces around them, presented outwardly as "security areas," but in essence, they are designated for expanding control and preparing the land for future settlement expansion operations.

Basharat adds that over the years, the occupation has used multiple designations for land confiscation, including "archaeological areas," "nature reserves," or "security roads," all of which serve one goal: to control as much Palestinian land as possible.

Basharat emphasizes that the actual goal of this policy is twofold: "On one hand, the occupation seeks to create geographical gaps between Palestinian villages and settlements to reduce friction, and on the other hand, it grants itself flexible space for creeping annexation, so that the confiscated lands turn into new settlement influence areas."

Disassembling Palestinian geography, Basharat warns that this approach leads to the disintegration of Palestinian geography, turning villages and cities into isolated islands, connected only by limited roads under occupation control. He adds that "thousands of farmers have lost their ability to access their lands, especially during the olive seasons, leading to a decline in agriculture as a primary source of income and an increase in internal displacement rates towards cities."

Abd Qabaja, the director of the media department at the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, clarified that the occupation authorities recently seized about 73 dunams of citizens' lands in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorate through 5 military orders issued under the name of "orders of seizure."

He added that the area of land covered by the military orders related

The Lebanese Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, stated on Friday that the decision of war and peace is owned by the government, emphasizing that there is no "opinion from any party" on this matter.

This came a day after "Hezbollah" sent a letter to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, affirming its legitimate right "to resist occupation and aggression and to stand by our army and our people to protect the sovereignty of our country."

Salam added, during the Lebanon Summit on Technology and Artificial Intelligence held in Beirut, "We said that the decision of war and peace has been reclaimed by this government, and no one has an opinion on it other than the government."

The Prime Minister emphasized "the necessity of working to confine arms to the state."

Under Israeli and American pressures, the Lebanese government approved on August 5 the confinement of arms to the state, including "Hezbollah."

The government welcomed a plan put forth by the Lebanese army to implement the decision, but did not specify a timeline for its application, a step that observers considered an attempt to appease the party and its base.

Salam described the Israeli escalation as "very dangerous," noting that Lebanon "continues to mobilize all possible Arab and international political and diplomatic support to put an end to this escalation, ensure the complete Israeli withdrawal from our land, halt hostile operations, and release the prisoners."

In the latest attacks, the Israeli army launched a series of airstrikes on several southern towns in Lebanon on Thursday, following warnings to citizens to evacuate in the widest alert since the agreement came into effect, amid a notable escalation along the borders that has been ongoing for weeks.

These attacks are part of Israel's violations of the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since late November 2024, which ended an aggression launched by Tel Aviv against Lebanon in October 2023 that escalated into a full-scale war in September 2024, resulting in more than 4,000 deaths and over 17,000 injuries.

Fifteen Palestinians were injured on Friday after the Israeli army attacked a peaceful demonstration in the city of Tulkarm in the northern occupied West Bank, in protest against the establishment of a settlement outpost east of the city, using live ammunition and tear gas.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society stated in a statement that its teams dealt with 15 injuries during clashes that erupted with stones between the Israeli army and Palestinian demonstrators in the town of Beit Lid east of Tulkarm.

It clarified that among the injuries, one was from live ammunition, another from rubber-coated metal bullets, and 12 from cases of suffocation.

A reporter indicated that the Israeli army attacked a demonstration organized on the lands of the towns of Beit Lid and Kafr Qaddum east of Tulkarm, firing bullets and gas to disperse the participants.

Eyewitnesses reported that the army pursued activists and supporters in the nearby agricultural fields after they performed Friday prayers near the settlement outpost.

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, along with the municipalities of Kafr Qaddum and Beit Lid, the "Fatah" movement, and popular resistance factions and committees, had called for performing Friday prayers on the lands of the Al-Dweir area in Beit Lid, in rejection of settlers' attempts to establish a settlement outpost on the neighboring lands of Kafr Qaddum.

In a related context, Palestinian activists documented a group of settlers breaking olive trees in the Susiya area of Masafer Yatta south of Hebron.

A video clip showed a group of settlers breaking the trees.

These assaults fall within a wide wave of Israeli escalation in the West Bank by the army and settlers that began concurrently with the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

These assaults in the West Bank have resulted in the deaths of 1,068 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 Palestinians, including 1,600 children.

Meanwhile, the genocide that lasted for two years in Gaza left around 69,000 dead and more than 170,000 injured.

The Hebrew newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" revealed details of heated discussions that took place during last night's session of the Security and Political Cabinet (the Cabinet), centered around the future of the Gaza Strip.

The Prime Minister of the occupation, Benjamin Netanyahu, unveiled a plan to establish a "model city" in the territories under occupation in the strip. According to him, the plan aims to separate Hamas from the population, which sparked division and strong objections among the ministers.

These discussions come amid rising international pressure on the occupation to present a clear plan for the "post-war" phase in Gaza, with talks of an international stabilization force entering the strip.

A Palestinian was shot by the Israeli army on Friday in the Ramallah governorate in the occupied West Bank.

Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli army, stationed at a military point at the entrance of the town of Atara north of Ramallah, fired at a Palestinian vehicle passing by.

The witnesses indicated that the vehicle continued to drive, while the army closed the entrance to the town amid a state of alert.

Medical sources reported that a Palestinian inside the car was injured by a bullet in the shoulder and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The West Bank is witnessing a wide escalation from the army and settlers that began concurrently with the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

These assaults in the West Bank have resulted in the deaths of 1,068 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 Palestinians, including 1,600 children.

Meanwhile, the genocide that lasted for two years in Gaza left around 69,000 dead and more than 170,000 injured.

Israeli Minister of War Yoav Gallant issued instructions to the army on Friday to destroy all tunnels in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreement coming into effect on October 10, reflecting the continuation of the Israeli military approach and its contradiction with declared political commitments.

Gallant stated in a post on the "X" platform that he ordered the destruction of the tunnels "down to the last tunnel," adding: "If there are no tunnels, there will be no Hamas," as he put it.

The Israeli minister did not clarify the areas included in the operations or the timeframe for implementing the decision, at a time when the army still controls more than half of the area of the strip after withdrawing to what is known as the yellow line under the recent agreement.

Gallant's statements come amid escalating political and military debate in the Israeli occupation regarding the fate of dozens of Palestinian fighters trapped inside one of the tunnels in Rafah in the southern strip, amid intensive efforts from regional mediators to solidify the ceasefire agreement and prevent its collapse again.

According to Israeli Channel 12, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir expressed during a meeting of the security cabinet last night his refusal to allow the deportation of the fighters trapped in the tunnels, emphasizing that the crisis must end "either by killing them or by their surrender."

Zamir clarified that surrender, from his perspective, means "coming out in their underwear, blindfolded and handcuffed, to be taken to the detention camp in Sde Teiman."

He also expressed his opposition to moving to the next phase of the prisoner exchange agreement before recovering the bodies of Israeli soldiers held in Gaza, asserting that reconstruction should not begin before the complete disarmament of the strip.

For its part, the newspaper "Maariv" reported that military estimates indicate that the tunnel in Rafah contains between 120 and 150 fighters from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, trapped on the Israeli-controlled side of the "yellow line."

In the same context, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the army has begun mapping the complex tunnel in Rafah, noting that Tel Aviv refrains from directly attacking it for fear of losing information about Israeli officer Hadar Goldin, who was killed during the battles in Rafah in 2014 and whose remains have been held by Hamas since then.

The yellow line separates the areas controlled by Israeli forces on the eastern side from those that Palestinians are allowed to move in on the western side.

Despite this, repeated reports have documented Israeli violations of the agreement through shelling and gunfire towards civilian areas west of the line, resulting in hundreds of martyrs and wounded, according to statements from Hamas and the government media office in Gaza.

Gallant's recent instructions to destroy the tunnels "down to the last tunnel" coincide with the continuation of Israeli military operations east of the yellow line, including shelling and demolishing infrastructure in adjacent areas.

This decision comes at a time when international and regional mediators are trying to prevent the collapse of the ceasefire agreement that was reached after the genocide committed by the Israeli occupation against Gaza on October 8, 2023, which lasted for two years and resulted in the martyrdom of more than 68,000 Palestinians and the injury of more than 170,000, in addition to the destruction of about 90% of the civilian infrastructure in the strip.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Friday the killing of two children by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Al-Jdeira, northwest of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.

The ministry stated in a statement that the two children, Mohammad Abdullah Taim (16 years old) and Mohammad Rashad Fadl Qassem (16 years old), were martyred after the occupation forces opened a heavy barrage of live fire towards them in the upper neighborhood of Al-Jdeira last night.

For its part, the Israeli army stated in a statement: "Yesterday, Thursday, during a fire ambush carried out by Unit 636 in the Al-Jdeira area, two individuals were spotted igniting and throwing Molotov cocktails towards a central road."