Amir Makhoul: The Israeli military situation is the best today, and Netanyahu is trying to accelerate the establishment of facts on the ground.

Dr. Ali Al-Awar: Hamas's rejection of Steve Witkoff's plan in the Doha negotiations contributed to providing Netanyahu with the opportunity to resume the war.

Mohsen Abu Ramadan: Hamas is in a difficult situation, and Netanyahu is seeking to exploit this politically to convince the street that he has achieved an "absolute victory."

Dr. Abdul Majeed Sweilem: This escalation has nothing to do with the negotiations reaching a dead end, nor is it linked to Hamas's reaction to the latest proposals.

Talal Okal: Israeli policy focuses more on the West Bank, while the Gaza Strip is a marginal area for the Zionist project.

Hamas has been pursuing a strict policy of restraint in the face of the barbaric attacks and mass massacres perpetrated by the occupying power against Palestinian civilians since it resumed its war of extermination in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, March 18. This is in an effort to send a message to the international community and the US administration that it is interested in stopping the fighting and not in escalating it, thereby halting the atrocities perpetrated against innocent civilians, especially women and children.

With the exception of a salvo of rockets targeting central Israel, there were no ground attacks on the occupying forces advancing into the Gaza Strip, as was the case during the first fifteen months of the war. This appears to be aimed at keeping the door open for negotiations and contacts to return to the ceasefire and enter into a political process that would guarantee an end to the war and spare the people of the Gaza Strip further suffering.

Writers and analysts who spoke to Al-Quds believe that Hamas is now in a difficult position, and Netanyahu is seeking to exploit this politically to convince the street that he has achieved an "absolute victory." They also believe that this escalation has nothing to do with the deadlock in negotiations, nor is it linked to Hamas's response to recent proposals.

Negotiations have not yet reached a dead end.

Amir Makhoul, a researcher at the Progress Center for Policy Studies, said that the negotiations have not yet reached a dead end, adding, "There are those who clearly want to obstruct them, and Netanyahu represents this trend—as a position, as an interest, and as a vision—and not because of the existence of insurmountable problems."

He pointed out that the mediators are playing an excellent and very successful role. Furthermore, the United States and the Trump administration are ultimately concerned, in one way or another, with the continuation of the deal, based on their own priorities, and not on any other consideration. A certain degree of tension or disparity in positions has begun to emerge between the Trump administration and Netanyahu.

Makhoul believes that Netanyahu is trying to accelerate the establishment of facts on the ground, and this is true. He also believes that Hamas is on its way to extinction.

He believes that the Israeli military situation today is the best—not strategically in the broad sense of outcomes, but militarily. The Israeli situation is the best in terms of the complete absence of any support front, the total lack of unity across the arenas, and Iran's declaration that it has no proxies in the region. All of this puts matters in a different context and allows Israel greater freedom of movement. This is what we see in Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza.

Hamas's possible options

Makhoul believes that Hamas currently has few options. It must either adopt, not only formally, but actually, the outcomes of the Arab Summit and submit to the Arab position, a position that has, so far, and since the summit's preparations, been effective and unified. It has succeeded in curbing the Trump administration's displacement project.

Of course, Israel will not abandon this project, but at least it has been curbed at the American level at this stage. A viable, practical alternative has also been proposed: a reconstruction project, with Gaza remaining under the control of an interim authority until its improved transfer to the Palestinian Authority.

Makhoul added, "All of this is happening now, and it seems that things are becoming clearer for Palestinians. This is what we sense in the tone of the Palestinian street, especially in Gaza, where people feel no protection whatsoever, not even the most basic forms of reassurance. There is nothing to boost their morale or give them hope that the situation will improve."

In order to save Palestine and its people from the war of extermination

Makhoul believes that the movement currently at a dead end is Hamas. Its only option is to submit. This is no longer solely an American and Israeli position, as it was initially, but has now become an Arab position as well. This position is not aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause, as Netanyahu wants, but rather, on the contrary, to save Palestine and its people from a war of extermination.

He explained that the prisoners' card is a very powerful one, but it does not protect the Palestinian people, nor does it protect Hamas, and it does not have the capacity to do so. In contrast, Israeli capabilities have developed at this stage, as we see in the precision of the targeted killings and the operations targeting the leadership.

Makhoul said, "Militarily, Hamas has no Palestinian option at the present time. He pointed out that the idea of relinquishing power must be seriously considered, and that transforming into a political party could be the solution. This proposal has even been accepted to a certain extent by the United States.

At the end of his interview with Al-Quds, Makhoul believes this is a good opportunity, especially with the Arab regimes accepting the idea of administering Gaza under Arab-Egyptian-international supervision. This is the key to saving the Palestinian people in Gaza.

internal Israeli political calculations

For his part, Dr. Ali Al-Awar, a specialist in regional and international conflicts, said that Netanyahu's decision to return to war on Gaza, continue the fighting, and subsequently intensify the violent aerial bombardment, was the result of domestic political calculations.

He added, "On the instructions of Netanyahu and his Defense Minister, Israel Katz, orders were given to the Israeli Air Force to bomb Gaza and kill hundreds of civilians, most of them children and women, as Israeli military statements boasted, and the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper also boasted about this act."

Al-Awar explained that Netanyahu's decision was motivated by the need to preserve his government, especially in light of the budget crisis. He thus offered a political gift to Itamar Ben-Gvir, ensuring his continued rule in the government, even if the price was the killing of hundreds of Palestinians.

He emphasized that Netanyahu's political and security calculations were the primary motivation behind the military escalation in Gaza, particularly in light of the legal crises he faces, including the ongoing investigations against him and the dismissal of security officials such as Ronen Bar.

Al-Awar asked, "Who will stop this aggression? Who will stop this brutality, killing, and destruction in Gaza?" He noted that Hamas must carefully read the Palestinian landscape and provide clear answers to the Palestinian people about why it has allowed Netanyahu to return to fighting.

He explained that the decision to go to war was not Hamas's, but rather came with a green light from the United States, driven by Netanyahu's internal political crises.

Hamas continues the same approach

However, he also believed that Hamas's rejection of the plan by Steve Witkoff, the US representative to the Doha negotiations, contributed to providing Netanyahu with the opportunity to resume the war.

Al-Awar emphasized that Hamas's continued approach will not guarantee its continued political presence or survival, given the ongoing Palestinian bloodshed. He therefore called on Hamas to change its strategies and priorities in negotiations and respond to the Egyptian initiative, which stipulates the return of all Israeli prisoners in exchange for a ceasefire, the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

He pointed out that approval of this Egyptian paper would not mean Hamas' surrender, but would contribute to halting the killing and destruction of the Palestinian people.

Regarding the disarmament of the resistance and Hamas's political future, Al-Awar believed that the movement should transform into a Palestinian political party that recognizes international legitimacy and UN resolutions and enters into a political partnership with the Palestinian Authority to govern Gaza in the post-war phase.

Al-Awar concluded his remarks to Al-Quds by saying, "If Hamas wants to maintain its political presence, it must change its strategies and officially announce its transformation into a political faction that participates in governance within the framework of a national partnership with the Palestinian Authority, and return to the negotiating table, while preserving Palestinian national principles."

The issue goes beyond Netanyahu's personal calculations.

In turn, writer and political analyst Mohsen Abu Ramadan said that political analysts have two perspectives regarding the large-scale Israeli military operation that the Netanyahu government decided to resume about a week ago.

The first scenario sees the decision as tied to Netanyahu's internal calculations, particularly in light of his conflict with the security establishment following the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and the attorney general. By resuming the offensive, Netanyahu seeks to absorb popular protests and gain the support of Itamar Ben-Gvir to pass the budget. This would ensure the stability of his government and serve his personal interests, particularly in the face of the corruption cases that dog him and the October 7 case, from which he is attempting to exonerate himself by dismissing a number of security and military officials.

The second view holds that the issue transcends Netanyahu's personal calculations and encompasses the implementation of the Zionist expansionist settlement project, based on substitution and replacement, and supported by Talmudic and biblical ideas. Abu Ramadan emphasized his inclination toward this analysis, as Netanyahu is exploiting domestic factors to implement this project, taking advantage of the Israeli right's reaction to former US President Donald Trump's proposal to displace Palestinians from Gaza and transform it into the "Singapore of the Middle East."

Israeli ambitions for Gaza gas

He pointed out that the Gaza Strip boasts vast reserves of gas, such as the Marine 1 and Marine 2 fields, along with plans for tourism projects on its coast. This could be one of the motivations behind the full-scale military occupation, which Netanyahu has repeatedly emphasized his rejection of the continuation of "Hamasstan" or "Fatahstan," and his efforts to thwart the Egyptian-Arab plan to rebuild the Strip without displacing its population.

Abu Ramadan considered recent developments, including statements by Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz calling on Gaza residents to "voluntarily leave," a clear indication of the occupation's intention to impose military rule over the Strip. He also pointed to Petkov's statements regarding the eradication of Hamas from the military and administrative landscape, which justifies the continuation of the aggression.

He added that there are Israeli moves to push Palestinians to emigrate, whether through Ramon Airport or the Ashdod Port, where 70 Palestinians with dual nationality were deported twice. He also noted attempts to communicate with the unrecognized "Republic of Somaliland" to absorb Palestinian migrants in exchange for Tel Aviv's recognition of the territory. Israel is also considering deporting Palestinians to areas it controls in Syria and Lebanon.

Abu Ramadan emphasized that Hamas is in a difficult situation, especially after its leaders were targeted, a situation Netanyahu is seeking to exploit politically to convince the Israeli public that he has achieved an "absolute victory" by eradicating Hamas.

Netanyahu does not care about the fate of the detainees in Gaza.

He explained that the Israeli Prime Minister does not care about the fate of Israeli detainees held by the resistance, and is focused on achieving strategic goals related to the Zionist project, namely the expulsion of Palestinians and the restoration of colonial control over Gaza.

He pointed out that Netanyahu is strengthening his control over the state's institutions, transforming Israel into a "state of personal loyalty," devoid of institutions and law, amid the accelerating shift toward the fascist right. He considered that the continued aggression is linked not only to Hamas's refusal to release prisoners, but also to continued American and Israeli support for entrenching the occupation.

Abu Ramadan concluded by saying that the situation is now beyond the Palestinians' control and depends on international and Arab will, which can leverage leverage to halt the Israeli onslaught, such as the investment-for-ending-the-aggression equation.

He added that the Palestinian Authority also faces the threat of disintegration through the "isolated enclaves and cantons" plan, as Israel embarks on a strategic offensive to liquidate the Palestinian cause existentially and politically.

Causes are much deeper than internal factors.

For his part, writer and political researcher Dr. Abdul Majeed Sweilem asserted that the negotiations have not yet reached a dead end, and may eventually do so. However, he continues to believe that this escalation has nothing to do with whether the road has reached a dead end or not, nor is it related to Hamas's response to the series of proposals recently put forward.

He said, "If we want to judge the attempt to renew the war, we must realize that it has its own internal Israeli causes, first and foremost, and that there are reasons that may be much deeper than these internal factors. In other words, we may have gone beyond the internal Israeli causes for renewing the war, towards crystallizing American-Israeli convictions that Hamas has been weakened, and that it is possible to complete the military operation despite all the problems that may result from it."

Removing Hamas from the political scene

Suwailem explained that the issue is not whether the road is deadlocked or not, adding: We must wait a few days before we judge the equation of renewing the war, and whether it is still governed by ceilings linked to direct Israeli domestic politics, or whether the issue has been resolved in another direction, which is the completion of a process aimed at “removing Hamas from the political scene,” and perhaps achieving its disarmament at an advanced stage of this Israeli attack, which is fully supported by America, and in a manner that is public, blatant, and unprecedented.

On this basis, author Suwailem believes that the issue is not related to the complexities of reaching an agreement, but rather to the broader Israeli strategy of internal issues.

He emphasized that the coming days will be decisive. Either Israel has a plan far greater than mere reactions or attempts to cover up the internal crisis, or the issue is linked to Israel's strategy in the Middle East and the shared Israeli-American belief that there is an opportunity to achieve what they call "absolute victory."

Suwailem concluded his remarks by saying that after waiting three or four days, or perhaps a week, the course of the joint Israeli-American strategy will become clear.

Waiting for the Israeli budget to be passed

Writer Talal Okal said that it would be necessary to wait several days after the Israeli budget is passed, as many estimates indicate that Netanyahu has yielded to pressure from Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, and that his priority was to resume the war on Gaza in order to pass the budget.

Okal believes that after the budget is passed, the situation in Gaza will become clearer, asserting that Israel is occupying the Gaza Strip either by fire or by ground forces.

He added that Israeli policy focuses more on the West Bank, while the Gaza Strip is a very marginal area for the Zionist project unless it is free of threats.

He pointed out that the ongoing conflict is not solely about establishing a Palestinian state or an occupied territory. Rather, the US administration, particularly under President Trump, is moving toward imposing specific choices on the Palestinians: either living in a state of humiliation and slavery, displacement, or murder.

Okal emphasized that the fate of the Gaza Strip will not be separate or isolated from the Israeli plan aimed at resolving the conflict across all of historic Palestine. He also emphasized that Hamas is not willing to accept Israeli-American conditions and will adhere to its positions and adopt a firm stance.

Hamas avoids escalation

He explained that since the beginning of the recent campaign against the Gaza Strip, Hamas has not escalated its operations on the ground, as a tactical measure to convince people that it is avoiding escalation to preserve their safety and ensure they receive humanitarian aid.

But he expected that field operations would be activated later, as Hamas had no choice but to persevere and resist.

In his view, Netanyahu may be forced to acquiesce to certain conditions, as the internal situation in Israel is no longer limited to the hostage crisis, but rather encompasses a political divide that could slide into civil war.

He explained that Netanyahu is exploiting the current situation to implement his domestic agenda and eliminate all remnants of democracy, moving toward dictatorship.

Awkal concluded by saying that Netanyahu may attempt to ease the internal crisis by reaching an agreement to end the prisoner issue, but he believes that even if this issue is resolved, it will not be the end of the story, as the next war could engulf the entire region.

An Israeli court upheld a six-month detention order against the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip, Dr. Hussam Abu Safia.

The Prisoners' Information Office said in a statement that "the Beersheba occupation court today upheld the arrest warrant for Abu Safia as an unlawful combatant for six months," without providing any further details.

It is noteworthy that the Israeli occupation forces arrested Abu Safiya (52 years old) in late December of last year, after storming Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, and expelling him at gunpoint, after destroying the hospital and putting it out of service.

A number of citizens were killed and injured tonight as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

In the northern Gaza Strip, eight civilians were killed and others injured when the occupation forces bombed the home of the al-Najjar family in Jabalia al-Balad.

Meanwhile, a citizen was killed in an Israeli bombardment targeting Palestinians in the city of Beit Lahia.

In the central Gaza Strip, Walid Hussein and his child were killed, and others were injured, when an apartment building in Al-Bureij camp was bombed.

In the southern Gaza Strip, a citizen was killed as a result of an Israeli drone strike on the center of Khan Yunis.

In Gaza City, the occupation's artillery continues to fire shells, while aircraft open fire east of the Zeitoun and Shujaiya neighborhoods.

Israeli occupation forces launched an arrest campaign in the West Bank this Wednesday morning.

In Salfit, occupation forces stormed the town of Az-Zawiya, raided a number of homes, ransacked their contents, and arrested the two young men, Abboudi Saleh and Basem Shaqir.

In Nablus, the occupation forces raided Balata camp twice in a row, at dawn and this morning, and arrested five citizens after raiding and searching their homes. They are: Samer Hashash, Mohammed Hashash, Ali Hashash, Maher Harb, and Hani Mish.

They also raided several neighborhoods in the western and eastern parts of Nablus, and raided a house at the Zawata Junction to the west, searching it and ransacking its contents.

In Ramallah, occupation forces arrested two released youths, Ahmed Bashar Abu Alia and Anas Zaki Abu Alia, after raiding and searching their homes in the village of Al-Mughayyir.

These forces also detained more than 30 young men, interrogated them on the spot, and later released them.

In Bethlehem, occupation forces arrested Qusay Imad Al-Qaisi and Yazan Ammar Abu Tarboush from Beit Jibrin camp, and detained more than 20 citizens for hours, interrogating them on the spot.

From Aida camp to the north, these forces arrested three citizens: Salama Jawarish, Nader Thaer Jawarish, and Ahmed Hussein Abu Surur, after raiding and searching their families' homes.

In Jenin, the occupation forces arrested the young man, Adi Bajawi, from the eastern neighborhood of Jenin, after his house was surrounded by special forces (“musta’ribeen”), and he was asked to leave and surrender himself via loudspeakers.

The sound.

The occupation forces fired flares in and around Jenin camp last night.

It is noteworthy that the occupation's aggression on the city and camp of Jenin has entered its 65th day, leaving 34 martyrs, dozens of arrests, and injuries.

1. A number of citizens suffered suffocation on Tuesday evening, during an Israeli occupation forces raid on Al-Fawwar camp, south of Hebron.
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Local sources reported that occupation forces stormed the camp, firing live ammunition and tear gas, causing a number of residents to suffocate.

The same sources added that the occupation forces raided a number of homes, detained their owners, and interrogated them on the spot.

Hamas Political Bureau member Hussam Badran said, "The ideas currently being proposed are incomplete, and we want to return to the ceasefire agreement and end the war."

In a statement to Al Jazeera Mubasher, Badran stressed that they are committed to stopping the war and bloodshed, noting that the occupation has not respected the agreement and has continued its war and aggression.

He added, "The American side is not a mediator, but rather biased and supportive of the occupation, and Netanyahu refuses to negotiate."

A member of Hamas's political bureau indicated that the Israeli plan to displace Palestinians will not succeed, adding, "We await further positions supporting Palestinian rights."

The Government Information Office in the Gaza Strip announced on Tuesday that the Israeli army had kidnapped 15 paramedics and civil defense personnel while they were performing their duties in Rafah, calling for urgent international pressure on Tel Aviv to secure their immediate release.

The media office said in a statement, "The occupation army continues to commit crimes against the Palestinian people, in flagrant violation of international and humanitarian law. Two days ago, it kidnapped 15 members of the ambulance and civil defense crews in Rafah while they were performing their humanitarian duty of rescuing the injured and providing relief to the afflicted."

The Government Media Office held both Israel and the US administration fully responsible for the fate and safety of the kidnapped individuals, adding, "We consider this escalation a war crime that requires immediate accountability."

He stated that this crime constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, "as the Israeli occupation deliberately concealed humanitarian personnel protected under the Geneva Conventions."

He added that this "clearly reveals the criminal policy pursued by the occupation in targeting medical and humanitarian personnel, in direct violation of international agreements that guarantee their protection and criminalize harming them under any circumstances."

The Government Information Office called on the international community, the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and all human rights and humanitarian organizations and bodies to "urgently intervene and pressure Israel to immediately release the abductees."

He condemned "the occupation's repetition of these crimes and its continued targeting of medical and humanitarian personnel, as has been done to thousands of our Palestinian people since the beginning of the war of genocide."

He stressed that the recurrence of these crimes "underscores the need for urgent and effective international action to put an end to these violations and impose deterrent measures to halt the occupation's ongoing crimes."

On Sunday, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that Israeli forces surrounded its ambulances as they attempted to rescue victims of a bombing in Rafah, wounding paramedics before the organization lost contact with its crews under Israeli air and artillery fire.

37 civilians have been killed since dawn on Tuesday in separate Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.

In the cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis, 16 citizens were killed since dawn today in occupation raids.

In Khan Yunis, 5 citizens were martyred in the bombing of a tent in Hamad City. The victims were the father, Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Inshasi, his wife, Angham Al-Inshasi, and their children: Mohammed, Ibrahim, and Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Inshasi.

Two other civilians were killed in a bombing of a tent west of Khan Yunis.

The occupation forces also bombed a house in Qizan al-Najjar, south of Khan Yunis, killing the two brothers, Ubadah and Wassim Ziad al-Najjar.

Meanwhile, citizen Nader Mahmoud Al-Aqqad, 40 years old, was killed when the occupation forces' aircraft targeted a group of citizens on Al-Nas Street in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Yunis.

In Rafah, ambulance crews recovered the body of a dead from Khirbet al-Adas and another dead from the al-Shakoush area, northwest of the city.

Two civilians were killed and two others injured when a civilian vehicle was targeted in the Al-Zahour neighborhood, north of Rafah.

Meanwhile, citizen Khamis Ramadan Za'rab and child Lana Muhammad Abu Jalala died of their wounds from the occupation's bombing.

This evening, Tuesday, the Israeli occupation forces fired live bullets at a vehicle while it was stationed at the Al-Murabba'a checkpoint, south of Nablus.

Local sources reported that Israeli occupation forces stationed at the checkpoint fired live ammunition at a passenger bus as it was stopped at the checkpoint near the village of Talfit, shattering the bus's windows but causing no injuries.

The occupation forces tightened their military measures at the checkpoint and conducted thorough vehicle inspections, forcing hundreds of citizens to break their fast at the checkpoint.

This evening, Tuesday, a 41-year-old citizen from the town of Al-Eizariya was killed after the occupation forces opened fire on him near Al-Eizariya, east of Jerusalem.

Local sources reported that Israeli police forces shot and injured a citizen. He was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Israeli special forces opened fire on a car carrying a young man in Deir Ghazaleh, northeast of Jenin, on Tuesday evening.

Local sources reported that special forces infiltrated the village, shot a young man inside a car, and prevented an ambulance from reaching him. Meanwhile, Israeli military reinforcements arrived in the village.

Israeli occupation forces arrested a young man from the town of Jalboun, east of Jenin, on Tuesday evening.

Local sources said that the occupation forces stormed the town and arrested the young man, Ribal Walid Abu al-Rab.

The town is subjected to near-daily raids, house raids, and conversion of homes into military barracks. Two days ago, the occupation forces notified the seizure of 120 acres of agricultural land in the town.

Dr. Feroz Sidhwa, an American volunteer trauma surgeon in Gaza, told antiwar.org that he was nearly hit by an Israeli airstrike that targeted Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Sunday evening, killing a 16-year-old boy he was treating.

Sidhwa said he was on his way to the men's surgery ward, which had been hit by an Israeli airstrike, when someone asked him to help treat a bleeding patient in the intensive care unit.

"I went in there and helped, and about 10 minutes later, the explosion happened. So, I probably would have been standing next to Ibrahim, the boy who was killed," Sidhwa described.

Sidhwa added that he was planning to change the boy's medical bandage. "I might have been standing next to him and talking to his family when that explosion happened if I hadn't been taken to the unit like that," he said. The bombing also killed Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas's political bureau, who was receiving treatment in the hospital. The Israeli military claimed responsibility for the strike, saying Barhoum was the target.

Al-Quds newspaper published an article last Thursday (March 20) quoting Dr. Firoz Sidhwa's account of what he witnessed on Tuesday morning, March 18, when Israel resumed its intensive bombing campaign on the besieged Gaza Strip, killing more than 400 Palestinians, including more than 180 children and hundreds of women.

Sidhwa said he and the medical team at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis performed surgeries "almost exclusively on women and children."

He added that the first patient he found was a three- or four-year-old girl "suffering from shortness of breath, a weak pulse, and multiple shrapnel wounds to her head and face," and that he had to tell her father that she would not survive.

"You can't bomb hospitals just because there are people in them who you suspect are criminals or even a threat to you," Sidhwa noted.

"Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of genocide and many other crimes, had a prostatectomy in late December and was hospitalized for four days. No one would have imagined that Hamas would be allowed to bomb the hospital where he was and that people would say, 'Oh yes, that was legal,'" Sidhwa added.

Sidhwa said the strike was the first time one of his patients had been killed "due to violence in a hospital bed," and called on the United States to stop arming Israel. "We have to stop, we have to stop, we have to stop," he said, referring to the US government's supply of bombs to Israel.

Other doctors working in Gaza reported similar experiences when the bombing resumed. Dr. Mark Perlmutter, another American volunteer who was working at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza at the time, told The Guardian: "At no time were there fewer than 65 people in the emergency room, all with open wounds, mostly women and children... The floor was soaked with blood."

Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz approved operational plans for the continuation of the war on Gaza on Tuesday during a visit to the Gaza Division headquarters in southern Israel. He was accompanied by his deputy, Tamir Yadai, Southern Command Commander Yaniv Asor, Gaza Division Commander Barak Hiram, and 252nd Division Commander Yehuda Fayah.

In remarks made at the time, Katz said, "I came here today to see the fighting and the preparations of the IDF forces up close in the field, in preparation for the decision-making process that will follow."

"Our main goal now is to return all the detainees to their homes, and if Hamas continues to refuse, it will pay an increasingly heavy price through the seizure of territory, the thwarting of operations, and the destruction of infrastructure, until it is completely defeated," he added.

Firas al-Jabrini, a lawyer for the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem, said that amoebic dysentery is spreading in Megiddo Prison.

Lawyer Al-Jabrini revealed, through the testimony of a young prisoner from Megiddo Prison, whom he "was able to visit," that Walid Khaled Ahmed, whose death was announced late Sunday evening, had been suffering from amoeba disease prior to his death. He was being held in Section 4 of Megiddo Prison.

The victim, Walid, 17 years old, was suffering from severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness.

Amoebiasis is an intestinal infection caused by amoeba parasites. It is usually transmitted through the consumption of contaminated food or water. It affects the intestines and leads to a range of symptoms such as severe diarrhea, stomach and abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness.

Poor hygiene and unsanitary environments are major factors contributing to the spread of disease, along with harsh living conditions inside prisons, such as a lack of medical care and clean drinking water.

Prisoners in Megiddo prison suffer from symptoms similar to those suffered by Walid Ahmed due to their infection with amoeba. Many of them also suffer from fecal incontinence, without any treatment or follow-up of their health. Skin diseases such as scabies are widespread among prisoners, and they suffer from boils in various parts of their bodies. Some of them also suffer from eczema, especially on the face, as Ashbal prisoners explained to lawyer Firas Al-Jabrini.

Lawyer Al-Jabrini added, according to the testimony of one of the young prisoners, that the food provided to prisoners during the month of Ramadan consists of "labneh and cheese" in the early morning hours, and the prisoners keep it in their rooms until iftar in the evening, without a refrigerator or a suitable place to preserve it from spoilage, which forces them to eat it out of hunger and lack of an alternative.

In addition to the spread of amoeba disease in Megiddo Prison, the young prisoners suffer from repeated raids of their section by dogs and constant pepper spraying.

Since October 2023, Palestinian prisoners have been suffering from harsh detention conditions and harsh living conditions, as the occupation authorities have exploited "emergency laws and regulations" to escalate the attacks and abuse of Palestinian prisoners. The occupation authorities have implemented numerous repressive and abusive measures, including repeated raids, constant transfers, beatings, pepper spray, attacks by dogs, deprivation of food and drink, denial of bathing and personal hygiene items, prohibition of going out to the prison yard ("recreation"), prohibition of group prayers, confiscation of Qurans, and failure to provide cleaning materials for rooms and internal bathrooms.

In addition to the spread of amoebiasis, a skin disease known as scabies has also spread among prisoners in all prisons, leading to the deaths of several. Scabies is a skin disease caused by parasites, causing severe itching and a painful rash. The spread of these diseases is exacerbated by unsanitary prison environments and the lack of adequate medical care.

These were not mere allegations or trial balloons, launched in interviews with Hebrew media earlier this month by former US hostage negotiator Adam Boehler. He said that Hamas had proposed an exchange of all prisoners and a 5-10 year truce during which it would disarm, with the United States and other countries guaranteeing that the movement would not pose a military threat to Israel, would not participate in future politics, and would also guarantee that there would be no tunnels.

Sources within Hamas confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the movement's leadership has indeed proposed this idea, not just for ten years, but with the possibility of extending it further.

A responsible source explained that the movement had been open to this option since before the war, not after it. In fact, the idea had been on the table for years, but Israel was the one who rejected it.

The sources reiterated that the movement's leadership had not committed to any party that it would accept disarmament, considering this a Palestinian matter, and that it could only be done in one case: within a clear political path that would allow for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Hamas sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that this proposal—direct negotiations with Israel over a long-term truce agreement—has been frequently discussed within the movement's various frameworks. The sources indicated that at times, the proposal was raised by mediators, such as during the ceasefire negotiations of 2005 and 2014 following the Israeli war. It was then raised again in 2016, but without any results.

According to sources, the movement's policies and ideas are not closed, but rather open, and have evolved greatly over time.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza warned on Tuesday of the serious repercussions of the shortage of primary care medicines on the lives of patients in the Strip, calling for pressure on Israel to allow the entry of medicines and vaccines for children.

"Many types of medication for primary care patients have completely run out, while many other types are approaching depletion, which could have serious repercussions for these patients," Ahed Sammour, the ministry's director general of primary care, said in a statement.

He continued: "The complete closure imposed by the occupation on Gaza is depriving patients in the Strip of medicines and medical supplies, particularly those related to primary care medicines, which serve all segments of society, including vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children."

The Palestinian health official also warned of the spread of epidemics and diseases among these vulnerable groups due to Israel's continued closure of crossings and the shortage of medicines.

He explained that the forced displacement of Palestinians has led to "a further decline in the provision of primary healthcare services and has placed significant pressure on the few remaining centers, given the overcrowding of displaced people in the surrounding areas."

He called for urgent international action to "pressure Israel to end the closure and blockade" that has been in place since March 2, preventing the entry of humanitarian, relief, and medical aid into the Gaza Strip.

Samour called on the World Health Organization to "make every effort to bring in medicines and vaccines for children."

He pointed out that the destruction of primary healthcare centers since the start of the genocide on October 7, 2023, has limited the provision of services, noting that Israel has destroyed 32 of the 50 health centers across the Gaza Strip.

The Gaza government and local and international human rights organizations have repeatedly warned of the dangers of continued Israeli closure of the health system, which has been brought to its knees by the genocide.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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