Palestine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a wave of air strikes on Gaza is "only the beginning" of a military campaign against Hamas.

The strikes, which killed at least 404 Palestinians and wounded over 560 others, have shattered a fragile ceasefire that began on January 19. Netanyahu stated that future ceasefire negotiations will "only take place under fire" and that Israel will continue to fight to achieve its goals of releasing hostages, eliminating Hamas, and ensuring Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel. The conflict has been ongoing, with talks on a second stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal stalled due to Israel's insistence on extending the first phase until mid-April.

Abubaker Abed and Jeremy Scahill Mar 18, 2025

[based on eyewitness coverage]

By Jake Johnson Mar 18, 2025

Updated March 18, 20255:03 AM ET By Anas Baba, Daniel Estrin, Kat Lonsdorf

Updated March 18, 20255:03 AM ET By Anas Baba, Daniel Estrin, Kat Lonsdorf

Where is the outrage? Where have all the "humans" gone? Israel slaughtered over 300 innocent civilians in Gaza last night. Most of them women and children.

None of those with #Ukraine, #Canada, #Mexico and #EU flags on their profile raising their voice condemning this outrageous crime.

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The sheikh wandered around the city with a lamp

I'm tired of all the devils and the death, and seeking one human

They said it cannot be found, we have searched, As we said before

That which cannot be found I desire

Rumi
دی شیخ با چراغ همی‌ گشت گرد شهر
کز دیو و دد ملولم و انسانم آرزوست

گفتند یافت می‌ نشود جسته‌ ایم ما گفت
آن که یافت می‌ نشود آنم آرزوست
#poetry #Rumi #Gaza #Inhumanity #Death #politics #Israel #Genocide #WarCrime
@[email protected] @[email protected] @israel @iran

By Ahmed Aziz in Khan Younis, occupied Palestine and Sondos Asem and Rayhan Uddin in London
Published date: 18 March 2025 02:46 GMT

"Israel killed more than 400 Palestinians, including over 100 children, in one of the bloodiest bombardments of the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday, unilaterally ending its ceasefire with Hamas.

Air strikes began hitting all five Gaza municipalities from north to south at around 3am local time (12am GMT) on the 18th day of the holy month of Ramadan.

Footage broadcast by Al Jazeera showed children and babies among those killed and wounded.

At least 404 people were killed and 562 wounded, according to the Palestinian health ministry. "

World reaction to Israel’s wave of deadly attacks on Gaza> Israel has launched a massive wave of air strikes on Gaza, killing hundreds of people and shattering the fragile two-month ceasefire with Hamas.

Tuesday’s attack, which took place across Gaza, was its most intense since the ceasefire came into effect on January 19, with the Palestinian Health Ministry reporting at least 326 people killed.

Here is how the world is reacting to the deadly attacks:

Reporting from Jordan’s Amman, Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut said that while Israel has accused Hamas of rejecting various proposals made by negotiators, talks had been stalled after Netanyahu refused to begin negotiations on phase two of the ceasefire deal on February 6.

“Several Israeli analysts, several within the political opposition and several within Netanyahu’s own government said that this was the plan all along – a resumption of the fighting, to go back to full-scale war,” Salhut said.

“And in fact, there’s a new army chief of staff, one who said that 2025 is going to be a year of war – noting that Israel still has a lot of goals to accomplish when it comes to the Gaza Strip, meaning that they are in no way finished with their military action.”

Israel’s 18-month war on Gaza has levelled much of the enclave, reducing homes, hospitals and schools to rubble.

Israeli forces have so far killed more than 48,000 people in the territory, according to Palestinian health authorities.

Over 230 Palestinians killed without warning across the enclave, more than two weeks after Israel blocked the entry of humanitarian aid and shut electricity supplies

By MEE staff Published date: 18 March 2025 02:46 GMT

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Enas Alashray and James Mackenzie March 18, 202512:15 AM EDT

The latest article from SourcedPress details how Palestinian civilians, children, mothers, have been systematically starved of food and aid, now going on 1.5 years. SourcedPress articles are dense by design. More than 80% of the article is backed by supporting documents, fact-checked by at least four verifiers. You can see the citations, source material, and fact-checking notes inline, as you read. You get transparent access to all the effort behind the journalism.

Arwa Mahdawi - Opinion Sat 15 Mar 2025 09.00 EDT

"It should be clear by now that America is not exceptional; the constitution is not a magical document that will protect our freedoms simply by existing. We are sliding towards an authoritarian future at alarming speed and Khalil’s detention is an important reminder that we can’t fight for our rights in isolation. All of our freedoms are intertwined."

from #972Magazine [published in Israel]

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer and Ibtisam Mahdi
March 17, 2025

"On March 2, less than 48 hours after Ramadan began, Israel shut all crossings into Gaza, preventing the entry of humanitarian aid and fuel. A week later, Israel cut off remaining electricity supplies to the enclave, forcing the scaling down of a desalination plant that was providing drinking water to half a million Palestinians in central and southern Gaza. No food has entered the Strip for more than two weeks, making it increasingly difficult for residents to put together a meal to break their fast each evening."

By Michael Wilson, Michael Rothfeld and Ana Ley Published March 16, 2025 Updated March 17, 2025, 9:32 a.m. ET

[Fairly sympathetic article from the #NYT, with background bio of Mahmoud Khalil.]

https://archive.ph/Qa8QT

Oscar Winner Adra: "Why Couldn’t Claudia Roth Applaud Me as a Palestinian?" (The Third Draft - Hanno Hauenstein, 2025-03-15)

https://hannohauenstein.substack.com/p/oscar-winner-adra-why-couldnt-claudia
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“Over the past year and a half, I’ve traveled to Palestine and Israel four times, met with the filmmakers of No Other Land, and moderated panels on the film in Jerusalem and Berlin – some alongside its protagonists. More often than not, these discussions were overshadowed by the political firestorm the film ignited in Germany. The message from major officials to the filmmakers was unmistakable: Your perspectives are not welcome here.”

“while No Other Land’s Oscar win was unexpected, its rejection by the U.S. film industry was just as telling. Despite glowing reviews, no American distributor picked it up. Beyond select screenings, the film remains largely inaccessible to U.S. audiences.”

#NoOtherLand #FakeAntisemitism
@[email protected] @[email protected] @israel

Rachel Corrie, 1979-2003 (she died 22 years ago today)

Rachel, an American #peace #activist, was killed when Israeli soldiers crushed her with a #bulldozer

She was trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian family's home in #rRafah by Israeli occupation forces, before they left Gaza abd turned it into a giant concentration camp.

#Israel #Gaza #NeverForget #RachelCorrie #HumanShield #Politics #Gaza #Occupation

@[email protected] @[email protected] @israel

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/40102778

The blue MAGAts are reaching a new low on Their blame game towards anti genocide protesters.

It's truly sickening to read their comments.
#PEFP #BlueMAGA #Genocide #Dumbfuckistan #genocide #Gaza #Trump #USpol @palestine @israel

By Abby Zimet Mar 15, 2025

Freefalling through our authoritarian takeover, this week saw New York police in the grotesque faux-gold belly of the beast arrest 100 Jews of conscience chanting "Free Free Palestine" to protest the ICE abduction of a Palestinian peace advocate for likewise standing against Israeli genocide - both acts of Constitutionally-protected free speech this dark regime deems criminal. Jews on detainment for expressing the wrong political ideas: "We know our history, and we know where this leads. This is what fascists do."