“We will continue to bring as much food as possible into Gaza, by land, air or sea.We had to make a decision - to stop feeding altogether during one of the worst hunger crises ever or to continue feeding knowing that aid workers and civilians were being killed.
We considered all the options, but ultimately, we decided to continue to feed and continue our mission.”
Senior Israeli official: "We hope that what we have proposed is enough to bring Hamas into serious negotiations. We hope they understand that we are serious about reaching a deal - and we are. They need to understand that it is possible that if the first stage is implemented, it will be possible to advance to the next stages and reach the end of the war"
Israel has broken every single agreement they have made with Palestinians.. this is yet another word play by IDF to act like they seek peace and not complete destruction of Gaza to a level that it's unhabitable for a long time or possibly forever.
Image or 100s of tanks lined up preparing for an attack against #Rafah.
Under Sions kalla stjärna - Under Zion's cold stars song by Swedish activist and singer Björn Afzelius from 1988
As the world is getting excited about the Erdogan's latest PR trick to hide his 6 months of criminal complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza by supporting the "Flotilla 2" from Turkey to Gaza, sitting and listening to the song of my favorite Swedish singer late Björn Afzelius who wrote the song about a similar even in mid 80s to take a boat with many famous artists and activists from all around the world to Gaza from Greece.
It hurts, really hurts that the world has to witness once again the same thing we have seen so many times before, but hoping that the kids of today are stronger and more successful than we were, maybe they can finally help ending this ongoing criminal actions by the "chosen people" against the "human animals".
And I listened to it one more time, with tears in my eyes after watching the videos of families trying to identify remains of their loved one recovered from a mass grave at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis. I listen to it as I did live in 1990, and so many times after that in the past 36 years and sadly, the news on the TV is the same, so is the reaction from the Israeli politicians and our beloved neutral high morality leaders.
We were flying over Saloniki
when the clouds drew apart
and we saw the Aegean Sea
clearly and distinctly.
It was a beauty without equal,
almost like a fairyland,
when we flew over
the Northern Sporades.
We rounded Piraeus
and landed in Athens.
The city lay there, white
and attractive, in the sun.
But I stopped next to a TV screen
which was in the arrival hall.
I wanted to see the latest news
from Jerusalem.
And under Zions cold stars
I saw small girls who fell,
with blood roses on their blouses
where the bullets penetrated in.
Under Zion's cold stars
I saw the same clear terror
which I remember
from Warsaw and Berlin.
I wanted to sail over the ocean,
down to Haifa from Athens,
with several hundred
deported Palestinians.
But it was hard to find a ship
which was for sale for something like that
because of the pressure by
the Greek government.
But I tried to cultivate myself,
waiting for information,
so I drove around a bit
in the neighborhood around Omonia.
I saw Bousouki dance in Plaka
I saw the worn out Parthenon
And every evening I saw the news
from Jerusalem.
And under Zion's cold stars
I saw small girls who fell
with blood roses on their blouses
where the bullets penetrated in.
Under Zion's cold stars
I saw the same clear terror
which I remember
from Warsaw and Berlin.
So they found a ship
in Larnaca on Cypress
And we spoke about our trip
half the night.
And we laughed hysterically
when the Israeli minister
stood and exhalted us
to the murderers on TV.
But we didn't laugh any longer
when we saw in the morning paper
that those who chartered the boat
were murdered the same night.
They had blown them into atoms
next to a row of their cars
So now we sat in front of the news
from Jerusalem.
And under Zion's cold stars
I saw small girls who fell,
with blood roses on their blouses
where the bullets penetrated in.
Under Zion's cold stars
I saw the same clear terror
which I remember
from Warsaw and Berlin.
We drank ourselves drunk at the hotel
among the quiet Palestineans
and among agents from Mossad
who bought postcards.
But everyone wanted to travel
There was, after all, one boat
and no one had the strength to count
those who had fallen.
So in the dawn came the information
we all knew would come
that the ship had exploded
in Larnaca.
So I traveled from Athens
with the tiredness of death in my heart.
And in the evening I saw the news
from Jerusalem..
Under Zion's cold stars
I saw small girls who fell,
with blood roses on the blouses
where bullets penetrated in.
Under Zion's cold stars
I saw the same clear terror
which I remember
from Warsaw and Berlin.
And under Zion's cold stars
I saw small girls who fell,
with blood roses on their blouses
where the bullets penetrated in.
Under Zion's cold stars
I saw the same clear terror
which I remember
from Warsaw and Berlin.
Please, please, please do not forget that over half a million people are surrounded by IDF forces with limited to no food at all.
The media and most activists are focused on protests in US and Biden's paying for the ongoing genocide, but forgetting the emergency situation in Gaza.
With no internet, no foreign reporters and world's focus on other issues, the men, women and children of northern Gaza dying slowly and silently.
According to Al Jazeera, citing a member of the Palestinian Civil Defense, his team stands ready to compile an evidential report for an independent investigation into the mass graves discovered at #Gaza’s #Nasser#Hospital.
Mohammed al-Moghier emphasized, "We are ready to assist their work in order to compel the Israelis to refrain from committing crimes against people in Gaza."
Al-Moghier also reflected on the toll of working in Gaza for the past months, acknowledging that some aid workers are traumatized after being unable to save people they attempted to rescue. "Some of our members are suffering from traumas, which is affecting the way we can carry out our work,".
He added that others were infected with diseases when they unearthed dead bodies from under the rubble without necessary precautions due to the lack of equipment.
PS. Don't expect EU or US to send any investigators there.
On Wednesday, the IDF Chief of Staff and Shin Bet Director met in Cairo with Egypt's Intelligence Chief and other key officials to discuss a possible #IDF operation in #Rafah – Senior Israeli Officials to Axios
For those stupid people who were hailing #Sisi when he talked some nonsense about giving an ultimatum to Israel about their planned incursion into Rafah, this is the true face of the American puppet and genocide enabler Sisi and his criminal gang.
Satellite Images show Israel massing up more than 800 military vehicles at two bases near the Gaza Strip.
Israel has deployed more than 800 military vehicles to two bases. At least 120 vehicles are stationed at the northern border of the Gaza Strip and 700 are in the Negev desert, to the south.
The number of victims recovered from the mass grave in Khan Yunis have reached 73
They expect the number to reach up to 200 and many of the victims have traces of torture, missing skin parts or body organs.
Since these crimes were comitted by IDF, you will not see any investigation or call for UN or EU to send people to investigate and document the atrocities, much less call for accountability or god forbid holding those responsible accountable.
200 days since the start of the most documented genocide in modern history. But it's not like anyone in position of power seems to care or dare to investigate or call for an end to it.
According to The Wall Street Journal, an evacuation programme for Rafah will be carried out in cooperation between the US, Egypt, and the UAE.
ISN'T THIS JUST LOVELY?
all the Red lines, "unacceptable action", "threat of war" and all other BS were for the show and give Israel more time to plan and advance their plans.
#GenocideJoe really showing how much power he has over #Netanyahu and his genocidal regime.
Endlich! Gestern wurde in #Trapani die Entscheidung getroffen: Es wird keine Hauptverhandlung gegen die Seenotretter*innen von @IuventaCrew, #SaveTheChildren & #MSF geben. Nach fast 2 Jahre Vorverhandlungen wird die Anklage endlich fallengelassen. Staatsanwaltschaft und der Richter räumen ein, dass die Vorwürfe haltlos sind. Solidarity wins!
Das gesamte Verfahren ist eine Farce und muss dringend aufgearbeitet werden. Es wird immer deutlicher, dass der ganze Prozess politisch motiviert war. In einem Rechtsstaat darf so etwas nicht passieren! Seenotrettung ist eine Pflicht, kein Verbrechen!
"While Washington and the occupiers insist on presenting an image of a debate on whether or not to carry out operations in #Rafah, his children are being killed by Israeli attacks on the 197th day of the genocide."
Israel has increased the intensity of it's attacks against #Gaza, from north to the south, Israeli planes, tanks, artillery and navy bombing the already unhabitable Gaza.
#Biden seems to have given Israel the green light to "finish the job" by their veto at #UN and handing over another $1B worth of military equipment and bombs.
For the first time after almost 6 months, the bakery in northern Gaza was able to open and bake bread for starving people there.
The amount of aid entering Gaza is barely enough to keep them alive, but Netanyahu and IDF seems to have eased the restrictions on incoming food trucks and a few of them actually reached the besieged northern Gaza.
Hebrew newspaper Yediot Aharonot: Iran postponed the attack on Israel at the last moment due to American warnings, but the attack is still expected.
Everyone is trying to gain popularity from the horrible situation we are all in.. the suffering of 2 million besieged Palestinians wasn't getting much attention before, but now, it's like it doesn't even exist..
All "news" are about some BS made up stories someone published without a shred of evidence or actual knowledge about what is happening in Iran.
Don't let these stories take away your attention, over half a million Palestinians have nothing to eat. No clean water to drink and no access to medicine or sanitary items.
Their suffering is unimaginable. Their pain is unbearable and their lives are at imminent danger.
Fuck Israel and their fear of retaliation for the disgusting crime they committed. Push for unconditional and immediate seasefire and push Israel to allow humanitarian aid that is sitting and waiting right in front of their eyes in.
Don't let Biden get away with his complicity in this ongoing human catastrophe.
Don't get fooled by the empty words of European leaders who are not doing anything to pressure Israel to end this madness.
Israeli Walla news reports that the commander of the Central Brigade in the American army will arrive in Israel tomorrow to coordinate preparations for a possible Iranian strike.
Who wants to bet that the real reason is to coordinate the world reaction to the incoming Rafah invasion in the coming days to keep the cover for #Biden as the "strong objector to the operation" while supplying Israel with enough amo to be able to succeed in their plans to make #Rafah unhabitable.
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