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Evidence directly contradicts Israeli army’s false claims. UN and Red Crescent say the attack was deliberate. Bodies were later found in a mass grave, apparently buried by Israeli bulldozers. The Israeli soldiers laid in wait for the aid workers and rained fire for at least 6 minutes.

The respected paediatrician Dr Abu Safiyeh, has suffered clear signs of torture and is being detained in an Israeli prison as an “unlawful combatant” — a label used by Israel to justify indefinite detention without charge or trial - according to his lawyer.

History shows that colonial settler regimes do not last. They may dominate for decades with military force and repression, but eventually they collapse under the weight of internal resistance, international solidarity movements, and shifting global opinion.

Hossam Shabat (circa 2001 – 24 March 2025) was a Palestinian journalist from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, known for his fearless reporting from one of the most dangerous places in the world during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Gerry O’Hare originally shared these words in December 2023. Last week, Israel bombed the Turkish Cancer Hospital in Gaza. We continue to be told that Hamas is everywhere, and that the US Colony in the Middle East – Israel – is acting in self-defense.

It’s a word that has a long and brutal history.

16 March 2025

The Palestinians

Jonathan Dimbleby’s The Palestinians challenged Western misconceptions about the Palestinian people. Published in 1979, the book rejects the stereotype of Palestinians as mere refugees or terrorists, instead portraying them as a diverse people with a deep connection to their homeland.

These are the words of 13-year-old Abdullah Al Yazuri, the Palestinian child narrator of Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone. After spending nine months working on the documentary, he has been left exposed to threats and harassment following the BBC’s decision to pull the film under political pressure. Now, he is speaking out.

Israel has blocked humanitarian aid to Gaza in an attempt to force a change to the ceasefire agreement. The revised deal would secure the release of hostages without requiring an Israeli military withdrawal, delaying Phase 2 negotiations, which were set to focus on the release of remaining hostages, a permanent ceasefire, and the reconstruction of Gaza.

Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, a Palestinian paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was arrested on 27 December 2024 after refusing to abandon his patients. He has since endured torture, starvation, and indefinite detention without charge. This chronology outlines key events in his life and imprisonment, including the killing of his son by an Israeli sniper, his mother’s fatal heart attack after his arrest, and international calls for his release.

Israeli Channel 13 has aired footage of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, shackled and handcuffed, appearing visibly thin and exhausted.

US President Trump claims Gaza is nothing more than a demolition site, ignoring the fact that American bombs created it.

In a world where displacement is treated like a logistical problem—just a matter of packing up and starting over—people forget what home really means. Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu openly talk about turning Gaza into a “luxury Riviera” after forcing Palestinians to “go somewhere else.” As if centuries of history, culture, and identity can be swapped for beachfront resorts. But that’s not how the Middle East works. What they meant was forcible displacement and ethnic cleansing.

Palestinian academic Dr Refaat Alareer exposed Israeli crimes and Western media bias in a BBC interview. Less that two months later, an Israeli airstrike killed him and his family.

In Gaza, AI and cloud computing power systems of surveillance and violence, evolution peaks: machine-generated targeting lists and tech giant partnerships reshape conflict. Civilian tools, re-engineered for war, mask brutal realities, turning Gaza into a stark example of how the digital economy profits from violence, implicating us all.

22 January 2025

West Bank

Talking with a friend who lives in the West Bank, she told me: “all cities are locked down because of checkpoints but nothing like Jenin. We just keep praying that things get better for everyone in Gaza and the West Bank.

Following Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s arrest in northern Gaza, his wife describes her fears over the hospital director's fate and the tragedy of their son's killing.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safieh's son, Elias Abu Safieh, has shared that Dr. Hussam, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, is in critical condition due to severe torture by the Israeli army. Despite no formal charges being filed, his detention has been extended until February 13, and he is prohibited from meeting with a lawyer until January 22. The family remains deeply concerned and still has no information about the reasons behind his arrest. International calls for his release are growing. He was recently transferred to Ashkelon Court after spending ten days in custody at Sedi Timan Prison. Current whereabouts unknown.

Words feel useless now. When every instrument designed to safeguard human rights fails, to whom do we appeal? The Geneva Conventions, written in the shadow of the Holocaust, were a promise to the world that such atrocities would never be repeated. Yet today, the institutions entrusted with upholding these rights—the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice—are powerless against the greatest military force on earth. A force that has become one of the greatest terrorisers of this planet.

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, broke down in tears on January 3 during a session of the UN Security Council as he recounted the devastating human tragedy in Gaza. Mansour quoted the final words of Dr. Mahmoud Abu Nujaila, who was killed in 2023 during an Israeli airstrike.