For decades, Israeli settlers have built outposts on West Bank land without official authorization that, in many cases, end up being accepted by Israel as formal settlements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/world/society/israel-hilltop-settlers-expel-palestinians/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #israel #palestinians #agriculture
Christmas celebrations were in full swing again in Bethlehem in the West Bank, as a fragile truce holds in Gaza. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/world/bethlehem-christmas-gaza-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #christmas #middleeast #palestinians #israel #westbank #israelhamaswar
Aral Balkan
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"Since the illusory ceasefire..in #Gaza, the lives of #Palestinians...have been dictated by an imaginary line drawn up by the [shitraeli] army. Crossing this “Yellow Line,” which indicates the boundary of...occupation of ethnically cleansed areas spanning more than half of Gaza, constitutes a death sentence...even for children collecting firewood...a reality in which supposedly safe neighborhoods are transformed overnight into active frontlines, with no warning."
The International Criminal Court on Monday rejected a challenge from Israel, which had argued that the court’s investigation into alleged crimes committed in the Gaza Strip was invalid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/world/politics/icc-israel-war-crimes-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #icc
Israel's assassination of a senior Hamas commander threatens the Gaza ceasefire, the chief negotiator of the militant group said, calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to demand Israel comply with the truce's terms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/world/hamas-israel-commander-ceasefire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas
Gazans have turned to ripping out iron rods from the rubble to use to prop up tents or sell to scratch out a living in an enclave that will take years to recover from war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/gaza-steel-rods-living/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israelhamaswar #palestinians #gaza
"Since the illusory ceasefire..in #Gaza, the lives of #Palestinians...have been dictated by an imaginary line drawn up by the [shitraeli] army. Crossing this “Yellow Line,” which indicates the boundary of...occupation of ethnically cleansed areas spanning more than half of Gaza, constitutes a death sentence...even for children collecting firewood...a reality in which supposedly safe neighborhoods are transformed overnight into active frontlines, with no warning."
nullagent
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Reports indicate that the U.S. President intends to announce the start of the second phase of his Gaza plan before Christmas. Phase One has failed to meet its promises to #Palestinians.
Trump's Phase Two Fantasy for Gaza
https://open.substack.com/pub/mitchellplitnick/p/trumps-phase-two-fantasy-for-gaza?r=23brl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Reports indicate that the U.S. President intends to announce the start of the second phase of his Gaza plan before Christmas. Phase One has failed to meet its promises to #Palestinians.
Trump's Phase Two Fantasy for Gaza
https://open.substack.com/pub/mitchellplitnick/p/trumps-phase-two-fantasy-for-gaza?r=23brl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
nullagent
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#Israel Moved Gaza’s Yellow Line And Then Shelled #Palestinians For Being On The Wrong Side
They just keep finding new ways to carve off more pieces of #Gaza & murder more Palestinians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11t-sNxy0vA
#Palestine #MiddleEast #Genocide #Palestinian #Politics #Egypt #Lebanon #Syria #Iraq #Iran #SaudiArabia #Qatar #Yemen #Zionism #BDS #Ceasefire #ArmsEmbargo #Netanyahu #FreeGaza #FreePalestine #Democrats #Republicans #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Democracy #Musk #Fascism #Fascist
happyborg
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#Israel says #Palestinians will NOT be able to return to #Gaza through the crossing until the last hostage remains are returned from Gaza [if then]. #Egypt, which controls the other side, said the crossing would open only if movement goes both ways.
#geopolitics #MiddleEast #HumanitarianCrisis #displaced #refugees #FarRight #Netanyahu #genocide
The head of an armed Palestinian faction that opposes Hamas in Gaza died while mediating a family dispute, in what would be a blow to Israeli efforts to support Gazan clans against the Islamist movement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/anti-hamas-leader-killed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israelhamaswar #hamas #palestinians
#Israel says #Palestinians will NOT be able to return to #Gaza through the crossing until the last hostage remains are returned from Gaza [if then]. #Egypt, which controls the other side, said the crossing would open only if movement goes both ways.
#geopolitics #MiddleEast #HumanitarianCrisis #displaced #refugees #FarRight #Netanyahu #genocide
Under the terms of the “ceasefire”, the long-closed #Rafah crossing is to be opened for medical evacs & travel to & from #Gaza. WHO says there are >16,500 sick & wounded people who need to leave Gaza for care.
It was not immediately clear when the border crossing would be opened, however, because of a dispute #Israel is having with #Egypt, which wants #Palestinians to be able to return to Gaza through the crossing.
#geopolitics #MiddleEast #HumanitarianCrisis #FarRight #Netanyahu #genocide
Egypt is training hundreds of Palestinian police officers with an eye toward integrating them into a post-war security force in Gaza, according to a Palestinian official. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/world/egypt-palestinians-gaza-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #egypt
Israeli security forces have shot two Palestinian men who appeared to be unarmed and surrendering during a raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine TV news footage showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/world/israel-shot-palestinians-apparent-surrender/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israel #palestinians #westbank
Israel's military on Wednesday launched a new operation against Palestinian armed groups in the occupied West Bank, where a local governor said Israeli forces had raided several towns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/world/israel-army-west-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #westbank
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, underlining the struggle to broaden a fragile ceasefire approved over six weeks ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/world/politics/gaza-truce-israeli-hamas-violence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas
Raúl Chouza
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@Abdelhadi077 I’m Wafaa from Gaza a mother of five children Our home was destroyed and we now live in a tiny room with very high rent and unhealthy conditions Every day I struggle to feed my children and keep them safe Our dreams are simple we just want safety food and warmth Our full story is in the link below please read it and share it Even 10 dollars can change our lives 💔 Please don’t skip us every share and every help gives us hope 😢
https://chuffed.org/project/150418-help-wafaa-support-her-family
RE: https://mastodon.social/@wafaa_fimly/115586284683230767
Please consider helping Wafaa and her family if you are able to right now. The crisis is not over, winter is coming, and families like Wafaa's are really struggling.
#Israel Moved Gaza’s Yellow Line And Then Shelled #Palestinians For Being On The Wrong Side
They just keep finding new ways to carve off more pieces of #Gaza & murder more Palestinians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11t-sNxy0vA
#Palestine #MiddleEast #Genocide #Palestinian #Politics #Egypt #Lebanon #Syria #Iraq #Iran #SaudiArabia #Qatar #Yemen #Zionism #BDS #Ceasefire #ArmsEmbargo #Netanyahu #FreeGaza #FreePalestine #Democrats #Republicans #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Democracy #Musk #Fascism #Fascist