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04-02-2024
JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY/ RAFAH: More than one million hungry, cold, and sick displaced Palestinians await Israel’s planned attack on Rafah city with children roaming the streets “looking for scraps of food”.
US Central Command says it hit 85 Kataib Hezbollah targets in Syria and Iraq in retaliation against “Iran-affiliated” fighters that killed three US troops in a recent drone attack in Jordan.
Deadly US attacks are condemned by officials in Iraq and Syria, as well as Iran.
At least 27,238 people have been killed and 66,452 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks stands at 1,139.
The killing of dozens of people whose bodies were found at a Gaza school was a clear war crime, according to a Palestinian human rights lawyer who spoke to media. The bodies were discovered at a school in the northern Gaza city of Rafah. The dead included children, women and elderly people.
Hamas began deploying police and making partial salary payments to some civil servants in Gaza City in recent days, resurfacing in areas where Israel withdrew the bulk of its troops a month ago.
Four Gaza City residents told The Associated Press uniformed and plainclothes officers deployed near police headquarters and other government offices, including near al-Shifa Hospital. Residents said they saw both the return of civil servants and subsequent Israeli air raids near the makeshift offices.
The return of police marks an attempt to reinstate order in the devastated city. Signs of a Hamas resurgence in the Gaza Strip’s largest city underscore the group’s resilience despite Israel’s deadly air and ground campaign. Israel says it’s determined to crush Hamas militarily and prevent it from returning to power in Gaza
He’s viewed by some Palestinians as their Nelson Mandela and he’s a prime candidate to become their president in the future. He’s also the highest-profile prisoner held by Israel.
Now Marwan Barghouti’s freedom is at stake in ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel. Hamas leaders demanded Israel release Barghouti as part of any deal to end the fighting in Gaza.
The demand brings new attention to Barghouti, who plays a central role in Palestinian politics even after spending more than two decades behind bars. His release could lay the groundwork for his eventual election to national office.
Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan called for Barghouti’s release as international mediators try to push Israel and Hamas towards an agreement after nearly four months of war.
For Palestinians, the plight of their imprisoned loved ones is deeply emotional. Palestinians widely see them as heroes battling Israeli occupation. Virtually every Palestinian has a friend, relative or acquaintance who has been imprisoned. (Int’l Monitoring Desk)
