#Omar al-Mukhtar

[northgazaupdates]

9 April 2024

Journalist Belal Mortaja documents how, despite the devastation and ongoing danger, the people of north Gaza refuse to give up celebrating Eid al-Fitr under genocide.

A small marketplace has been erected among the rubble of destroyed shops and homes on Omar al-Mukhtar Street in Gaza City. Despite having so little food available, a small amount of festive sweets has been prepared. Premade candies and other snacks are available as well. Shops have gone through their decimated inventories to find clothing, toys, and goods that are still usable, and put them up for sale.

The size and spirit does not compare to a typical Eid market in Gaza, and money for purchases has mostly been depleted over the last six months. However, the social and emotional value of this gathering is incalculable. It is a testament to the determination, resilience, and community devotion of the people of north Gaza that the market has been constructed at all.

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[maslimanny]

Make it your practice to withdraw attention from past and future whenever they are not needed.

[psychotrenny]

I really do think this is the end for Israel. The beginning of the end at least. They're essentially a relic of an earlier time, a time when, through a complex confluence of factors, the military power of Europe was so far beyond the rest of the world that it could openly keep the world in shackles. The Imperial powers of Europe could do as they wished and respond to any resistance with overwhelming violence that, no matter how costly in money or lives or how many years it took, would eventually force open resistance to come to a (temporary) end. You saw exceptions of course, such as Ethiopia's successful repulsion of Italian invaders in the 1890s (although even that victory is somewhat undercut but Italy's more successful invasion about 40 years later), but in the majority of cases even the most brave and intelligent of resistance fighters would see themselves worn down and defeated. Just off the top of my head you have figures like Samori Toure, Omar al-Mukhtar, Samuel Maharero; all inflicted numerous defeats on their European Imperialist enemies but in the end couldn't overcome the sheer force that was arrayed against them.

Of course such supremacy was never absolute even at it's apex, and this height was so very short lived. Resistance never fully stopped; outbursts of violence were frequent and various forms of passive resistance like migration, tax evasion and industrial slowdown were ubiquitous. Resistance movements learned from past failures, acquired the weapons of modern war and soon proved a credible threat to the Imperialist forces that by the middle of the 20th century had exhausted themselves through in-fighting. Whether evicted through direct violence or choosing to leave under the inevitable threat of it, the European powers largely ended their direct domination over the colonised world. That's not to say Imperialism was over, far from it, but it mostly took on subtler forms; more soft power with only the occasional resort to hard. Imperial domination is now more than ever exerted through various local proxies and the broader forces that keep them in check as direct subjugation just isn't especially viable.

In the parts of the world without substantial settler populations this withdrawal was accomplished smoothly enough; most of the Europeans present either left without a fuss or found some sort of niche under the new order of things. But the liberation of colonies with large settler populations was a longer and bloodier process; just compare the French withdrawal from Indochina to that from Algeria or the fate of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). A large number of Europeans were heavily entrenched in these colonies and had both their material wealth and sense of pride tied to the maintenance of white supremacy. Many politicians back in Europe were less willing to abandon such settler colonies, while with or without support from back home the colonists engaged in their own bloody wars of oppression against indigenous people.

But in the end they all fell. Algeria, Rhodesia, Angola, South Africa, the list goes on. Even as these places continue to suffer under the yoke of less direct Imperialism they can take pride knowing that the scourge of direct setter subjugation was defeated. Exploiting people is one thing; there are many ways you can accomplish this without the exploited truly catching on. But the sort of violence it takes to brazenly steal control of a people's land, settle yourself on it while keeping the original inhabitants as second class citizens is going to engender the fiercest resistance no matter what. The only remotely stable settler colonies are those where the indigenous peoples were already decimated by disease before being subjected to centuries of genocidal policies, reducing their current population to a small minority of the nation. And even then the survives continue to resist fiercely. In places where the settlers remained the minority there was simply no chance of such regimes surviving for long.

Israel as a state is among the last of its kind, and I see no reason why it shouldn't meet the fate of all other such colonies. The way I see it the end of Israel is inevitable. The only question is just how much bloodshed and suffering it'll take. The struggle has been ongoing for so very long. I truly hope that we're seeing the final stages of it, but I suppose only time can tell. All I know for sure is that from from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

[mfelewzi]

-Ehm, I have a lot... Just three: AtlA, Black Lagoon and Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knights;

-Better Call Saul and Sandokan;

-Ni no Kuni, Puss in Boots: 2 and Momo alla Conquista del Tempo (It's an italian animated movie for children, directed by Enzo D'Alò and inspired by Michael Ende's novel);

-The Lion of the Desert;

-Three: the Tolkien's books (LotR, Silmarillion, Children of Hurin and the Fall of Gondolin), The Legends of Earthsea and Conan the Barbarian.

what is your favorite…

-animated show

-live action show

-animated movie

-live action movie

-book series

💜

(pass it on to other people if you want)

1. ATLA and Transformers Prime

2. Anne with an E. I will never forgive Netflix for canceling it.

3. Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron. Top favorite movie in general.

4. Pacific Rim.

5. The Hunger Games. I reread the whole series at least once a year and I'm so excited for the new upcoming book.

[opencommunion]

via RNN:

The eternal martyr Basil Al-Araj wrote abundantly before his ascension in March of 2017. In his posthumously published book, "I Have Found My Answers," (a line from his will) he spoke of war during the 2014 zionist aggression on Gaza, just prior to the IOF ground invasion on July 17.

Basil guided us with eight rules and insights on the nature of war. He wrote:

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Since there is talk of a ground operation, several points must be considered:

1. The Palestinian resistance consists of guerrilla formations whose strategies follow the logic of guerrilla warfare or hybrid warfare, which Arabs and Muslims have become masters of through our experiences in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Gaza. War is never based on the logic of conventional wars and the defense of fixed points and borders; on the contrary, you draw the enemy into an ambush. You do not stick to a fixed position to defend it; instead, you perform maneuvers, movement, withdrawal, and attack from the flanks and the rear. So, never measure it against conventional wars.

2. The enemy will spread photos and videos of their invasion into Gaza, occupation of residential buildings, or presence in public areas and well-known landmarks. This is part of the psychological warfare in guerrilla wars; you allow your enemy to move as they wish so that they fall into your trap and you strike them. You determine the location and timing of the battle. So, you may see photos from Al-Katiba Square, Al-Saraya, Al-Rimal, or Omar Al-Mukhtar Street, but do not let this weaken your resolve. The battle is judged by its overall results, and this is merely a show.

3. Never spread the occupation's propaganda, and do not contribute to instilling a sense of defeat. This must be focused on, for soon, we will start talking about a massive invasion in Beit Lahia and Al-Nusseirat, for example. Never spread panic; be supportive of the resistance and do not spread any news broadcast by the occupation (forget about the ethics and impartiality of journalism; just as the zionist journalist is a fighter, so are you).

4. The enemy may broadcast images of prisoners, most likely civilians, but the goal is to suggest the rapid collapse of the resistance. Do not believe them.

5. The enemy will carry out tactical, qualitative operations to assassinate some symbols [of resistance], and all of this is part of psychological warfare. Those who have died and those who will die will never affect the resistance's system and cohesion because the structure and formations of the resistance are not centralized but horizontal and widespread. Their goal is to influence the resistance's support base and the families of the resistance fighters, as they are the only ones who can affect the men of the resistance.

6. Our direct human and material losses will be much greater than the enemy's, which is natural in guerrilla wars that rely on willpower, the human element, and the extent of patience and endurance. We are far more capable of bearing the costs, so there is no need to compare or be alarmed by the magnitude of the numbers.

7. Today's wars are no longer just wars and clashes between armies but rather are struggles between societies. Let us be like a solid structure and play a game of biting fingers with the enemy, our society against their society.

Finally, every Palestinian (in the broad sense, meaning anyone who sees Palestine as a part of their struggle, regardless of their secondary identities), every Palestinian is on the front lines of the battle for Palestine, so be careful not to fail in your duty.

[workersolidarity]

[ 📹 A child, wounded in the Israeli occupation's bombing of a school housing displaced civilian families outside the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, seeks comfort in the face of his brother as he lies helpless on a hospital bed. 📸 Photo of the evacuation orders issued by the Zionist army mandating all civilians to leave the city of Gaza under the threat of bombardment. ]

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GAZA GENOCIDE DAY 278: ZIONIST OCCUPATION ORDERS THE EVACUATION OF GAZA CITY WHILE COMMITTING BRUTAL NEW MASSACRES, SLAUGHTERS LARGE NUMBERS OF CIVILIANS IN BOMBING OF SCHOOL HOUSING DISPLACED PALESTINIAN FAMILIES AS GENOCIDE CONTINUES UNABATED

On 278th day of the Israeli occupation's ongoing special genocide operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed a total of 4 new massacres of Palestinian families, resulting in the deaths of no less than 52 Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, while another 208 others were wounded over the previous 24-hours.

It should be noted that as a result of the constant Israeli bombardment of Gaza's healthcare system, infrastructure, residential and commercial buildings, local paramedic and civil defense crews are unable to recover countless hundreds, even thousands, of victims who remain trapped under the rubble, or who's bodies remain strewn across the streets of Gaza.

This leaves the official death toll vastly undercounted as Gaza's healthcare officials are unable to accurately tally those killed and maimed in this genocide, which must be kept in mind when considering the scale of the mass murder.

The Israeli occupation army has ordered the complete evacuation of Gaza City, once again displacing many thousands of Palestinian residents as the Zionist army continues its massacres of civilians.

According to Israeli Channel-12 News, the occupation army issued a proclamation to residents of Gaza City, stating that "Safe crossings allow you to pass quickly and without inspection from Gaza City to the shelters in Deir al-Balah and al-Zawaida. Omar Al-Mukhtar Street and Tarek Bin Ziyada Street are considered safe corridors to cross west to Al-Rashid Street and from there south. Al-Wahda Street and Khalil Al-Wazir Street are considered safe corridors for moving east to the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood and the city square, and from there to Salah al-Din in the south. Gaza City will be a dangerous combat zone."

Often, Israeli orders of evacuation often show faulty maps replete with missing sections or give contradictory orders, even according to information published by the mainstream US newspaper, the New York Times.

At the same time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarms over the escalating healthcare crises amidst ongoing Israeli bombing and chaotic evacuations, expressing concern that the occupation's evacuation orders interferes with the treatment of wounded civilians.

In a post to the social media platform X, Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that "There’s really no safe corner in Gaza. The latest reports on evacuation orders in Gaza City will further impede delivery of very limited life saving care."

Ghebreyesus said in his post that Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital and other "patient friendly hospitals" are no longer operational, with patients forced to either self-evacuate, or are being transferred to Kamal Adwan Hospital or the Indonesian Hospital, both of which are suffering from a severe "shortage of fuel, beds and trauma medical supplies."

The "Indonesian Hospital is triple over its capacity," according to Ghebreyesus, while Al-Helou Hospital, just blocks outside the evacuation area, is only partially operational. Additionally, Ghebreyesus said that As-Sahaba and Al-Shifa Hospitals, also just outside the main evacuation area, remain functional at this time.

"Six medical points and two primary health care centers are also within the evacuation zones," the Director-General said of the situation in and around Gaza City, adding a warning that "These key hospitals and medical facilities could quickly become non-functional due to hostilities in their vicinity or obstruction to access."

Elaborating on the catastrophic healthcare situation in the Gaza Strip, WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic, speaking at a United Nations press conference, said that just 13 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza remain partially operational.

Explaining the situation, Jasarevic said that "patients and medical staff evacuated three hospitals in one week in southern Gaza, fearing that intensified military operations could render health facilities inoperable or inaccessible."

"The cumulative capacity of beds in the six partially operating hospitals in southern Gaza, 3 in Deir al-Balah and 3 in Khan Younis, now stands at 1,334 beds," Jasarevic stated.

Jasarevic went on to add that "there are a total of 11 field hospitals in the Strip, three of which had to temporarily close, and four of which are partially operational due to hostilities in Rafah and reduced accessibility."

"Most of the field hospitals in Rafah will move to the central area," the WHO spokesperson concluded.

Meanwhile, even as the Israeli occupation displaced tens of thousands of civilians, forcing them out of Gaza City, no such orders were issued to the four schools housing displaced civilian families that the occupation army bombed over the last several days, killing at least 73 Palestinians, including large numbers of women and children.

The first of the bombings targeted a UNRWA School in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on July 6th, which housed upwards of 2'000 displaced Palestinians.

The bombing resulted in the deaths of 16 Palestinian civilians, most of whom were women and children, while another 50 others were wounded in the massacre.

The following day, the Zionist army bombed the "Holy Family" School in the northern Gaza Strip, killing 4 Palestinians and wounding many others.

Just one day later, on July 8th, Zionist warplanes bombed another UNRWA School in the Nuseirat Camp, resulting in a number of casualties.

The attacks on schools culminated with an occupation army attack on the Al-Awda School, housing displaced Palestinian families in the town of Abasan Al-Kabira, east of the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing upwards of 29 Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, and wounding more than 53 others.

Observers have taken note the the four attacks on schools in Gaza have come in the context of ongoing hostage exchange negotiations between the Zionist entity and the Palestinian Resistance group, Hamas.

Deadly massacres aside, the Israeli occupation's bombing and shelling continues in various residential areas of the Gaza Strip, with dozens more Palestinians killed and wounded in the occupation army's attacks.

According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, on the 278th day of the Israeli occupation's ongoing genocide, local correspondants have reported the deaths of 8 citizens, including 6 children, and the injury of 10 others, as a result of the occupation army's bombing of residential homes in the Nuseirat Camp, in the central Gaza Strip.

The Israeli occupation forces also bombed several commercial shops in the Nuseirat Municipality, resulting in fires and massive destruction.

Occupation forces went on to bombard residential buildings in the Al-Mughraqa area, north of the Nuseirat Camp, also in the central Gaza Strip.

Additionally, paramedic and rescue crews have reported the deaths of at least 10 civilians, and several other casualties, after an occupation raid on Al-Nasr Street, as well as a residential apartment on the same street, near the "Eye Hospital", north of Gaza City.

Occupation artillery shelling pummeled neighborhoods southwest of Gaza City, wounding a number of civilians, including women and children, while occupation artillery shelling also targeted the Young Muslims Women's Association, located in the Jasmine Building in the city.

Zionist soldiers also fired heavy machine guns into various buildings in the Saudi neighborhood, west of the city of Rafah, south of Gaza.

In some more detail on some of the Israeli occupation forces' attacks today, local medical sources reported to WAFA News that 4 citizens were killed, and several others wounded, after occupation fighter jets bombed a residential house on Salah al-Din Street, north of the Nuseirat Camp, in central Gaza.

Similarly, in yet another atrocity, Zionist warplanes bombarded another residential home in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of the city of Khan Yunis, murdering two Palestinian civilians and wounding at least 6 others.

As a result of the Israeli occupation's ongoing war of extermination against the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip, the infinitely rising death toll now exceeds 38'295 Palestinians killed, including at least 10'000 women and over 15'000 children, while another 88'241 others have been wounded since the start of the current round of Zionist aggression, beginning with the events of October 7th, 2023.

For a total casualty count of over 126'500, or just over 5.5% of the total Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip.

July 10th, 2024.

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@WorkerSolidarityNews

[27moremoons]

Resistance News Network: IMPORTANT

The eternal martyr Basil Al-Araj wrote abundantly before his ascension in March of 2017. In his posthumously published book, "I Have Found My Answers," (a line from his will) he spoke of war during the 2014 zionist aggression on Gaza, just prior to the IOF ground invasion on July 17. Basil guided us with eight rules and insights on the nature of war.

He wrote: Since there is talk of a ground operation, several points must be considered: 1. The Palestinian resistance consists of guerrilla formations whose strategies follow the logic of guerrilla warfare or hybrid warfare, which Arabs and Muslims have become masters of through our experiences in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Gaza. War is never based on the logic of conventional wars and the defense of fixed points and borders; on the contrary, you draw the enemy into an ambush. You do not stick to a fixed position to defend it; instead, you perform maneuvers, movement, withdrawal, and attack from the flanks and the rear. So, never measure it against conventional wars. 2. The enemy will spread photos and videos of their invasion into Gaza, occupation of residential buildings, or presence in public areas and well-known landmarks. This is part of the psychological warfare in guerrilla wars; you allow your enemy to move as they wish so that they fall into your trap and you strike them. You determine the location and timing of the battle. So, you may see photos from Al-Katiba Square, Al-Saraya, Al-Rimal, or Omar Al-Mukhtar Street, but do not let this weaken your resolve. The battle is judged by its overall results, and this is merely a show. 3. Never spread the occupation's propaganda, and do not contribute to instilling a sense of defeat. This must be focused on, for soon, we will start talking about a massive invasion in Beit Lahia and Al-Nusseirat, for example. Never spread panic; be supportive of the resistance and do not spread any news broadcast by the occupation (forget about the ethics and impartiality of journalism; just as the zionist journalist is a fighter, so are you). 4. The enemy may broadcast images of prisoners, most likely civilians, but the goal is to suggest the rapid collapse of the resistance. Do not believe them. 5. The enemy will carry out tactical, qualitative operations to assassinate some symbols [of resistance], and all of this is part of psychological warfare. Those who have died and those who will die will never affect the resistance's system and cohesion because the structure and formations of the resistance are not centralized but horizontal and widespread. Their goal is to influence the resistance's support base and the families of the resistance fighters, as they are the only ones who can affect the men of the resistance. 6. Our direct human and material losses will be much greater than the enemy's, which is natural in guerrilla wars that rely on willpower, the human element, and the extent of patience and endurance. We are far more capable of bearing the costs, so there is no need to compare or be alarmed by the magnitude of the numbers. 7. Today's wars are no longer just wars and clashes between armies but rather are struggles between societies. Let us be like a solid structure and play a game of biting fingers with the enemy, our society against their society. Finally, every Palestinian (in the broad sense, meaning anyone who sees Palestine as a part of their struggle, regardless of their secondary identities), every Palestinian is on the front lines of the battle for Palestine, so be careful not to fail in your duty.

[webdiggerxxx]

Omar al-Mukhtar st, Gaza, 2011

[gregor-samsung]

" Il 1° marzo 1896 un corpo di spedizione di diecimila soldati guidati dal generale Baratieri attaccò ad Adua un esercito di centoventimila etiopi guidati da Menelik. L’Italia subì una pesantissima sconfitta, lasciando sul terreno quasi cinquemila morti. Questa vittoria permise all'Etiopia di rimanere indipendente e insegnò ai popoli africani che gli invasori potevano essere sconfitti. L’Italia cercò allora di mettere le mani sulla Libia, con un corpo di spedizione italiano che sbarcò a Tripoli il 5 ottobre 1911. Ma l’invasione della Tripolitania e della Cirenaica da parte di un corpo militare di oltre centomila soldati italiani fece scattare la rivolta araba. Ne seguì una feroce repressione da parte italiana: migliaia di libici furono impiccati, fucilati, deportati. La resistenza, però, non si piegò e durò oltre vent’anni, nonostante la brutalità della repressione, soprattutto sotto la dittatura di Mussolini. Nel 1930, per ordine del Duce, per isolare i partigiani, vennero deportati dalla Cirenaica e rinchiusi in quindici campi di concentramento almeno centomila libici, in gran parte poi fucilati o impiccati. Fu impiegata anche l’aeronautica, su ordine di Mussolini, per sterminare le popolazioni ribelli, utilizzando le armi chimiche (gas asfissianti e bombe all'iprite). Nel 1931 il leader della ribellione, Omar al-Mukhtar (il “Leone del deserto”), fu individuato e catturato e, dopo un processo sommario, impiccato davanti a ventimila libici. È stata una delle più feroci repressioni coloniali, che costò la vita a oltre centomila persone. Fu allora che Mussolini, dopo aver sottomesso la Libia, decise nel 1934 di conquistare l’Etiopia. Si trattò della più grande spedizione coloniale con cinquecentomila uomini, trecentocinquanta aerei e duecentocinquanta carri armati. Più che una guerra di conquista coloniale, fu una guerra di distruzione del popolo etiope. "

Alex Zanotelli, Lettera alla tribù bianca, Feltrinelli (collana Serie Bianca); prima edizione marzo 2022. [Libro elettronico]

[repentingxnafs]

A real image of Omar Al-Mukhtar teaching children the Quran.

His companion and deputy, Yusuf Borahil, entered and said:

❝ Isn't it enough, Omar, that you fight the Italians, and yet you still exhaust yourself by teaching the children the Quran? ❞

Omar Al-Mukhtar replied:

❝ Our fight is not a fight of rifles; it is a fight of faith. The Italians only dominated us because we abandoned the teachings of our Quran. ❞

These are our great role models who should be taught to our children.

[laz-laz-ace-pilot]

I keep thinking about Wilmon Paak.

How his father was murdered by the Imperials to be a show of force, which ultimately led to Wilmon throwing the bomb at their hotel base. How the same egotistical officer wanted the Empire's weapons displayed outside for the same show of force, and how that exacerbated one bomb into many.

How he closely mirrors Cassian at that age, but with the support of the community behind him.

How we don't know if his father got a funeral, if the Imperials ever returned his body for cremation and bricking. Given that he was publicly hanged and deemed a traitor, I doubt they'd allow anything on the scale Maarva recieved.

But also how this is the first time I've seen a brown child fighting back against oppression that doesn't demonise him, or belittle or pity him. Years and years of NCIS bullshit and the like, with racist narratives of child terrorists who were misled, who were intrinsically more violent, who attacked the people 'who were only there to keep the peace'.

And this subverted that. Andor said actually no, the invaders are the aggressors and they murdered his father. His actions are the rational conclusion of unjust oppressive control he's under. The Imperials are never redeemed, there's no 'good people on both sides' - instead we see his father's murderer disheveled, crawling on his hands and knees, before demanding more violence against civilians.

Because historically, most rebels didn't look like Luke Skywalker. They looked like Variamkunnatha Kunjahammid Haji, or Omar Al Mukhtar, or any number of SWANA and Asian rebels faced with European invasion. They looked more like Wilmon Paak.

And Wilmon is protected by his community, gets evacuated out. No 'all terrorists get their justice' ending. He lives.

And I can't stop thinking about that.

[northgazaupdates]

1 July 2024

Journalist Hamza Hammad reports on Telegram that IOF quadcopters (unpiloted drones with mounted guns) are attacking civilians on the busy Omar Al-Mukhtar Street in Gaza City at Al-Shuja’iyya Junction. Omar al-Mukhtar Street is a site of commerce and social gathering.

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On 26 October, the Palestinian Ministry of Health released the list of names of Palestinians killed since 7 October. Among them, from the Sukayk family, are: 

Mohieddin Abdul Rahman Mohieddin (78); 

his son Amjad Mohieddin Abdul Rahman (42), Amjad’s wife Iman Gamal Abdul Qader (40), and their children Menna Amjad Mohieddin (15) and Mohieddin Amjad Mohieddin (13); 

his son Mohammed Mohieddin Abdul Rahman (33), his wife Dina Alaa Ibrahim (32), and their children Ali Mohammed Mohieddin (6) and Tala Mohammed Mohieddin (4); 

and Mohieddin’s brother Baha al-Din Abdul Rahman Mohieddin (72), Baha al-Din’s wife Wisam Mohammed Khalil (61), and their daughter Nur Baha al-Din Abdul Rahman (38); 

and Baha al-Din’s son Abdullah Baha al-Din Abdul Rahman (34), his wife Dana Hashem Saadi (30), and their children Joan Abdullah Baha al-Din (6) and Anas Abdullah Baha al-Din (1); 

Inas Ramez Mohammed (37) and her children Baha al-Din Saadallah Baha al-Din (17), Ayham Saadallah Baha al-Din (13), Karam Saadallah Baha al-Din (11), and Karim Saadallah Baha al-Din (11); 

Ahmed Fouad Yahya (33);

Yusuf Jamil Ismail (24), who is described as “creative and wonderful” and had just established his own media company a few months ago; 

Sarah Alaa Bahjat (18) and her brother Amr Alaa Bahjat (5);

Rima Farouk Misbah (4);

Mahmud Taha and his son Yasin Mahmud Taha; 

and Mahmud’s brother Muhammad Taha, Muhammad’s wife Rasha Ahmed, and their sons Taha Muhammad, Ahmed Muhammad, and Jud Muhammad;

Dr. Raafat Safwat Raafat, a dentist and “a dear brother, friend, and classmate,” and his son, Yusuf Raafat Safwat, described by his aunt as a “beautiful child with soft hair”;

Tariq Ahmed Noman; 

Arij Jamal Abdel Nasser and her children Anas Muhannad, Lin Muhannad, and Alma Muhannad; 

In’am Muhammad; 

Ihab Naguib, his pregnant wife, and their daughter;

and Amr Alaa Al-Din, described as a brilliant student with "a promising future" who was "loved by all his friends."

Many members of the Sukayk family lived on Omar al-Mukhtar Street in Gaza City. 

You can read more about the human lives lost in Palestine on the Martyrs of Gaza Twitter account and here.

[shape]

Wenn die IDF Kulturkritik betreibt, bleibt nichts übrig vom antisemitischen Kunstwerk der Documenta 15

[girlactionfigure]

במסעדת מעתוג, רח' עומר אלמוכתאר, מול ככר החייל האלמוני ברמאל, העיר עזה, תקבל ארוחה בשרית מלאה (סנדויץ עוף/שניצל/קבב או בורגר או קורדון בלו + צ'יפס + סלטים) במחיר שבין 10 - 13 ש"ח בלבד. 

At Matoug Restaurant, Omar al-Mukhtar St. opposite the Unknown Soldier Square, Remal Gaza City, you can eat a full chicken/meat meal (sandwich/burger + fries + appetizers/salads) for 10-13 shekels (~$2.50-$3.50).

[workersolidarity]

[ 📹 Horror and anger among local residents displayed in the chaos after Zionist occupation warplanes bombed the popular Gold Market on Omar Al-Mukhtar Street in central Gaza City, killing four Palestinians and wounding several others who were transferred to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the city. ]

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272 DAYS OF GENOCIDE IN GAZA: PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE TRUCE PROPOSAL DROPS DEMAND FOR "ISRAEL" TO END AGGRESSION IN GAZA, LEAKED DOCUMENT EXPOSES INITIAL ISRAELI PLAN TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE ALL OF GAZA, MASS MURDER CAMPAIGN CONTINUES UNABATED

On 272nd day of the Israeli occupation's ongoing special genocide operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed a total of 4 new massacres of Palestinian families, resulting in the deaths of no less than 58 Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, while another 179 others were wounded over the previous 24-hours.

It should be noted that as a result of the constant Israeli bombardment of Gaza's healthcare system, infrastructure, residential and commercial buildings, local paramedic and civil defense crews are unable to recover countless hundreds, even thousands, of victims who remain trapped under the rubble, or who's bodies remain strewn across the streets of Gaza.

This leaves the official death toll vastly undercounted as Gaza's healthcare officials are unable to accurately tally those killed and maimed in this genocide, which must be kept in mind when considering the scale of the mass murder.

The Hamas Palestinian resistance movement has dropped its negotiating demand that the Israeli occupation commit to not restarting its aggression in Gaza following the conclusion of a truce agreement.

Israeli officials say the new Hamas truce proposal withdraws its demand that the Zionist entity end its war in the Gaza Strip before agreeing to begin the first stages of a truce and hostage exchange deal.

Speaking with Israeli Channel-12 news (N12), an Israeli official said, "after reviewing Hamas' answer, this is a good answer. It is possible to start negotiations and reach a deal within two or three weeks, provided that the Prime Minister and the Cabinet give the green light - and the required mandate to close the details."

"The most significant thing in Hamas' answer is the dropping of the preliminary demand for the end of the war and the possibility of carrying out the humanitarian phase - the release of the women, the soldiers, the elderly and the wounded - without committing to ending the war," the Israeli official continued.

"Secondly, the fact that Hamas explicitly understood from the mediators that if he violates the deal, or if the negotiations do not progress - Israel can return to fight with the backing of the US," the official went on, adding that, "this means that this leaves adequate levers of pressure to enable the second stage - the release of the soldiers and men. This is an Israeli achievement, the meaning is that there are levers of pressure to ensure the return of the male soldiers, and later also the bodies."

The Israeli TV news channel says that gaps still remain between the negotiating positions of Hamas and the Occupation, with the Israeli official remarking that "another strenuous negotiation will be required, even though the framework has been closed, there are other matters that need to be resolved - such as the release keys (how many security prisoners will be released in exchange for each abductee) and also the right of veto (on the identity of the released)."

Questions also remain over the question of the Israeli entity's eventual troop withdrawal and it's occupation of the Rafah border crossing, which the Zionist army has already burned to the ground prior to the current negotiations, as well the issue of smuggling through the border with Egypt.

Nonetheless, the Israeli official was cautiously optimistic, telling N12 that "This is the best opportunity and at the best timing for Israel to be able to complete the activity in Rafah and move to Phase III of the war within the scope of the deal. This also has an impact on the northern arena and the possibility of moving forward to try and complete the normalization with Saudi Arabia. This is the testing moment of the Israeli leadership - if there is a desire to reach a hostage deal, there is a path. It is not an easy path, but it is possible. The negotiating team should be allowed to go out and close the deal."

Following the announcement of the latest truce proposal negotiations, political sources speaking with N12 said that Israeli occupation Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has given his approval for the negotiations to progress, giving a green light for the departure of the Israeli negotiating team.

"After a preliminary discussion that took place, Prime Minister Netanyahu approved sending out the negotiating delegation regarding the abductees. Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated that the war will end only after all its goals have been achieved and not a moment before," another Israeli official told N12.

N12 concluded by mentioning that the Israeli cabinet ministers will be meeting to discuss the latest Hamas proposal, and are expected to make a decision on whether the occupation leadership has a real willingness to reach a deal, and to equip the negotiating team with a broad mandate to close the gaps between the two sides. If the cabinet does not approve the changes, it is expected to be extremely difficult to conclude the truce agreement.

Meanwhile, in more news on Thursday, July 4th, a leaked document from the Israeli Ministry of Intelligence has revealed that the Zionist entity had previously debated plans to displace the entire Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip and force them into the Sinai in Egypt.

The leaked document, which dates back to October of 2023, speaks of the "forced" transfer of all residents of the Gaza Strip into the Egyptian Sinai, determining that this would "achieve positive and long-term strategic results."

The document outlines three stages in a process that would see the "establishing [of] tent cities in [the Egyptian] Sinai, opening a humanitarian corridor, and building cities in North Sinai, and not allowing residents to return to activity or reside near the Israeli border.”

According to the leaked document, Israeli Minister of Intelligence, Gila Gamaliel, strongly supported the plan to displace Palestinian residents, and further recommended forcibly transferring Palestinians to the Egyptian Sinai at the conclusion of the war.

The leaked document goes on to recommend that the Israeli security apparatus implement a complete transfer of all residents of the Gaza Strip to the North Sinai as the preferred among three potential options that were presented regarding the future of the enclave.

The document, which is dated to October 13th, 2023, suggeste that the Zionist entity move to "evacuate residents of Gaza to Sinai" during the war, while simultaneously having the United States and other countries of the world mobilize to implement the plan.

The plan is divided into a number of stages, with the first stage calling for all residents of Gaza to be forcibly evacuated to the south of the Strip, while the occupation air forces would heavily bomb northern Gaza.

The second stage would see the ground invasion of Gaza begin, leading to the eventual occupation of the entirety of the Gaza Strip, north, south and center, and purging the Hamas resistance movement from its hideouts in the Palestinian enclave.

At the same time, the Israeli occupation army would force Palestinian residents from Gaza into the Egyptian Sinai, blocking their return to the Gaza Strip on a permanent basis.

"It is important to leave the corridors to the south usable to allow the evacuation of the civilian population towards Rafah," the document states.

An official with the Israeli Ministry of Intelligence has confirmed the document's authenticity, and further noted that it was distributed to the security apparatus on behalf of the Ministry's policy division, but was not expected to reach the media.

The leaked document goes on to propose the promotion of a campaign directed at Palestinians to "motivate them to agree to the plan" and force them to give up their lands, making it clear to the population that there is no longer any hope of returning to their homes, and further impressing on Gaza's population that the Zionist entity would occupy their lands for the foreseeable future.

The document states plainly that "God has made sure that you will lose this land because of the Hamas leadership - and the only option is to move to another place with the help of your Muslim brothers."

Additionally, the plan recommends that the occupation government lead a campaign to promote the forced transfer of the Palestinians to the Sinai directed at the collective West "in a way that does not incite against Israel and denigrate it," adding that it should be presented in such a way as to propose the plan as a humanitarian necessity, in the hope that it receives International support, because that would result in "fewer casualties among the civilian population than the expected number of casualties and what remains."

It also recommended bringing the United States in on the plan so it could pressure Egypt into accepting the forced transfer of more than 2 million Palestinians to its territory, and to mobilize support among other Western countries.

Judging by the way the war has moved forward since October, one could presume the plan was intended to be moved forward on, however, continued and stiffer than expected resistance by Hamas and other Palestinian factions has put the brakes on the plan, leaving the Zionist entity to scramble for negotiations it has seemed unwilling to conclude until now.

Meanwhile, in other news, the mass slaughter in Gaza continues unabated, with dozens of Palestinians killed, and scores more wounded, as a result of the Zionist army's bombing and shelling of citizens' homes and other shelters.

In some of the latest massacres, last night, Zionist warplanes bombed a residential apartment belonging to the Banat family, in the vicinity of the Al-Sousi Mosque in central Gaza City. Following the strike, the bodies of 5 murdered Palestinians arrived at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the city of Gaza.

Similarly, occupation fighter jets bombed a residential apartment belonging to the Al-Ghafri family, in the Saad building on Al-Nafaq Street, located in the Al-Mashashra area of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, resulting in the deaths of 4 Palestinian civilians and wounding several others who were pulled from the rubble by local rescue crews and transferred to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.

Previously, three Palestinians were killed after the Israeli occupation forces bombed a gathering of civilians in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City, while in another attack, the Israeli air forces bombed a residential apartment belonging to the Al-Zard family, in the vicinity of the Al-Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City, killing two and wounding at least 7 others.

The occupation army also bombed agricultural lands in the Al-Zarqa neighborhood, east of the Sheikh Radwan Pool to the north of Gaza City, while several raids targeted the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, coinciding with violent artillery shelling and the demolition of residential buildings in the area.

Another occupation airstrike targeted a residential house west of the Nuseirat Camp, in the central Gaza Strip, killing three civilians and coinciding with artillery shelling of the northern areas of the camp.

An Israeli occupation airstrike also targeted a house opposite the Nasser medical complex in Khan Yunis, south of Gaza, wounding several people, while the Zionist army also fired smoke bombs while shelling various areas of the city.

Elsewhere, the Israeli occupation forces bombed a residential house belonging to the Zeno family, in the vicinity of the Yaffa School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City, resulting in the deaths of 3 Palestinians and wounding at least 13 others.

The Israeli war crimes continued with the Occupation's artillery shelling of a group of civilians on Al-Shaaf Street, in the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City, killing one Palestinian, while Zionist soldiers detonated residential buildings in the neighborhood.

Similarly, Zionist artillery detatchments shelled the northwestern areas of the Nuseirat Camp, in central Gaza, and also shelled the eastern neighborhoods of Khan Yunis in the south of Gaza, while also hammering the Yebna Camp, as well as in the vicinity of the Return Roundabout in central Rafah. The city of Deir al-Balah also sustained intense artillery shelling and violent bombing by occupation drones and aircraft.

Further, on Thursday, Zionist artillery shelling targeted Al-Shaaf Street, east of Gaza City, resulting in the death of a citizen and wounding three others.

The horrors continued when a Zionist warplane bombed a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in the Al-Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City, killing a number of civilians and wounding far more.

Occupation fighter jets went on to bomb a residential house near the popular "Golf Market" on Omar Al-Mukhtar Street in central Gaza City, as well as the market area itself, resulting in the deaths of four Palestinians and wounding several others who were transported to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the city.

As a result of the Israeli occupation's ongoing war of extermination in the Gaza Strip, the endlessly rising death toll now exceeds 38'011 Palestinians killed, including at least 10'000 women and over 15'000 children, while another 87'445 others have been wounded since the start of the current round of Zionist aggression, beginning with the events of October 7th, 2023.

July 4th, 2024

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