Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’
Our government is supporting a heinous crime which is a creation of our political leaders, Democrat and Republican!
Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into ‘humanitarian city’ experts call an internment camp for all Palestinians in Gaza
Israel’s defence minister has laid out plans to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah, in a scheme that legal experts and academics described as a blueprint for crimes against humanity.
Israel Katz said he has ordered Israel’s military to prepare for establishing a camp, which he called a “humanitarian city”, on the ruins of the city of Rafah, Haaretz newspaper reported.
Israeli forces would control the perimeter of the site and initially “move” 600,000 Palestinians into the area – mostly people currently displaced in the al-Mawasi area.
Eventually the entire population of Gaza would be housed there, and Israel aims to implement “the emigration plan, which will happen”, Haaretz quoted him saying.
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'Economy of Genocide': UN Expert Accuses Major Corporations of Profiting Off of Israel's Assault on Gaza
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on Palestine, releases report accusing more than 45 entities of making money from Israel's Gaza genocide and illegal occupation of the West Bank.
The report traces those entities that are involved in the business of elimination, of replacing, and of course, of enabling. Some are the big military companies like Elbit, Caterpillar, and Lockheed Martin, but the report also lists financial institutions, educational institutions, and Big Tech companies, including Alphabet Inc. (Google), Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Palantir, as well as many, many others. (Read the report for a full list.)
And, surprise, surprise, killing Palestinians is big business. “Arms companies have turned over near record profits by equipping Israel with cutting-edge weaponry that has obliterated a virtually defenceless civilian population,” the report notes.
Read more at https://zeteo.com/p/economy-of-genocide-un-expert-accuses
Read the full UN report at https://www.un.org/unispal/document/a-hrc-59-23-from-economy-of-occupation-to-economy-of-genocide-report-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese-palestine-2025/
Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime
The Israeli military used a 500lb (230kg) bomb – a powerful and indiscriminate weapon that generates a massive blast wave and scatters shrapnel over a wide area – when it attacked a target in a crowded beachfront cafe in Gaza on Monday, evidence seen by the Guardian has revealed.
Experts in international law said the use of such a munition despite the known presence of many unprotected civilians, including children, women and elderly people, was almost certainly unlawful and may constitute a war crime.
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Read More at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/02/israeli-military-bomb-fragments-gaza-al-baqa-cafe
Over 400 Media Figures Urge BBC to Remove ex-Jewish Chronicle Director From Board Over Gaza Coverage
'Our failures impact audiences,' the signatories – including over 100 anonymous BBC staff members – wrote in their letter
More than 400 cultural figures, journalists and industry professionals, including Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes and British director Mike Leigh, have signed a blistering open letter to BBC leadership accusing the broadcaster of censoring Palestinian voices and calling for the resignation of board member Sir Robbie Gibb, who until last year served as the director of The Jewish Chronicle, over alleged conflicts of interest.
As first reported in The Guardian, the letter – also signed anonymously by 111 current BBC staff members – criticizes the corporation's Israel-Gaza coverage, claiming it falls short of its own editorial and is "crippled by the fear of being perceived as critical of the Israeli government." Citing a "culture of censorship," the signatories say staff have been penalized for sharing content critical of Israel.
Read more on Haaretz (paywalled)
The planned expulsion of Gaza’s population is already underway
Israel is conditioning aid delivery to force Gazans south into 'concentration zones.' This plan has begun to stall, but that only portends greater brutality.
Maybe you were waiting for the alarm bells to ring, or for the Israeli army spokesperson to issue an official announcement. But the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, long referred to in Israeli parlance as “transfer,” is already underway. Not in some distant future. Right now.
It’s not exactly happening before Israeli eyes — it’s always possible to look away — but the echoes are reaching Israeli homes. The thundering blasts from Gaza heard across the country are personal messages, like those the army used to send Gazans in a previous era of cruelty: “Your home is about to be bombed. Leave immediately.” This is the updated version of the message, addressed not to the people of Gaza, but to Israeli citizens: “The transfer is underway. It is progressing. And it cannot be undone.”
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Read more at https://www.972mag.com/gaza-expulsion-aid-delivery/