Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Global Sumud Flotilla Update: September 30, 2025, 8:04 PM EDT
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Five unanswered questions about Trump’s Gaza plan
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| Leaflets that were dropped by Israeli forces, ordering residents of Gaza City to evacuate, fall next to a damaged building, in Gaza City, September 29, 2025. [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters] |
The United States president’s 20-point ceasefire proposal in Gaza includes many ambiguous provisions that could be decisive for the future of Palestine and the region.
When presenting it in the White House on Monday, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump hailed the plan as historic. But figuring out the details for some of its elements will likely be a major challenge to its implementation.
Here are five unresolved issues with the proposal:
How will Gaza be governed?
The proposal envisions a “temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee” that would oversee the territory’s affairs. But it does not detail how the panel will be formed or who will select its members.
Moreover, the plan says that Trump and Toni Blair, the United Kingdom’s former prime minister, would lead a “board of peace” that would supervise the governing committee. But the roadmap does not explain the nature of the relationship between this board and the Palestinian committee, or at what level the day-to-day decisions would be made.
Will the Palestinian Authority be involved?
Trump’s plan says that the transitional authorities would take control of Gaza until “such time as the Palestinian Authority (PA) has completed its reform” programme and “can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza”. Yet, it remains unclear who would certify that the PA is ready to take over Gaza or what benchmarks must be met for the PA to handle the governance of the territory.
There are no timetables, just a vague pronouncement.
The proposal’s language additionally treats Gaza as an independent entity, not one that is part of Palestine, that must be unified with the rest of occupied Palestinian territory.
Netanyahu, meanwhile, who said he agreed to the proposal, has all but ruled out a return of the PA to Gaza.
“Gaza will be administered neither by Hamas, nor by the Palestinian Authority,” the Israeli prime minister said, standing alongside Trump.
How will the international force be formed?
The plan says that Gaza would be secured by “a temporary International Stabilisation Force”, but where would it come from, and what would its mandate be?
It is not clear what countries are willing to send troops to Gaza, or which ones would be acceptable under the plan.
The proposal also does not spell out the responsibilities and rules of engagement of the would-be peacekeepers.
Would they act as an army, police force, or observer force? Would they be tasked with taking on Hamas? Would they be able to fight Israeli troops to protect Palestinians?
When will Israel withdraw?
The proposal says that Israel would withdraw from Gaza “based on standards, milestones, and timeframes linked to demilitarisation”.
Again, the provision does not set a schedule for the Israeli withdrawal or clear standards for how and when it would happen.
Moreover, it says that Israel would hold onto a “security perimeter” in Gaza until the territory “is properly secure from any resurgent terror threat”.
But there is no word on who would ultimately decide when these conditions are met.
Is Palestinian statehood on the cards?
During his news conference on Monday, Trump said that several allies had “foolishly recognised the Palestinian state… but they’re really, I think, doing that because they’re very tired of what’s going on”.
The proposal makes a reference to the prospect of Palestinian statehood behind a thick wall of cloudiness, conditions and qualifiers.
“While Gaza re-development advances and when the PA reform programme is faithfully carried out, the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, which we recognise as the aspiration of the Palestinian people,” it says.
So, Gaza development and PA “reforms” are set as conditions. And even then, discussions for a Palestinian state “may” be in place. It is not guaranteed.
Moreover, the proposal does not recognise the right to Palestinian statehood. Rather, it acknowledges statehood as something that Palestinians are seeking.
Like the other provisions, this one is also shrouded in vagueness and ambiguity.
Trump’s Gaza peace plan lacks protections for Palestinians, analyst says
US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan has no guarantees to protect Palestinians but does guarantee a “long-term occupation by foreign troops,” says Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies.
Global Sumud Flotilla Press Releases
Joint Statement, A Call For Immediate Action To Ensure Humanitarian Access To Gaza And To End The Genocide Of The Palestinian People.
September 26, 2025
ISRAEL ESCALATES DANGEROUS ATTACKS AGAINST GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA DAYS BEFORE GAZA ARRIVAL
September 23, 2025
ISRAEL’S DEMAND TO “DOCK AND TRANSFER” AID IS PART OF ITS ONGOING BLOCKADE OF GAZA
September 23, 2025
STATEMENT ON MISSION
September 22, 2025
Monday, September 29, 2025
Here’s the full text of Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza
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| Smoke rises from an Israeli air strike on the Macca Tower, a high-rise building in Gaza City, on September 28, 2025 [Yousef Al Zanoun/AP Photo] The White House has unveiled a 20-point proposal it says could bring an immediate halt to Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 66,000 Palestinians and left the Palestinian enclave in ruins. If the plan is accepted by both sides, the war is to end immediately with all captives held in Gaza alive and dead returned within 72 hours and Palestinian prisoners released. The Gaza Strip is to be temporarily governed by a Palestinian technocratic government with no role for Hamas, and Israel will not annex Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted Trump’s plans, but Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi told Al Jazeera that the group has not yet received Trump’s written Gaza peace plan. More HERE  |
Netanyahu says he supports Trump’s plan to end war on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he supports US President Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war on Gaza. He emphasised his distrust of the Palestinian Authority, which under the plan would have no role in managing the strip until after a period of reform.
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Israel’s justification for Gaza hospital attack false, Reuters probe finds
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| Flak jackets and cameras are placed on the bodies of journalists after they were killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip [File: Reuters] |
Israel’s justification for bombing a Khan Younis hospital in southern Gaza, claiming it targeted a Hamas camera, is false, according to an investigation by the news agency Reuters.
Israeli forces planned the August 25 attack on Nasser Hospital using drone footage that, a military official said, showed a Hamas camera that was the target of the strike. But a Reuters review of visual evidence and interviews with witnesses established that the camera in question actually belonged to the news agency and had long been used by one of its own journalists.
More HERE
Global Sumud Flotilla Update: September 27, 2025
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The Flotilla has left Greece and is on it's way to Gaza
LIVE UPDATES: September 27, 2025 7:31 AM EST
Live Update: Israel kills dozens of Palestinians as Gaza war draws global outcry
Central Gaza facilities overwhelmed: Hospitals struggle to cope with influx of sick people
Sept. 27, 2025 - 7:31 AM Updates
- More than 50 Palestinians have been killed in relentless Israeli attacks throughout the Gaza Strip, including a deadly strike that killed 11 family members.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a defiant speech at the UN General Assembly, attempting to justify his country’s genocide in Gaza while pledging to “finish the job”.
- Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza’s largest city continues with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians trapped, starved, and under fire from all sides.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 65,549 people and wounded 167,518 since October 2023. Thousands more are believed buried under the rubble. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023 attacks and about 200 taken captive.
Sept. 26, 2025 - 8:11 AM Updates
- Israel’s bloody onslaught on the Gaza Strip continues with 29 Palestinians killed and dozens injured as rescue teams comb through the debris attempting to save those buried.
- US President Donald Trump says he won’t allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, rejecting calls from far-right politicians in Israel to seize the Palestinian territory.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a much-watched speech as he faces growing international isolation, accusations of war crimes, and rising pressure to end the devastating war on Gaza.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 65,502 people and wounded 167,376 since October 2023. Thousands more are believed buried under the rubble. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, attacks and about 200 taken captive.
Sept. 18, 2025 - 5:18 AM Updates
- The Israeli military kills at least 83 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 61 in Gaza City, where a major offensive continues despite threats of sanctions against Israel.
- Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports the Israeli army continues to apply “extreme pressure” to force hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the north into overcrowded central and southern Gaza.
- A senior Hamas official who survived Israel’s attack on Qatar describes how its leaders barely escaped the series of missile strikes.
- Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has described Gaza as a potential real estate “bonanza”, adding he’s actively engaged in talks with the US on how to divide it up.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 65,141 people and wounded 165,925 since October 2023. Thousands more are believed to be buried under the rubble. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.
Sept. 17, 2025 - 5:43 PM Updates
- Residents say bombardment of Gaza City has ramped up dramatically, with incessant explosions destroying dozens of homes and naval boats joining tanks and jets in the major assault. At least 61 have been killed in Gaza City today.
- Dozens of Palestinians have been killed throughout the Gaza Strip since dawn as Israel continues its full-fledged ground invasion of its biggest city despite growing international condemnation.
- The dead include a child and his mother, killed in an air attack on a residential apartment in the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 65,062 people and wounded 165,697 since October 2023. Thousands more are believed to be under the rubble. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.
Friday, September 26, 2025
'Arrest Netanyahu': Israeli PM gets a New York welcome outside the UN
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| Thousands attended the "Arrest Netanyahu" protest in New York, condemning his presence at the UN despite the ICC's warrant for his arrest, on 26 September (Maysa Mustafa) As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to a half-empty room at the UN General Assembly, thousands of protesters were gathered in Times Square to condemn his presence in New York City. Netanyahu was issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in November 2024, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Gaza since October 2023. All members of the ICC, which includes the United States, are legally obliged to enforce the warrants, though Hungary, an Israeli ally, has officially begun the process of withdrawal from the ICC. More HERE  |
‘Beyond humanity’: Israeli strike devastates Gaza City
Sept. 26, 2025 - Hours before Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Israeli strikes continued to bombard the Gaza Strip. A residential tower in Al Rimal in Gaza City was hit. Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili was there as rescue crews dug for survivors amid the rubble.
Israel heightens Genocide: Scholars estimate 680,000 killed in Gaza
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| Israeli forces demolished homes in the Palestinian village of Ein Al-Hilweh, northern Jordan Valley. Israeli forces killed 416 Palestinians between September 10 and 17, bringing the total number of confirmed fatalities since October 2023 to 65,062, with 165,697 injured — a count universally recognized as an undercount (some scholars have estimated the true count is closer to 680,000). Israeli bombardment has damaged 11 UNRWA shelters housing 11,000 displaced people in Gaza City within five days. The offensive triggered a massive forced displacement — at least 125,600 newly displaced people recorded in one week, representing 51% of the 246,800 newly displaced people since mid-August.....MORE  |
UN chief, top diplomats plead for support for UNRWA amid Gaza crisis
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| Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of UNRWA, has praised the agency's staff for delivering aid in Gaza amid challenging conditions [File: Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/Reuters] |
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is “irreplaceable” and “indispensable” – not just for Gaza and the occupied West Bank but for the entire region.
That was the message several top diplomats stressed on Thursday at the UN General Assembly as they pleaded for political and financial support for the agency.
More HERE
Thursday, September 25, 2025
South Park launches scathing attack on Netanyahu over Gaza war in latest episode
Sept. 25, 2025 - US adult cartoon South Park took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the deadly war in Gaza in an explicit reference to Israel’s brutal onslaught in the fifth episode of the show’s 27th season, aired on Wednesday.....MORE
Gaza's Government Media Office Press Releases for September 25, 2025
Government Media Office
⭕*Press Release No. (977) issued by the Government Media Office:*
⭕*The occupation exacerbates the suffering of the displaced: Lack of space in the south and the spread of tents among health hazards and on roads amidst a worsening stifling humanitarian crisis*
We are following with great concern the worsening suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the Gaza Strip, as a result of the crime of forced displacement that the "Israeli" occupation continues to commit against the civilian population, which has led to an unprecedented collapse in the humanitarian situation. The central and southern governorates, especially the Al-Mawasi area, have become full, and there are no longer any empty or safe spaces to accommodate more displaced people.
In light of this severe overcrowding of the displaced, tents are scattered randomly among health hazards and on the sides of roads, in conditions that lack the minimum requirements for a decent life. The situation is exacerbated by the exorbitant rise in transportation prices, in addition to the lack of new tents coinciding with the closure of crossings and the occupation's prevention of their entry, in clear violation of the humanitarian protocol and international law. Meanwhile, the few tents available are witnessing a sharp rise in prices that exceed the capacity of exhausted citizens.
The security situation is also witnessing a marked deterioration as a result of the occupation's policy of "engineering chaos" and its support for criminal gangs backed by the occupation forces with weapons and fire cover, which multiplies the risks to the displaced and threatens their safety and stability. At the same time, the criminal targeting carried out by the occupation against the displaced continues during their movement southward, where the remaining hospitals in the south have received hundreds of displaced persons targeted by the occupation during their displacement journey, in a blatant violation of international humanitarian law.
We affirm that what is happening represents a systematic policy by the "Israeli" occupation to perpetuate the humanitarian tragedy of our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. We hold the occupation, the US administration, and the countries involved in the genocide fully legally and morally responsible for these horrific crimes against humanity. We call on the international community to assume its legal, moral, and historical duties in a serious, effective, and swift manner to stop these crimes and provide immediate protection for the civilian population.
✍️*Government Media Office*
📍Gaza Strip - Palestine
📅Thursday, September 25, 2025
⭕*Press Release No. (977) issued by the Government Media Office:*
⭕*The occupation exacerbates the suffering of the displaced: Lack of space in the south and the spread of tents among health hazards and on roads amidst a worsening stifling humanitarian crisis*
We are following with great concern the worsening suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the Gaza Strip, as a result of the crime of forced displacement that the "Israeli" occupation continues to commit against the civilian population, which has led to an unprecedented collapse in the humanitarian situation. The central and southern governorates, especially the Al-Mawasi area, have become full, and there are no longer any empty or safe spaces to accommodate more displaced people.
In light of this severe overcrowding of the displaced, tents are scattered randomly among health hazards and on the sides of roads, in conditions that lack the minimum requirements for a decent life. The situation is exacerbated by the exorbitant rise in transportation prices, in addition to the lack of new tents coinciding with the closure of crossings and the occupation's prevention of their entry, in clear violation of the humanitarian protocol and international law. Meanwhile, the few tents available are witnessing a sharp rise in prices that exceed the capacity of exhausted citizens.
The security situation is also witnessing a marked deterioration as a result of the occupation's policy of "engineering chaos" and its support for criminal gangs backed by the occupation forces with weapons and fire cover, which multiplies the risks to the displaced and threatens their safety and stability. At the same time, the criminal targeting carried out by the occupation against the displaced continues during their movement southward, where the remaining hospitals in the south have received hundreds of displaced persons targeted by the occupation during their displacement journey, in a blatant violation of international humanitarian law.
We affirm that what is happening represents a systematic policy by the "Israeli" occupation to perpetuate the humanitarian tragedy of our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. We hold the occupation, the US administration, and the countries involved in the genocide fully legally and morally responsible for these horrific crimes against humanity. We call on the international community to assume its legal, moral, and historical duties in a serious, effective, and swift manner to stop these crimes and provide immediate protection for the civilian population.
✍️*Government Media Office*
📍Gaza Strip - Palestine
📅Thursday, September 25, 2025
Abbas’ UNGA address overlooked sanctions and Palestinian elections: Mustafa Barghouti
Sept. 25, 2025 - Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, described Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s address to the UN General Assembly as compelling in its condemnation of Israel’s crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. However, he said the speech failed to address three major issues:
The US’s exclusion of Palestinian representatives – Abbas and other Palestinian parties were denied the right to participate in person at the UN gathering in New York, which Barghouti called “an act of collective punishment.”
The status of the Beijing declaration – a national unity agreement signed in July 2024 by 14 Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah.
The need for sanctions on Israel – Barghouti stressed that international recognition alone is insufficient; Palestinian civil society and other pro-Palestine groups are demanding sanctions to deter Israel’s ongoing actions.
The +972 Podcast: The only eyes on the ground
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Sept. 25, 2025 - More journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023 than in any other conflict since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data on journalist fatalities in 1992. According to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, Israel’s onslaught has killed 250 journalists and media workers to date.
Where Israeli leaders once feigned embarrassment over such flagrant violations of international law, today they assassinate Palestinian journalists openly: tracking their movements, issuing threats, and even striking their families. In early August, an Israeli airstrike killed Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif along with five other journalists in a tent near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Two weeks later, Israel carried out a double tap strike at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, killing 22 people including five more journalists — apparently in order to take out a camera filming for Reuters.
More HERE
BBC and news agencies launch film calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza
The BBC and three international news agencies have released a short film calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza.
The film, launched by the corporation with Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters, is narrated by veteran BBC journalist David Dimbleby.
He said: "International journalists must now be allowed into Gaza to share the burden with the Palestinian reporters there so we can all bring the facts to the world."
Foreign journalists have been banned from entering Gaza independently since Israel launched its 2023 offensive following the Hamas 7 October attacks. A small number have been taken into the Strip by Israeli troops under controlled access.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has previously said that to "allow journalists to report safely" in Gaza the military "accompanies them when in the battlefield".
What do the ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel and its allies? | Inside Story
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Israel and its biggest ally, the US, again isolated, furiously attacking the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. Most European nations say they'll execute the warrants if either man steps on their soil. So what might happen next?
Italy, Spain send navy ships to protect Gaza flotilla after drone attacks
Sept. 25, 2025 - Spain and Italy have sent naval ships into the Mediterranean Sea, charged with protecting the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which is carrying aid towards Gaza.
Italy said on Thursday that it is sending a second ship, while Spain said its navy will also act. Rome dispatched a frigate the previous day following a drone attack on the GSF in international waters after it came under drone attack en route to Gaza to deliver aid.
More HERE
Global Sumud Flotilla Update: September 25, 2025
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The Global Sumud Flotilla is currently moored off the Greek island of Crete, preparing for the last leg to Gaza.
Monday, September 22, 2025
‘It is a bloodbath’: Australian medic describes situation at Gaza hospital
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| For doctors at Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital, leaving is not an option [File: Screengrab/Al Jazeera] |
Sept. 22, 2025 - An Australian medic working at Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital says she has lost count of the number of amputations she has had to perform, as two more hospitals were shut down amid Israel’s relentless bombardment of the enclave.
“On the first day, I started off thinking I’ve never seen anything like this, and then in the following days I’ve seen … more. I’ve lost count of the number of amputations I’ve done,” Dr Saya Aziz, an anaesthesiologist, told Al Jazeera.
More HERE
Update: The Global Sumud Flotilla is well on it's way to Gaza: Sept. 22,2025
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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Israeli attack kills at least 25 from the same family in Gaza City homes
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| Mourners gather for a funeral around body bags containing the remains of the Dugmosh family, who were killed in an Israeli strike on homes in the Sabra neighbourhood, according to medics, at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, September 21, 2025 [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters] |
The Israeli military has killed at least 25 members of the same family in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City as it ramps up strikes across the besieged enclave.
A group of homes were bombed in the early hours of Sunday by Israeli warplanes in the Sabra neighbourhood, where Israeli tanks began advancing in late August as part of a plan to destroy and seize the area.
At least 17 people have been rescued in the aftermath of the strike, and rescue work was ongoing as people and emergency responders dug with their hands and family members at the scene said they feared as many as 50 people were trapped under the rubble.
The Palestinian family made an urgent appeal for help to try to free others still trapped. Family members at the scene said they could still hear voices from the rubble.
“I appeal to the whole world: Please lend us a helping hand,” one family member said. “Our relatives are buried alive. We keep hearing their screams from under the rubble, but we cannot reach them.”
He said Israeli drones were firing on rescuers working in the rubble.
“Every time we try to reach them, the Israeli drones open fire on us. For every five men making an attempt, four are killed, and only one survives.”
More HERE
UK announces recognition of State of Palestine
Sept.21, 2025 - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the United Kingdom’s formal recognition of Palestinian statehood, joining Canada and Australia in a move aimed at reviving the push for a two-state solution. The US and Israel have criticised the decision.
Israel unleashes horror in relentless attacks on Gaza City
Sept. 21, 2025 - Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza City has obliterated families, flattened homes, and stretched hospitals to breaking point. As Palestinians flee with nowhere safe to go, children are collapsing from exhaustion and rescue workers are still trying to save people from the rubble.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Gaza's Government Media Office Press Releases for September 20, 2025
Government Media Office
⭕*Press Release No. (972) issued by the Government Media Office:*
📢*The occupation is forcibly displacing 270,000 Palestinians from Gaza City to the south under the threat of bombing and genocide, while more than 900,000 are steadfast and refuse to leave*
We confirm that more than 900,000 Palestinians are still steadfast in Gaza City and its north, categorically refusing to be displaced to the south, despite the brutal bombing and genocide committed by the "Israeli" occupation as part of its implementation of the permanent crime of "forced displacement" that violates all international laws and conventions.
Government crews have monitored the escalation of forced displacement from Gaza City towards the south as a result of the brutal crimes of the occupation since the start of the forced evacuation crime, as approximately (270,000) citizens were forced to leave their homes under the pressure of bombing. In contrast, the crews also recorded a reverse displacement movement, as more than (22,000) returned to their original areas inside Gaza City until Saturday noon, after they moved their furniture and belongings to secure them in the south, and then returned to their city due to the lack of the most basic necessities of life in the south.
As for the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis and Rafah, which currently includes about one million people and is falsely promoted by the occupation authorities as "humanitarian and safe" areas, it was exposed to more than (110) air strikes and repeated shelling that left more than (2,000) martyrs in successive massacres committed by the occupation army inside Al-Mawasi itself. These areas are completely lacking in the basic necessities of life, with no hospitals, no infrastructure, and no essential services such as water, food, shelter, electricity, or education, making living there almost impossible.
The area designated by the occupation as "shelter" in its maps does not exceed (12%) of the area of the Gaza Strip, and it is trying to cram more than (1.7) million people inside it, as part of a plan to establish "concentration camps" within the systematic policy of forced displacement, with the aim of emptying northern Gaza and Gaza City of their residents, in a fully-fledged war crime and a crime against humanity that violates international law and international humanitarian law.
We condemn in the strongest terms the continued crimes of genocide and forced displacement carried out by the "Israeli" occupation against Palestinian civilians, and we denounce the shameful international silence and failure to assume legal and moral responsibilities towards these crimes.
We hold the "Israeli" occupation and its strategic ally, the US administration, in addition to the countries involved in the crimes of genocide, fully responsible for what is happening and the international legal consequences that will result.
We also call on the international community, the United Nations, and international courts and legal institutions to take effective and serious action to halt these crimes, hold the occupation leaders accountable before competent courts, and ensure the protection of civilians and their right to remain on their land in security and dignity.
✍️*Government Media Office*
📍Gaza Strip - Palestine
📅Saturday, September 20, 2025
⭕*Press Release No. (972) issued by the Government Media Office:*
📢*The occupation is forcibly displacing 270,000 Palestinians from Gaza City to the south under the threat of bombing and genocide, while more than 900,000 are steadfast and refuse to leave*
We confirm that more than 900,000 Palestinians are still steadfast in Gaza City and its north, categorically refusing to be displaced to the south, despite the brutal bombing and genocide committed by the "Israeli" occupation as part of its implementation of the permanent crime of "forced displacement" that violates all international laws and conventions.
Government crews have monitored the escalation of forced displacement from Gaza City towards the south as a result of the brutal crimes of the occupation since the start of the forced evacuation crime, as approximately (270,000) citizens were forced to leave their homes under the pressure of bombing. In contrast, the crews also recorded a reverse displacement movement, as more than (22,000) returned to their original areas inside Gaza City until Saturday noon, after they moved their furniture and belongings to secure them in the south, and then returned to their city due to the lack of the most basic necessities of life in the south.
As for the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis and Rafah, which currently includes about one million people and is falsely promoted by the occupation authorities as "humanitarian and safe" areas, it was exposed to more than (110) air strikes and repeated shelling that left more than (2,000) martyrs in successive massacres committed by the occupation army inside Al-Mawasi itself. These areas are completely lacking in the basic necessities of life, with no hospitals, no infrastructure, and no essential services such as water, food, shelter, electricity, or education, making living there almost impossible.
The area designated by the occupation as "shelter" in its maps does not exceed (12%) of the area of the Gaza Strip, and it is trying to cram more than (1.7) million people inside it, as part of a plan to establish "concentration camps" within the systematic policy of forced displacement, with the aim of emptying northern Gaza and Gaza City of their residents, in a fully-fledged war crime and a crime against humanity that violates international law and international humanitarian law.
We condemn in the strongest terms the continued crimes of genocide and forced displacement carried out by the "Israeli" occupation against Palestinian civilians, and we denounce the shameful international silence and failure to assume legal and moral responsibilities towards these crimes.
We hold the "Israeli" occupation and its strategic ally, the US administration, in addition to the countries involved in the crimes of genocide, fully responsible for what is happening and the international legal consequences that will result.
We also call on the international community, the United Nations, and international courts and legal institutions to take effective and serious action to halt these crimes, hold the occupation leaders accountable before competent courts, and ensure the protection of civilians and their right to remain on their land in security and dignity.
✍️*Government Media Office*
📍Gaza Strip - Palestine
📅Saturday, September 20, 2025
Government Media Office
⭕*Press Release No. (973) issued by the Government Media Office:*
📢*International Organization: 94% of victims killed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip were unarmed civilians in a systematic genocide crime*
The Government Media Office emphasizes the seriousness of the documented data revealed by the independent, conflict-monitoring organization ACLED, which demonstrated with evidence that the "Israeli" occupation army is waging a war of genocide against civilians in the Gaza Strip.
According to the data collected by the organization, approximately 15 out of every 16 Palestinians killed by the occupation forces were unarmed civilians. Based on these figures, it becomes clear that 94% of the total martyrs killed by the "Israeli" occupation were civilians, equivalent to 61,100 civilians out of 65,174 martyrs. This constitutes damning evidence of the occupation's deliberate and systematic targeting of civilians in a war crime and full-fledged genocide.
This is consistent with what was published by the British newspaper The Guardian last month, based on internal data from the Israeli occupation army itself, which confirms that the percentage of civilian casualties has exceeded 83% since the outbreak of the war in October 2023.
We condemn in the strongest terms these heinous crimes, and hold the occupation, the United States of America, and the countries involved in the genocide fully responsible for them. We demand that the international community, the United Nations, and international courts take serious, effective, and real action to hold the criminal occupation leaders accountable, stop the mass killing of civilians, and ensure the protection of our Palestinian people in accordance with the provisions of international law and international humanitarian law.
✍️*Government Media Office*
📍Gaza Strip - Palestine
📅Saturday, September 20, 2025
⭕*Press Release No. (973) issued by the Government Media Office:*
📢*International Organization: 94% of victims killed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip were unarmed civilians in a systematic genocide crime*
The Government Media Office emphasizes the seriousness of the documented data revealed by the independent, conflict-monitoring organization ACLED, which demonstrated with evidence that the "Israeli" occupation army is waging a war of genocide against civilians in the Gaza Strip.
According to the data collected by the organization, approximately 15 out of every 16 Palestinians killed by the occupation forces were unarmed civilians. Based on these figures, it becomes clear that 94% of the total martyrs killed by the "Israeli" occupation were civilians, equivalent to 61,100 civilians out of 65,174 martyrs. This constitutes damning evidence of the occupation's deliberate and systematic targeting of civilians in a war crime and full-fledged genocide.
This is consistent with what was published by the British newspaper The Guardian last month, based on internal data from the Israeli occupation army itself, which confirms that the percentage of civilian casualties has exceeded 83% since the outbreak of the war in October 2023.
We condemn in the strongest terms these heinous crimes, and hold the occupation, the United States of America, and the countries involved in the genocide fully responsible for them. We demand that the international community, the United Nations, and international courts take serious, effective, and real action to hold the criminal occupation leaders accountable, stop the mass killing of civilians, and ensure the protection of our Palestinian people in accordance with the provisions of international law and international humanitarian law.
✍️*Government Media Office*
📍Gaza Strip - Palestine
📅Saturday, September 20, 2025
Government Media Office
⭕*Press Release No. (974) issued by the Government Media Office:*
📢*We deny the occupation's allegations about targeting UN teams and hold it fully responsible for obstructing humanitarian work and creating security chaos*
The Government Media Office condemns the allegations issued by the "Israeli" occupation authorities, which allege that our Palestinian people and their resistance are targeting UN teams and preventing them from opening a new humanitarian corridor in the southern Gaza Strip. It affirms that these allegations are completely false and aim to mislead and distort the facts.
For many months, we in the Gaza Strip have been demanding that UN organizations, especially UNRWA, be enabled to carry out their relief tasks with complete freedom, while the "Israeli" occupation continues to obstruct the arrival of aid, imposes severe restrictions on the work of the United Nations, bombs its headquarters and warehouses, and targets its workers. It has even killed dozens of local and foreign UN employees as a result of its direct and deliberate bombing.
Furthermore, the criminal gangs that the occupation protects and provides with fire, air, and logistical cover; It is the occupation that attacks relief convoys and seizes aid with its approval and planning, while preventing and targeting government security personnel from protecting these convoys, as part of a joint security plan through which the occupation aims to achieve criminal goals.
The occupation's attempts to pin the blame on our Palestinian people and their resistance aim to cover up its systematic crimes and justify its continued policy of starvation and deprivation. It seeks to confuse matters and cover up the crime of starvation it is committing against civilians, but these practices have now been exposed to international public opinion.
✍️*Government Media Office*
📍Gaza Strip - Palestine
📅Saturday, September 20, 2025
⭕*Press Release No. (974) issued by the Government Media Office:*
📢*We deny the occupation's allegations about targeting UN teams and hold it fully responsible for obstructing humanitarian work and creating security chaos*
The Government Media Office condemns the allegations issued by the "Israeli" occupation authorities, which allege that our Palestinian people and their resistance are targeting UN teams and preventing them from opening a new humanitarian corridor in the southern Gaza Strip. It affirms that these allegations are completely false and aim to mislead and distort the facts.
For many months, we in the Gaza Strip have been demanding that UN organizations, especially UNRWA, be enabled to carry out their relief tasks with complete freedom, while the "Israeli" occupation continues to obstruct the arrival of aid, imposes severe restrictions on the work of the United Nations, bombs its headquarters and warehouses, and targets its workers. It has even killed dozens of local and foreign UN employees as a result of its direct and deliberate bombing.
Furthermore, the criminal gangs that the occupation protects and provides with fire, air, and logistical cover; It is the occupation that attacks relief convoys and seizes aid with its approval and planning, while preventing and targeting government security personnel from protecting these convoys, as part of a joint security plan through which the occupation aims to achieve criminal goals.
The occupation's attempts to pin the blame on our Palestinian people and their resistance aim to cover up its systematic crimes and justify its continued policy of starvation and deprivation. It seeks to confuse matters and cover up the crime of starvation it is committing against civilians, but these practices have now been exposed to international public opinion.
✍️*Government Media Office*
📍Gaza Strip - Palestine
📅Saturday, September 20, 2025
Civilians made up 15 of every 16 people killed by Israel in Gaza since March, data suggests
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| People outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City mourn for victims of an Israeli attack on 3 September. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock |
Sept. 19, 2025 - About 15 of every 16 Palestinians the Israeli military has killed since its renewed offensive in Gaza began in March have been civilians, data collected by the independent violence-tracking organisation Acled indicates.
The civilian death rate implied by a report from Acled, which stands for Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, is one of the highest recorded during the conflict, and will increase international pressure on Israel as its forces advance into Gaza City, forcing up to a million people to evacuate and threatening further large-scale civilian casualties.
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