The Israeli military says that it will occupy 75 percent of Gaza’s territory within two months and plans to “concentrate” the entire civilian population into three small areas in the Strip.
Concentrate. Interesting choice of words, no?
The plan that Israel has proposed to distribute humanitarian aid has been described as “concentration camps.” There are reports of military distribution of aid and the use of “mercenary forces and biometrics to police civilians.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined in the opposition to Israel’s mission in Gaza. In this video, he says that the harm inflicted upon the civilian population in Gaza can no longer be justified as a fight against Hamas terrorism.
Meanwhile, in Jerusalem this weekend, groups of young Israeli Jews were filmed chanting “Death to Arabs” and singing “May your village burn” on Jerusalem Day. Police arrested a number of individuals while Israeli opposition groups such as “Standing Together and Free Jerusalem tried to position themselves between the marchers and residents to prevent violence.”
It is important to note how many Israelis risk their freedom speaking out against the violence against Palestinians. A group of ex-Israeli military called Breaking the Silence recently published this report called The Perimeter in which they report details the systematic destruction of homes and agricultural land along the Gaza border to create an expanded buffer zone and how the IDF used Palestinian civilians as human shields during military operations in Gaza. The Associated Press corroborated this report a few days ago.
