"Absolutely Genocidal": Mouin Rabbani on Israel's Latest Escalation of War on Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza are fleeing Khan Younis after the Israeli military issued expulsion orders for the besieged territory's second-largest city. This comes as Israel's bombardment of Gaza intensifies, killing hundreds of Palestinians over the weekend, including at least five journalists. Health facilities have been under constant attack. Israel on Sunday announced the start of a renewed ground invasion it calls Operation Gideon's Chariots. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said Sunday that Israel would allow limited food supplies into Gaza as the population of more than 2 million faces famine after 11 weeks of a total Israeli blockade, but there are few details about when such aid shipments could arrive. Gaza's Health Ministry confirms Israel has killed at least 53,300 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023, a death toll believed to be a vast undercount.
"The situation, as anyone who's following the news can see, is thoroughly apocalyptic," says Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani. "There is not only an unprecedented siege, but also an unprecedented intensification of Israel's genocidal military campaign in the Gaza Strip." Rabbani also stresses that any progress on aid, lifting the siege or reaching a ceasefire is dependent on the Trump administration using its leverage over Israel. "It will take no more than a phone call from Washington," he says.
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Israel facing widespread condemnation for aid blockade and PM's plans to 'take control of Gaza'
Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, said on Monday that the humanitarian situation in Gaza was "unacceptable" and called for aid to reach civilians in the Palestinian territory immediately. Israel has faced condemnation from the United Nations, aid groups and some European allies, including Spain, Sweden and the UK, for its blockade of goods into the war-ravaged territory, including food, fuel and medicine. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza welcomes Oliver McTernan, Author and Co-Founder / Director of Forward Thinking.
