Main events on September 3rd
- At least 73 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn. Among the dead are 43 people in Gaza City alone, hospital sources say.
- Hamas says it agreed to the formation of an independent national administration made up of technocrats to run the Gaza Strip, and it is ready for a comprehensive truce agreement with Israel.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office rejected Hamas’s statement saying “the war can end immediately” on the conditions set by the Israeli cabinet, which includes the release of all Israeli captives and the Palestinian group’s disarmament.
- A statement also reiterated Israel’s demands for “the demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip” and Israeli security control.
- US President Donald Trump says “things will change rapidly” if the Palestinian group releases all the Israeli captives held in Gaza “immediately”.
- The UAE warned Israel it would view any annexation of the occupied West Bank as a red line that would severely undermine the spirit of the Abraham Accords.
The REAL Reason Oct 7th Happened EXPOSED
Ryan and Emily discuss Pam Bailey's new book.
The ‘GREAT’ Plot to Monetise Gaza Genocide
With details of President Donald Trump’s post-genocide vision for Gaza leaked, we begin this episode of Palestine This Week by examining the grotesquely named "GREAT Trust"—the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust.
A $100 billion scheme devised by figures like Tony Blair and Jared Kushner, the plan proposes to lease over 30 per cent of Gaza’s public land to foreign investors under a multi-decade custodianship—effectively gentrifying a devastated territory while its people are still under siege.
Topics also discussed in this episode include the International Association of Genocide Scholars’ resolution confirming that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide under the UN Convention—backed by 86 per cent of voting members—and an interview with Professor William Schabas, who calls South Africa’s ICJ case “arguably the strongest genocide case ever presented.”
We also examine the US denial of visas to Palestinian Authority officials, the UK, France and Germany’s decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran, and Turkey’s announcement ending all economic ties with Israel. All these developments are unpacked in light of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
“Gaza Famine Is REAL!” – U.S. State Department Group
A US-funded hunger monitor, FEWS NET, has confirmed alongside the UN-backed IPC that famine is currently taking place in Gaza, with northern Gaza facing the most severe conditions. The reports attribute the crisis directly to Israeli policies blocking aid and restricting food, with findings based on stringent surveys and data, including child malnutrition measurements.
As guest host Misty Winston and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss, U.S. officials and Israeli leaders nevertheless continue to deny responsibility, often dismissing Gaza Health Ministry data as unreliable, even though it historically matched Israeli assessments. They wonder if the Trump administration will pressure FEWS NET to retract its findings, repeating what was done under Biden, while the famine deepens and millions face displacement.
