Main events on September 19th
- Gaza’s civil defence agency says 450,000 Palestinians have fled Gaza City as Israel intensifies its offensive to seize the urban centre.
- The ICJ says Brazil has filed a declaration of intervention in the case brought by South Africa, accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention in Gaza.
- The Trump administration is seeking congressional approval to sell Israel nearly $6bn in weapons, US media reports.
- A medical source in central Gaza says a nine-year-old child has died from malnutrition, increasing the enclave’s death toll from hunger amid Israel’s blockade to 441.
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will address the annual gathering of the UNGA in New York next week via video after the US revoked his visa.
Amnesty Int'l: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Palantir Enable & Profit from Israel's Genocide in Gaza
We speak with the secretary general of Amnesty International about the human rights group's new report on the "global political economy enabling Israel's genocide, occupation and apartheid" against Palestinians. Agnès Callamard says Israel's "24 months of genocide" since October 2023 would not be possible without international support and the continued supplying of Israel's war machine by major arms makers, technology firms and other companies. The report names the U.S. military contractors Boeing and Lockheed Martin, the Israeli arms companies Elbit Systems, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries, the South Korean conglomerate Hyundai and the U.S. tech company Palantir Technologies, among others.
While Israel faces growing international condemnation over its actions in Gaza, Callamard says other states must push for an immediate ceasefire and impose consequences, including an arms embargo on Israel. "You can denounce as much as you want. If you do not take actions, including economic actions, then your words are empty," says Callamard.
"Real Estate Bonanza" Israel MASK OFF On Gaza Plans
Krystal and Saagar discuss Israel admitting their true goals for Gaza's future.
“The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya”: Al Jazeera Film on Israel’s Abduction, Torture of Gaza Doctor
A powerful new documentary produced by Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English tells the story of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the Palestinian pediatrician and director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza whom Israel has detained with virtually no contact to the outside world for almost nine months. He became known to millions of people around the world for his regular video dispatches from inside the hospital describing the toll of Israel's brutal military assault on Gaza and on the hospital itself. In late December 2024, Israel raided Kamal Adwan Hospital and forcibly evicted its staff and patients. Dr. Abu Safiya was arrested by Israeli soldiers and has been held without charge in harsh conditions ever since.
We play clips from the documentary, _The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya_, and speak with director Amel Guettatfi, as well as Dr. Azra Zyada in London, who was in frequent contact with Dr. Abu Safiya before his abduction.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/fault-lines/2025/9/18/the-disappearance-of-dr-abu-safiya
