Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Main events on October 5th

• Hamas says its delegation, headed by Khalil al-Hayya, has arrived in Egypt ahead of negotiations on Trump’s Gaza plan; Israel says its negotiators will leave on Monday for the talks in Sharm el-Sheikh.
• Trump says discussions with Hamas, other countries this weekend have been “very positive”, adding that the first phase of his proposal “should be completed this week”.
• One in five Gaza babies is born prematurely or underweight, the UN has said, urging critical humanitarian access to the bombarded enclave.
• Israel has killed at least 94 Palestinians across Gaza over the past two days despite Trump calling on Israel to stop its bombing campaign, the enclave’s Government Media Office says.
• During a visit to Israeli troops inside Gaza, the head of Israel’s army, Eyal Zamir, says that while there is no ceasefire, there is a change in the “operational situation”.
• The Global Sumud Flotilla says dozens of participants detained in Israel have started a hunger strike in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Lawyers for the flotilla say the Israel Prison Service plans to deport about 170 activists on Monday.

UK govt. moves to ‘ban’ Gaza protests; concern over Greta Thunberg’s condition

Two developments have sent shockwaves across the west and both are retained to the goings on in Gaza. First, the UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced to change a law that would have quite an adverse impact on the future protests on Gaza. And then reports have emerged that Greta Thunberg was ill-treated in captivity after she was held captive from the international waters a few days ago. Rifat Jawaid explains what it means for the western society and why people must not remain silent to these developments.

 

Why 'Disarming Hamas' is a Distraction

Drop Site's Ryan Grim and Jeremy Scahill discuss why the focus of "disarming Hamas" is a distraction.

"Focusing on the issue of demilitarization implies that Israel's genocide is justifiable because of some pistols and rifles and homemade explosive devices that remain in the hands of the Palestinian resistance...

You're talking about a nuclear-armed country that is using the most sophisticated weaponry in the world fighting against people wearing Adidas sandals, keffiyehs, and homemade incendiary devices that they're—I have to say—quite bravely running and dropping them in Israeli tanks. It's not like they're launching cruise missiles from another nation at Israel."

If they want to 'disarm' Hamas, Israel will need to clean up all the unexploded bombs all over Gaza...

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/thousands-of-unexploded-israeli-bombs-have-become-key-resource-for-hamas-wing-in-gaza-report/3559371
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-06/ty-article/.premium/unexploded-israeli-bombs-gift-hamas-firepower-worth-millions-and-cost-soldiers-lives/00000196-a4b4-dbb0-af9f-afb622860000

Live from Conscience Boat to Gaza, FFC & TMTG