Palestinians fleeing Rafah arrive in the town of Khan Younis on 31 March 2025, following new Israeli evacuation orders. (Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP)
War remains the only foreseeable fate. Since March 18, as it resumed intensive military operations in the Gaza Strip, it seems that Israel considered no alternative other than the reoccupation of Gaza and the forced displacement of its residents.While subjecting them to the worst horrors of war, the Israeli government continues to block humanitarian aid. Since that date, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed, bringing the total death toll to 50,000 in the 18-month war. Read more Israel wants to (re)occupy Gaza, but does it have the means? But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that the policy of “maximum pressure” is yielding results. “On the one hand, it crushes Hamas’s military and governmental capabilities, and on the other hand, it creates the conditions for the release of our hostages,” he said on Sunday,...
War remains the only foreseeable fate. Since March 18, as it resumed intensive military operations in the Gaza Strip, it seems that Israel considered no alternative other than the reoccupation of Gaza and the forced displacement of its residents.While subjecting them to the worst horrors of war, the Israeli government continues to block humanitarian aid. Since that date, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed, bringing the total death toll to 50,000 in the 18-month war. Read more Israel wants to (re)occupy Gaza, but does it have the means? But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that the policy of “maximum pressure” is yielding results. “On the one hand, it crushes Hamas’s military and governmental capabilities, and on the other hand, it creates the conditions for the release of our hostages,” he said...
