The Genocide in Gaza/Ceasefire Updates/Killings in West Bank
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Oct. 17, 2035
The Genocide in Gaza
The Israeli military shelled a minibus carrying approximately 10 people in the Zaitoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City on Friday, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. One injured boy was rescued. At the time of publication, the fate of the remaining passengers was still unknown.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has said that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt “will likely open” this Sunday, but did not specify whether the crossing would reopen for humanitarian aid convoys or for Palestinians to cross.
Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, the director general of the health ministry in Gaza said in an interview on Al Jazeera that the 170,000 wounded Palestinians on average require three surgeries each, translating to more than 400,000 surgical procedures while Israel continues to block doctors and most medical aid. Hospitals face severe shortages of medicine, clean water, and supplies, and only half of the agreed aid trucks have entered. Dr. Al-Bursh warned that without immediate border openings, “these people will die before our eyes.”
Gaza faces the largest reconstruction crisis in modern history, with up to 70 million tons of rubble and 20,000 unexploded ordnance after more than two years of Israel’s assault, according to the Government Media Office. Thousands of homes, schools, and essential facilities were deliberately destroyed, and continued restrictions on heavy equipment and rescue tools are preventing debris clearance and body recovery. Officials warn that without international pressure to reopen crossings, recovery and civilian safety remain impossible.
On Wednesday, 480 aid trucks entered Gaza, according to the Gaza Government Media Office, including shipments of cooking gas and diesel for bakeries, hospitals, and generators, but officials called the deliveries “a drop in the ocean” compared with the Strip’s needs. The Associated Press reported that, according to the UN dashboard that monitors movement of aid trucks into Gaza, only 339 trucks have reached the territory. At least 600 trucks a day of humanitarian aid are supposed to enter Gaza under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, which is the minimum required to sustain the residents under Israel’s ongoing blockade and destruction.
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed a “vast improvement” in Gaza aid distribution since the ceasefire, with UN convoys now reaching warehouses safely after Hamas reestablished internal control and policing. Separately, UN humanitarian agencies warned that Israeli restrictions on crossings and visas continue to block large-scale relief, even as aid teams expand food, medical, and infrastructure operations across Gaza.
Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation announced that, under Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s orders, a land-bridge convoy has departed carrying 87,754 shelter tents—enough for 436,000 people in Gaza—through Jordan and Egypt. Backed by the Qatar Fund for Development, Qatar Charity, and the Qatar Red Crescent, the convoy also delivers food, medicine, and winter supplies as the first phase of the ceasefire begins.
Ceasefire Updates
France, Britain, and the United States are finalizing a U.N. Security Council resolution that would provide a framework for an international “stabilization force” in Gaza, Reuters reports. French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said the mission must be formalized through the Council to secure a legal mandate and attract troop contributions, with talks ongoing to present the measure “in the coming days.” The force would not be a U.N.-funded mission but rather modeled on the Haiti intervention, empowering participants to “take all necessary measures,” with Indonesia, Egypt, the UAE, Qatar, Azerbaijan, and Italy among potential contributors.
Hamas official Zaher Jabarin said the movement remains committed to the ceasefire and reconstruction terms of the ceasefire agreement but firmly rejected “any form of international guardianship” over Palestinians, calling instead for full self-determination and an independent state. Jabarin said the deal would be remembered for freeing thousands of prisoners “despite the fascist occupier,” and urged Arab and Islamic states to “seize this historic moment” to help establish a sovereign Palestine.
In an apparent reference to Hamas’s recent executions of men accused of collaborating with Israel and looting during the war, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday: “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza…we will have no choice but to go in and kill them.” The post marked a sharp reversal from comments earlier in the week when Trump said Hamas “did take out a couple of gangs that were very bad… and killed a number of gang members,” and added, “that didn’t bother me much, to be honest with you—that’s okay.”
A Palestinian man from Gaza said he lost his eyesight under Israeli “interrogation and torture” after being detained without charge or trial. He is among nearly 2,000 Palestinians released in the ceasefire agreement.
Israel has blocked an 80-person Turkish delegation carrying heavy equipment from entering Gaza, claiming Hamas could locate and hand over the bodies of dead Israeli captives without outside help. Hamas has said it handed over all the bodies it could access. Thousands of Palestinians remain missing under the rubble in Gaza.
West Bank
Palestinian media reported that 11-year-old Mohammed Bahjat al-Hallaq was shot and killed by Israeli forces while playing soccer at a school field in al-Reehiyya, south of Hebron. Witnesses said soldiers opened fire on a group of children, striking Mohammed in the pelvis; he later died of his wounds. Separately, Israeli forces shot a young man in Qabatiya, near Jenin, and wounded another boy with live fire in Kafr ‘Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem. In Silwad, north of Ramallah, five Palestinians were injured after being assaulted by Israeli settlers. A Palestinian man was hospitalized in Nablus after being attacked by settlers near his land in Sebastia.
Oct. 17, 2035
The Genocide in Gaza
The Israeli military shelled a minibus carrying approximately 10 people in the Zaitoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City on Friday, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. One injured boy was rescued. At the time of publication, the fate of the remaining passengers was still unknown.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has said that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt “will likely open” this Sunday, but did not specify whether the crossing would reopen for humanitarian aid convoys or for Palestinians to cross.
Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, the director general of the health ministry in Gaza said in an interview on Al Jazeera that the 170,000 wounded Palestinians on average require three surgeries each, translating to more than 400,000 surgical procedures while Israel continues to block doctors and most medical aid. Hospitals face severe shortages of medicine, clean water, and supplies, and only half of the agreed aid trucks have entered. Dr. Al-Bursh warned that without immediate border openings, “these people will die before our eyes.”
Gaza faces the largest reconstruction crisis in modern history, with up to 70 million tons of rubble and 20,000 unexploded ordnance after more than two years of Israel’s assault, according to the Government Media Office. Thousands of homes, schools, and essential facilities were deliberately destroyed, and continued restrictions on heavy equipment and rescue tools are preventing debris clearance and body recovery. Officials warn that without international pressure to reopen crossings, recovery and civilian safety remain impossible.
On Wednesday, 480 aid trucks entered Gaza, according to the Gaza Government Media Office, including shipments of cooking gas and diesel for bakeries, hospitals, and generators, but officials called the deliveries “a drop in the ocean” compared with the Strip’s needs. The Associated Press reported that, according to the UN dashboard that monitors movement of aid trucks into Gaza, only 339 trucks have reached the territory. At least 600 trucks a day of humanitarian aid are supposed to enter Gaza under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, which is the minimum required to sustain the residents under Israel’s ongoing blockade and destruction.
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed a “vast improvement” in Gaza aid distribution since the ceasefire, with UN convoys now reaching warehouses safely after Hamas reestablished internal control and policing. Separately, UN humanitarian agencies warned that Israeli restrictions on crossings and visas continue to block large-scale relief, even as aid teams expand food, medical, and infrastructure operations across Gaza.
Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation announced that, under Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s orders, a land-bridge convoy has departed carrying 87,754 shelter tents—enough for 436,000 people in Gaza—through Jordan and Egypt. Backed by the Qatar Fund for Development, Qatar Charity, and the Qatar Red Crescent, the convoy also delivers food, medicine, and winter supplies as the first phase of the ceasefire begins.
Ceasefire Updates
France, Britain, and the United States are finalizing a U.N. Security Council resolution that would provide a framework for an international “stabilization force” in Gaza, Reuters reports. French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said the mission must be formalized through the Council to secure a legal mandate and attract troop contributions, with talks ongoing to present the measure “in the coming days.” The force would not be a U.N.-funded mission but rather modeled on the Haiti intervention, empowering participants to “take all necessary measures,” with Indonesia, Egypt, the UAE, Qatar, Azerbaijan, and Italy among potential contributors.
Hamas official Zaher Jabarin said the movement remains committed to the ceasefire and reconstruction terms of the ceasefire agreement but firmly rejected “any form of international guardianship” over Palestinians, calling instead for full self-determination and an independent state. Jabarin said the deal would be remembered for freeing thousands of prisoners “despite the fascist occupier,” and urged Arab and Islamic states to “seize this historic moment” to help establish a sovereign Palestine.
In an apparent reference to Hamas’s recent executions of men accused of collaborating with Israel and looting during the war, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday: “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza…we will have no choice but to go in and kill them.” The post marked a sharp reversal from comments earlier in the week when Trump said Hamas “did take out a couple of gangs that were very bad… and killed a number of gang members,” and added, “that didn’t bother me much, to be honest with you—that’s okay.”
A Palestinian man from Gaza said he lost his eyesight under Israeli “interrogation and torture” after being detained without charge or trial. He is among nearly 2,000 Palestinians released in the ceasefire agreement.
Israel has blocked an 80-person Turkish delegation carrying heavy equipment from entering Gaza, claiming Hamas could locate and hand over the bodies of dead Israeli captives without outside help. Hamas has said it handed over all the bodies it could access. Thousands of Palestinians remain missing under the rubble in Gaza.
West Bank
Palestinian media reported that 11-year-old Mohammed Bahjat al-Hallaq was shot and killed by Israeli forces while playing soccer at a school field in al-Reehiyya, south of Hebron. Witnesses said soldiers opened fire on a group of children, striking Mohammed in the pelvis; he later died of his wounds. Separately, Israeli forces shot a young man in Qabatiya, near Jenin, and wounded another boy with live fire in Kafr ‘Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem. In Silwad, north of Ramallah, five Palestinians were injured after being assaulted by Israeli settlers. A Palestinian man was hospitalized in Nablus after being attacked by settlers near his land in Sebastia.
