Al Shifa After The Genocide
CrossFireArabia- February 17, 2025
Dr. Hassan Al-Shaer, Medical Director of Al-Shifa Hospital, reports on the devastating impact of the recent Israeli aggression on the hospital’s operations.
Netanyahu: ‘Saudis Can Create a Palestinian State on Their Land’
- CrossFireArabia
- February 7, 2025
In a bomb-shell remark Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, Thursday, if the Palestinians want an independent state they should establish it in Saudi Arabia.
The remark made in Israel’s Channel 14 interview, is gaining much traction. It is trending on the social media with commentary and images.
“The Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia, they have a lot of land there,” he told the interviewer and he was being serious.
Netanyahu’s comments as can be expected, are being carried by many news agencies around the world. This latest controversial statement was made after US President Donald Trump said Tuesday, the United States is going to take over Gaza and turn it into a “Middle East Riviera”.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry was quick to fire-down the comments made by Netanyahu which were made within the context of normalization with Riyadh.
the Saudi Foreign Ministry dismissed Netanyahu’s narrative reiterating normalization with Israel is off the table unless a Palestinian state is established according to the Anadolu news agency. It adds that this is “a stance Netanyahu continues to disregard.”
In another report in Al Mayadeen it was reported that normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is not an option until the two-state solution is realized and a Palestinian state is established. This is while the Saudi ambassador to Washington emphasized that Riyadh is open to future ties with Israel but insists on a ceasefire and the establishment of a Palestinian state first.
Le Monde: Israelis Leave in Thousands
- CrossFireArabia
- January 29, 2025
Le Monde newspaper stated that thousands of Israelis have left the country already to settle abroad, and that more people are likely to do so in the future. The French daily noted that whilst the worsening economic situation may have an impact on this, the lack of security, the war in Gaza, the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, and the growing status of religion in society are all factors that have accelerated this trend.
The newspaper began, in a report by its correspondent from Tel Aviv, Isabelle Mandraud, with the story of the 34-year-old musician Roy who no longer sees a future for himself in Israel, a country he was born, despite being a successful producer, singer and a guitarist.
The young man, who does not want to reveal his identity, is preparing, according to the newspaper, to immigrate to Spain with his wife, and says, “we do not shout from the rooftops because we are ashamed to leave before the war is completely over. It is a complicated moment. I love my country, but I see that dark years await us.”
He adds: “The Netanyahu government has crossed several thresholds that pose a threat to democracy, and there is a contradiction between the law and religion, and the number of extremists is increasing,” according to Al Jazeera.
Amidst Hamas Fighters 4 Female Israeli Soldiers Release
- CrossFireArabia
- January 25, 2025
In a dramatic display of power, elite fighters from the Palestinian resistance group Hamas appeared with Israeli Tavor rifles during the handover of four female Israeli soldiers in Gaza City.
The rifles, reportedly seized during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israeli military bases and settlements near Gaza, were prominently featured on podium set up at Palestine Square in Gaza City to hand over the four soldiers.
“Hamas chose to include fighters from an elite unit carrying Tavor rifles from the Israeli army’s elite unit during the handover process,” Amir Bohbot, a military correspondent for the Israeli news web Walla, said, citing a military source.
“These rifles were most likely seized on Oct., 2023,” he added.
Hamas released four female Israeli soldiers early Saturday under the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Israel.
The freed soldiers are members of the Israeli army’s surveillance unit at the Nahal Oz base.
The four freed soldiers wearing the Israeli military uniform smiled and waved on a stage set up at the square as they were transferred to representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
“The handover event organized by Hamas was meticulously planned and executed at Palestine Square in Gaza City,” the Israeli Channel 12 said.
“Hamas exploited this dramatic moment to convey propaganda messages, erecting a platform in the middle of the square with symbols of the Israeli army and the Shin Bet security service, along with a Hebrew headline: ‘Zionism will not win’.”
Message of superiority
The Israeli channel said long convoys of armed men from Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups streamed into the square since early morning.
“Activists carrying weapons and organization flags were positioned around the central platform in a pre-planned formation to create an image of victory for the cameras broadcasting the release of the captives to the entire world,” it added.
“The carefully chosen setting and decor – Israeli symbols and Hebrew inscriptions – show a planned effort by Hamas to turn the ceremony for the release of the female soldiers into a propaganda show,” the channel said.
“Hamas invested significant resources in designing the square, with the aim of conveying a message of control and superiority.
“The female soldiers were brought to the podium, where they held each other’s hands, smiled and waved,” the channel commented.
Some 200 Palestinian prisoners are also scheduled to be released on Saturday in exchange for the four freed Israeli soldiers.
Under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire day, Israel is planned to withdraw from the Netzarim Corridor area that separates northern Gaza from its south, allowing displaced Palestinian to return to their areas in northern Gaza.
The first six-week phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement took effect on Jan. 19, suspending Israel’s genocidal war that has killed nearly 47,300 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured more than 111,400 since Oct. 7, 2023.
On the first day of the ceasefire, Israel released 90 Palestinian detainees in return for three Israeli captives set free by Hamas.
The three-phase ceasefire agreement includes a prisoner exchange and sustained calm, aiming for a permanent truce and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
The Israeli onslaught has left more than 11,000 people missing, with widespread destruction and a humanitarian crisis that has claimed the lives of many elderly people and children in one of the worst global humanitarian disasters ever.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants in November last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
Israel Kills 5000 Civilians in 100 Days North Gaza Bombing
- CrossFireArabia
- January 12, 2025
The Government Media Office in Gaza reported:
5,000 Palestinians were killed or remain missing due to the annihilation plan imposed by Israeli occupation forces over the past 100 days in northern Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces have abducted 2,600 Palestinians, including women and children, from multiple neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip.
“Some 9,500 others have also been injured, in addition to the detention of 2,600 people, including women and children, in a flagrant violation of all international conventions and norms,” the media office said in a statement.
“In the past 100 days, our people in northern Gaza have suffered the most horrific forms of killing, ethnic cleansing, destruction, and displacement,” it added.
