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Heavy Rains Flood Tents of Displaced in Gaza

CrossFireArabia
November 19, 2024

On the 410th day of the ongoing genocide, Israeli forces demolished several buildings in the Beit Lahia project area in northern Gaza. Meanwhile, heavy rains flooded the tents of displaced Palestinians across the besieged strip, exacerbating the dire humanitarian crisis for those struggling with hunger and thirst.

The Israeli military continues its aggressive operations in northern Gaza, targeting homes, displacing civilians, and imposing a blockade that has left the population on the brink of starvation. The campaign also includes attacks on medical staff, hospitals, and civil defense teams.

In Beit Lahia, buildings were reduced to rubble as Israeli forces intensified their demolition efforts. Footage shows entire structures collapsed into debris, with nearby buildings suffering severe cracks and damage, rendering them uninhabitable.

In the central Gaza Strip, an Israeli attack claimed the life of a Palestinian in Nuseirat refugee camp, the third-largest refugee camp in Palestine. Established after the 1948 Nakba, Nuseirat has become a focal point of intense bombardment since the October 7, 2023, Al-Aqsa Flood military operation. Israeli airstrikes and shelling have caused widespread devastation and fatalities, with the refugee camp under severe siege according to the Quds News Network.

Israeli airstrikes also targeted residential buildings in Rafah, southern Gaza, adding to the destruction. Meanwhile, a worsening food crisis has taken hold as a flour shortage and the closure of a major bakery in central Gaza leave families struggling to secure basic sustenance.

Approximately 2.3 million residents in Gaza rely on international aid for survival. Humanitarian organizations report widesprea
malnutrition and warn of an emerging famine, particularly in the severely affected northern regions. Aid groups have confirmed the Israeli military of obstructing and even preventing aid deliveries, further exacerbating the crisis.

On Monday, medical sources reported the deaths of 50 Palestinians and dozens more injured in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza. The total death toll in Gaza has now reached 43,922, with 103,898 injured since the start of the genocide.

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Why Did BBC Chop Interview With Ilan Pappé?

CrossFireArabia
November 19, 2024

The BBC has canceled a scheduled interview with renowned historian Ilan Pappé, citing “unforeseen circumstances.” The interview was meant to feature on BBC Radio 4 as part of a history program discussing Britain’s historical role in Palestine.

Pappé, the director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter, expressed his disappointment on Facebook. “I thought the days of the messiah had arrived when BBC Radio 4 wanted to interview me,” he wrote. “Lo and behold, just before the interview, it was canceled for ‘unforeseen circumstances.’ Well, we know what they are.”

In response to the abrupt cancellation, Pappé addressed the program’s producer in a message: “The day the BBC will be willing to interview me will be the day the BBC will be trusted once more by the Palestinians as a credible source”, hinting at the BBC’s bias against the Palestinian people according to the Quds News Network.

The cancellation occurs at a time when the BBC is facing mounting criticism for its coverage of the Gaza genocide. Just two weeks ago, over 100 BBC staff members said the broadcaster was favoring Israel in its reporting. In a letter to Director General Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness, staff criticized the lack of “basic journalistic tenets” in holding Israel accountable for its actions in Gaza.

“The consequences of inadequate coverage are significant,” the letter stated. “Every television report, article, and radio interview that has failed to robustly challenge Israeli claims has systematically dehumanized Palestinians.” The letter emphasized the need for evidence-based journalism to ensure balanced reporting on the genocide.

Ilan Pappé, known for his outspoken critiques of Israeli policies and as the author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, has long examined the historical and political dynamics of the Israeli occupation. While the BBC has not provided further details about the cancellation, the decision has added to the growing concerns about western media accountability and neutrality in covering the Palestinian cause.

Culture

Spotted in Naples

CrossFireArabia
November 19, 2024

Palestinian flags in Italy

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— Paul Williams (@freemonotheist) November 17, 2024

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Israel Commits Six Massacres in Gaza

CrossFireArabia
November 17, 2024

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation “committed six massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, of which 47 martyrs and 139 injuries arrived to hospitals during the past 24 hours.

The ministry said in a press statement received by Quds Press, Sunday, that “a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.”

It reported that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 43,846 martyrs and 103,740 injuries since October 7 of last year.

The ministry called on the families of martyrs and missing persons from the aggression on Gaza to complete their data by registering on its website, to complete all data through its records.

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Knesset Introduces Bill to Ban Palestinian Flag

CrossFireArabia
November 14, 2024

The Israeli government is seeking to pass a bill that would ban the raising of the Palestinian flag in Israeli universities and institutions supported by the occupation state.

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation in the Knesset is expected to discuss this law in its next session next Sunday.

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The Anadolu Agency quoted KAN, Israeli official broadcaster, Thursday, as stating that the new law will apply to institutions funded by the budget of the government, including universities, and will stipulate a fine of about 10,000 new shekels ($2,700) and imprisonment for up to one year on violators.

It added that according to the proposal submitted by Knesset member Nissim Vitori, from the Likud party of the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it will be possible to disperse gatherings and even punish demonstrators waving flags with imprisonment for up to one year and a fine of no less than 10,000 shekels.

It pointed out that among the state-funded bodies are universities, which from time to time witness protests during which male and female students raise Palestinian flags.

Palestinian students in the occupied territories often organize protests in Israeli universities against Israeli policies, during which the Palestinian flag is raised.

This is not the first time that a Likud MP has proposed banning the raising of the Palestinian flag in state institutions or universities, and imposing fines or imprisonment on anyone who raises the Palestinian flag.

With American support, Israel has committed genocide in Gaza since 7 October, 2023, leaving more than 147,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing, amid massive destruction and famine that has killed dozens of children and elderly people, in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world according to the Palestine Information Center.