‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza: More than 25 Palestinians have been killed in the past week alone. Palestinian analysts argue the targeted strikes are part of a broader strategy to maintain a state of war and undermine the US-brokered agreement. Analysts warn that Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace*’ and its Palestinian administrative committee have been stripped of their authority.
*NOTE: The so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza is stacked with wealthy and powerful Israel supporters, dictators, and authoritarians, as well as Israeli prime minister and war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and two other Israelis – both real estate tycoons – but no Palestinians. In fact, the organization’s charter makes no reference to Gaza. The lower-tier technocratic committee, made up of Palestinians, will do the grunt work in Gaza – if and when Israel allows the group to enter the Strip.
Israel releases 15 Gaza detainees with signs of emaciation, torture: Released detainees appeared severely thin, exhausted, with some showing signs of injuries, according to witnesses. More than 9,600 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, including 90 women and 350 children, according to official Palestinian figures.
Palestinians in Gaza Want to Rebuild Food Systems. Israel* Isn’t Letting Them: Before the Israeli war began, Gaza’s agricultural sector was known for its abundant production of fruits and vegetables. Farmers in Gaza produced 25 varieties of fruits and vegetables, meeting much of the local market’s needs, exporting part of their produce, and providing jobs to nearly 560,000 people. However, the Israeli war has completely devastated this sector, leaving approximately 90 percent of farmland unusable due to bombing, bulldozing, or seizure.
*NOTE: Not only is Israel blocking Gaza’s ability to feed itself, it is also blocking humanitarian organizations’ ability to feed Gaza. As part of the October 2025 ceasefire agreement, Israel was supposed to restart the full quantity of aid into Gaza (600 trucks a day), along with rehabilitation of infrastructure (water, electricity, sewage), rehabilitation of hospitals and bakeries, and entry of necessary equipment to remove rubble and open roads – none of these commitments have been fulfilled. The UN reports an average of 94 trucks of aid entering Gaza per day.