Over 100 Journalists Have Been Killed In Gaza Since October 7th.

Al Jazeera

‘Massacre’ as Israel steps up Gaza bombardment for Christmas

The attacks in central Gaza are some of the deadliest of the nearly three-month-long war.

Al Jazeera

Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank

Dozens have been arrested as Israeli forces stormed Jenin and areas around Nablus.

well. it's christmas.

His apps and own website dunking on him all day is hilarious lol.

The Israeli occupation dropped leaflets in Al-Bureij today (Times of Gaza) that read:

"You are located in an critical battle zone. For your safety leave immediately and head to known shelters in Deir-Al-Balah" (25-12-23)

Here’s what the situation in Deir-Al-Balah has been this past week up until this morning:

Dr Ebraheem works in the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Hospital in Deir-Al-Balah. This is what he’s got to say about the situation in Deir-Al-Balah

In a post written on his blog, Dr Ebraheem describes the situation at the hospital further:

“I saw bodies coming spewing dust as if they were a sponge dipped in ash. I saw children bleeding and sinking into a coma because heavy stones came on their weak heads. I saw people whose colors, shapes, and names changed, where at a certain moment it was not possible to know who was injured, as they said: ‘Clean his face from the dust, perhaps we might recognize him.’

They do, and discover that he is so-and-so, the kind and simple man, as he was sitting in his house because he had no other place to escape.

I saw people confused by the number of victims - because of their large number—‘How many dead did we count today? Did we miscount? I told you, in the last hour, two girls came as martyrs, two children with bleeding heads, ten young men who came without vital signs in one fell swoop at the very least, lumps of flesh (parts) in a small bag, and open heads from which the brain can be seen.’

I sat with someone who was talking to himself and asking: ‘All these injured and martyrs were like us an hour ago, they were with us.’

A little while ago they were alive (like us), so when will our turn come?”

meanwhile, we have people making excuses saying palestinians are given “ample time to evacuate”. evacuate where?! where should they go? everywhere they go there is murder, rubble, bombings and destruction. nowhere is safe. it’s all a trap!

where. should. they. go?

this is their homeland. there are not going anywhere else. ceasefire and end occupation NOW!!

CONTACT YOUR REPS AND CALL FOR CEASEFIRE AND AN END TO OCCUPATION

PROTEST!

let the world know you stand with palestine. let the world know it MUST at any cost, dismantle the state of israel and free the palestinians.

demand the rights of the palestinians. demand they be given back their land. THIS is what land back means. the palestinians must be given their land back in its entirety.

from the river to the sea, palestine must be freed.

there are no more negotiations to be made. they must be free. this has gone too far for too long. israeli aggression is intolerable and the world will no longer stand for it nor make excuses for it. this is not a war. these people are not collateral. this is a textbook case of genocide and it, and the israeli occupation, must be stopped.

For the first time since the 1948 Nakba, there was no Christmas tree lighting outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine.

In its place, an installation depicting the nativity scene is placed as if it were taking place in Gaza today. This is done in support of the people of Gaza who have been facing a harrowing Israeli aggression for the past 80 days, an aggression so catastrophic that it lead to cancelling Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year.

With the nativity models placed amid rubble and barbed wire, the star of Bethlehem is represented by the aftermath of a bomb hitting their shelter. The scene replicates those following Israeli shelling of civilian homes in Gaza.

in light of Trump's inauguration speech declaring multiple national emergencies that require him to take god-knows-what executive actions immediately, I'd like to remember this chapter of "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder:

There’s a reason these people are fucking stupid and proud of it.