On April 12, 1984, four Palestinian militants hijacked an Israeli bus of line 300 with 35 passengers, most of them Jewish settlers, in the Gaza Strip. In the rescue operation, one soldier and two of the four hijackers died. The other two hijackers were captured alive and were executed shortly after by agents of the Shin Bet secret services.

Crucial hours for The Global Sumud Flotilla, which entered the dangerous zone early this morning, where Israel could attack—as has already happened—ships seeking to break the blockade and bring humanitarian aid into Gaza. Early Wednesday, the Flotilla reported an "intimidation operation" against its ships by Israeli naval forces during the night. "One of our main ships, Soul"was aggressively surrounded for several minutes by an Israeli warship. During the incident, onboard communications were remotely disabled as the vessel approached dangerously, forcing the captain to take a sharp evasive maneuver to avoid a head-on collision," the GSF denounced in a statement.

Last week, one day after Israel bombed Doha With the intention of killing Hamas negotiators, the country's president, Isaac Herzog, held a bitter debate in London with Bronwen Maddox, the director of the prestigious Chatham House, regarding the war in Gaza and the legitimacy of the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu's government in response. as of October 7, 2023Maddox reminded Herzog that "the families of the hostages seem dismayed by the attack on Qatar," to the point of asserting that "Israel is destroying the negotiations that could have brought about a ceasefire."

What the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip have unfortunately experienced every day for almost two years, aside from the comparisons many media outlets have made to the Jewish genocide during World War II, has made me think of the extermination at Masada. Let me explain. Masada, from the Hebrew word metsudano, what does it mean strength, is an ancient fortification located in the Judean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Its strategic location, atop an isolated rock plateau, makes it an ideal natural refuge.

Five of the twenty small boats that make up the Global Sumud Flotilla had to turn back again on Monday night due to, they say, "extreme weather conditions" at sea on their second attempt to undertake the journey to Gaza. Their goal is to arrive loaded with humanitarian aid for the victims of the conflict, and despite the obstacles they are encountering—this is the second time they have returned to port due to bad weather, after admitting that Sunday's departure was "a test"—they maintain their intention to dock in Palestinian territory.

Amidst applause and shouts of "Free, free Palestine", the boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla have been leaving one by one this Sunday afternoon from the Muelle de la Madera in Barcelona with a double objective: on the one hand, to bring humanitarian aid for the more thanOne million Gazans are struggling to survive due to the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip since 2007.; and, on the other hand, to denounce the passivity of Western governments in the face of the atrocities committed by Benjamin Netanyahu.

To the cry of "Free Palestine!", Barcelona painted the Muelle de la Madera black, white, green and red this Friday, at the start of a series of protests that will continue until Sunday the 31st. That day The Global Sumud Flotilla will set sail for Gaza with a dual mission: "To open a humanitarian corridor to deliver aid to the Palestinian civilian population and to alert the world to the need to get involved, denounce, and raise awareness about more than eight decades of genocide and ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Israel against the Gazan people," the Brazilian activist stressed.

Watch out for the Global Sumud Flotilla to set sail from Barcelona to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. The initiative, announced a couple of weeks ago by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, will have a dual mission: to open a corridor to deliver aid to the Palestinian civilian population and to raise awareness worldwide of the need to get involved in "breaking Israel's illegal siege of Gaza."

US President Donald Trump is once again placing Gaza at the center of his agenda this Wednesday. The White House will host a "major meeting" to discuss the plan the US administration is preparing for the future of the Palestinian enclave once the war is over. The meeting, which will be chaired by Trump himself, aims to shape a "comprehensive plan" for the "day after," according to the president's special envoy for the Gaza Strip, Steve Witkoff, in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday. He did not clarify who might participate, although Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is currently in the US capital.

Gaza is trapped in a crisis marked by devastation and shortages. Official data reveal a dramatic scenario: devastated schools, increasing hunger, and a community subjected to increasingly severe restrictions. The UN estimates that 97% of educational centers have suffered serious damage or require reconstruction, and hunger has reached levels reserved only for the most extreme emergencies. More than 60,000 people have died in this conflict, many of them victims of starvation. The situation threatens irreversible physical and cognitive damage to a generation bereft of children.

"We are embarking again to break the blockade." With this opening line, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg announced that a new initiative will be launched from Spain on August 31st. flotilla to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza StripShe did so with a video posted on her Instagram featuring dozens of other activists and some well-known faces, such as American actress Susan Sarandon and English actor Liam Cunningham.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before the international press on Sunday to defend that Israel has no responsibility in the serious humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, and to insist that Israeli forces will conquer Gaza City despite the barrage of criticism his government has received since Friday, when gave the green light to the military operationThe president has stated that "the only people being deliberately starved are the [Israeli] hostages, not the Palestinian civilians." "Since the beginning of the war, Israel has allowed the entry of nearly two million tons of aid. I don't know of any other army that has allowed so much aid to reach the civilian population in enemy territory. If we had a starvation policy, no one in Gaza would have survived after two years of war," he stressed before a black screen where Hamas lies could be read.

In June 2024 I published an article defending the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. More than a year has passed, and the horror in Gaza continues. I return to the topic. From two angles: the moral and the political.

The actor Leonardo DiCaprio has raised a lot of dust with one of his latest business projects: a new luxury hotel in the coastal town of Herzliya, north of Tel-Aviv (Israel), eighty kilometers from Loop, where the population is starving after a total siege by the Israeli army and the destruction of all food sources by bombing. The actor, who often makes a flag of his environmental activism, will participate in the project with a 10% stake. According to the Israeli business daily Globes, the Tel Aviv District Planning and Construction Committee has approved the construction of the new tourist complex, which will occupy an area of 51,000 square meters. Furthermore, The Jerusalem Post reports that the eco-certified complex, located in the Herzliya Marina Hotel, will have 14 floors and 365 rooms.

On Monday, fashion designer Miguel Adrover shared a post on Instagram with screenshots. It included an email in which Adrover's representative declined the offer to create a custom-made dress for Rosalía. The reason: "Miguel doesn't work with any artist who hasn't publicly supported Palestine." In the description of the post, Adrover specified that he had nothing personal against the artist; in fact, he celebrated his achievements and confessed his admiration (admiration we share). Although some have called Adrover an opportunist (criticizing someone mainstream as an attempt to place oneself in the media spotlight and gain personal gain), I am interested in the debate it opens: what is the point and why is it important to position oneself.

Two of Israel's leading human rights NGOs, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, published two reports on Monday concluding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, in accordance with established international law. This is the first time these Israeli entities have reached this conclusion after nearly 22 months of indiscriminate bombing in the Palestinian Strip. if a widespread famine had been caused, and consequently, it is the first time, too, that they have called for international action against the Israeli government to stop it.

The memory of pain runs through generations. The fact that your grandfather was whipped by Franco's Moorish Guard makes your grandchildren feel a certain sensation in their backs, just as you notice the glasses you had, like a headband, on your head when you take them off.

"Abdallah! Abdallah Yataima, right? I'm Nase's mother, who played with you! He's dead, he was injured and couldn't get to the hospital, because of hunger, because of weakness. Do you remember me? One day you stole my oldest daughter's snack and I got furious. Nase. They gave him to us to bury, but his father doesn't have the strength to do anything anymore. We haven't eaten for three days. The little girl is a baby, we don't have any extras. Abdallah, come closer, please, I can't shout anymore, I didn't know you were in charge of distributing food. Do you remember Nase? He said he'd go on a big trip when there was peace. And now you're distributing food.

"The suffering of civilians has surpassed all limits," The 28 countries that demanded that Israel end the war in the Gaza Strip concluded. I suppose they were looking for a way to express that what Israel is doing to the Palestinians is intolerably cruel, and they phrased it like this: "The suffering has surpassed all limits."

International call to stop the war in Gaza. Twenty-five countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, and Sweden—but not Germany—issued a call on Monday. joint declaration demanding an immediate end to the war in the Strip, using language of direct condemnation of the Israeli government's policies. "The suffering of civilians in Gaza has surpassed all limits," states the text, released by the British Foreign Office, which harshly criticizes Israel's humanitarian aid distribution model, considering it "dangerous," "dehumanizing," and generating "instability."