Wesam Sharaf, an advocate with the Civil and Political Rights Unit at Adalah talks with Yumna Patel about the impact of the “Unity Uprising” on Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Hours after Israel announced a deal this morning where Palestinians would receive “between 1 million and 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine presently in stock in Israel,” the agreement was canceled by Palestinian officials. The doses were to come from an Israeli reserve of excess vaccines that would expire if not used “soon,” according to the statement.

Of Palestinians who tested positive in the last week, 84% were in Gaza and 16% in the West Bank.

Rightwinger Naftali Bennett, 49, who boasted of killing Arabs, will replace Benjamin Netanyahu under a deal reached tonight with centrist Yair Lapid, Israeli media are reporting.

Israeli attacks on Gaza decimated the health sector, which included destroying doctors’ ability to confront COVID-19.

Palestinians across Gaza and the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem took to the streets in celebration in the early hours of Friday morning, as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas authorities in Gaza went into effect at 2:00 am. Meanwhile, Israeli forces are reportedly attacking worshipers at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, following a massive demonstration after Friday prayers during which Palestinians celebrated victory after the ceasefire.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is reportedly preparing to introduce a resolution on Thursday to the Senate “disapproving” the planned sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel. This comes as the Gaza death toll reaches 230, including 65 children. In addition, 1,760 have been injured and 50,000 families have been displaced due to ongoing Israeli airstrikes.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health says Israeli targeting of health clinics and facilities in Gaza has severely limited medical care in the besieged territory, including COVID-19 vaccination, pregnancy services, telemedicine, and Coronavirus testing in addition to responding to the immediate crisis of Israeli attacks.

Palestinians are staging the first general strike across all of historic Palestine since 1936 to protest Israeli strikes in Gaza and aggression in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza is up to 213 as Israeli attacks continue.

Devyn Springer and Abu Shawarib speak to Mohammed El-Kurd, a poet, writer, and activist from Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem, Palestine. This episode is a collaboration with the Groundings Podcast.