Israel’s military campaign in southern Lebanon is failing. As Israel runs out of options, the U.S. is scrambling for a way out of the Lebanese quagmire — including by reviving hopes for a Gaza ceasefire.
There are no more hospitals in northern Gaza as Kamal Adwan Hospital goes out of service. In Lebanon, Hezbollah’s new Secretary General, Naim Qassem, says the movement will not negotiate before a ceasefire.
Israel has banned the work of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in Israel and East Jerusalem. The move could have a major impact on the agency’s life-saving work and is part of an ongoing campaign to erase Palestinian refugee rights.
The last functioning hospital in north Gaza is forced out of service as Israeli forces continue to besiege and bomb Jabalia and Beit Lahia. In southern Lebanon, Israeli forces continue to take heavy losses.
The Kamal Adwan Hospital was invaded by the Israeli army and emptied of most of its patients and medical staff, while quadcopter drones opened fire on people inside. The hospital’s director, Dr. Husam Abu Safiyeh, is the only remaining doctor.
Following the Israeli army’s claim to have displaced 20,000 Palestinians from Jabalia, local sources tell Mondoweiss that most of the displaced have relocated to other places in northern Gaza.
The ongoing extermination campaign in northern Gaza is displacing Palestinians from shelters as dozens of residents have been abducted by the Israeli army. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern Dahiya district.
Israel is emptying northern Gaza of its inhabitants during its ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign. One of its key strategies is to target hospitals in the area, and Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia has become a primary target.
Israel’s conditions for a ceasefire in Lebanon include allowing Israel to operate inside Lebanese territory against Hezbollah and freedom of movement for Israel’s air force in Lebanon’s airspace.
Israel’s conditions for a ceasefire with Lebanon include allowing the Israeli army to continue operating in Lebanese territory. Meanwhile, Israel steps up its extermination campaign in northern Gaza, targeting its last remaining hospitals.