Ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, many in Gaza continue to face displacement, destruction, and uncertainty, and are struggling to secure necessities while trying to preserve fragments of celebration for their families.
Gaza was the first AI war of the 21st century, and if Global Trumpism succeeds, it will become a testing ground for its vision to dominate the future: Pax Silica, or the merger of the high-tech military-surveillance complex and transnational finance.
Israeli forces have pushed past the “Yellow Line” that divides the Gaza Strip in half and now control 65% of the territory. Residents call the new border Gaza’s “apartheid wall.”
“Every moment I connect my life now to those years after the Nakba,” says 85-year-old Fatima Ibrahim Khalfallah. “This Nakba is more terrifying, more deadly, more destructive. . . The same hunger, thirst, and fear — but multiplied many times over.”
A rodent bounty is sweeping across Gaza offering 34 cents a mouse and $1.7 per rat, amid warnings from health officials that over 70,000 people have been infected by rodent-borne illnesses in the Strip.
More than 70,000 infections have been recorded in Gaza this year, as rats bite children as they sleep and skin diseases kill those prevented from receiving treatment abroad. Health officials say a plague outbreak is no longer a remote possibility.
Dr. Salman Khan, an infectious disease specialist, traveled to Gaza on a three-week medical mission in February 2026. He found infectious diseases running rampant, all directly due to Israel’s siege and genocide.
Hamas security leaders tell Mondoweiss that the fight against Israeli-armed militias in Gaza is only one part of the broader effort to counter Israel’s campaign to sow chaos in the Strip.
While the world is focused on Iran, Israel is signaling plans to restart the genocide in Gaza.
Officials say Israel’s attacks on humanitarian aid workers aim to block essential aid from reaching Palestinians, as Israel continues to impose a blockade on Gaza seven months into the so-called “ceasefire.”