The U.S. plan for Gaza is the final stage of Israel’s genocide. Bombs and bulldozers obliterated Gaza’s landscape, and now skyscrapers and data centers aim to dismantle its social fabric and capacity to resist.
The genocide was not only the physical destruction of Gazans’ bodies and the annihilation of families — it also erased memories, traditions, and everything that reminds us of what we were.
Palestinians returning to Gaza from Egypt report being beaten, tortured, and humiliated by Israeli border agents and pressured to collaborate with Israel as informants.
The Gaza genocide, in its relentless accumulation of dead children, obliterated neighborhoods, and starved bodies, is an assault on the capacity of Palestinians to be horrified by everyday atrocities — or to be enchanted by the possibilities of liberation.
Shahd al-Afifi has a rare skin disease that requires a strict daily routine of constant moisturization, careful hygiene, and a humid, climate-controlled environment. The genocide in Gaza has made this impossible.
The first Palestinians returned to Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah crossing this week, after being stuck outside Gaza for two years or more. They described grueling interrogations, intimidation, and threats by Israeli soldiers at the crossing.
A new Reuters report sheds more light on the Biden administration’s role in covering up and enabling the Gaza genocide.
Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk.
Mondoweiss spoke with Gazans after the announcement of the Palestinian technocratic committee that will oversee Gaza under Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’. While some hope for change, many fear the committee will ultimately serve U.S. and Israeli interests.
The U.S.-sanctioned “Board of Peace” is imposing a colonial mandate in Gaza. It is the latest example of the “shock doctrine,” with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in Gaza after destroying it through genocide.