UPDATED Tuesday in Gaza: 100+ Killed By Israel, Worsening Humanitarian Catastrophe
On the 106th day since the resumption of genocide in the Gaza Strip, medical sources in the besieged enclave reported that 102 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured, including…
Israeli Army Continues Tulkarem Offensive
On Tuesday, Israeli occupation bulldozers resumed demolishing residential buildings in the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern part, as the military offensive…
Israeli Soldiers Kill a Palestinian Child in Ramallah
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child, at dawn Tuesday, in the center of Ramallah city, in the central part of the occupied West Bank. He is the second…
Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian Near Hebron
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian young man, on Tuesday, in the vicinity of the Apartheid Wall, built on Palestinian lands, southwest of Hebron in the southern occupied West…
U.S./Israel War on Iran: No Consolation for the Weak
There were no deliberations. No votes. No pretense of legality. The bombing campaign in Iran bulldozed through international norms without so much as a rhetorical nod to diplomacy.
Israeli Forces Invade Jenin Towns, Demolish Homes in Jenin Camp
Before dawn on Tuesday, Israeli forces invaded a number of towns in the northern West Bank governorate of Jenin. On Monday, the occupation carried out demolition operations in the Jenin…
Administrative Detainee Dies in Israel Hospital
A 22-year-old Palestinian man died, on Monday, in an Israeli hospital while in the custody of the Israeli prison system. This brings the number of detainees who have died in…
Cyber-Attack Targets International Criminal Court
From the Quds News Network: The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it was hit by a “sophisticated and targeted” cyberattack late last week. In a statement released Monday, the ICC…
UPDATED Monday in Gaza: Beach Massacre, Aid Massacres – 50+ Killed In Ongoing Israeli Bombing
On Monday, Day 632 since the beginning of the genocide and Day 103 since its resumption on March 18th after a brief pause of 53 days, Israeli occupation forces continued…
Israeli Colonizers Torch Farmlands, Seize Livestock, Near Hebron
On Monday, illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers set fire to hundreds of dunams of Palestinian farmland and seized nearly one hundred head of livestock in the town of Sa’ir, northeast of…
Israeli Colonizers Destroy Over 150 Olive Saplings Near Hebron
On Monday, a group of illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, invaded Palestinian olive orchards in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, and destroyed…
Widespread Invasions, Abductions, And Demolitions Across West Bank
In the early hours of Monday, Israeli occupation forces launched extensive invasions across multiple areas of the northern and central occupied West Bank, abducting several Palestinian civilians, enforcing punitive closures,…
Israeli Paramilitary Colonizer Rams Palestinian Youth Near Salfit
On Monday morning, a young Palestinian man sustained injuries after being deliberately rammed by an illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizer near the town of Salfit in the central part of the…
Sunday in the West Bank: Israeli Colonizers, Soldiers Assault Palestinians, Destroy Homes
Israeli soldiers and illegal paramilitary colonizers attacked Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank on Sunday, following a trend of increasing Israeli settler violence, and over four months of Israeli sieges…
UPDATED Sunday in Gaza: 55+ Killed as Israeli Airstrikes and Aid Massacres Continue
Sunday marks day 631 of the Israeli genocide against the entire Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip (apart from a brief ceasefire in February 2025, which Israel violated in March).…
World Council of Churches Calls for Ending Israeli Apartheid
The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee has passed a resolution calling for an end to the Israeli apartheid system imposed on the indigenous Palestinian population in Israel, the…
Doctors Without Borders: Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Aid Distribution System Must Be Dismantled
June 27, 2025 – Doctors Without Borders The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza that was launched one month ago is forcing Palestinians to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minuscule amounts of…
Israeli Paramilitary Colonizers Attack Palestinians, Set Fires in Northern, Southern and Central West Bank
Israeli paramilitary colonizers attacked Palestinian towns and villages throughout the West Bank Saturday – part of a trend of increasing colonizer violence against the indigenous Palestinian communities in the West…
UPDATED Saturday in Gaza: Israel Bombs School Shelter; 58+ Killed Today, Mainly Children And Women
On Saturday, Day 103 since Israel resumed its genocide in the Gaza Strip (and day 630 since the beginning of the genocide in October 2023), dozens of Palestinians were killed…
Israeli Siege on Tulkarem and Nur Shams Continues: Day 153
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued their aggression on Tulkarem city and its camp for the 153rd consecutive day, and on Nour Shams camp for the 140th day, amid military…
Army Abducts Many Palestinians Across The Occupied West Bank
Occupied West Bank: Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions and abductions across several areas of the occupied West Bank early Saturday, targeting towns in Salfit, Nablus, Hebron, and Jenin,…
Israeli Soldiers Invade Two Areas Near Bethlehem
On Friday night, Israeli soldiers carried out military incursions into two areas near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, Husan village to the west, and Al-Khader town to the south…
Guterres: “Seeking Food Must Not Be A Death Sentence”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated Friday that the search for food in Gaza must never amount to a death sentence, underscoring the deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the besieged and devastated…
Israeli Paramilitary Colonizers Attack Palestinians, Uproot Lands In Hebron, Ramallah
On Friday, a group of illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out a series of assaults targeting Palestinian farmers and lands in Hebron and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s southern…
Army Shoots, Abducts a Young Man Near Jenin
On Friday, Israeli forces shot and abducted a young man, abducted two children, and assaulted two others, in the town of Ya’bad, west of Jenin in the northern occupied West…
Report: Israeli Prison Camps Are ‘Torture Arenas’ for Palestinian Hostages
In a new report, three human rights organizations that advocate for the rights of Palestinians kidnapped and imprisoned by Israeli occupation forces detailed the horrific conditions and brutal torture carried…
UPDATED Friday in Gaza: 74+ Killed in Ongoing Israeli Bombing in Gaza
On Friday, Day 102 since the resumption of the genocide in Gaza on March 18 (when Israel broke the ceasefire after just 53 days), the Israeli army continued bombing and…
Israeli Colonizers Invade Nablus, Assault a Woman Near Hebron
Dozens of Israeli colonizers invaded the northern West Bank City of Nablus city, and stormed Joseph’s Tomb, on Friday morning, sparking confrontations. Additionally, illegal settlers assaulted a Palestinian woman near…
Ambulances Among The Targets In Colonizers Attacks
The ongoing assaults and violations and by groups of fanatic illegal paramilitary colonizers in the occupied West Bank have escalated further, now encompassing the obstruction of emergency medical services. This…
Israeli Colonizers Injure A Palestinian Woman Near Hebron
Earlier Friday, a Palestinian woman sustained bruises after a group of illegal paramilitary colonizers invaded residential areas in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank. Media…
Israeli Army Confiscates Palestinian Lands Near Jenin
On Thursday, the Israeli occupation army issued an order illegally confiscating Palestinian lands in the town of Ya’bad, southwest of Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.…
UPDATED Thursday: Israeli Troops Kill 71+ Palestinians, Dozens Injured
On Thursday, Day 101 since Israel resumed the genocide in Gaza on March 18th following a brief pause, 71+ Palestinians were killed as Israeli forces continued their onslaught against the…
UN High Commissioner Sounds the Alarm Over Forced Displacement in the West Bank
June 26, 2025 United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are increasingly being subjected to forced displacement…
Israeli Colonizers Invade Bedouin Community In Jericho
On Thursday morning, illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers invaded Arab Al-Mleihat Bedouin community, northwest of Jericho in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. Hasan Mleihat, the supervisor of the…
Israeli Army Abducts 17 Palestinians In Nablus And Qalqilia
Updated: On Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted seventeen Palestinians, including siblings, from their homes in Nablus, and three in Qalqilia, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. Media sources…
Wednesday Update: 31 Palestinians Killed, Dozens Injured, In Gaza
On Wednesday, the 100th day since the resumption of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, medical sources in the besieged enclave reported that 31 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes on…
Three Palestinians Killed During Colonizers’ Attack, Near Ramallah
On Wednesday evening, three Palestinians were killed and seven others were injured during an attack by illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers against the town of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah in…
Israel Moves To Annex Palestinian Lands In Hizma, Jerusalem
On Wednesday, Israeli occupation authorities issued a decision to illegally annex privately owned Palestinian lands in the town of Hizma, northeast of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West…
Soldiers Injure, Abduct Palestinian Teen Near Nablus
On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured a Palestinian teenage boy in the village of al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, before abducting him.…
As Dust Settles In Iran, Gaza Is Still Dying
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff: At least 90 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks Tuesday, 56 of whom were aid-seekers. For detail on Israeli attacks in Gaza on…
Occupation Forces Kill a Child Near Jenin
On Wednesday afternoon, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child in the town of Al-Yamun, northwest of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced…
Israel Demolished 623 Structures In Jerusalem Since October 7, 2023
The Jerusalem Governorate reported Wednesday that Israeli authorities have demolished 623 Palestinian structures in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, since the beginning of the genocide in…
Gaza: Dozens Killed, Injured, In Ongoing Israeli Bombings
On Wednesday, Day 100 since the resumption of the genocide, medical sources across the Gaza Strip report that at least 31 Palestinians have been killed, and dozens more wounded, since…
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Many Palestinians In West Bank
On Wednesday, Israeli forces continued their invasions and violations throughout the occupied West Bank, breaking into homes, ransacking property, and abducting dozens of Palestinians in a series of coordinated incursions.…
Army Demolishes Palestinian Home in Jerusalem
On Wednesday, Israeli forces invaded the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished a Palestinian home. In Hebron, illegal Israeli colonizers burnt a residential shed. Media sources…
Updated: Israeli Forces Kill A Palestinian Woman Near Jerusalem
Before dawn on Wednesday, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian woman in her home, after the army invaded the Shu’fat refugee camp, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in…
Gaza’s Hidden Toll Emerges In Harvard-Linked, UN-Backed Reports
A newly released analysis hosted on the Harvard Dataverse has brought troubling clarity to Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. The report, authored by Israeli academic Yaakov Garb, estimates that nearly 377,000 Palestinians…
Tuesday in Gaza: 90+ Killed By Israel, Mostly Aid Seekers Shot by Snipers
On Tuesday, June 24th, Day 99 since the resumption of the genocide in the devastated, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip on March 18 (and day 626 of the Israeli genocide against…
UN: “Gaza: Over 400 Palestinians Killed Around Private Aid Hubs”
United Nations June 24, 2025 – At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to fetch scraps of food from controversial new aid hubs in…
Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian Child Near Ramallah
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child on Monday evening, after invading the town of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced…
UPDATE Monday in Gaza: Dozens Of Palestinians Killed, Injured In Ongoing Israeli Bombing
On Monday, Day 98 since the resumption of the genocide in the devastated, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip on March 18 (and day 625 of the Israeli genocide against the…
Israeli Occupation Forces Abduct 28 Palestinians Across West Bank
Israeli occupation forces abducted at least 28 Palestinians across multiple governorates of the occupied West Bank, including a woman, a teenager, and several family members, following a series of invasions…
Israeli Forces Shoot a Child Near Nablus
Israeli forces shot a Palestinian child, on Sunday, in the town of Beit Furik, southeast of Nablus in the northern West Bank. The army continues its siege on the cities…
Trump Does Israel’s bidding, Raises US profile As A Pariah State
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff: At least 41 Palestinians were killed across the Gaza Strip since dawn today, according to hospital sources in the enclave speaking to Al…
Gaza: No Space Left to Bury All the Dead
by WAFA – Hussein Nazir Sinwar Gaza is experiencing a deepening tragedy that is not limited to the living, but also extends to the dead. A stifling crisis is hindering…
UPDATED Sunday in Gaza: Israel Bombs Tents of Displaced Palestinians
On Sunday, Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on the entire civilian population of 2.4 million Palestinians for the 624th day (apart from a brief ceasefire in February and part…
Widespread Israeli Invasions, Abductions, Across West Bank
Israeli occupation forces conducted a series of invasions across the occupied West Bank early Sunday, abducting many Palestinians, including women and children, and inflicting extensive property damage in multiple areas.…
World Refugee Day: “Palestine is world’s longest-running refugee crisis”
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Saturday that the plight of Palestinian refugees remains “the world’s longest-running unresolved refugee crisis,” calling on the…
Saturday in Gaza: 202 Killed by Israel in Past 48 Hours, Aid Massacres Continue
The Israeli military continued its relentless assault on the entire civilian population of 2.4 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing over 100 people in a single day.…
West Bank Update: Several Palestinians Wounded, Dozens Abducted
On Friday, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian man in Jerusalem and another in Ramallah, while illegal settlers shot three citizens in Nablus. Occupation forces carried out massive arrest campaigns in…
Maersk Halts Operations at Israeli-Occupied Haifa Port
From Quds News: Global shipping giant Maersk has temporarily stopped operations at Israeli-occupied Haifa port due to growing security threats tied to the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. The Danish company made…
Friday in Gaza: 79+ Killed by Israeli Airstrikes and Gunfire, Including Families & Aid Workers
On Friday, Israeli forces continued their ongoing relentless assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, shooting Palestinians in an ‘arena style’ killing spree at so-called ‘humanitarian aid’…
Under Israel’s blockade, even newborn babies are starving
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff At least 92 people were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian health officials say, including at least 16 aid-seekers. In…
Israeli Forces Shoot Two, Injure Others, Near Nablus
On Thursday, Israeli forces shot two Palestinians in the town of Aqraba town, south of Nablus, and for the second consecutive day, the army continued its large-scale incursion into the…
Waiting for aid in Gaza is a “suicide mission”
by Sami Abu Salem, WAFA In the Al-Karama neighborhood in northern Gaza, tens of thousands of hungry civilians gather almost daily, waiting for the humanitarian aid that is supposed to…
Israeli Settlers Kill a Palestinian, Injure Others, Near Hebron
On Thursday, illegal Israeli settlers killed a Palestinian man and injured eight others, including one seriously, in the town of Surif, northwest of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank.…
UPDATE Thursday In Gaza: 100+ Killed, People Burned Alive in Tents & Scrambling for Aid
Updated: On Thursday, Day 94 since the resumption of the genocide, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the devastated, starved and besieged Gaza Strip,…
Palestinian Homes Demolished in Jerusalem and Nablus
On Thursday, Israeli authorities forced Palestinian citizens to demolish their homes in Beit Hanina town, north of Jerusalem. Occupation bulldozers also demolished a citizen’s home in the village of Einabus,…
In The Shadow of Genocide, A Surgeon Determined To Help
Report by Reem Swaisy, Published in Arabic By WAFA News: Despite the harrowing surgeries he performs on victims of Israeli strikes, Dr. Ali Odah, a maxillofacial surgeon, says the horrors…
Israeli Soldiers Abducts Dozens In West Bank
Earlier on Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded various parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into, and ransacked many homes, interrogated scores of Palestinians, and abducted dozens, including a teenage…
Soldiers Shoot One Near Jenin, Demolish Homes in Jenin Refugee Camp
On Wednesday, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian man in the town of Ya’bad, west of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, while occupation bulldozers continued to demolish citizens’ homes in…
Silencing The Truth: Press Under Fire In Gaza And West Bank
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has strongly condemned the ongoing violations committed by the Israeli occupation forced against Palestinian journalists in both Gaza and the West Bank. According to the Syndicate,…
Gaza’s Fishing Industry Decimated Since Onset Of Genocide
Nearly 20 months into Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, the territory’s fishing sector stands among the hardest hit, its workforce devastated and productivity nearly extinguished. According to the Palestinian Fishermen’s…
Large-Scale Israeli Invasion into the Balata Refugee Camp
Israeli forces injured several Palestinians and forcibly evacuated many families from their homes, on Wednesday, during a military incursion into the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern…
UPDATE Wednesday in Gaza: Dozens Killed, Injured, In Ongoing Israeli Bombings In Gaza
Updated: On Wednesday, Day 93 since the resumption of the genocide on March 18th (after just 53 days of ceasefire), Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians…
Israeli Forces Shoot One Near Bethlehem, Abduct Three Near Hebron
On Wednesday, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian worker near Bethlehem, invaded Hebron city, and abducted three citizens in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank. WAFA…
Israeli Army Abducts Dozens Across The Occupied West Bank
Updated: At dawn on Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens of homes throughout the occupied West Bank, interrogating scores of residents and abducting at least 67 Palestinians. Media sources…
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Bethlehem
On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and killed a young man. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded the…
Update: Israeli Soldiers Seriously Injure A Palestinian Near Jenin
Updated: On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured a Palestinian man northeast of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. According to media reports, troops…
Israeli Army Abducts Nine Palestinians In Hebron
On Tuesday evening, Israeli forces abducted nine Palestinians, including two siblings, from Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. According to local media reports, soldiers invaded several…
WHO: Gaza’s health system is on the brink of collapse
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Tuesday for allowing fuel into the Gaza Strip to keep its remaining hospitals running, warning that the besieged enclave’s health system is on…
UPDATE Tuesday in Gaza: Israeli Kills 95 in Multiple Aid Massacres Targeting Civilians
On Tuesday, the 92nd day since the resumption of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on March 18th (after just 54 days of ceasefire), the Israeli army continued its bombing and…
Israeli Forces Continue Large-Scale Abductions In West Bank
Updated: Since last night and into Tuesday afternoon, Israeli occupation forces have invaded several areas across the occupied West Bank, carrying out a widespread abduction campaign, targeting dozens of homes…
Army Continues Offensive, Home Demolitions, In Tulkarem
On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces continue their escalating military offensive against Tulkarem city and its refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern part, now reaching day 142 of the…
Israeli Army Detonates Palestinian Home In Hebron
On Tuesday morning, Israeli military vehicles invaded Beit Awwa, a town southwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, and detonated the family home of a Palestinian detainee. Media sources…
Israel Invades West Bank, Wounding & Abducting Palestinians
Israeli forces invaded several parts of the West Bank on Monday, injuring several Palestinians, including children. Northern West Bank: Two children were injured by Israeli occupation forces’ (IOF) gunfire on…
Gaza – Update: Israeli Missiles Kill, Injure Dozens In Gaza
Update: The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that the Israeli army has killed at least 68 Palestinians, including two found under the rubble, and injured more than 182 in 24…
Army Demolishes Agricultural Room, Colonizers Uproot Lands In Salfit
On Monday, Israeli forces demolished an agricultural structure in Kafr Ed-Deek, west of Salfit, while illegal paramilitary colonizers uprooted lands in Yasuf village, east of the city, in the central…
Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian Near Jerusalem
On Monday, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian in the town of al-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers fired several live rounds at…
Israeli Forces Tighten Restrictions Around Jericho
Israeli occupation forces tightened military measures at key military roadblocks, on Monday morning, intensifying restrictions on movement into and out of the Jericho city and its surrounding areas, in the…
Israeli Forces Abduct Palestinians, Continue Home Demolitions, In Tulkarem
Israeli occupation forces launched widespread abduction attacks and pressed on with home demolitions on Monday, marking the 141st day of their ongoing offensive in Tulkarem city, Tulkarem and Nur Shams…
Worldwide Protests in Support of Gaza’s Liberation
As the people of Gaza face the 21st month of daily bombing, shelling, starvation and siege by Israeli forces, hundreds of thousands of people in cities around the world held…
Global March to Gaza Blocked in Libya and Egypt
From the New Arab: Pro-Palestinian activists seeking to march to Gaza with the stated aim of breaking Israel’s blockade on the territory were stopped Friday in both Libya and Egypt,…
UPDATED Sunday in Gaza: Another ‘Aid Distribution’ Massacre, Continued Bombing by Israeli Forces
On Sunday, Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on the entire population of 2.3 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The Christian Zionist private company GHF (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) has…
Blood or bread: Surviving Israel’s vicious hunger regime in Gaza
by: Ahmed Abu Artema, Middle East Eye Gaza’s tragedy is not limited to the visible victims of massacres or the destruction of homes and cities. Alongside these horrors, Palestinians endure…
UPDATED Saturday in Gaza: Another Aid Trap Massacre; 79+ Killed Since Dawn
On Saturday in Gaza, Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on the civilian population of the Gaza Strip, killing 79+ civilians since dawn, including 15 shot and killed in another…
West Bank Update: Israeli Forces Shoot 2 in Al-Ram; Abduct 17
Israeli troops invaded a number of locations throughout the West Bank on Saturday, including Qalqilia, Nablus, Tulkarem, Al-Jalazoun and Salfit. Israeli occupation forces (IOF) abducted, at dawn on Saturday, three…
Jenin: Israeli Forces Shoot One, Abduct Many, Raid Homes
A young man was injured with live bullets on Saturday when Israeli undercover forces stormed Qabatiya town, south of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Local sources reported that special…
Israeli Forces Shoot Three Palestinians in Jerusalem and Nablus
On Friday night, Israeli forces shot three Palestinians, including two children in the governorates of Nablus and Jerusalem, in the northern and central parts of the occupied West Bank. Media…
UPDATE Friday in Gaza: 51+ Killed by Israeli Airstrikes & Artillery Shelling
Israeli forces continued their relentless bombardment of the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip on Friday, day 614 since the Israeli genocide of the people of Gaza began on…