For weeks, people living in northern Gaza have been doctor Mohammad Salhais defending itself from a new attack by Israel. Israel ordered civilians to leave and food and humanitarian aid was stopped. Salha is acting director of Al Awda Hospital and remains at the hospital to treat patients. He said there was only one surgeon left in the region who could perform life-saving surgeries, and food, medicine and electricity were in short supply. He has seen thousands of people flee, including his family. It is unclear when or if they will be allowed to return home.
But just over the border in Gaza, a group of far-right Israelis is hatching a plan. Settlers from the Nachara organization met in a closed military zone on the periphery of the Gaza Strip to discuss moving to the Strip, taking over land there, and building their own homes. The Guardian's Jerusalem correspondent said: Bethan McKernanwho was there and said that so were MPs and ministers. And while “resettlement” plans for Gaza remain in speculation, she says the presence of politicians shows how important and powerful the settler movement is growing.
reporter Ruth Michaelson I visited Daniela Weiss, the 79-year-old leader of Nachala. She met a well-connected woman with decades of experience in land settlement who spoke openly about asking other settlers to sell and live on land in Gaza.
Bethan told Michael that Prime Minister Netanyahu does not want Gaza settlements, but “members of Netanyahu's party, far-right elements in his government, and coalition partners are talking about it as if it is going to happen.” “There is,” he said. . She explains how the rise of Donald Trump could affect this.
