#iraq #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #escalation / #arableague / #summit / #uno / #appeal / #ceasefire

„The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the need for a #twoStatesolution between Israelis and Palestinians in a speech on Saturday to the League of Arab States Summit in Baghdad.“

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163381

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #escalation / #brutalization

„The Israeli military said Saturday it had launched "extensive strikes" as part of a fresh offensive in Gaza, after rescuers reported 100 people killed in the besieged Palestinian territory.

The army said on Telegram it had begun the "initial stages" of the offensive, known as Operation Gideon's Chariots.“

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/17/world/israel-fresh-gaza-offensive/

#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #escalation

„US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has told Arab mediators that the US will not force Israel to end its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, according to a report from The Times of Israel.“

https://news.antiwar.com/2025/05/15/report-witkoff-told-mediators-that-the-us-wont-force-israel-to-end-gaza-slaughter/

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #government / #escalation / #sanctionpressure

„After Emmanuel Macron described Israel's actions as 'unacceptable,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the French president of siding with Hamas. Bombings on the Palestinian enclave have intensified, and a new evacuation order was issued for Gaza City.“

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/05/15/netanyahu-unmoved-by-international-pressure-steps-up-gaza-s-bombardment_6741319_4.html

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #escalation / #idf / #reservists / #refuseniks / #refusalofobeyorders

„As Netanyahu rallies troops for an expanded offensive, some reservists are resisting the call.“

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-israeli-soldiers-who-refuse-to-fight-in-gaza

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #escalation

„[B]enjamin Netanyahu has reportedly outlined (…) a controversial new strategy for Gaza, which critics (…) describe as a plan for (…) forced displacement of Palestinians. According to leaked testimony (…), Netanyahu admitted that Israel’s systematic destruction of homes in Gaza is intended to leave Palestinians with “nowhere to return,” with the “inevitable outcome” being their emigration out of the territory.“

https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/world-news/netanyahu-revives-trump-s-failed-gaza-plan-with-new-strategy-cites-big-problem-101747161811581.html

New paper published!

In the last paper of my PhD thesis I explore how land use conflicts escalate into non-collaborative dynamics, explaining how certain conditions lead to escalation.

>>> How do land use conflicts escalate? Identifying causal mechanisms in a conflict over a biogas plant in Brandenburg, Germany
https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70038

Edit: There is also a plain language summary available: https://relationalthinkingblog.com/2025/04/07/plain-language-summary-how-escalation-is-triggered-in-conflicts-over-land-use-and-how-we-can-prevent-it/

#LandUse #LandUseConflict #Conflict #Escalation #Paper

@socialscience @sociology @politicalscience @geography
@academicchatter

Regional Escalation | Indian fleet deployed near Pakistan, The Telegraph

#BaaghiTV #India #Pakistan #IndianFleet #Karachi #Coastline #TheTelegraph #RegionalTensions #Escalation #IndianAttacks #IndianDrones

https://en.baaghitv.com/regional-escalation-indian-fleet-deployed-near-pakistan-the-telegraph/