"For the tens of thousands of Gazans who need to leave the Strip but want the chance to come back home, life resolves around the #Rafah crossing."

https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/03/20/elegy-for-rafah/
https://archive.ph/TtZ9E
#Gaza #Palestine #oPt #GazaGenocide

Elegy for Rafah

Since the beginning of the year, my phone has been a window through which I watch the Rafah crossing from my bedroom in Paris three thousand kilometers

The New York Review of Books

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #opt / #genocide / #humanitarianaid / #blockade / #uno / #unga / #unwra / #funding

»"I must inform you that UNRWA may soon no longer be viable, with potentially far-reaching consequences for Palestine #Refugees at a time when the region faces seismic political and security challenges," Lazzarini said in a letter to the President of the U.N. General Assembly dated March 17.«

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/unrwa-head-warns-on-agencys-future-work-in-gaza-ahead-of-his-departure

UNRWA head warns on agency's future work in Gaza ahead of his departure

GENEVA, March 20 - The outgoing head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency has warned that the viability of the organisation is in doubt, a letter showed on Friday, saying any collapse would result in Israel taking over its humanitarian work in Gaza. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times

📢 #IRGC announced the launch of wave 64 of OTP-4 early Thursday, against multiple targets in the #oPt

🔹IRGC PR Office: The operation targeted sites in central and northern areas in 'Israel', including Ben Gurion #airport (TLV), as well as fuel supply infrastructure

🔹 More targets reportedly included areas in #haifa, and Rishon LeZion

#news #iran #palestine #lebanon #waroniran

📰 Report Al Mayadeen MAR-19 13:30 Beirut-t

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/wave-64--otp-4--irgc-strikes-ben-gurion-airport--haifa-refin

#israel #palestine : #westbank / #opt / #landgrab / #settlers / #expulsion / #violence / #impunity / #uno

„A report released on Tuesday by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the Israeli government has accelerated the expansion of unlawful settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, displacing more than 36,000 Palestinians amid escalating violence by Israeli security forces and settlers.“

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-03-17/Israeli-settlement-expansion-fuels-Palestinian-displacement-UN-report-1LAL5NZhJTi/p.html

Israel's settlement expansion drives mass displacement of Palestinians: UN report

A report released on Tuesday by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the Israeli government has accelerated the expansion of unlawful settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, displacing more than 36,000 Palestinians amid escalating violence by Israeli security forces and settlers.

📌 📑 Euro-Med #humanrights Monitor has documented that the Israeli army has destroyed 93.5 per cent of cemeteries in the Gaza Strip, either completely or partially, in the context of the ongoing #genocide since OCT-2023

🔹 Euro-Med Monitor analysed #data from 62 official cemeteries across the Gaza Strip’s five governorates

🔹 Findings show that the widespread, direct destruction of cemeteries in #gaza was neither incidental nor justified by “military necessity” 👇🏽

#oPt

https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/7004/Israel-systematically-destroyed-over-93-per-cent-of-Gaza-Strip-cemeteries-amid-ongoing-genocide

Israel systematically destroyed over 93 per cent of Gaza Strip cemeteries amid ongoing genocide

The systematic targeting of graves through demolition and bulldozing constitutes a grave violation of international humanitarian law

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

"As the #IranWar continues, attention is fixed on missiles flying across the region. But in the occupied #WestBank, missile shrapnel falls on Palestinian towns while deadly settler attacks, Israeli military raids and strict limits on daily life continue. With the world looking elsewhere, how do #Palestinians in the West Bank view the #Iran war, and what does life look like on the ground now?"

w/ Nour Odeh, AJ Correspondent

https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/what-the-iran-war-looks-like-from-the-west-bank
#Palestine #oPt #warOnIran #colonialViolence

What the Iran war looks like from the West Bank - The Take

As the Iran war continues, attention is fixed on missiles flying across the region. But in the occupied West Bank, missile shrapnel falls on Palestinian towns while deadly settler attacks, Israeli military raids and strict limits on daily life continue. With the world looking elsewhere, how do Palestinians in the West Bank view the Iran war, and what does life look like on the ground now? In this episode:  Nour Odeh (@nour_odeh), Al Jazeera Correspondent  Episode credits: This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li with Adhil Veettil Sreechand, El Houssein Chouikhat, Tuleen Barakat, and our guest host, David Enders. It was edited by Sarí el-Khalili. David Enders and Alex Roldan mixed this episode. The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Chloe K. Li, Alexandra Locke, Catherine Nouhan, Alex Roldan, and Noor Wazwaz. Our host is Malika Bilal.  Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Our editorial intern is Tuleen Barakat. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.  Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

"For the past twenty-four years #DavidShulman has spent many long days and nights in the #WestBank as a protective presence activist—one of a small community of Israeli and international volunteers who document and disrupt the actions of Jewish settlers and soldiers as they attempt to expel Palestinian communities."

https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/03/14/like-a-gossamer-sheet-david-shulman/
https://archive.ph/tiqga
#Palestine #Israel #PalestineSolidarity #colonialViolence #activism #oPt

‘Like a Gossamer Sheet’

“The first time I experienced life on the West Bank, staying over in Palestinian homes, a whole new horizon opened up for me. I entered into that life, its personal friendships, its language, its ravishing landscapes, and its evident suffering. All of it felt meaningful and real.”

The New York Review of Books

#usa #israel #palestine : #history / #occupation / #opt / #gaza / #ethniccleansing / #genocide / #narrative / #essay

„Revisiting the history of U.S. attitudes toward the #Cherokee Nation shows how consistent the rhetoric of oppressors is across time and place. The rationalizations for ethnic cleansing do not change.“

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/first-the-cherokee-now-the-palestinians?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=408466355&utm_content=408466355&utm_source=hs_email

First the Cherokee, Now the Palestinians

Revisiting the history of U.S. attitudes toward the Cherokee Nation shows how consistent the rhetoric of oppressors is across time and place. The rationalizations for ethnic cleansing do not change.

📢 Jibril Rajoub, Sec-gen. of the central committee of #palestine ’s Fatah movement: #war led by Israel under Netanyahu is essentially “an attempt to open a wider regional front to divert attention from the consequences of the war in the #oPt

🔹 Rajoub described the war as “unjustified”, saying it effectively aims to eliminate the Palestinian cause

🔹 ISR #military operations in #gaza, #westbank left more than 250,000 Palestinians dead or wounded

📰 MEMO #news

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260310-rajoub-israeli-war-aims-to-eliminate-palestinian-cause-reshape-region-under-greater-israel-vision/

Rajoub: Israeli war aims to eliminate Palestinian cause, reshape region under “Greater Israel” vision

Jibril Rajoub, secretary-general of the central committee of Palestine’s Fatah movement, said the war led by the Israeli right under Benjamin Netanyahu is essentially “an attempt to open a wider re…

Middle East Monitor

📢 Iranian state TV reported that a third missile barrage had been launched toward the #oPt #palestine - as part of the 28th wave of the operation

🔹 Israeli #media reported that air raid sirens sounded across multiple areas, while a cluster missile was fired toward #TelAviv

🔹 IRN Drones targeted #US and Israeli objectives in #haifa and Tel Aviv, as well as US installations at Camp Arifjan in #kuwait

#news #iran #lebanon

📰 Report Al Mayadeen MAR-09 13:00 Beirut-t

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-launches-third-wave-toward-tel-aviv--northern-areas