Patrick deHahn

The International Court of Justice ruled in July 2024 that Israel's presence in the occupied Palestinian territories—including both Gaza and the West Bank—is illegal and should end.

PMO: Benjamin Netanyahu decides full IDF occupation of Gaza | The Jerusalem Post The Prime Minister's Office conveyed the message to the Chief of Staff: If this does not suit you, then you should resign.

Jerusalem Post: Israeli prime minister Netanyahu decides on full occupation of Gaza Strip and IDF military operations in areas with hostages, his office says www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

Netanyahu vows to continue war in Gaza despite pressure on Israel to reach ceasefire Videos released of Israeli hostages prompted widespread protests over the weekend calling for an end to the war

Despite mounting international outcry - and new pressure at home for a ceasefire - Israeli PM Netanyahu says Gaza war will continue until Israel meets "all" its objectives.

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Hamas says it will allow aid for hostages if Israel halts airstrikes, opens permanent humanitarian corridors Hamas said any coordination with the Red Cross is contingent upon Israel permanently opening humanitarian corridors and halting airstrikes during the distribution of aid.

Hamas says it will allow aid for hostages if Israel halts airstrikes and opens permanent humanitarian corridors www.reuters.com/world/middle...

From Triumph in Iran to Starvation in Gaza: Netanyahu Squanders His Moment to Halt the War

NY Times: Israeli prime minister Netanyahu squanders his moment to halt his country's war in Gaza, "He has not made the compromises needed to make it happen." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/w...

Evyatar David, 24, looks looks visibly gaunt as he ticks off days on a calendar in a narrow tunnel. Another section of the Hamas video shows him being forced to dig a hole in the ground that he says will be his grave.

Evyatar David, 24, looks looks visibly gaunt as he ticks off days on a calendar in a narrow tunnel. Another section of the Hamas video shows him being forced to dig a hole in the ground that he says will be his grave.

Horrific. Do not look away: Evyatar David, 24, looks looks visibly gaunt as he ticks off days on a calendar in a narrow tunnel. Another section of the Hamas video shows him being forced to dig a hole in the ground that he says will be his grave.

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More than 65 refugees and migrants die in boat sinking off Yemeni coast
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Listing “photos of U.S. officials on junkets wearing protective gear” under my interests on Hinge.

Trump tells Axios he's working on Gaza plan "to get people fed" "We want to help them live. We want to get people fed."

Also: "Trump declined to provide details of the aid plan he is working on. It's unclear if it will involve more backing for the [Gaza Humanitarian Foundation] or for other aid mechanisms." www.axios.com/2025/08/01/t...

Trump also tells Axios that "as of Friday morning he hadn't yet been briefed by Witkoff" after the envoy's visit to Gaza. bsky.app/profile/pdeh...

Trump tells Axios he's working on Gaza plan "to get people fed" "We want to help them live. We want to get people fed."

Axios: US president Donald Trump tells Axios he's working on a plan to "get people fed" in Gaza

"We want to help people. We want to help them live. We want to get people fed. It is something that should have happened long time ago." www.axios.com/2025/08/01/t...

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff @SEPeaceMissions At @POTUS ’s direction, @USAmbIsrael and I met yesterday with Israeli officials to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Today, we spent over five hours inside Gaza — level setting the facts on the ground, assessing conditions, and meeting with @GHFUpdates and other agencies. The purpose of the visit was to give @POTUS a clear understanding of the humanitarian situation and help craft a plan to deliver food and medical aid to the people of Gaza. Image Image Last edited 9:57 AM · Aug 1, 2025

More from Steve Witkoff: "Today, we spent over five hours inside Gaza..." x.com/SEPeaceMissi...

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and American ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee walk in Gaza with a team of staffers and a helicopter in the background

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and American ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site in Gaza

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and American ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee sit at a table listening to a speaker while at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site in Gaza

Photos of US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visiting a US-Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site, via Huckabee, where he says they "received briefings from IDF and spoke with folks on the ground" without details sharing who x.com/USAmbIsrael/...

Trump to approve new Gaza aid plan after Witkoff visits Friday: White House Witkoff and Huckabee are headed to Gaza on Friday.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt claims Witkoff and Huckabee will "meet Palestinians directly" while in Gaza www.axios.com/2025/07/31/t...

Axios is reporting that US president Donald Trump may approve a new Gaza humanitarian plan after Witkoff and Huckabee's trip to Gaza "alongside Israeli officials and military officers" www.axios.com/2025/07/31/t...

Trump special envoy Witkoff and US Ambassador Huckabee will inspect food distribution in Gaza The White House says President Donald Trump sent special envoy Steve Witkoff to the Middle East to “save lives" and end the humanitarian crisis there.

Wow. Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee will visit Gaza on Friday to inspect food distribution apnews.com/article/isra...

Raz Segal, associate professor of Holocaust & genocide studies, explains how genocide is defined & concludes "Israels attack on Gaza fits that action"

Segal goes on to address how Israel invokes the right of 'self defence' to justify what its doing.

"Dehumanisation of Palestinians in Israeli politics/society, the idea that Palestinians dont exist as a people, are less than human, not worthy of rights, dont belong on the land, are very deep, well before Oct 2023"

Raz Segal, associate professor of Holocaust & genocide studies

UN rapporteur on torture speaks about starvation in Gaza: "No one should have to suffer the humiliation of being forced to beg for food, and especially not when there are ample supplies waiting to be provided."

On starvation in Gaza: "The psychological impact of being deprived of food and water is inherently cruel. Constantly changing rules, militarised distributions, and daily and hourly uncertainty about when one is going to access these basic necessities is causing utter despair, stress, and trauma."

UN rapporteur on torture regarding Gaza: "The catastrophic physiological consequences of depriving people of necessary daily calories over time—including hunger, weight loss, malnutrition, dizziness, hallucinations, reproductive damage, organ failure and death—are foreseeable and preventable."

Starving civilians in Gaza is lethal, inhumane and degrading, and it must end: Special Rapporteur on torture GENEVA (30 July 2025) – The Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, today expressed deep concern about the growing number of starvation-related deaths among Palestinians in Gaza and joined calls for rapid, unimpeded, impartial and safe aid delivery. “Depriving people of food, water and dignity has been a serious and recurring violation of this war, and it must end. The risk of all-out famine must be averted,” Edwards said, amid shocking reports of Palestinians being killed while queuing for food and widespread hunger and malnutrition. The Special Rapporteur stressed that parties to this conflict have obligations to provide adequate food and water to those in their custody or control, permit access to, or provide, humanitarian assistance to besieged populations, and must not steal, divert, or wilfully impede the distribution of aid. “The catastrophic physiological consequences of depriving people of necessary daily calories over time – including hunger, weight loss, malnutrition, dizziness, hallucinations, reproductive damage, organ failure and death – are foreseeable and preventable,” the expert said. “These consequences are particularly acute among vulnerable groups, including infants, and pregnant or lactating mothers.” “The psychological impact of being deprived of food and water is inherently cruel,” Edwards added. “Constantly changing rules, militarised distributions, and daily and hourly uncertainty about when one is going to access these basic necessities is causing utter despair, stress, and trauma.” “No one should have to suffer the humiliation of being forced to beg for food, and especially not when there are ample supplies waiting to be provided,” she said.

UN special rapporteur on torture says starving civilians in Gaza is lethal and inhumane: "Depriving people of food, water and dignity has been a serious and recurring violation of this war, and it must end."

"As a matter of moral, legal, and basic human imperative, States with any leverage at all over the Israeli government must use that leverage now to bring this abomination to an end. To delay further does not bear contemplating. Time has run out."

Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative It is time for comprehensive, full-spectrum, sustainable, and coordinated humanitarian action. States globally must act without delay on that imperative.

The UN has determined that the “worst-case scenario of Famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.”

Alex DeWaal and @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social call for all States to fulfill their moral, legal, and basic human imperatives now by ensuring comprehensive humanitarian action.

Amal is a mum of 2 boys - Noah, who is 3 & has epilepsy & 2 year old Mohammed. Her husband is stuck in the West Bank & the family has been displaced multiple times.

Noah dreams of biscuits.

Amal is a mum of 2 boys - Noah, who is 3 & has epilesy & 2yr old Mohammed. Her husband is stuck in the West Bank & the family has been displaced multiple times. Her brother Achmed was getting food for them & 2 weeks ago he went to get food from a GHF aid site. He never returned

“This catastrophe was not only predictable; it was predicted. Israel’s blockade and destruction of civilian infrastructure has left most of Gaza’s two million residents displaced and without access to the minimum vital amount of drinking water."

UN experts on Israel's targeted destruction of Gaza's water facilities, wells, pipelines, desalination units, and sewage systems: "Cutting off water and food is a silent but lethal bomb that kills mostly children and babies."

“Thirst as a weapon”: UN experts condemn Israel’s deliberate dehydration and starvation of the Palestinian people GENEVA (29 July 2025) – UN experts* today expressed alarm at Israel’s deliberate withholding of access to safe drinking water from Palestinians in Gaza, calling it a serious violation of international law and a crime against humanity. “Israel is using thirst as a weapon to kill Palestinians,” the experts said. “Cutting off water and food is a silent but lethal bomb that kills mostly children and babies. The sight of infants dying in their mothers’ arms is unbearable. How can world leaders sleep while this suffering continues?” “This catastrophe was not only predictable; it was predicted. Israel’s blockade and destruction of civilian infrastructure has left most of Gaza’s two million residents displaced and without access to the minimum vital amount of drinking water,” the experts said. This has led to deaths and widespread illness caused by water pollution, and a lack of sanitation and hygiene. Since October 2023, Israel’s military operations have repeatedly targeted water facilities, wells, pipelines, desalination units, and sewage systems. Eighty-nine per cent of Gaza's water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed by Israel’s forces, leaving over 90 per cent of households water insecure. “Israel’s acts right now in Gaza are barbaric, and the related actions of Government officials constitute crimes under the Rome Statute: extermination is committed by cutting off the supply of medicine, food and water,” the experts said. “These intentional, widespread and systematic attacks against Palestinians are a deliberate infliction of conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of a population – another act of genocide.”

UN experts and special rapporteurs condemn Israel's deliberate dehydration and starvation of people in Gaza: "Israel is using thirst as a weapon to kill Palestinians."

Reuters reported the "ward is silent as hungry children are too exhausted to cry," and a doctor said of a baby who did not gain a gram in three months, "there is a total loss of muscles. It's only skin on top of bones."