UN agency says Rafah district of Gaza not suitable to host over 1M displaced – YeniSafak

In photos: The desperate struggle to survive in Rafah, Gaza’s last refuge – WaPost

Two probable outcomes: When the killing dies down, 1) Palestinians will be allowed to live in less of the Gaza strip and 2) more of the occupied West Bank will be available for Israeli settlement.

In Gaza war, Israel’s radical settlers see an opportunity to expand – WaPost

“As Israel rains bombs down on Gaza, nearly a dozen Zionist organizations have agitated to return to the Gaza settlements from which they were expelled in 2005 as Israel moved to “disengage” from the enclave. The idea has been dismissed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “unrealistic,” but such views are beginning to enter the Israeli mainstream.

“Since Oct. 7, settlers in the West Bank are feeling an increasing sense of impunity for attacks on Palestinians. In the past two months, armed settlers have raided 15 herding communities, destroying houses, tearing down tents and displacing more than 1,200 people.”

Congress and the White House face spending choices, including: Spending billions of $$$ more to kill civilians in Gaza v. $$$ to help feed and raise low-income kids in the US by making the child tax credit more equitable. See: