Israel makes daily progress on its short- + long-term goals: 1) reduce size of Palestinian population + 2) take their land. Instead of bankrolling this atrocity, the US needs to stop it. Front-page Washington Post article details ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza:
Israel is demolishing northern Gaza and fortifying military positions, imagery shows – msn/WaPost
“Israel is carrying out mass demolitions and erecting military fortifications in residential areas of northern Gaza where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee their homes, according to satellite imagery, verified videos and interviews…
“More than 100,000 Palestinians have been driven from the affected areas over the last 11 weeks, according to the United Nations, leaving an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 people — less than an eighth of the prewar population. Hardly any aid has reached the area since the beginning of October due to Israeli restrictions, humanitarian groups say, and experts warn that famine may have already taken hold in some places.
“As areas are emptied of Palestinians, Israeli forces have demolished entire neighborhoods, established military fortifications and built new roads, according to a Washington Post analysis of high-resolution satellite images. The visual evidence shows almost half of Jabalya refugee camp was demolished or cleared between Oct. 14 and Dec. 15, connecting a preexisting road in the west to an expanded vehicle track in the east — carving out a military axis that stretches from the sea to the border fence with Israel…
State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters “we have not seen” forced displacement of Palestinians. “That certainly would be a red line for the secretary and a red line for us,” he said.
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir told army radio on Dec. 2 that he was “in favor of occupying territories in Gaza,” “encouraging voluntary immigration” among Palestinians and reestablishing Israeli settlements: “I am seriously considering moving my family to the Gaza Strip,” he said.
Three Palestinian babies freeze to death in Gaza as winter sets in – CNN
How the lives of the few child amputees allowed to leave Gaza are being rebuilt elsewhere – Sky News
Gaza Christians pray for end of ‘death and destruction’ – msn/AFP
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