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An Israeli soldier leans on the neck of a Palestinian man during a protest against the expansion of Israeli settlements in the village of Shufa in the West Bank
CAMPAIGNERS have condemned the “political silence” on Gaza, where the besieged population has faced three weeks of Israeli bombing amid soaring cases of Covid 19.
Last month the Israeli government ramped up its 14-year siege on the Gaza strip, closing its only commercial crossing, banning fishing off the coast and bombarding the small region with nightly air raids.
A ban on fuel deliveries has left Gazans with just four hours of electricity a day.
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Israeli media awash with leaks and rumours of Netanyahu’s plans to seize Gaza. Meanwhile, the unrelenting siege of Gaza continues unabated
