A ceasefire in name only: Israel's relentless targeting of Palestinians has not stopped |
APPARENTLY, THERE IS a ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza. And Trump and his pals would have us believe that we have now reached Phase 2 of said ‘ceasefire’.
Try telling that to the families of the hundreds of Palestinians killed since 10 October 2025, during this purported period of ‘calm’. While the large-scale, indiscriminate aerial bombardments of the Strip may have partially abated, there has been a return to the everyday shootings, targeted assassinations and the routine killing of Palestinian civilians that have come to define life under occupation.
As global leaders grapple with US President Donald Trump’s latest version of ‘Make America Great Again’ — one that involves kidnapping the Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and threatening to invade Greenland — the Israeli government has ratcheted up its campaign of genocide in Gaza, turning once again to target the humanitarian aid sector, those mandated to deliver lifesaving interventions for a population living under siege.
On 1 January 2026, 37 internationally renowned humanitarian aid organisations, including Medical Aid for Palestinians, Defence of the Child International, ActionAid & the Norwegian Refugee Council, were banned from operating in Gaza. It’s hard to imagine a more inhumane or cruel assault on a population that has steadfastly remained on their land, despite the best efforts of........