Medical sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that at least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn, with 94 of the fatalities occurring in the northern region.
Archiv: Beit Lahiya (city)
LIVE: Israeli attack on northern Gaza kills at least 93, dozens missing
An Israeli air strike has destroyed a five-storey residential building sheltering displaced families in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, killing at least 93 Palestinians, including children, and wounding dozens.
Mercenary firm to force Palestinians into biometric screenings in Gaza control zones, in potential US, Israel plan
(October 22, 2024)
Israel and the United States are reportedly considering a joint plan to deploy a private American-Israeli security firm to administer Gaza by subjecting Palestinians to biometric screenings with the threat of withholding humanitarian aid.
According to media reports, based on an initial report by Israeli journalist, Shlomi Eldar, on Monday this week, the US and Israel are planning to run a pilot programme – starting with the Al-Atatra village in north-western Gaza – involving 1,000 private mercenaries who would create “gated communities” within the Strip where they will control the inhabitants and their movements through the use of biometrics.
Report: Israel’s postwar Gaza strategy to create ‘bubbles’ of control
(July 2, 2024)
The experimental model is slated to be implemented soon in the northern Gaza neighborhoods of Al-Atatra, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, according to the Financial Times, citing six sources familiar with the plan.