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Jan 22, 2026 - Dec 31, 2025 Palestine was the deadliest place to be a journalist in 2025 as 260 Journalists were Killed in Gaza but... Journalists do not die - Their Words Live on Shireen Abu Akleh and many others intentionally killed by israeli forces the World knows what’s happened in Gaza in the last two years thanks to ‘remarkable’ local journalists and stories of the Fallen or Wounded which demands Justice... Nov 15 - 5, 2025 Attacks on Journalists continues but... risking Limb and Life they keep Revealing the Plain Truth and more actual news Overview of journalists killed in action in Gaza Journalists keep Revealing the Truth despite All Shireen Abu Akleh In commemoration of Shireen Abu Akleh, the 'voice of Al Jazeera' killed while revealing the true face of israel Updated: December 6, 2024: Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war   Click here for earlier stories/news

Day 2 day update: In Today's Factual News: March 3, 2026 trumps war on Iran is already backfiring on him thus… Mourning as part of Ramadan - will Safe the Palestinians from Hell... as he'll need to run fast soon from being torched and more factual news while the echoes of the voices of Palestinians - stays Crystal Clear and Resilient no matter the darkness that threatens their lives and land... they Hold Ground… to be heard Loud and Clear   In memory and support of our daughters Hind Rajab and Hani Naim Watch the full docu-movie - 'The voice of Hind Rajab'  here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMEtcEmmkH0 Jan 1, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 On how israelis understand an act of Human Kindness: Banning of all Aid Groups

In Today's Factual News: March 1, 2026 Actual News  with 1 update 'Congres? NAH!!! I only listen to my own 'concerts' now staging the world with an abysal voice so listen or GO DOWN!!! yours thruly, Trump' or "‘Not again’: Gaza rushes to stockpile amid Iran war, crossing closures…" about the situation in Gaza and with now an all out war against the world by trump/netayahu: "When you see the world falling apart at your feet the question is where that leaves you standing: at the edge of the abyss or at the core of your heart that wants to follow the path of humanity?" Israel is deliberately blocking and killing foreign journalists and unfortunately it means that for now there are no Live Updates But We'll be Back!! Click here for an overview of Live Updates since Oct 9 October 7, 2025 Special Report About 2 years of Genocide

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 When one hurts or kills a women
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and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
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Videoscreen grab: Mourning as part of Ramadan - Safe us from Hell
Al Jazeera - March 3, 2026 By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters
{UN chief warns of Israeli-made humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid war on Iran
Crossings have been shut since Saturday as the displaced and war-weary population of Gaza remains dependent on humanitarian aid. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for Israel to reopen Gaza’s border crossings, which have been closed by Israel since its forces launched a war against Iran with the United States. “It is imperative that all crossings be reopened … as soon as possible,” Guterres’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday. “In recent days, our partners have been forced to ration fuel, prioritise life-saving operations, albeit in reduced capacity as our local stocks are going down.” Dujarric said there were some stockpiles in Gaza but “when the doors are shut, we obviously stretch whatever we have to make it last longer.” The Rafah crossing into Gaza from Egypt, the only gateway for Palestinians in Gaza to the outside world that does not pass through Israel, had reopened for the movement of people on February 2, allowing a limited number of people to leave for the first time in months and a trickle to return to the devastated enclave to reunite with family. Thousands of Palestinians need urgent medical attention outside Gaza but have not yet been allowed to leave. Israel shut down the crossing again on Saturday as it launched attacks on Iran, citing “security adjustments”. The crossing is considered vital for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of critically ill patients. Israeli authorities said late on Monday that they would reopen the Karem Abu Salem crossing, known as Kerem Shalom to Israelis, to allow for the “gradual entry of humanitarian aid” into the territory. That crossing sits at the intersection of the Gaza Strip boundary with the Israeli and Egyptian borders and was also shut on Saturday. The ⁠UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) expressed optimism on Tuesday. “The crossings will ‌be opened, and that is timely for us, and we need to get in ⁠aid as fast ⁠as we can,” Samer Abdel Jaber, the WFP’s regional ⁠director for the ⁠Middle East, ⁠North Africa and Eastern Europe, told reporters. Gaza is wholly dependent on fuel brought in ‌by trucks from Israel and Egypt, and a lack of supplies puts hospital operations further at risk and threatens water and sanitation services. Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, Israeli border restrictions have depleted stocks of medicines, reconstruction materials, food and water inside the Strip, worsening conditions that were already dire after years of an Israeli blockade. A UN inquiry in September found genocidal intent in Israel’s war on Gaza, a landmark moment after nearly two years of war. In 2023, South Africa filed a case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague against Israel, accusing it of conduct in Gaza that was tantamount to genocide. That case is ongoing.
West Bank tensions spiral
In the meantime, Israeli forces have continued the closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday. Palestine’s Jerusalem Governorate reported that the army prevented worshippers from entering the mosque, citing a state of emergency. The compound, the third holiest site in Islam, was sealed off on Saturday morning, hours after the Israeli-US military offensive on Iran began. For a second consecutive day, Israeli forces raided the Askar refugee camp east of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, shutting down its entrances and searching several homes. Last month, the Israeli government approved a plan to claim large areas of the West Bank as “state property” if Palestinians cannot prove ownership, prompting a regional outcry and accusations of “de facto annexation”. More than 80 UN member states condemned the move and called on Israel to reverse the decision, which they said was contrary to Israel’s obligations under international law.} Video-Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/un-chief-warns-of-israeli-made-humanitarian-crisis-in-gaza-amid-war-on-iran


Goya Awards ceremony
Quds news - March 3, 2026
{“Free Palestine” and “Stop Genocide”: Stars at Spain’s Goya Awards Voice Solidarity With Palestinians
Barcelona (QNN)- Messages of support for Palestine marked Spain’s Goya Awards ceremony, the country’s most prestigious cinema event, where prominent artists and public figures demanded an end to the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza on Saturday. During the red carpet arrivals in Barcelona, well-known figures wore badges bearing messages such as "Free Palestine” and "Stop the genocide,” as well as symbols expressing solidarity with Gaza. Among those displaying messages were American actress Susan Sarandon, Spanish film director Alauda Ruiz de Azua, Spanish actresses Patricia Lopez Arnaiz and Alba Flores, singer Blanca Paloma and the host for the ceremony, actor Luis Tosar. Sarandon also praised the stance taken by the Spanish government and many of its artists on Palestine, as she accepted the International Goya Award. She said that at a time when violence and oppression are widespread around the world, seeing Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, along with many artists speak with clear moral conviction gives her the motivation to keep going. Sarandon commended Spain’s support for Palestine and its critical position toward the US and Israel. Several artists, including Carlos Cuevas, echoed similar sentiments on the red carpet and during the ceremony, emphasizing that culture cannot remain neutral and attention must continue to focus on Gaza. Artists repeated calls to "Stop the genocide.” The Spanish prime minister, who attended the gala, also described the US-Israeli assault on Iran as "a violation of international law.” "We, of course, reject and condemn the regime in Iran, but we must also condemn this violation of international law,” said Sanchez. "This will not benefit the region, its citizens, or the world. We want de-escalation and respect for international law.” Spain has been critical of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and in October 2023, pledged to stop selling weapons to Israel.} Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67323&slug=free-palestine-and-stop-genocide-stars-at-spains-goya-awards-voice-solidarity-with-palestinians


Videoscreen grab: Nida Allam
Al Jazeera - March 3, 2026 By Joseph Stepansky
{Anti-war candidates pose early test for US Democrats after attacks on Iran
Vowing to abolish ICE, reset US-Israel policy and put workers first, candidates say Democrats need ‘unapologetic’ voices. A punishing 2024 election cycle for US Democrats has accelerated a years-long debate over the party’s future and what voters want in a political age dominated by United States President Donald Trump. In two early primary races for US congressional seats, 32-year-old Nida Allam and 26-year-old Kat Abughazaleh hope to provide an answer, with both launching brazen progressive campaigns built on unapologetic stances calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a hard reset of US policy amid Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, the reversal of a rights backslide, and worker-first policies. In the wake of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran’s resulting strikes on countries across the region, the pair have also vowed to grow anti-war voices in Congress calling for checks on Trump’s power. Their success will not only take the temperature of Democratic voters in the US, but could also send a message to party leadership still strategising how it will approach a deeply consequential midterm season. The November vote will decide which major US party – Democrat or Republican – controls the House of Representatives and Senate, and in turn, the shape of the latter half of Trump’s second term. Up first will be Allam, whose March 3 primary for North Carolina’s fourth congressional district, a tech and research hub that includes the city of Durham, pits her against Representative Valerie Foushee. In 2022, the incumbent Foushee defeated Allam, who cut her political teeth as a regional director for US Senator Bernie Sanders, in a crowded primary race buoyed by a deluge of outside spending, including millions in funding from a super PAC linked to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). “My leadership has always been rooted in being unapologetically proud of who I am,” said Allam, whose parents are from India and Pakistan and who, in 2020, became the first Muslim woman ever elected to public office – her post as county commissioner – in North Carolina. “If we don’t step into these moments of discomfort and take these risks, then I don’t know what world I’m going to be leaving behind for my children,” Allam told Al Jazeera. “The time of just being able to silence our votes to push us into submission is gone. The working class is sick and tired of being told to wait our turn.” Two weeks later, Abughazaleh, a journalist and researcher of the US far right, will face a crowded field of 15 Democrats vying to replace retiring US Representative Jan Schakowsky. She is considered one of three top contenders in the March 17 race to represent the vastly ethnically and politically diverse district that snakes across the northern Chicago suburbs, taking on local mayor Daniel Biss and state senator Laura Fine. “I think part of the reason that our campaign has been so successful, part of the reason that our launch went so viral … is because a lot of people saw someone just speaking honestly and openly about the Democratic Party needing to, as I said then, grow a [expletive] spine,” said Abughazaleh, who is Palestinian American, the granddaughter of survivors of the Nakba. “People are sick of BS,” she told Al Jazeera. “They want someone who will say what they believe and not constantly focus group test their views or their statements. ”
A punishing 2024 cycle
The enthusiasm surrounding candidates like Allam and Abughazaleh, and a slate of other progressives facing early primaries, including fellow congressional candidates Junaid Ahmed in Illinois and Frederick Douglass Haynes III in Texas, follows a 2024 election cycle that set back the party’s leftward flank. That segment grew dramatically in Congress in 2018, with the upset victories of New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Massachusetts’s Ayanna Pressley, and Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, who became the first Palestinian American woman and the first Muslim woman elected to the chamber. Subsequent elections saw the “squad” grow, with victories for Jamaal Bowman in New York, Ilhan Omar in Minnesota, Cori Bush in Missouri and Summer Lee in Pennsylvania. In 2024, Bush and Bowman both lost their primary races, facing challengers buoyed by millions of dollars in advertisement buys, with AIPAC and its affiliated super PAC spending more than $100m across the primary season. Amid the onslaught, organisations that back progressives took a largely defensive stance. Usamah Andrabi, the communications director for Justice Democrats, said “2024 was a cycle where the super PACs really organised themselves in their opposition, particularly AIPAC and crypto, and threatened to take out our entire slate in Congress”. “I think it became clear to us that the priority had to be protecting our incumbents against this $100m [AIPAC] threat,” he said. “We left that cycle being very clear-eyed that no matter the outcome of the November results, we were going to go full steam ahead and punch back this cycle.” Meanwhile, the 2024 “uncommitted movement”, in which voters cast “uncommitted ballots” in the presidential Democratic primary to protest Washington’s continued support for Israel amid the genocide in Gaza, further underscored the Democratic leadership’s failure to reflect a large portion of voters, he said. Polls have repeatedly suggested that a majority of Democrats are opposed to Washington’s continued unconditional support for Israel. “We learned what we’ve always known, which is that the Democratic Party leadership and the establishment group of donors, advisers and career politicians who have occupied this party for so long are deeply out of step with the grassroots and everyday people in this party,” Andrabi said. “They should be looking to what people are marching in the streets for, what millions of people across the country are demanding.”
Personal origins
For Allam, the current political moment is a culmination of the overlapping realities that have shaped her life. She shares the outrage over the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy that has soared in recent months, buoyed by several violent incidents involving immigration enforcement agents, including the killing of two US citizens. But Allam also points to the genesis of ICE itself, created as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks that saw the federal government target Muslims and Arab Americans across the country. In the wake of those attacks, she recalled her third-grade teacher asking her to explain why Muslims “hated Americans”. She further attributes her political awakening to the 2015 killing of her friends Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha, long charging that the attack was fuelled by hate, and not by a parking dispute, as police officially said. “That was a huge awakening for me to see that the reason it’s so easy to dismiss hate and bigotry against Muslims, against immigrants, is because we don’t have a seat at the table,” she said, “and we’re always demonised and dehumanised by our leaders.” A day before her primary election, Allam released an advertisement focusing on the deadly bombing of a girls’ school in Iran amid US-Israel attacks over the weekend, vowing to be your “proudly uncompromised pro-peace leader in Washington”. Her opponent, incumbent Foushee, has also condemned the war as “an unconstitutional escalation that risks dragging the United States into another catastrophic and endless war in the Middle East”, but the war has upped scrutiny of her past support from defence contractors and pro-Israel groups. Abughazaleh, meanwhile, recalled visiting the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 2024, where she spent the night with delegates of the uncommitted movement amid shared outrage over party officials’ refusal to allow a Palestinian to address the convention, even denying Ruwa Romman, a highly respected Palestinian-American Georgia state lawmaker, the opportunity. “It wasn’t supposed to be an overnight sit-in. We were just supposed to be there until they decided that this was discrimination, but they didn’t, and so we slept on the concrete,” said Abughazaleh. “I grew up as an Arab kid in post 9/11 Texas, and I heard slurs thrown by people that were DNC attendees that I have never heard in my life,” she added. Fourteen months later, Abughazaleh experienced the Trump administration’s Department of Justice firsthand when she was indicted for taking part in a demonstration outside of an ICE detention centre in Broadview, Illinois. Federal prosecutors said Abughazaleh “physically hindered and impeded” an immigration enforcement agent, who was subsequently “forced to drive at an extremely slow rate of speed to avoid injuring any of the conspirators”. “It’s still surreal to see your name underneath the ‘United States government versus …'” reflected Abughazaleh, who has condemned the move as a blatant attack on constitutional rights. “But this was not a surprise … We knew that the administration would violate laws and abuse their power in this way,” she said.
The final stretch?
Both candidates have faced large ad buys as their election days approach. While Allam’s opponent, Foushee, has sworn off taking money from AIPAC this time around, at least one super PAC in the race appears to have ties to pro-Israel interests. A large portion of Foushee’s support has come from AI super PACs, with Allam’s opposition to an AI data centre in the district a key issue of the race. Allam has also seen an influx of money from outside progressive groups. All told, the at least $4.2m in outside money that has poured into the race makes it the most expensive in state history, according to the non-profit news site NC Newsline. A super PAC reportedly linked to AIPAC donors, dubbed Elect Chicago Women, has waded into Abughazaleh’s race. An analysis by the public radio station WBEZ Chicago found “AIPAC donors and affiliates” have spent $13.7m on four Chicago-area races, including Abughazaleh’s. Still, both candidates see signs of hope in recent elections, particularly New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s definitive victory last year and the upset primary victory of Analilia Mejia in New Jersey in early February. “It’s one of these things where the establishment still tries to pretend that it is impossible for candidates like Mamdani, candidates like Nida Allam … candidates like myself, to be able to win, and that’s just not true,” said Abughazaleh. Like Mamdani, she has run an unorthodox campaign that leans into a ubiquitous online presence to reach younger voters, while simultaneously operating a “mutual aid centre” from her campaign office to better connect with the community. “I think that seeing Mamdani’s victory in New York made a lot of people … feel like their vote could mean something,” Abughazaleh said. “Which many people haven’t felt in a long, long time.” Allam, meanwhile, said Mamdani’s success underscored the importance of thinking beyond a Republican-Democratic binary, particularly when it comes to supporting local communities over using tax dollars to “send bombs, to destroy hospitals, to destroy schools overseas”. “These are working-class issues,” she said, “and I think that is what these moments are showing us. Our own Democratic establishment needs to see that we are failing the very base that we say that we stand up for.”} Video-Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/anti-war-candidates-pose-early-test-for-us-democrats-after-attacks-on-iran

Quds news - March 3, 2026
{Majority of Americans Opposed to Trump’s Iran Assault: Polls
Washington (QNN)- US President Donald Trump’s air strikes against Iran on Saturday are opposed by significantly more Americans than those who support the attacks, snap polls conclude as the joint Israeli-US assault on the country has killed more than 500 people. The Washington Post texted 1,003 Americans for their views on the strikes. More than half of the respondents — 52 percent — were either strongly opposed or somewhat opposed to the attacks, in which Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed. By contrast, 39 percent said that they strongly supported or somewhat supported the strikes. A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted just as the US and Israel began a war on Iran on Saturday also found that most Americans disapprove of the attack, and a significant number more believe Trump is far too willing to use military force. Forty-three percent of all respondents to the survey said they disapprove of the attacks on Iran, while 27 percent said they approve. Thirty percent said they don't know, or skipped the question. Among Democrats specifically, 74 percent said they disapprove, while among Republicans, that figure was only 13 percent. When asked if Trump wields too much military force, 56 percent of all respondents agreed. Among Democrats, that figure climbed to 87 percent, while among Republicans it was 23 percent. Seventy-three percent of Republicans said Trump's use of force is "about right". The Reuters/Ipsos poll closed before US casualties were announced in the region. When asked if American deaths would change their calculus, 42 percent of Republicans said they would be less likely to support the war. According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, over 550  people have been killed by US and Israeli attacks. As of Monday morning in Washington, four Americans have been announced killed in Iranian strikes on a US military base in Kuwait. } Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67321&slug=majority-of-americans-opposed-to-trumps-iran-assault-polls
Related: {Trump Urges Americans to Flee Middle East, Promotes Netanyahu Interview Amid US Struggle to Justify Involvement in Israel’s War on Iran
Trump urges Americans in 14 Middle Eastern countries to leave immediately and tells Americans to watch Netanyahu’s interview, as the US struggles to justify its involvement in Israel’s war on Iran.} Video-Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=67319&slug=trump-urges-americans-to-flee-middle-east-promotes-netanyahu-interview-amid-us-struggle-to-justify-involvement-in-israels-war-on-iran


khamenei zahhak
Al Jazeera - March 2, 2026 By Daoud Kuttab Award-winning Palestinian journalist.
{Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination will likely backfire. Here is why
Assassinations give a short-term political boost but lead to long-term disaster. A favourite tactic of war is to try to decapitate the enemy leadership. While such strategies might work in certain contexts, in the Middle East, they have proven to be a disastrous choice. For sure, the assassination of an enemy leader might give a quick boost of popularity amid war. Certainly, United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are basking in the limelight of their perceived “success” in assassinating Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. But killing an 86-year-old man who had already been planning his succession due to his ill health is not that much of a feat considering the overwhelming firepower that the US and Israel together possess. More importantly, eliminating him does not necessarily mean that what follows would be a leadership or a regime that would accommodate Israeli and US interests. That is because leadership assassinations do not lead to peaceful outcomes in the Middle East. They can open the door for much more radical successors or for chaos that leads to violence and upheaval. A brief glance at recent history shows that whenever Israel and the US have tried the idea of leadership “decapitation” in various conflicts in the region, the results have been disastrous. In the case of Iraq, its leader Saddam Hussein was captured by US forces and handed over to allied Iraqi forces who executed him. This ended a regime that was openly antagonistic to Israel, but it also opened the doors for pro-Iranian forces to take power. As a result, in the following two decades, Iraq served as a launching pad for Iran’s regional proxy strategy, which saw it build a powerful network of nonstate actors that threatened US and Israeli interests. The security vacuum created by the US invasion triggered various insurgencies, the most devastating of which was the rise of ISIL (ISIS), which swept through the Middle East, killing thousands of innocent people, including US citizens, and triggering a massive refugee wave towards US and Israeli allies in Europe. Another case in point is Hamas. Since the early 2000s, Israel has repeatedly tried to assassinate its leaders. In 2004, it succeeded in killing its founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and then his successor Abdel Aziz Rantisi, who was considered a moderate. A few assassinations later, Yahya Sinwar was elected head of Hamas in Gaza and went on to plan the October 7, 2023, attack. Hezbollah has a similar history. Its late leader Hassan Nasrallah, who successfully led the expansion of the group to a formidable nonstate power, ascended to its leadership after Israel assassinated his predecessor Abbas al-Musawi. Two and half years of war and mass killing of leadership may now have devastated both armed groups, but Israel has failed to assassinate the idea behind them: resistance to occupation. The current lull in fighting may be the quiet before another storm. In the Iranian case, it is highly unlikely that whoever replaces Khamenei would be as open to negotiations as he was. The statements by the Omani interlocutors during the talks in Muscat and Geneva pointed to major concessions on the nuclear issue that Iran under Khamenei was prepared to make. It is unlikely that his replacement would have the political space to follow suit. If Israel and the US continue their campaign and really push for state collapse in Iran, what comes out of that ensuing chaos could be anyone’s guess. But if we are to go by recent experiences in Iraq and Libya, a security vacuum in Iran would have devastating consequences for US allies in the region and in Europe. That raises the pertinent question of what Israel and the US stand to gain from their “decapitation” strategy in Iran. For Netanyahu, the assassination of Khamenei is a major success. Facing crucial elections that could mean the possible end of his political life and maybe his imprisonment over four corruption charges, the short-term gain in popularity and votes is worth it. Israeli leaders do little thinking and planning on the mid- to long term and do not have to bear the consequences of military adventurism abroad. After all, Israeli society is very much in favour of it. But for Trump, the gains are not as apparent. He gets to brag about killing an 86-year-old ailing leader of a faraway country to a public that has no appetite for war. At a time of a continuing cost-of-living crisis in the US, he is spending billions of taxpayer dollars to fight a war against a country that posed no imminent threat, a war that many Americans are increasingly identifying as “Israel’s war”. Instead of projecting power, Trump risks showing weakness and being seen as a US president fooled into starting a costly war to ensure the political survival of the prime minister of a foreign country. It is clear for now that the US president has drawn a line at putting US boots on the ground. At some point, he will have to end the bombardment campaign and pull US troops. He will leave behind a disaster that US allies in the region will have to bear the brunt of. US regional alliances are sure to suffer. Domestic audiences are sure to ask questions. This will be yet another US military adventure in the region that will cost US taxpayers’ money, US soldiers’ lives and foreign policy clout and offer no return. The hope is that Washington may finally learn its lesson that assassinations and decapitation strategies don’t work. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.} Video-Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/2/ayatollah-ali-khameneis-assassination-will-likely-backfire-here-is-why
 
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Al Jazeera - March 2, 2026 By Maram Humaid
{‘Not again’: Gaza rushes to stockpile amid Iran war, crossing closures
Crossing closures following the Israel-US war with Iran lead to panic buying in Gaza, where residents fear food shortages.
Deir el-Balah/Gaza City – When Hani Abu Issa headed to the Deir el-Balah market on Saturday morning, he was not carrying a long shopping list. He had only intended to buy ingredients for his family’s Ramadan iftar meal, nothing more. But the sight of crowds gathered in front of grocery shops caught him by surprise and prompted him to ask what was happening. A passer-by told him that Israel had struck Iran and war had broken out. Hani was shocked as he watched people around him leaving one after another, carrying sacks of flour on their shoulders, and buying whatever food supplies and goods they could manage. That was how the first hours of the military confrontation between Israel, joined by the United States, and Iran unfolded in Gaza. The scene in the enclave changed completely as people everywhere rushed to the market to buy sugar, flour, cooking oil and yeast. Shelves began to empty, and the price of essential goods increased. A father of five children, 51-year-old Hani told Al Jazeera that he believes the Israel-US war with Iran “will not directly affect Gaza”. But he admits that people in Gaza are no longer able to react calmly to any military development in the region. “People have become afraid of everything. Since the morning, everyone rushed to the markets to stockpile, and that led to shortages of many goods and rising prices,” he said, while standing in front of food stalls in the Deir el-Balah market, in central Gaza. Anxiety among residents intensified after COGAT, the Israeli body managing the Palestinian territory, released a statement on its Facebook page on Saturday evening announcing the closure of crossings leading to Gaza and the occupied West Bank “until further notice”, in light of security developments related to the war with Iran. Hani said the possibility of crossings remaining closed deeply worried him. “Flour, sugar, cooking oil, and yeast… those were the first things to disappear from the market because of the heavy demand,” he said. “I lived through famine [during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza] like everyone else. The worst days were when I had to buy a sack of flour for more than 1,000 shekels [$319]. I don’t want to relive that experience.” He said that stockpiling while the crossings remained closed was not a viable solution. “Goods run out quickly, and the conditions we live in may spoil whatever we store. All we need is for someone to reassure us that the closure of the crossings will not last. “For someone to tell us that we will not be affected.” Local sources reported that the crossing closures were linked to the Jewish holiday of Purim, which created confusion over how long they would last. “We cannot be certain or confirm anything. Israel’s word cannot be relied upon, and no specific duration was given,” Hani added in frustration. “Gaza has not recovered from two years of war and famine. All I think about now is traveling and leaving with my two daughters to live in another country. That is enough.” At around the same time last year, during Ramadan last March, Palestinians in Gaza endured one of the harshest phases of the war after crossings were closed and goods were prevented from entering for extended periods, leading to shortages of food supplies and price hikes that resulted in the spread of famine. Israel’s policy of starvation at the time faced widespread condemnation. Markets turned into empty spaces, flour prices soared to record highs, and people died due to severe malnutrition.
Justified fear
In the Nuseirat market, where people are still frantically buying groceries, 28-year-old seller Omar Al-Ghazali told Al Jazeera that the famine experience has left a deep psychological impact. “People’s fear is completely justified. They were shocked and frightened and want to secure themselves. They learned from the previous famine experience and from fears of trader hoarding,” the father of four said. “Today, although the war is not taking place on Gaza’s land, the fear of repeating the famine scenario appears stronger than any logical analysis of the regional situation,” he added. “We cannot tell people not to buy. What they went through was extremely difficult. We try to convince ourselves that things are fine and that no one will be affected, but fear is stronger.”
‘Where would we even store it?’
Not everyone can afford to stockpile.
Asmaa Abu Al-Khair, 38, was wandering through the Gaza City market on Sunday,  visibly confused. A mother of eight, she wants to stock up, but lacks both the financial ability and the space. “Where would we store it? And what would I even store? We need everything, and we can barely provide our daily food during Ramadan,” she told Al Jazeera as she walked empty-handed through the market. “I feel great anxiety. Everyone is talking about it – about Iran’s strike and the closure of the crossings – and I cannot afford to buy what I need, while at the same time, I am afraid of famine returning. I have young children,” she said sorrowfully Asmaa said many displaced families living in nearby tents were facing the same reality as they “do not have the money to buy supplies, nor the space to store them inside the tents”. “We endured so much hardship during the war, and it barely ended with the announcement of a ceasefire. So why close the crossing now? What do we have to do with what is happening? Is what we witnessed not enough? Why play with people’s nerves?” Until yesterday evening, Asmaa had hoped the crossings would not be closed and that things would continue as they were. Then, the announcement came. “It felt like a stab in my heart. I went to sleep with deep frustration,” she said bitterly.

Mohammed Daher chose not to stockpile photo-Riash-Al Jazeera
Mohammed Daher, 46, from Jabalia, who is now displaced and living in Deir el-Balah, said he had been living the spirit of Ramadan “calmly and peacefully”, without war or gunfire for the first time in two years, until the news of war with Iran. “I found myself lost again. But I decided not to stockpile anything,” he told Al Jazeera while looking around the market. “We are exhausted. I reached a point where I have grown used to all scenarios,” he said despairingly. “Israel is looking for any pretext to starve Gaza’s residents again and deepen their humanitarian crisis.” Daher said he had spent most of his money during the previous famine buying basic food items at inflated prices. “Everything was priced like gold… if you could even find it. Today, I have no energy left to endure that torment again. Let whatever happens, happen.”
Deepening Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
There were widespread reactions to the Israeli closure decision on social media, as Palestinians questioned whether they were on the brink of an even harsher phase of Israel’s treatment. Many people accused Israel of closing the crossings to push Palestinians towards further starvation and collective suffering. Some wondered whether Israel was using the moment to create more suffering for Palestinians in Gaza while the world was distracted by the war with Iran. Ali al-Hayek, a member of the Palestinian Businessmen Association in Gaza, warned that closing the crossings could halt aid distribution to struggling families and put a pause on charitable kitchens. It would also obstruct urgent medical travel abroad, particularly for those who are wounded, in critical condition or living with chronic diseases, such as cancer. He pointed out that Gaza’s economy has already contracted by more than 85 percent because of Israel’s genocidal war, with the majority of the population pushed below the poverty line, unemployment reaching nearly 80 percent, and more than 97 percent of industrial facilities ceasing operations. Al-Hayek called on the international community to intervene immediately and pressure the Israeli side to reopen the crossings and restore their normal operations, while ensuring freedom of movement for individuals and goods. But he also said it is important that traders not use the shortage to increase prices. It’s Ramadan time, he emphasised, and Palestinians should demonstrate solidarity now more than ever.} Video-Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/2/not-again-gaza-rushes-to-stockpile-amid-iran-war-crossing-closures

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