Ben Reiff

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Weaponizing starvation, Israel seeks full control over Gaza aid

1 month ago | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff

The acute hunger crisis in the Strip is part of a deliberate Israeli strategy to cripple Hamas’ governance capabilities and banish humanitarian groups.
Gazans plead for intervention as Israeli attacks intensify

2 months ago | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Ruwaida Amer |Ahmed Ahmed

Since Israel shattered the ceasefire in Gaza last month, Palestinians have been facing horrors reminiscent of the first days of Israel’s genocidal onslaught. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, the Israeli military has killed over 1,300 people and wounded more than 3,000 in the past three weeks, in which time the overall death toll in the enclave has surpassed 50,000.
In Gaza’s hospitals, treatable patients face ‘slow, quiet death’

2 months ago | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Mahmoud Mushtaha

In recent days, details have emerged about a particularly gruesome Israeli massacre targeting Palestinian medical teams in southern Gaza. On March 23, a team of Red Crescent and Civil Defense personnel were sent on a mission to rescue colleagues who had been targeted earlier in the day in the Rafah governorate. At a certain point, contact with the team was lost, and they were assumed dead.
Israel’s latest vision for Gaza has a name: Concentration camp

2 months ago | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Meron Rapoport

Two weeks ago, the right-wing Israeli journalist Yinon Magal posted the following on X: “This time, the IDF intends to evacuate all residents of the Gaza Strip to a new humanitarian zone that will be arranged for long-term stay, will be enclosed, and anyone entering it will first be checked to ensure they are not a terrorist. The IDF will not allow a rogue population to refuse evacuation this time. Anyone remaining outside the humanitarian zone will be implicated.
Germany to deport four foreign residents for pro-Palestine activism

2 months ago | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Hanno Hauenstein

The four slated for deportation have not been convicted of any crime but are alleged to have participated in protests against Israel's assault on Gaza. facebook twitter email link Berlin’s immigration authorities are moving to deport four young foreign residents on allegations related to participation in protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, an unprecedented move that raises serious concerns over civil liberties in Germany.
Rage at Israel fuses with ire at Hamas as protests rock Gaza

2 months ago | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Ruwaida Amer

For the past two days, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have taken to the streets to demand an end to Israel’s genocidal onslaught and to Hamas’ rule of the territory. Beginning in the northern city of Beit Lahiya, demonstrations quickly spread to other parts of the enclave including Shuja’iyya in the north, Nuseirat and Deir Al-Balah in the center, and Khan Younis in the south.
Fasting while starving, Gazans struggle to mark Ramadan

2 months ago | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Ruwaida Amer |Ibtisam Mahdi

On the first night of Ramadan, an aerial image of thousands of Palestinians in Rafah sharing an Iftar meal over a long red table went viral on social media. Stretching hundreds of meters and flanked on either side by destroyed buildings and rubble, the table was adorned with cheese, zaatar, bread, falafel, and olive oil.
Israel is building a ChatGPT-like tool weaponizing surveillance of Palestinians

Mar 6, 2025 | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Yuval Abraham

The Israeli army is developing a new, ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence tool and training it on millions of Arabic conversations obtained through the surveillance of Palestinians in the occupied territories, an investigation by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and the Guardian can reveal.
West Bank refugees reel from Israeli offensive

Feb 21, 2025 | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Hanno Hauenstein

Sameera Abu Rmeleh steps over mountains of rubble and debris to reach what’s left of her home in Jenin refugee camp. It’s a cold, rainy day in the northern West Bank, and the camp is almost unrecognizable. Smashed concrete, burned-out cars, bullet casings, and the lifeless bodies of stray dogs line the streets as far as the eye can see. About 100 meters away, Israeli bulldozers and armored vehicles move around with purpose.
Israel’s war on Gaza’s underground

Feb 6, 2025 | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Yuval Abraham

The Israeli army intensively bombarded residential areas in Gaza when it lacked intelligence on the exact location of Hamas commanders hiding underground, and intentionally weaponized toxic byproducts of bombs to suffocate militants in their tunnels, an investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call can reveal.