“Israel's” targeting of Gaza's health care system has reached the doctors who remained in operating rooms and besieged wards, many of whom were detained and placed in a prison system where they have been held without clear charges, disclosed evidence, or trial.

Over the past two and a half years, the idea of reestablishing Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip has followed a deliberate path, beginning with right-wing conferences and settlement movement proposals before culminating in a formal government initiative in June 2026.

Thousands of Palestinians across Gaza gather each night in makeshift viewing areas fashioned from worn-out tents, beside the rubble of bombed homes, or along the shattered streets of the besieged enclave, crowding around giant screens to watch the FIFA World Cup.

A growing number of analysts have begun questioning whether “Israel” still represents a consistent “strategic asset” in U.S. foreign policy—or whether, on certain issues, it has become a political or military burden on Washington’s calculations.

Under the weight of the Israeli Occupation blockade, closed crossings, collapsing hospitals, and the breakdown of cold-storage systems, a dose of insulin has become a matter of survival for tens of thousands of people with diabetes in Gaza.