Palestinians pushed into new misery as supplies of food, fuel and medicine run out in seven-week siege

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Sat 19 Apr 2025 12.54 EDT

"…Israel appears confident that it can maintain the siege with little international pushback.

It is also moving ahead with large-scale seizures of #Palestinian land for security buffer zones, and plans to shift control of aid delivery to the army and private contractors, exacerbating fears in #Gaza that #Israel intends to maintain boots on the ground in the territory long-term and permanently displace its residents."