The final episode of the Gannets of Grassholm reflects on how the protections which evolved following the terrible events of 1890 have helped create the third largest colony of northern gannets on Earth ✍️@trefeca 👉wp.me/p8Mk4U-Ado nation.cymru/culture/the-gan…

Today, my friend’s work contract was suddenly terminated by an organization that was one of the main supporters in Gaza. He told me their operations have been completely shut down, and all staff contracts ended without any notice or alternative plan. He said the coming days will be very difficult, and the situation is getting worse. He also mentioned that nearly 90% of major organizations in Gaza have stopped working, including institutions that thousands of families depended on for basic needs. This shutdown has already affected daily life. Food and water lines have become longer and more exhausting, with large numbers of people waiting from morning until evening, often returning without anything. Access to basic necessities has become increasingly difficult. Aid has also noticeably decreased, adding more pressure on people who rely heavily on these organizations. Their closure means not only job losses, but also the loss of a key source of support for survival in the city. The situation has become more fragile, with no clear signs of improvement. Everything feels uncertain, and people are left facing worsening conditions amid the ongoing war.

For many years, I took barbs for refusing to call Israel's policy in East Jerusalem "ethnic cleansing". After all, there were 60,000 Palestinians in East Jerusalem in 1967, and 400,000 today. Occupation sucked, and included war crimes, but it wasn't ethnic cleansing. That has changed now. There are 3 Palestinian neighborhoods, all of whose residents are being or are about to be displaced: Batan al-Hawa and al-Bustan in Silwan, and Um Haroun in Sheik Jarrah. The latter two are being razed, or will be razed in the near future. And immediately to the east, the Bedouin hamlet of Khan al-Akmar, adjacent to E-1, is about to be expelled, part of an attempt to "cleanse" Area C between East Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley of its Palestinian residents. Regrettably, I can think of no other term to use other than "ethnic cleansing".

⭕️ REPORT | Israel has killed 987 Palestinians and launched more than 1,450 airstrikes and shelling attacks since agreeing to a “ceasefire” in Gaza last October Israeli forces have carried out at least 3,224 ceasefire violations across Gaza since the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement, according to a report shared by the Palestinian side with mediators and obtained by Drop Site News. 🔸Field Attacks🔸 Wednesday alone saw 12 armed field incidents, including repeated artillery and naval attacks across the Strip: 🔹 Israeli artillery shelled northern Gaza 🔹 Artillery shelling east of Deir al-Balah 🔹 23-year-old Faten Faisal Odeh Al-Arouqi was wounded by Israeli live fire east of Al-Maghazi Camp 🔹 Israeli warships opened fire toward the beaches and coastline of Gaza City in two separate incidents 🔹 Israeli artillery shelled northeastern Gaza City 🔹 Two civilians were wounded by Israeli warship fire west of Al-Nuseirat 🔹 Artillery shelling east of Khan Younis in two separate attacks 🔹 Ahmad Rafiq Al-Batsh was abducted by armed militias operating under the protection of the Israeli army east of Gaza City’s Al-Tuffah neighborhood The UN-backed @BoardOfPeace has not condemned a single attack. Since the “ceasefire” took effect, 987 Palestinians have been killed, including 236 children, 110 women, and 30 elderly people, while 3,109 have been wounded, nearly half of them children, women, or elderly. A total of 95 civilians have also been newly abducted. Israel also continues to hold approximately 34 square kilometers beyond agreed withdrawal lines and has blocked repairs to electricity, water, and sewage infrastructure. Aid and movement restrictions remain severe: 🔸Rafah crossing🔸 ▪️ Only 6,674 of 19,400 planned crossings have been carried out (~34.4%) ▪️ 88 individuals have been turned back at the crossing ▪️ Gaza’s Health Ministry says roughly 20,000 patients are awaiting Israeli approval to leave the Strip for treatment abroad, and that about 10 die each day while waiting. 🔸Aid entry🔸 ▪️ Only ~36.1% of agreed humanitarian aid has entered, averaging about 217 trucks per day compared with the 600 agreed under the ceasefire ▪️ Fuel deliveries remain at just 14.7% of required levels ▪️ The WFP estimates 77% of Gaza’s population faces acute food insecurity, including 100,000 children and 37,000 pregnant women suffering from acute malnutrition, amid what MSF in May 2026 described as a “manufactured malnutrition crisis.” 📸 Central Gaza, Maghazi Refugee Camp tonight (Thursday) after new Israeli air strike. Photos by Mohammed Kassab.

Will Israel listen? 22 donor countries express their “profound concern regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation that persists in Gaza. The aid entering Gaza has remained largely insufficient, both in quantity and in quality, while nearly the entire population depends on life-saving services.” The Europeans plus Australia and Japan also find “deeply concerning” the extreme Israeli registration law that bans NRC and many of the world’s most important humanitarian NGOs from serving Palestinians from Israel.