By Countercurrents Collective
Gaza’s health officials report that on Saturday at least 24 Palestinians were killed and 54 wounded in the fresh bombardment, a majority of them civilians, including numerous children. A particularly deadly strike on a vehicle in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood killed 11 and injured over 20, many of them minors. Other missile attacks struck homes near Al-Awda Hospital and in the central Gaza camps of Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah, killing families and shattering already devastated communities.
The re-emergence of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza on November 22 exposes the deep failures of international diplomacy and the ongoing complicity of global powers in the systematic oppression of Palestinians. As a fragile ceasefire, initiated on October 10, quickly crumbles under the weight of Israeli military aggression, civilians in Gaza—especially children—continue to bear the brunt of a brutal conflict pursued with impunity.
This latest escalation unfolds just days after the UN Security Council endorsed a U.S.-driven blueprint aiming to “secure and govern” Gaza through an international stabilisation force and a transitional administration overseen by Donald Trump. While couched in language of future Palestinian statehood, the plan reads like a blueprint for extending international control and sidelining Palestinian voices, offering no real guarantee of peace or justice.
The Israeli military justifies the strikes by alleging violations of the ceasefire, including an incident involving an “armed terrorist” crossing into Israeli-held territory. Yet these claims serve, once again, as a pretext for disproportionate retribution that targets entire neighborhoods and civilians. Hamas denounces these narratives as fabrications aimed at breaking the ceasefire and renewing “the war of extermination.”
The world watches as international actors deploy diplomatic maneuvers that do little to halt or alleviate the suffering, while Israel’s military operations continue unabated. This cycle of violence and repression underscores the urgent need to challenge the structures enabling occupation and to amplify Palestinian demands for genuine liberation, justice, and sovereignty.
23 November 2025
Source: countercurrents.org