From: The Times of Israel February 24, 2025
Senior Hamas official: I wouldn’t have backed October 7 if I’d known outcome for Gaza

He said, however, that the group would demand far more security prisoners released in exchange for each of the remaining hostages than it had for those released in the past, noting that Hamas considers all the remaining living captives — including those who are in fact civilians — to be soldiers.

Abu Marzouk suggested 500-to-1 and 1,000-to-1 as possible prisoner-to-hostage ratios for the remaining captives, which are likely to be rejected out of hand by Israel.

The interview was conducted before Israel’s decision on Saturday to freeze the release of 620 security inmates in exchange for six living hostages, after those hostages were released in propaganda ceremonies that the state called “humiliations.”

Abu Marzouk added that Hamas is also open to releasing all the hostages at once, in exchange for an end to the war and the release of all Palestinian prisoners — which Israel has rejected.

From: The Times of Israel February 24, 2025
IDF responds to rocket fire, as ceasefire up in the air:

The deal requires:
1. Hamas to gradually release all its hostages,
2. Israel to release thousands of Palestinian security prisoners in return,
3. and both sides to halt fighting in the Strip,
4. as the sides negotiate for a “sustainable calm”
5. and the IDF withdraws gradually from the enclave.

With the first phase of the deal set to end this coming Saturday, negotiations are ongoing for the second phase, which envisions:
1. Hamas releasing all remaining living hostages — at most 27 of the 63 captives —
2. in exchange for several thousand Palestinian security prisoners,
3. a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza,
4. and a permanent end to the war.

IDF responds to rocket fire, as ceasefire up in the air:

US President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that, “We will get to phase two… I think it’s going to happen,” but called any Hamas role in the postwar government of the Strip a “red line.”

On Monday, the IDF struck a rocket launching site in Gaza, from which a rocket had been fired at Israel but fell short in the Strip, the military said.
It added that a second rocket launch site in the area was also targeted.

Meanwhile, Israeli leaders have repeatedly stressed in recent days that there are battle plans ready, in the event that the deal should collapse and fighting resume. No doubt so are Hamas and other terrorists

Israel learned a very painful lesson at brutal cost from:
1. underestimating Hamas
2. and overestimating themselves

Its complacency resulted in the current Day 508 bloody, brutal terror, monstrous, violent Guerilla warfare unleashed inside Israel's borders -- easily preventable

1. How could Israel been so surprised, caught off guard?
2. dismally failed all fronts despite their supposedly Fort Knox deterrence?
3. Where was the army when their kibbutzim were overrun by terrorists?
4. They were not even aware Hamas was inside Israel, running amok, for hours
5. over 1,200 killed over 250 taken hostage

From: Haaretz February 24, 2025
Report: Trump repeals Biden directive linking U.S. arms sales to human rights

U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly rescinded one of the few measures his predecessor adopted in response to Israel's actions against Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank.

According to The Washington Post Trump has rescinded Joe Biden's national security memorandum that was designed to ensure U.S. military sales are not complicit in foreign human rights violations.

The report said that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz issued memo earlier this week relaying Trump's decision.

From: The Times of Israel February 24, 2025

The hostage-release ceremonies that Hamas has been holding throughout the first phase of the ceasefire have significantly harmed the terror group’s chances to remain in power in Gaza, two international diplomats tell The Times of Israel

Hamas has sought to use the ceremonies to demonstrate that it remains in control of the coastal enclave after over 16 months of war with Israel

Israel and others have rejected the displays as “humiliating” and demanded they stop before any more prisoners are released in exchange for hostages

A senior Arab diplomat and a senior European Union diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity say that the performances have led the Trump administration to massively ratchet up its pressure on its Arab allies to advance a plan for the post-war management of Gaza that sees Hamas removed from power

EU diplomat says:
senior Arab diplomat adds:
1. “Hamas has been sending signals that it is prepared to give up ruling Gaza"
2. "Giving up its weapons will be far more difficult but that is being discussed in the region in recent weeks”

From: Haaretz February 24, 2025
ICC says enforcing Netanyahu arrest warrant is 'legal obligation' after Germany's chancellor-elect says: he'll invite the Israeli PM to visit

The International Criminal Court in The Hague said states are "legally obliged" to enforce the court's decisions after Germany's Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
1. he would invite him to Germany
2. and promised he would not be arrested despite the ICC arrest warrant.

"It is not for states to unilaterally determine the soundness" of legal decisions, the ICC said.

Merz is another powerful Israel supporter.

Chancellor-elect Merz invites Israeli PM Netanyahu despite ICC order
Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Germany. Merz does not appear to be planning to comply with the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for Netanyahu.

Germany has been an almost unconditional supporter of Israel’s war in Gaza since October 7, 2023, despite growing concerns among other Western countries and international organizations. At home, German police have cracked down extraordinarily hard on pro-Palestinian protests. Human rights organizations warn that Germany is guilty of suppressing freedom of expression.

In the run-up to the elections, Merz showed no intention of deviating from the pro-Israel course. For example, he promised to lift restrictions on arms exports to the country and even further strengthen ties between Israel and Germany. After the CDU's election victory, Netanyahu was quick to congratulate Merz and his party on Sunday evening. On X , he wrote that he looked forward to 'close cooperation' with Merz's upcoming government.

From: The Jerusalem Post February 25, 2025
'Hard to comprehend' Israel's vote against Ukraine, says country's ambassador

This marks the first time both Israel and the US have voted against Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022

The Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel said he found it "hard to comprehend" Israel's decision to vote no:
1. to a resolution condemning the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2. and “promoting a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace” in Ukraine.

In a statement on Tuesday, Ambassador Yevhen Korniychuk, shared his disappointment at Israel being among the 18 countries who voted no to a Monday
UN General Assembly UNGA resolution which "reaffirms Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity."

The US also voted against, while 65 countries abstained and 93 voted in favor.

Korniychuk added that the resolution called "for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in line with the United Nations Charter."

Adoption of today's UNGA resolution on an early & just peace in Ukraine confirms the importance of upholding the UN Charter & respecting all countries' territorial integrity & sovereignty. Peace in Ukraine, in line with the Charter.

93 votes in favor 18 against 65 abstained

The wording of resolution A/ES-11/L.10 refers:
1. to Russia's "aggression against Ukraine,"
2. and demands an "immediate cessation of the hostilities by the Russian Federation against Ukraine."

Korniychuk said: "Unfortunately, the State of Israel found itself among 18 nations who opposed supporting basic principles of truth and democracy,"

He added: He has been receiving calls from "Israeli ministers, Members of Knesset, and ordinary citizens that are saying how ashamed they feel because of this voting." -- I bet!

Korniychuk also thanked Israelis for supporting Ukraine since the invasion began.

He continued: "I am repeating again and again that the people of Ukraine and Israel are one big family that feels the pain of each other,"

From: The Jerusalem Post February 25, 2025
past Voting of Israel, Ukraine at the UN:

While this is the first time Israel has voted against Ukraine, it has abstained from voting in the past.

In November 2022 Israel abstained from voting at the UNGA after the UN said Russia should be required to pay reparations to Ukraine for war-related damages.

The UN resolution said Russia "must bear the legal consequences of all of its internationally wrongful acts, including making reparation for the injury, including any damage, caused by such acts."

This abstention came just a few days after Ukraine voted with the Palestinians on a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice to consider whether Israel’s “occupation” of the West Bank should be viewed as illegal annexation.

In July 2023 the then-Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky told Ukrainian outlet ZN.UA that:"This is unusual considering Kyiv often turns to the Israeli authorities for various requests,"

"If Ukraine sees Israel as a friendly nation and makes requests from it, then it needs to support us in the matters that are important to us just as Israel works with Ukraine on matters important to it."

1. Ukraine supports 90% of anti-Israel decisions in the United Nations.
2. In the ten years between 2015-2025 Ukraine did not vote in favor of a single 'pro-Israel' resolution.
3. It voted against Israel in 75% of the votes, and abstained for the other 25%, according to the UN Watch Country Database.

However, in March 2024 Israel voted in favor of a UN General Assembly UNGA resolution on Thursday demanding an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine and calling for civilian protection.

From: The Jerusalem Post February 25, 2025
US pressure on Israel:

Maariv reported that the Israel 'no' vote came as a result of, or in the context of, “massive American pressure.”

According to Axios, the Trump administration tried, and failed to pressure Ukraine to not submit the resolution and later submitted an alternative resolution.

The US version - A/ES-11/L.11
1. called for a "swift end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
2. but did not specifically condemn Russia.

When asked why the US voted no, President Trump told reporters on Monday, "I would rather not explain it now, but it’s sort of self-evident."

1. Trump has recently attempted to renew relations with Russia,
2. and in recent days called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator."

From: Haaretz February 25, 2025
Israel's UNGA Vote Against Ukraine Is About Much More Than Just Backing Trump

The Netanyahu government is:
1. moving toward Russia, away from Ukraine,
2. and also closer to Vladimir Putin's favored disruptor parties in Europe.

It's tempting to view Israel's vote against Ukraine at the UN General Assembly UNGA on Monday as a direct result of the new winds blowing from the United States, where the Trump administration has – to the astonishment of most world governments – adopted a pro-Russian line.

It is something Jerusalem's Western allies will have to consider going forward
They are no allies... abandoned and betrayed Israel, in its most dire situation since the holocaust

From: The Guardian February 25, 2025
Kremlin welcomes ‘more balanced’ US stance on Ukraine after UN vote

Moscow praises Washington for siding with it, at UN as European countries abstain in sign of deepening rift with US

The Kremlin has welcomed what it said was a “much more balanced” US stance on Ukraine after the Trump administration pushed through a UN security council UNSC resolution on the war that included no criticism of Russia.

The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said the move was evidence of Washington’s willingness to try to find a peaceful settlement.

Moscow backed the resolution, which was passed late on Monday, although European countries abstained, in a sign of a deepening rift with Washington.

In a simple three-paragraph motion on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the US
1. took a neutral position on the war
2. and called for a “swift end” to the conflict and “lasting peace”.

Trump administration presented a sharply different tone to that of the Biden's which had supported Ukraine throughout.

While security council UNSC resolutions are considered binding, general assembly UNGA resolutions are not.
However, general assembly resolutions carry diplomatic and political gravity as they illuminate the global consensus on issues.

From: The Jerusalem Post February 25, 2025
Russia's Lavrov aligns positions with Iran on nuclear programme

Russia's Foreign Ministry said:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iran's top leaders aligned positions on issues around Iran's nuclear programme at talks in Tehran on Tuesday

Lavrov discussed a wide range of bilateral and regional issues with both President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi

"Positions were aligned on the situation around the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian Nuclear Program"

From: Haaretz February 26, 2025
Hamas: Only way for Israel to secure release of remaining hostages is through commitment to Gaza cease-fire

Hamas issued an official statement early Thursday, saying:
1. it is fully committed to the cease-fire in Gaza
2. and that it is willing to start talks aimed at ensuring Stage 2 is implemented.

The terror organization added:
the only way for Israel to secure the release of the remaining hostages is through implementation of the next stage of the deal.


U.S. President Donald Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that "Stage one of the hostage deal is over, stage two begins – Israel must decide the next move."

From: Haaretz February 26, 2025
'Israel's Claim to Cradle of Jewish Civilization'

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Chair Instructs Staff to Refer to West Bank as 'Judea and Samaria'

While other GOP lawmakers have backed name changes based on Israel's biblical claims, this move is unprecedented from a powerful committee head.

Brian Mast has long been seen:
1. as the most hostile U.S. lawmaker to Palestinians,
2. opposing Gaza aid
3. and dismissing the notion of innocent Palestinian civilians

Representive Brian Mast, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, instructed committee staff to refer to the West Bank as "Judea and Samaria" in all official correspondence, communication, and documentation moving forward.

From: Haaretz February 26, 2025
The Netanyahu-Trump Bromance: How Long Till Israel's PM Ends Up in the President's Doghouse?

Trump Claims He's the Most pro-Israel President Ever.

Netanyahu's visit to Washington turned out to be more positive than he could ever have imagined: But how long will it last?
1. winning a blank check
2. and an unshakable ally.

While we all ran around chasing U.S. President Donald Trump's unimplementable proposal to depopulate Gaza and turn it into a Riviera, the real story about the U.S. and Israel was hiding in plain sight.

Instead of making it clear to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that there's a new sheriff in town, he returned to Jerusalem from Washington with a blank check and an unshakable ally.

From: Associated Press February 26, 2025
Israel multi-fronted war:

Trump’s Mideast diplomacy — a world of big declarations, chaotic unpredictability and mixed results.

Trump has built his career on tough talk, threats and ultimatums — along with surprises that supporters say are meant to shake up the status quo
Trump’s postwar Gaza plan of the forced expulsion of millions of Palestinians did 'shake up' the Arab countries and have bred a sense of urgency

Netanyahu has repeatedly threatened to resume the war, as demanded by the hard-line partners in his governing coalition.Day 510 terrorists still Standing Still Firing

But he also has committed to continuing negotiations on a second stage that could ultimately end the war.

It’s impossible to say which path he and his unpredictable friend in the White House will choose.

From: Al Jazeera February 27, 2025
Top Dutch diplomat calls for agreement on second phase of Gaza ceasefire

Caspar Veldkamp, the foreign minister of the Netherlands, has welcomed last night’s exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli captives’ bodies as part of the Gaza ceasefire.

He expressed:
1. solidarity with Israel and the families of captives whose bodies have been returned in the past week,
2. also condemning Hamas for “a cruel handover ceremony” and “grave injustices”.

“Everything must now be done to ensure that the ceasefire holds and an agreement on the second phase is soon reached,” Veldkamp wrote in a post on X

From: Al Jazeera February 27, 2025
Israel army acknowledges ‘complete failure’ on October 7 in military probe

The internal Israeli army probe into Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack acknowledged the military’s “complete failure” to prevent the assault, which killed hundreds of Israelis, a military official said.

the official said, briefing reporters about the report’s contents, on condition of anonymity:
“October 7 was a complete failure, the [military] failed in fulfilling its mission to protect Israeli civilians,”

“Too many civilians died that day asking themselves in their hearts or out loud, where was the [Israeli military]?”
“The [military] failed to protect Israeli citizens.

the military said in the summary of the report released to journalists:
The Gaza Division was overrun in the early hours of the war, as terrorists took control and carried out massacres in the communities and roads in the area,”

More on the Israeli army probe into October 7 failure

one military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, told The Associated Press:
Military planners had envisioned that, at worst, Hamas could stage a ground invasion from up to eight border points
In fact, Hamas had more than 60 attack routes.

Intelligence assessed in the aftermath of the attack has shown Hamas came close to staging the offensive on 3 earlier occasions, but delayed it for unknown reasons, the official said.

The Israeli military official said intelligence shows that Yahya Sinwar had begun planning it as early as 2017

For the first three hours after the attack, Hamas fighters marauded through border communities and a music festival with little resistance.

It took hours for the military to regain control and days until the area was fully cleared of fighters.

According to the first official, the report, blamed the military:
1. for being overconfident in its knowledge
2. and not showing enough doubt, in its core concepts and beliefs.

The Israeli army releases investigation into October 7 attack:

Here are the key findings of the Israeli army’s probe into the failures that paved the way to the Hamas-led attack, as reported by Israeli media:

The military:
1. misread Hamas’s intentions,
2. believing that the Palestinian group did not pose a significant threat
3. and was not interested in a large-scale war with Israel.

The army assumed that Israel’s high-tech border fence would have thwarted any threat.

The Military Intelligence Directorate dismissed information showing Hamas intended to launch a wide-scale attack against Israel over several years as unrealistic.

The directorate assumed Hamas’s late leader Yahya Sinwar was not seeking a major escalation with Israel.

The probe assessed that Hamas decided to launch the attack in April 2022
By September the same year, it was at 85 percent readiness and in May 2023 it decided to launch the attack on October 7

On the eve of the attack, army’s top officials identified five signs of unusual activity but dismissed the threat of an imminent assault.

The perception that Hamas did not want war guided decision-makers away from taking action that might have thwarted the attack.

The security failures that paved the way for the October 7 attacks have long been a thorny issue in Israeli politics.

While several senior figures, including outgoing army chief Herzi Halevi, have taken responsibility, Netanyahu has not – instead insisting that the matter would have been dealt with once the war was over.

That, some critics say, is one of the reasons why the prime minister repeatedly delayed agreeing to a ceasefire with Hamas.

The army assumed that Israel’s high-tech border fence would have thwarted any threat.

Mossad, Shin Bet, IDF misread Hamas for years, left southern Israel utterly vulnerable

Israel missed obvious signs Hamas was about to attack: official probe
1. The first Israeli military commission into the October 7 attacks found military officials were blindsided by the Hamas-led assault
2. after badly misinterpreting the militant group’s intentions
3. and vastly underestimating its capabilities – even hours before the attack.

Israeli Army Misunderstood Warning Signs on Night Before October 7 Attack, Probe Finds:
While concerning signs emerged the night before Hamas launched its assault, the military assumed it was a drill and failed to grasp the urgency

The Israeli military's probe into the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, whose findings were released on Thursday, reveals how the events of the night before the attack unfolded – a sequence of events that:
1. encapsulate the flawed processes
2. and misconceptions that had taken root in the preceding years.

IDF's slow response on day of Hamas attack due to chaos, commanders' denial
IDF sources: It was like we had no legs or eyes and were just trying to figure out where to run.

While there are a near limitless number of missteps that led to the failure to stop and mitigate Hamas’s invasion of southern Israel on October 7 including the extreme delay in sending reinforcements, two key stunning reasons clarified by the IDF probes on Thursday
1. were denial by commanders that they had been beaten –
2. and utter chaos at IDF headquarters.

Some 5,000 Hamas-led terrorists from the Gaza Strip burst into southern Israel on October 7, 2023 carrying out a murderous rampage of unprecedented intensity and breadth.

The IDF struggled to mount a response, its own probes now specify,
1. with bases closest to the border overrun
2. and the chain of command broken amid the chaos.

From: The Times of Israel February 24, 2025

Meanwhile, Israeli leaders have repeatedly stressed in recent days that there are battle plans ready, in the event that the deal should collapse and fighting resume.

Israel learned a very painful lesson at brutal cost from:
1. underestimating Hamas
2. and overestimating themselves

Its complacency resulted in the current Day 511 bloody, brutal terror, monstrous, violent Guerilla warfare unleashed inside Israel's borders -- easily preventable

1. How could Israel been so surprised, caught off guard?
2. dismally failed all fronts despite their supposedly Fort Knox deterrence?
3. Where was the army when their kibbutzim were overrun by terrorists?
4. They were not even aware Hamas was inside Israel, running amok, for hours
5. over 1,200 killed over 250 taken hostage

From: Haaretz February 28, 2025
sources in Hamas say: Extending Stage 1 fails to benefit Hamas – there will be no hostage releases until Israel agrees to end the war

Israel's request to extend Stage 1 of the cease-fire agreement in exchange for the release of additional Palestinian prisoners does not benefit Hamas, sources in the organization told Haaretz.

From: Al Jazeera February 27, 2025
Hamas calls out Israel over Gaza truce as deal set to expire

Hamas has called on the international community to put pressure on Israel to immediately enter the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement “without any delay or hesitation”.

From: Israel National News Arutz Sheva February 28, 2025
Houthi leader: Resumption of Gaza war means Jaffa will be hit

Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, leader of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, warns Israel:
The resumption of war in Gaza means that the entire entity and first and foremost Jaffa, will be under fire.

He, threatened on Friday that the rebels would resume their attacks on Israel if the war in Gaza were to resume.

From: The Guardian February 28, 2025
Israel proposes Gaza plan that gives it tighter military control than before war

Plan for IDF-protected ‘humanitarian hubs’ to selectively issue aid casts doubt on Israeli intent to withdraw

The Israeli military has presented the UN and aid organisations with a plan for running Gaza that involves Israel having tighter control than it did before the war, according to humanitarian officials, casting doubt on whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has any intention of carrying out a military withdrawal.

At meetings with UN representatives on Wednesday and with officials from other agencies on Thursday, Cogat, the army unit given the task of delivering aid to the occupied territories, outlined a scheme of distributing supplies through tightly managed logistics hubs to vetted Palestinian recipients.

The blueprint appears to be a version of a scheme tried more than a year ago in Gaza, known as “humanitarian bubbles”, involving aid distributions from small, highly controlled areas that would expand over time. But the experiment was abandoned after a few trials in northern Gaza.

It has been revived by Cogat at a time when Israel is negotiating the potential start of a second phase of the January ceasefire agreement, which is supposed to include the full withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from the Gaza Strip.

The Cogat plan instead involves a tightening of Israel’s grip on day-to-day life in the Palestinian territory.

According to aid sources briefed on the plan, the “humanitarian hubs” themselves could be secured by private security contractors, but they would be located in areas “under full IDF control”.

The only entrance to Gaza through which aid would be allowed under the plan would be the Kerem Shalom crossing, controlled by Israel.
The Rafah crossing, between Egypt and Gaza, would be permanently closed.

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) allowed to operate in Gaza
1. would have to be registered in Israel,
2. and all staff working for them or for UN agencies would have to be vetted.

As aid would only be allowed through an Israeli crossing and not through Rafah, it would make operating in Gaza all but impossible for the UN relief agency for Palestinian Refugees UNRWA by far the biggest aid organisation in Gaza – which has been banned by Israel.

Aid officials familiar with the Cogat briefing said the plan was presented as an established fact, with Israeli officials claiming it already had full US support and would therefore be hard for the UN to resist.

The scheme envisages a Gaza in which basic necessities are distributed to approved Palestinians at limited distribution points under tight Israeli control.

It makes no mention of Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and for the territory to be emptied of its Palestinian inhabitants.

Cogat did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.
Its presentation of the scheme comes as Arab governments discuss their own plan for Gaza’s future.

A meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, of representatives from Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf states on 21 February
1. endorsed an Egyptian-designed $53billion reconstruction plan lasting three to five years,
2. starting with the establishment of safe zones of tents and mobile homes for people to live in during reconstruction.

The proposal is due to be presented to an emergency summit of the Arab League on Tuesday in Cairo.

“The Cogat plan is meant to be a spoiler, an alternative to the Arab plan,” an aid worker in Jerusalem said.

In January 2024 the IDF carried out trials of “humanitarian bubbles” in three areas of northern Gaza.
Selected Palestinians such as community elders were to administer the distribution of food and other basic supplies, but the plan never got off the ground.

1. It was hard to find local volunteers prepared to work with the Israelis
2. and Hamas killed some of the local people who were co-opted into the experiment.

Amjad Shawa, the director of the Palestinian NGOs Network, said: “The bubble approach, which was rejected from the beginning of the war, has all kinds of serious implications since the Israelis will control each single supply coming in,”

Shawa said it would be an extension of the restrictive aid regime currently overseen by the IDF

Under the ceasefire, the flow of humanitarian assistance entering Gaza has reverted to its prewar level of 400 to 600 trucks a day, but Shawa says Israel has not delivered the number of tents promised, when children have been freezing to death.

UNRWA reported that six infants died from exposure to cold on Monday and Tuesday this week in the Gaza Strip.

Shawa said the IDF was also preventing water tankers from entering, as well as notebooks and crayons intended for the improvised school classes being taught under canvas, on the grounds that such materials were “dual use”.

“They want to control the ABC of the lives of Palestinians,” he said.