> Unsubscribe here > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/unsubscribe/hFYdhFkEmOasfR7637ckupjtYkPzMtrQwuN892R7W6NAfv0/wcJf7Kvgs9eSy6JDl2qKuQ/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog> > GSC Update > > Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Al Shifa Medical Complex who was > released from Israeli occupation prisons/torture camps after seven months, > gives a report to the press. Photo by Jehad Alshrafi/Anadolu Agency > The genocide hasn't stopped > > Dear friends, > > I’m writing to you on day 271 since October 7, the start of Al Aqsa Flood, > following which Israel launched its genocidal war against Palestinians in > Gaza. News from the ground in Gaza only gets more horrifying as Israel’s > genocide continues, fully funded, supported, and coordinated with the US, > Germany, UK, and other imperial states. Meanwhile, in the West Bank, > Jerusalem, and the rest of Occupied Palestine, systematic invasions, > abductions, and general violence against Palestinians continue to rise. > What follows are a few updates, recommendations for some of the literature > we’ve been reading over the last couple of weeks, and two action items to > support Palestinians in Gaza. > > The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced earlier today that Israel > committed 3 massacres in the Gaza Strip over 24 hours, murdering at least > 28 Palestinians and wounding at least 125. This brings the number of > confirmed and identified Palestinian martyrs to 37,953 and the number of > known wounded to 87,266. It’s essential to remember that these numbers are > undercounts and likely vast undercounts. Thousands of Palestinians remain > under the rubble of buildings bombed by Israel, abducted or disappeared > into Israeli military prisons/torture camps, or on the streets with civil > defense teams and ambulances unable to reach them due to Israel’s ongoing > genocidal violence and the US-Israeli siege which prevents adequate fuel > for the heavy equipment required to rescue these people. The only martyrs > included in the official count are people who were brought to the remaining > functioning hospitals, and who have been identified by their names and ID > numbers. This means that even many of those who were found buried in mass > graves — such as those uncovered at Al Shifa Medical Complex > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/L0zc8sWVzO892JbQ2Bngk9UQ/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog> > — are not included in this official count unless they have been identified. > > Palestinians in Gaza are not only dying from Israel’s violent invasion and > bombing campaigns. As others have pointed out, the more than 2 million > people trapped in the concentration camp Israel has made of Gaza are being > subjected to an organized forced starvation. The UN World Food Programme > reported in December 2023 that 9 out of 10 Palestinians in Gaza were not > even eating 1 meal per 24 hours. More recently, the UN has reported that > 96% of Palestinians in Gaza face acute food insecurity > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/cedM892Hyp5HBv7IP9oQGalQ/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog>. > This translates to roughly 2.15 million people who do not have regular > access to safe food and water. Susan Abulhawa relates to murder by > starvation, as well as many other forms of murder Palestinians are > experiencing in Gaza, in her article, which we recommend below. She > suggests that the death toll since October 7 is several times higher than > the official statistics. > > In Khan Younis, Israeli forces imposed an order to evacuate the European > Hospital as well as other areas in the eastern part of the city. This has > resulted in the forced displacement of tent camps in Khan Younis, including > people who were already forcibly displaced from tent camps in Rafah ahead > of Israel’s violent invasion and attack on the “safe zone”. More than 1.9 > million people in Gaza are currently internally and forcibly displaced from > their homes. Of these, some 70% are refugees from other parts of Palestine. > > At the European Hospital, which is one of the few remaining functional > hospitals in central Gaza, patients, including those in intensive care and > babies in incubators, were hurriedly transferred to other hospitals. This > decision was informed by Israel’s continuous, horrific, and war > crime-riddled assaults on hospitals throughout Gaza, from Al Shifa Medical > Complex to Nasser Medical Complex. The European Hospital is no longer > providing any services to avoid an invasion following the evacuation > orders. Targeting hospitals and medical professionals is a war crime. > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/6jb3eLwJxjGEqADMngfj0w/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog> > > Meanwhile, the director of Al Shifa Medical Complex, Dr. Mohammad Abu > Salmiya, was finally released from Israeli occupation prisons/torture camps > following seven months of torture and abuse. He reported horrific, daily > torture, abuse, and neglect, as well as physical assaults by Israeli > doctors. In a letter to PM Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar > Ben Gvir, the head of the Shin Bet acknowledged that Israel holds > approximately 21,000 Palestinians in its occupation prisons/torture camps > <https://thecradle.co/articles-id/25732#:~:text=The%20head%20of%20Israel's%20Shin,as%20an%20%E2%80%9Cincarceration%20crisis.%E2%80%9D> > at this moment. It was previously believed that only approximately > 9,000-10,000 Palestinians were being held by the settler state. This means > that 21,000 people are being subjected to unimaginable conditions right now > by Israeli jailers, who have murdered at least 54 Palestinians > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/n84zJHcqHkhYm4wUr5Mcgg/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog> > held in occupation prisons/torture camps since October 7 through torture > and inhumane conditions, 36 of whom were abducted from Gaza. > > There is so much more newsworthy of reporting, but perhaps it is most > important that we remind our friends and partners in this work of the > importance of our role in ending this genocide and demanding decolonization > in Palestine, now. We all have agency over what we accept and what lines we > choose to draw, and whether it is donating to the fundraisers for > Palestinians in Gaza, adopting one of these campaigns, organizing protests, > or creating a set of principles that local organizations should follow > regarding anti-zionist efforts, materially disrupting injustice, or > insisting that a just world is possible, there is always something we can > contribute. > > *Action items:* > > Please consider adopting and fundraising for one of the verified > campaigns available here > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/Fj90gVj892NdG1dvnvATTbmA/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog> > . > > You can also donate an eSIM > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/K6qhnTX840ATi8W4UBdstg/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog> > to ensure that Palestinians in Gaza have access to communication services, > not only to share what is going on with the world but most importantly to > remain connected to their families and friends in Gaza. > > *Below are some of the latest articles we have been reading, and which we > recommend for thoughtful engagement in this moment:* > > Math proves that Israel’s stated goals are an epic lie > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/4LMVx6kDN7uGABpRfPZQLA/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog>, > Susan Abulhawa > > Running Amok > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/Y6f6wQBtwpG3YN6cymZH763w/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog>, > Mary Turfah - a very powerful political/psychological expose of the entire > structure of Zionist society > > You can also find a discussion of this piece here > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/WDuox1IpFYK5GE88AGTBRw/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog> > . > > Refusing the Language of Silence > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/7zqGFWqsZvmakew0nt0mCA/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog>, > Omar Zahzah > > The psychology of oppression and liberation > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/2gFLykaX8yj8Rl61dLQB1g/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog>, > Hamza Hamouchene > > As new members of the Canadian BDS Coalition > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/IN7638y3rNT1dxKhubGA4892Fg/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog>, > we are also uplifting these critical resources: > > A Critical Report on Canadian Settler Groups > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/y916XQpWxkpPPItKq1putA/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog>, > and Details about Mizrahi Canada’s Funding of War Crimes > <https://hello.goodshepherdcollective.org/sendy/l/YzXYvkJIeiUFYtdkC9VT763A/ItJkhTeYzlprIgoN2TDDKA/t0MiVq4C7637JuO763yBBdioog>, > Just Peace Advocates > > Lastly, the Good Shepherd Collectively rejects large grants from > neoliberal instititions and NGOs. 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