Current sectionMiddle East NewsPalestiniansShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeA child filling containers with water drawn from the leftovers of underground pipes at a displacement camp in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City on July 6. Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFPPalestinians in Gaza do need basic supplies desperately; but they need something beyond survival too: a political endgame. Without that, the Israeli government's plans for a total takeover are moving forward almost uncheckedDahlia Scheindlin07:03 PM • July 13 2026 IDTDr. Hussam Abu Safiya could barely speak to his own lawyer when they last met, and verged on losing consciousness. The lawyer feared he might not make it.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansGazaHuman rightsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamHamasDavid ZiniRo KhannaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastReducing Gaza to a Charity Case or a Security Threat Is a Dangerous MistakeSticking Our Heads in the Mugs: A Journey Between Tel Aviv CafésIsraeli Court: Far-right Agitator Crossed Line Harassing Netanyahu WitnessShin Bet Chief David Zini Backs Kahanist Party Bid Despite Agency's Opposition'The Body Has Limits; Love Doesn't': Photographing My Grandmother's Last DayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWAInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's Leader