Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip on September 23, 2025. [AFP]
The Israeli government, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, recently embarked on a controversial plan for the military takeover—and indefinite, full control—of the Palestinian territory of Gaza, administered by the militant group, Hamas, since 2007. What began as retaliation shortly after Hamas operatives attacked Israel on October 7, 2023—killing an estimated 1,400 people—soon spawned what could possibly be the worst humanitarian crisis of this decade.