Israeli drones broadcast threats of ‘second and third Nakba’ to Palestinians in Gaza

The Israel occupation forces continue to intimidate and terrorise Palestinians in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement that took effect on 19 January, according to NGO Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor.

Researchers at Euro-Med documented Israeli quadcopter drones broadcasting recorded threats to Gaza’s population. The messages warned of further displacement and destruction, with one chilling statement declaring: “And if you do not wake up from slumber, they will bring a second and third Nakba upon you.”

The 1948 Nakba (Catastrophe) saw the ethnic cleansing of 800,000 Palestinians from their land, when the occupation state was created in Palestine. Since then, around 530 Palestinian towns and villages have been wiped off the map by the Israeli occupation regime.

A ceasefire agreement has been in place in Gaza since 19 January, halting Israel’s genocidal war, which has killed more than 48,200 Palestinians, most of them women and children, and left the enclave in ruins.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. The occupation state also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war against the Palestinians in the enclave.

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