by Peace | Jan 13, 2026 | Gaza, Hongerbestrijding en honger, human rights, hunger, Israel
On Tuesday 30 December, the NOS website reported that Israel is barring dozens of aid organisations from operating in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank from 1 January. The NOS went on to report that the list, shared by the AP news agency, included the Dutch...
by Peace | Oct 31, 2025 | Gaza, Israel, Vrede en oorlog, water
On 29th October, Salama sent me another urgent message. Salama coordinates Peace SOS Gaza. “Unfortunately, there are sounds of explosions and aircraft…” Then I see a photo of a huge cloud of smoke next to their tent. “The bombings affected all areas of the Gaza Strip,...
by Peace | Oct 22, 2025 | Israel, Palestine, Vrede en oorlog
The first words Salama sent me this morning, 9 October, were: Good morning and happiness my friend May. Since yesterday I have been trying to congratulate you that the war will stop but the internet connection was very difficult. The ceasefire is expected to take...
by Peace | Aug 14, 2025 | Gaza, Israel, Vrede en oorlog
Today I read on the NOS website that Israel wants to occupy Gaza City. A little later, Salama contacted me from Gaza City. “Unfortunately, Israel wants to occupy Gaza City and displace us from it. I am thinking of moving to the south. I contacted my friend there and...
by Peace | Aug 4, 2025 | Gaza, Hongerbestrijding en honger, Israel, Palestine, Vrede en oorlog
Netherlands and EU: stop genocide now On Tuesday morning, Salama, the husband of the family from Gaza wrote to me: ‘my children are still crying from hunger.’ I thought about that, and how bad that must be. That as parents you want nothing more than for your children...
by Peace | Jul 30, 2025 | Israel, Palestine, Vrede en oorlog, water
Note: trigger warning related to violence in Gaza Today I read on the Dutch national news broadcaster NOS website that peace negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza are in danger of failing. Which very sad, because a cease-fire and humanitarian aid for the people of...
