Dispatches from the Ground
Gaza Will Be Rebuilt by Its People, Not by Investment Boards
Amid the ongoing bloodshed of our people, the world’s elites gather in Davos to sign charters for a so-called Gaza Board of Peace, debating investment plans as Gaza continues to be destroyed. We see an international community whose latest proposal ignores the most fundamental right of Palestinians: the right to justice against their perpetrator. We find it absurd, even obscene, to speak of reconstruction and profit while the state of Israel continues its genocide, fueling its machinery with the thirst for killing and displacement. They speak of "investment" while erasing accountability; they plan for a future Gaza without consulting the very people fighting to survive in it.
Beyond Permission: Sa7ten and the New Paradigm of Relief in Gaza
The occupation has banned more than 37 International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) from Gaza. This move was predictable. For two years, these groups relied on the occupation’s "deconfliction" system (COGAT), operating only where they were granted permission. By accepting a permission-based framework that the occupation openly ignored, these groups became vulnerable. They provided a legal alibi for the occupier to claim a coordination system was in place, even as that system functioned as a death trap. By bending to bureaucratic demands, these organizations signaled that their internal mandates were more important than their political independence. The ban is the final checkmate in the occupation’s plan to dismantle independent aid.
Blood Donation as Steadfastness: Our Six Campaigns Across Gaza
Over nine days in November, our team organised six blood donation campaigns across Gaza after the Gaza Blood Bank reached out to us.
Even with shortages, malnutrition, and deepening humanitarian collapse, more than 850 of our people stepped up.
For us, giving blood is not just medical work - it is steadfastness. It is our refusal to be erased.
Blood Donations Amidst Engineered Famine
In Gaza, where war has emptied shelves and hunger stalks homes, more than one hundred people gave blood to help others survive. Our team lined up in the heat, not because they were promised anything, but because they knew someone needed it more than they did.
The campaign began when the Gaza Blood Bank, short on supplies and staff, asked Sa7ten to help. They reached out to us as they had seen the team at work, organizing food, helping at hospitals, and staying close to the people. They trusted us to act fast and to do it right.
