Blood and Betrayal on Nakba Day The death toll in Gaza continues to rise, with seven Palestinians killed, including three women and a child, in Israeli airstrikes on Friday.
The attacks occurred during the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, a day commemorating the estimated 750,000 Palestinians forcibly expelled from their homes during the 1948 war.
Israel's claim that it targeted Izz al Din al Haddad, head of Hamas's armed wing, is a convenient narrative that obscures the underlying issue: Israel's ongoing occupation and blockade of Gaza.