Gaza War After Nearly Three Years: Why the Peace Plan Is Stalling

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Almost three years after Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel and the beginning of the Gaza war, there is still no sustainable peace. Ali, a father from Rafah who has been displaced multiple times, talks about the extreme shortage of food during the war and his family’s destroyed everyday life. The doctor Dr. Fady Almadhoun describes the current medical emergency: although the food supply has improved, healthy and balanced food remains scarce or hardly affordable. In the FUNKE podcast “Im Krisenmodus,” war and crisis reporter Jan Jessen also speaks with Middle East expert Dr. Jan Busse. He explains why the peace plan is stalled, how the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal are connected, and whether there is still a political perspective for Gaza.

Guests and Voices

Ali – Father from Rafah, now in Khan Younis. His name has been changed for his protection.

Dr. Fady Almadhoun – Doctor; he is responsible for the medical activities of Médecins Sans Frontières in Gaza City and in the north of the Gaza Strip

Dr. Jan Busse – Political scientist and Middle East expert at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich

Chapter Overview

1 | A Child Wishes for a Place Without Bombs

Dr. Fady Almadhoun talks about what the war means for his four-year-old son.

2 | A Family Is Displaced Again and Again

Ali talks about his destroyed home in Rafah, the extreme shortage of food during the war and life without a safe place.

3 | Medical Care with the Last Remaining Resources

Gaza’s clinics lack equipment, medical supplies and specialized professionals.

4 | More Food Does Not Yet Mean a Healthy Diet

Why balanced food continues to be unavailable or unaffordable for many families.

5 | Why the Peace Plan Is Stalled

Jan Busse explains the dispute over the disarmament of Hamas and the Israeli withdrawal.

6 | Who Is Supposed to Govern Gaza in the Future?

It is about a Palestinian transitional administration, vetted police forces and the danger of a power vacuum.

7 | Can There Still Be a Palestinian State?

The situation in the West Bank and the question of whether people’s lives can improve over the coming year.

Listening Recommendations

Gaza During the Ceasefire: Doctors and Experts on the Real Situation

Carlo Masala: “Israel’s Actions Violate International Law”

There Is No Safe Place in Gaza

Ways to Support

Welthungerhilfe

Information about projects and donation opportunities:

Donations for People in Gaza – Welthungerhilfe

Médecins Sans Frontières

Emergency medical assistance in Gaza and other crisis areas:

Our Assistance in the Palestinian Territories – Médecins Sans Frontières

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