![Four-month-old Palestinian baby Mohammed Abu Salah, who was born with a hole in his heart and is in mortal danger due to malnutrition caused by the food crisis caused by the Israeli blockade, is seen in the arms of a family member in Khan Yunis, Gaza on September 30, 2025. [Hani Alshaer - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AA-20251001-39274280-39274278-4MONTHOLD_PALESTINIAN_BABY_IS_IN_CRITICAL_CONDITION_DUE_TO_A_HOLE_IN_HIS_HEART_AND_MALNUTRITION.jpg)
In Gaza today, amid rubble, starvation, and mass graves, the language of international law is being turned on its head. Israel and its allies have unveiled the idea of a “humanitarian city” in Rafah’s Mawasi area, presented as a safe zone where displaced Palestinians might survive in tents and makeshift shelters under the continued Israeli shelling. It is described as a gesture of care, a lifeline in the middle of destruction. Yet this so-called city is not humanitarian at all. It is the latest chapter in a long history of forced displacement, collective punishment, and Zionist expansionist ambition. It is a crime disguised as compassion. The world has seen this before. Hitler spoke of resettlement and order while orchestrating mass […]
