On 7 October 2026, three years will have passed since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The anniversary confronts the world with an imperative to defend Palestinian existence, halt the crimes against the Palestinian people and hold accountable the governments that sustain the occupation.

After three years, “Israel” has achieved no victory in Gaza. Its legacy is genocide, devastation and ethnic cleansing. Faced with this reality, no diplomatic declaration can replace concrete measures to protect lives, end the occupation and secure the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.

The latest developments demonstrate that the ceasefire has not ended the violence. Gaza’s Ministry of Health has recorded more than 78,000 Palestinians martyred since the genocidal offensive began, including 1,422 since the ceasefire announced in October 2025.

History, however, did not begin in October 2023. Since the Nakba of 1948, expulsions, dispossession and territorial fragmentation have shaped the Palestinian experience. Military occupation, settlements and the siege of Gaza all predate Al-Aqsa Flood.

History, however, did not begin in October 2023. Since the Nakba of 1948, expulsions, dispossession and territorial fragmentation have shaped the Palestinian experience. Military occupation, settlements and the siege of Gaza all predate Al-Aqsa Flood.

Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, led by Hamas and carried out with the participation of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and other Palestinian resistance groups, including the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement and the Popular Resistance Committees, must be understood within this historical process.

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