“For three and a half weeks, Israeli forces have been besieging the northern Gaza Strip. Israel has almost completely blocked the entry of humanitarian aid, thereby starving the hundreds of thousands of people who live there.” That’s how the lead editorial in the October 29, 2024, Israeli daily Haaretz begins. “Given this, it’s no wonder that grave suspicions have arisen that Israel is effectively perpetrating ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza and that this operation is intended to permanently empty this area of Palestinians,” it continues, giving an accurate description of the latest stage in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.