$200bn to rebuild Gaza? Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

Rebuilding Gaza, if that is ever allowed to happen, is expected to cost 1150% of the Palestinian economy, what is the future of the Strip and is Israel's continued police of ethnic cleansing and the use of new and internationally banned weapons damaging the ecosystem rendering the land uninhabitable?

Palestine This Week begins with an update on Gaza and revelations about Israel’s use of internationally banned weapons, with testimonies suggesting some bodies have 'vaporised', while the severe medicine shortage has left injured Palestinians dying in the streets.

In a startling development, former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon accused the Israeli occupation army of committing war crimes in northern Gaza, including ethnic cleansing and attempting to cover them up. The staggering economic impact of the genocide is also brought into focus, with Israeli experts estimating Gaza's reconstruction costs to stand at $100-200 billion - up to 1150% of the entire Palestinian economy. Meanwhile, concerning legislative developments in Israel threaten to further restrict Palestinian citizens' political participation in local elections.

With France announcing it has granted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from the ICC arrest warrant, the show examines the international fallout from the historic ruling. Will the UK and other signatory states also follow France in granting Netanyahu immunity? 

While current ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has faced efforts to discredit him, former ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda revealed that she faced threats and intimidation while in the job. Could these tactics be in action behind the scene to stop states complying with the international tribunal?

On regional matters, host Nasim Ahmed and regular guest Mouin Rabbani discuss the faltering ceasefire in Lebanon and events in Syria. 

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir admitted that Israel has failed to achieve its war aims in Lebanon, while anti-Assad forces have made significant territorial gains in northern Syria, capturing large parts of Aleppo and Hama. What are the implications of these new developments?