Gaza is an early warning. Will the world heed it? In recent days, 168 Palestinians were certified as medical doctors next to the ruins of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital; 500 were celebrated at al-Shati camp for the extraordinary feat of memorising the Quran ; and thousands came to Khan Younis to watch more than 50 couples declare their marriage vows in a public ceremony. Meanwhile, in Haifa, Israeli police found time to beat and arrest a Palestinian dressed up as Santa Claus . Israeli TV - touting it as an accomplishment and from a firing soldier’s point of view - broadcast the total devastation of Jabalia. A bill advocating the death penalty for “terrorists”, which would only be applied to Palestinians who kill Israeli Jews, advanced in parliament. Israeli occupation forces put Qabatiya and other West Bank towns and villages under siege, killing residents, taking captives to torture camps, seizing land, cutting down olive trees, killing livestock and demolishing homes. Infants freeze to death because Israel continues to mock all terms of the supposed Gaza “ceasefire” agreement, with more than 400 Palestinians killed in hundreds of Israeli violations of the truce. Further testimonies have emerged from Palestinian civilians raped by dogs after being detained without charges by occupation forces. Read more: Gaza is an early warning. Will the world heed it?