The current situation in Gaza and Israel did not come out of the blue. Read critical background left out of breaking news alerts…
Essential facts and stats about the Hamas-Gaza-Israel war
Israel rejects northern Gaza-bound humanitarian aid trucks – Day 409
N. Gaza hospital under Israeli attack, aid trucks blocked; 5 Palestinians killed in West Bank; calls for Biden to do the right thing for Gaza; what it’s like to take a propaganda tour in Israel
“An era of unchecked barbarity” – Day 408
Horrifying news coming out of northern Gaza; looting humanitarian aid trucks (with Israeli complicity); war criminal flees Turkiye; Amsterdam wasn’t a pogrom after all; US sanctions West Bank settlers; more.
Israeli attacks on Gaza leading to increase in birth defects
Israel’s use of white phosphorus has had devastating impacts on pregnant women and newborns in Gaza, worsening health crises as families face displacement and medical shortages, further compounding an already dire humanitarian situation.
Israel commits massacre in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza – Day 407
Massacre in Beit Lahiya includes many children, many still buried under rubble; Beirut hit hard; new details on Israel’s leak scandal.
Pope Francis calls for global investigation into possible genocide in Gaza – Day 406
Famous and nameless residents of Gaza are mourned, as the body count continues to rise; 1.2 million without water in Khan Younis; Israeli soldiers enable Israeli pogrom in West Bank; Pope Francis wants answers.
UN: Israel expels 100,000 Palestinians from northern Gaza in 24 hours – Day 405
Israel makes healing nearly impossible for thousands in Gaza; UN General Assembly says Yes to Palestinian statehood; EU may get tougher on Israel; US may get tougher on pro-Palestine nonprofits; Netflix erasing Palestinians again
Israel perpetrates atrocity after atrocity, as some US politicians hold Biden admin accountable – Day 404
Australia says Yes to Palestinian statehood; US denies forced displacement, genocide in Gaza; Israel attacks another “safe” zone, denies medical evacuation to children; Sanders, Tlaib, Warren call for Biden accountability; ACLU supports campus protest as Congress poised to quash it; more.
Trump already looms large for Netanyahu administration – Day 403
The most extreme right members of Israeli society are optimistic about their agenda under Trump’s watchful eye; Palestinians, not so much.
Lowest level of aid entering Gaza in a year? That’s ok, says Biden admin – Day 402
US “ultimatum” to Israel is meaningless, as aid remains stalled; West Bank death; Trump surrounds himself with Israel supporters; more.
Israeli scandals behind humanitarian aid delivery and the Netzarim Corridor – Day 401
Famine and death in Gaza, as multiple scandals come to light in Israel; Trump anoints new Israel-first ambassador to UN.