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Category: Articles about 2023-5 Israel war on Gaza
Israel to Blame for 56% of 22,600+ Civilians Killed by Explosive Weapons Globally Last Year
“What is particularly alarming is that this harm has become persistent across conflicts worldwide, risking the normalization of civilian suffering on a massive scale,” said the report’s lead author.
In south Lebanon, as in Gaza, Israeli drones use the sound of crying children to lure civilians
As in Gaza, residents say Israel is waging psychological warfare on civilian life and its soundscape
Gaza and its people may not survive this phase of ceasefire
By corralling millions of Palestinians into 30% of the former strip, Netanyahu is making life there untenable. For hardliners, this is all part of the plan.
UN verifies rapes of Palestinians, but still cites no Israeli victims
Almost 1,000 days after October 7, there is still no new evidence backing up Israel’s claims of mass rapes and systematic sexual violence by Palestinians. In fact, the report appears to further undermine those claims.
More Mass Displacement: Israel’s Plan to Deepen Gaza Occupation
For many Gazans, both the displaced and those remaining in their homes, Netanyahu’s intent to expand territorial control over Gaza is not merely a military issue, but a question about their ability to continue living in the Strip
Israeli study finds starvation in Gaza was result of deliberate policy
“Over the past two and a half years, Gaza has served to a large extent as a testing laboratory not only for methods of warfare, but also for the architecture of starvation and the management of a population through deprivation,” the report states.
The Faustian Bargain of Journalists Embedding with the Israeli Military in Gaza
Two and a half years after October 7, foreign journalists remain locked out; the only way in has been agreeing to Israel’s terms. The Columbia Journasm Review describes this as a “Subversion of Reality”
Israel’s Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway
As the active genocide slows down and the Strip is in ruins, Israel is advancing toward the next phase: making the entire population of Gaza permanently disabled, injured, sick, hungry, homeless, and unemployed.
‘To call it a ceasefire is a joke’: Israeli soldiers share rare accounts from Gaza with AP
The U.S.-backed diplomat overseeing the truce says progress is deadlocked over the central sticking point of disarming Hamas, upon which all other issues — including Israeli withdrawals and reconstruction — hinge.