Israeli leaders appear determined to move up the escalation ladder and pursue a Gaza-like campaign in Lebanon. All indications point to a new and brutal type of war in Lebanon — featuring attacks “unlike anything we’ve seen before” in the country, a war that could drag on even if the war in Iran comes to a close.
While Israel continues to maim people in Gaza, it severely restricts the entry of assistive products, including prosthetics, into the Strip, classifying them as “dual-use” items, ostensibly meaning they can have both civilian and military applications.
Israel is not only killing Palestinians – it is systematically killing those who try to save them. The message is clear: If the medical community tries to help, it will be extinguished.
By dropping all charges against the soldiers filmed abusing a Palestinian detainee, Israel has abandoned the whole masquerade of accountability.
Israeli soldiers seized three Gazan brothers and used them as human shields to disarm traps and clear dangerous routes at gunpoint, one brother never returned.
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian father, mother & children; As a Palestinian father struggled to save one son, a settler shot his other son too; Israeli prison guards are allowed to rip the anus of every Palestinian prisoner, to break his ribs, puncture his lungs. Not only will no harm come to them, they will become heroes…
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“Israel’s military attorney general just gave his soldiers license to rape – so long as the victim is Palestinian,” said one Israeli rights group.
Women journalists in Gaza have paid a heavy price for refusing to stay silent and continuing to expose Israel’s crimes. Their courage is inspiring.
Once Israel and the U.S. launched their war on Iran, Israel closed the crossings into Gaza and cut off all aid. Palestinians in the Strip now fear a return to famine amid food shortages and soaring prices.