Daily Updates Archives

Category: Daily Updates

Daily news updates after October 7, 2023

While on trial for occupation, Israel is entrenching its military in Gaza – Day 137

[email protected] February 21, 2024 Gaza, genocide, humanitarian aid, icj, Israel, israeli road gaza, occupation, Palestinian journalists, sexual assault, unrwa evidence, unsc, West Bank

Israel building a road to cut Gaza in two; food deliveries stop in north, severely limited everywhere else; still no evidence for UNRWA after Israel’s bombshell accusation; female and male Palestinian ex-prisoners report sexual assault, US unfazed; Israel reportedly opens fire on members of Palestinian press; US vetos ceasefire resolution at UN Security Council; Day Two of Int’l Court of Justice proceedings against Israeli occupation; and more

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Palestinian ex-detainees heard “screams around the clock” from fellow prisoners – Day 136

[email protected] February 20, 2024 al-aqsa mosque, humanitarian aid, icj, marwan barghouti, nancy pelosi, occupation settler violence, palestinian prisoners, palestinian state, ramadan, torture, unicef, unsc, Women's Rights

Reports that Israeli forces killed, raped Palestinian women & girls; Israeli torture, grotesque humiliation of Palestinian prisoners; humanitarian aid at “lowest level”; UNICEF expects “explosion in preventable child deaths”; Netanyahu rejects Palestinian state; ICJ hearing against Israel’s occupation; settler attacks in West Bank jumped 200%; US offers resolution at UNSC; Pelosi’s delusional statement; fears for Marwan Barghouti’s life

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13,000+ Gazans killed since US vetoed last ceasefire; another veto expected this week – Day 135

[email protected] February 19, 2024 al-aqsa mosque, genocide, hamas, humanitarian aid, icj, Israeli snipers, occupation, palestinian state, pope, ramadan, starvation, UN Security Council, West Bank

UN Security Council to vote on ceasefire; Israeli snipers fire on Gazans congregating for food aid; hospital sinking deeper; Pope declines to pray for Israel; Israel plans 4-hour pauses in fighting so Gazans can stock up on food – but there isn’t any; Israel’s cabinet refuses a Palestinian state; ICJ case starts on Israeli occupation; estimate of how many Hamas fighters have been killed; plans to limit Muslim attendance at Al Aqsa Mosque; record hunger levels in Gaza…

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Nightmare in healthcare facilities, as Netanyahu repeats opposition to Palestinian state – Day 134

[email protected] February 18, 2024 Biden, Iran, Netanyahu, october 7, palestinian prisoners, two-state solution, UN Security Council, weapons to israel, West Bank

Healthcare in Gaza without health or care; Biden admin in denial about Netanyahu’s intentions, plans more weapons transfers; American Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church comes out against US military aid to Israel; Israel reportedly attacked Iran gas pipelines, and more

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Biden admin says “ceasefire” while preparing to send bombs to Israel; Gazans eat weeds – Day 133

[email protected] February 17, 2024 Biden, David Satterfield, Egypt, humanitarian aid, icj, khan younis hospital, looting, Mohammad Khdour, Palestinian journalists, Rafah, Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, weapons to israel

Biden talks out of both sides of his mouth; Khan Younis hospital becomes a deathtrap; 2 more Palestinian journalists killed; Israeli diplomat accuses UN of slow aid delivery, as Israeli leaders & protesters block aid delivery; Israeli looting & wanton destruction; update on Americans killed; Egypt reportedly preparing for ethnically cleansed Gaza refugees

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Israel’s victims include more preemie babies, center for the blind – Day 132

[email protected] February 16, 2024 dcip, Egypt, hamas, humanitarian aid, Israeli spying, journalists, natural resources, palestinian statehood, preemies, visually impaired, West Bank

Abandoned preemies, destroyed center for the visually impaired; aid food delayed so long it’s spoiling; Gaza hospital converted to Israeli military barracks; sewage mixing with clean water; Israeli commentator: “anyone over age 4 is a Hamas supporter”; Israel holds Americans; Red Crescent rejects Israeli claim of “terrorists disguised as medical personnel”; Egypt prepping for influx of Gazans; 100th Palestinian child killed in West Bank; Israel selling Palestinian natural resource rights; Israel spying on US on behalf of settlers

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Rafah’s displaced: ‘We read our last prayers every night’ – Day 131

[email protected] February 15, 2024 church of england, Fakhri Abu Diab, genocide, icj, israeli protesters, khan younis, Lebanon, Mohammad Ahmad Khdour, olive harvest, Pietro Parolin, settler violence, south africa, white phosphorus

Israeli protesters continue to block aid to Gaza; Khan Younis hospital in chaos; State of Palestine to present to ICJ report on Israel’s actions since genocide ruling; Gaza fishermen attacked; popular Gaza political analyst & family killed day after he appears on Al Jazeera; US investigating white phosphorus and 1-ton bombs used in Israel; US State Dept claims it expects a “quick, thorough, and transparent investigation” into the killing of 2nd American citizen in West Bank; Israel accuses South Africa of representing interests of the “Hamas terrorist organization”; Israel reportedly preparing for war with Lebanon; Pope’s 2nd in command condemns Israel’s actions – Israel calls his words “deplorable”; Church of England says Israel’s actions “can not be morally justified”; and more

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Israeli forces killed 2nd American citizen in West Bank in under a month – Day 130

Kathryn Shihadah February 14, 2024 aid to Israel, Biden, genocide, icj, Israeli snipers, khan younis, Palestinian journalists, palestinian prisoners, Rafah, smotrich, south africa

Israel kills another US teen; Biden steady in support for Israel, regardless of Rafah outcome; Israel ravages hospital; blocks flour for Gaza in spite of promise to US; Israeli snipers kill Palestinians searching for internet signal; ; 2 journalists targeted in direct strike by Israeli drone; Palestinians arrested by Israel surpasses 7,000 since Oct 7; South Africa calls on ICJ to stop Israel’s planned attack on Rafah; UN special adviser on preventing genocide won’t say “genocide” for Gaza; updates on aid to Israel bill

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Israeli military reportedly invited spectators to watch torture of Palestinians – Day 129

[email protected] February 13, 2024 ceasefire, francesca albanese, genocide, israeli hostages, khan younis, palestinian prisoners, Rafah, settler violence, south africa, torture, unrwa, war crime, West Bank

Israeli military invited spectators to watch, film Palestinians being tortured; prominent conservatives for ceasefire, oppose war against Iran; Senate passed aid to Israel, may not pass House; Israel killed 67 Palestinians & 5 Israelis in order to rescue 2 Israelis – US is “pleased”; UN special rapporteur for West Bank & Gaza banned; 2 reporters killed; UNRWA never got evidence from Israel; Israeli troops raid hospital; most Americans want ceasefire

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A month’s supply of food aid sits in Israeli port; just miles away, Gazans starve –Day 128

[email protected] February 12, 2024 ambush in gaza, gaza civil society, genocide, israeli hostages, Israeli settlers, israeli sniper, palestinian prisoners, Rafah, starvation, unrwa, wastewater, West Bank

UNRWA can’t access aid for Gaza, where the need is “beyond catastrophic”; Israeli snipers kill scores of Palestinians; Super Bowl ads for Israel; Gaza civil society in danger of collapse; Israeli soldiers rob Gaza bank; Gaza patients die without oxygen promised by Israel; Israeli military kills 67 Gazans to rescue 2 prisoners; testimonies from female prisoners; Israeli settlements growing 3% per year; Palestinian deaths in West Bank…

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